I would echo everything that Liam's Brother said. I think it was freshness of the Bothy Band's sound, their selection of material and style of playing that made them special and so much revered amongst those of us who were around at the time. They, Planxty and, I would say also, Boys of the Lough have had a tremendous influence on many of the more recent bands. That is not to take anything away from marvellous bands like Altan and Dervish who have done much to repopularise the Donegal and Sligo styles of playing respectively.

mcmoo