Thank you jiggers, yes it appears singing for fun is no more.

I used to teach English literature in another life & needed to read & analyse excellent books like 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Goodbye To All That'- - at that time, this was aimed at exams of course, and found little time or inclination to read much else.
Having left teaching - 43 years ago now, I re-read many of the same books without the pressure- reading had ceased to be a chore, and became very enjoyable.
Mudcat is great for folk who wish to discuss & argue about traditional music, but it doesn't seem like much fun?

It's quite valid to discuss voice exercises, ballad-sheet origins etc, but I'd argue that in a live context, open-mindedness and a bias towards humour are essential in communicating with the FOLK, which is surely the aim of the music?