Like Big Mick - I am having trouble with his ire of the Bodhran as being not traditional. I am certainly no expert, but isn't it a rather old instrument?

I agree with the general concensus above. I've been in too many groups where there are 5 guitars all playing the same chord structure, few of the guitarists could even pick the tune on their instrument, yet they all thought themselves as accomplished guitarists. At the same time they often thought little of me because "all" I could play was the bodhran, spoons and jews harp (And I work very hard at fitting in and laying back when the music called for it).

But then again 4 fiddles sawing away at a tune is sometimes no better.

I guess that the biggest thing is that those who think they're playing traditional Irish music, when usung guitars and playing songs that were actually written within the past 50 years really need to learn about their music.