Thanks Vic. I agree, having been the victim of mis-quoting myself, probably at the hands of the same person as Vic has, and certainly at the same hands of other posters who have complained about it. No excuses; sloppy reading on my part. Pleased that somebody is paying attention!

Steve, the point I was making, or trying to make, when I said that MacColl believed that 'source singers' should be revered, was this: seems to be a contradiction between this position and the position outlined by Peggy that teaching within the Critics Group could not be based on the practices of said singers because they weren't very good. I think age was one factor she mentioned.

As it happens, for me, the word 'revere' has religious connotations (as in 'Your Reverence'). I think it too strong. My dictionary gives 'venerate' as a synonym. 'Revere' comes from a root meaning 'to fear', 'to be in awe of', hence I suppose its use in religious contexts. An apt word for a 'cult' perhaps, but for a flesh and blood human being, not in my book.