Lavengro, The worth of knowing your song has oft been discussed so my post was to add an angle. There are those like me who came into folk music back when everyone who sang knew their song. I was happy with that and so it seemed at the time was everyone else. I wondered from whence came the change. Sorry if I was too dramatic.

I'm disappointed to learn that some renowned performers use cribs. I did know that some mime to recordings.
I'm sure that when Folk Clubs come to this there will be those who defend it.