This is an opinion-soliciting question: I am an American singer who sings a lot of ballads and I am particularly fond of Scottish ballads because of the beauty of their texts and tunes. I have learned songs from Jeannie Robertson, Lizzie Higgins and many "revival singers." I have a good ear and a background in literature. My question, addressed particularly to those across the water, are you offended when non-Scottish people sing in Scots? Does it matter how competently it is done? What I find is that I start off with a good approximation of what I hear but, with time, some Americanization occurs, unless I am listening to a lot of Scottish material.

What do y'all think? (I'm not Southern, but I lived in North Carolina long enough to pick up the usage)