What was in there was very interesting. Its easy to come up with a list of people, groups etc that were not included, but its more whole sub-genres (horrible word, but I hope people will no what I mean) were excluded.

Little mention of the tradition of unaccompanied singing in English or Irish. One piece of Sean Nós with Gefdof speaking over it - deliberately done on the part of the progrmmers I think to contrast the old style with the "voice of modern Ireland". To look at the program one would be forgiven for thinking the session scene and the dance music tradition finished with Willie Clancy, apart from music industry approved versions such as The Chieftains, The Bothy's and Martin Hayes.

De Dannan were not mentioned apart from an album cover appearing in a shot which featured other covers to show there were bands others than the featured ones around. No sign of Altan, Dervish, Danu, Stocktons Wing ETC.(the list is a long one). No mention of any part of Ireland other than Dublin or the West - what about Cork for example?

There will be arguments about time and space availability, but there was time to include U2, Thin Lizzy, Bewitched, Brendan Bowyer ..., in a program which was supposed to be about Folk Music.

The makers decided to tell part of a story and thats fine - but it is a pity because there is so much more to Irish folk music.

As for the political and social stuff, its a rehash of a lot of other programs I've seen before - a lot of truth in there and a vast over-simplification of complex events.