Beachcomber wrote: "Go on, take the p**s, why should we Irish Folklorists worry, we know that our heritage is safe now. A lot safer than some others I believe". I agree with you about the music - and maybe the Irish language singing, but I don't think the same can be said of the English language repertoire which, as far as performance is concerned, is rapidly shrinking to one type and losing its narrative quality. Jim Carroll