I know what lamarca's saying about singing with an accent that is not your own, but is it alwayssuch a bad thing. Surely a lot of us learnour songs by joining in with other people at various collective singing occasions(clubs, sessions, parties or whatever). In that way of song sharing, surely we all subconsciously merge our vowel sounds or whatever into what the lead singer is doing, and once youve learnt a song by listening the way it was sung can become just as much a part of it as the words or the melody. So, bloody ridiculous as I may sound, if i sing a Scottish, Irish or American song at a session you're bound to get a bit of bad fake accent thrown in ( I have lived in various linguistically incompatible parts of England and have a mongrel accent all my own for speeking purposes). And lamarca, if you're against using other peoples accents, where do you stand on other peoples languages? I was singing with someKurdish friends last night, and I do try to join in a bit, difficult as it is.I may sound ludicrous, but it seems to create a friendly atmosphere. Do you think I shouldnt try?