We played at St John's College (U of MB) Burns Supper, a half hour or so of background music before dinner, and a couple of tunes after. There was a sing-along there, and I think the audience did find the songs difficult. Possibly that was because the people who had organized the sing-along made some very unusual (to me) choices about the music. Green Grow the Rashes was done with an odd rhythm, almost like a calypso, and Ca' the Yowes was done to the tune I know as Cutting Ferns, or Pulling Bracken, with a rhythm almost like a Schottische. Still, the audience made a good effort, and eveyone seemed to enjoy it.
Re choruses, it's not a big chorus, but if one does Duncan Gray, everyone can join in on Ha, Ha, ... . Peter McClure Winnipeg, MB Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
