'Tis maist helpfu' for a fledgling sangstress an' instrumentalist tae be readin' these posts, for guidness kens I need a' th' help I can get. Wuid ony-ane care tae enlichten us, I'm wonderin', on th' similar question o' etiquette for ceilidhs? Th' anely anes I've attendit were sponsered by ma Scots Gaelic teacher an' choir director, an' altho' they're baith possessit o' a generous spirit, it wis verra discouragin' tae hae an expert sing sumpit in Gaelic wi' nae accompaniment, an' THEN luik aroond th' ruim an' invite ony any o' us puir eejit students tae hae a gae at it!!! Th' choir director allus glared at onybody whae dared tae sing in Braid Scots oor onythin' ither than Gaelic, sae maist o' us ne'er went ayont jist jynin' in on choruses. Is this sairt o' thing standard for a ceilidh, oor nae? An' can folks gie a hint aboot th' subtle rules underlyin' a true ceilidh, Scottish style, Irish style, oor itherwise? I'm beginnin' tae wonder if these are secrets still guardit by some survivin' sect o' Druids, for naebody I ask seems willin' tae lay onythin' richt oot!

Muckle obliged,

--Cuilionn