Sins, what song?

I think if it's a group of folks who don't know what's in the repertoire of others, any song is fair game. There is a very real reason for not singing other people's songs at established sessions. I have very few songs in my repertoire and I worked to learn them. I don't 'own' them, but I think it's common courtesy to try to avoid eliminating songs someone else could have sung. I do NOT mind if someone wants to sing WITH me at sessions. Those who've been to the Sea Music Session in Portsmouth New Hampsha have witnessed the results of sharing when Barbara & I sing 'Mollymauk'.

I will occasionally hear a song and think "Wow - this would sound good if _____ sang it!" So I tell them about it. I think of this as "telling them about a song," not "giving them a song." I think I could give someone a song I wrote, but not any other song.

I DO remember associating certain songs with certain singers from 30 years ago.