I led three songs at the sing around this afternoon. The first two were on banjo and were ones I’ve played before in other contexts but not led: I’m Not in Love by 10cc and New York Girls, a folk song from the late 19th century (or earlier). The first one worked nicely on the banjo but the key wasn’t great for my voice so I’ll have to do some adjusting. It is hard to settle on a key when practising at home because I’m not trying to project in the same way! This time I started on a C chord and the actual key was, I think, G major but I’ll need to do some more experiments for the best range for my voice. Warned by that experience, I took advantage of a break and reset New York Girls from G to C, which fitted better.
Towards the end, I also led a song on electric bass (borrowed from Kev): my old favourite, Diving Duck Blues, which I have road tested in G plenty of times!