Mike Miller wrote: 'Joe Heany's singing style (shanos) is not for every ear. It is a cross between Mabel Mercer and Leonard Cohen with lots of echo.'

Well, I must make two vital corrections - Joe's name was Heaney and he sang in a style which had become known as sean-nós. The rest of Mike's message is simply an insult to one of Ireland's greatest unaccompanied singers.