Nice little radio essay by Chris Nickson on ceilidh music (pretty much e-) on All Things Considered today. Funny thing was it was definitely about the UK scene, but it didn't specify. (Funny, this being an American program...)

Mention of Spiers & Boden, Hecaty (spelling)?, Whapweasel...

[A USian's question: "Spiers" is "spy-rs" rather than "spears"? The commentator who sounded like a Brit used the former; I'd assumed the latter.]

I see on the web site that it's categorized under "world music."

~ Becky in Tucson