Julie, find a song that you really love, and has positive associations for you- then you will include those feelings with your performance. Then find a supportive environment to perform, and remember that people want you to sing well! I know this doesn't always stop the shakes- it's something I still have to battle with- but it does get better, the more you do. What about The Back of Rare's Hill or WILL YE GANG, LOVE ?

It would be nice, in some ways, to have the attitude of a friend of mine, that "they know where the door is" so you just please yourself about what and how you sing...

Swan, thanks for that; it goes with other things I've been working on.

Noreen