Living in Scotland, we put a lot of Scottish songs into the repertoire, and this last week, of course we have done a couple of gigs on a Burns' theme, one in a day care centre and the other in a head injuries unit. I have compiled the song lyrics for this and other gigs into song sheets, which have changed the whole thing round from singing AT people to singing WITH them. Not all of them still able to read because of visual or cognitive impairment, but the careers can, and those who can join in. It is rewarding to have people who have perhaps been pretty uncommunicative suddenly light up and join in when they recognise a song. We also allow time for folk to tell us of life experiences, the memory of which may have been triggered by the song:many if them have led very interesting lives.