Throw a spanner into the works or what Martin. Yeah I'd agree with what Liam's brother said completely. But Driving rythmn verses melodic style or transgression from the roots or local styles is a whole other issue. I have an old friend and we discuss these very points quite often. He is of the old school and believes the music has been lost since the sixties. I must say he has some very valid points to make. I believe that the Bothy Band made the biggest impact on the music at the time and because each individual member was a virtuoso on his or her particular instrument they had a amjor influence on other players. It seems now like every young flute player wants to sound like Matt Molloy. I think the big difference between the Bothys and Planxty is that Planxty had a lot of connections to the old school and tended to be faithful to the older players. Liam Og O Flynn for example was very influenced by Seamus Ennis, Willie Clancy and Leo Rowsome, I think he was taught by Leo Rowsome if I'm not mistaken. So are we getting away from localized styles and is the music becoming homogonized with young players trying to sound like instead of drawing from players and local styles. For what its worth Den.