Jim, I am with you all the way on this. I think it goes to the fact that it got (once again) trendy to sing "Celtic" or "Gaelic", so folks start singing. It is natural that they would gravitate to the well known. Also the unfortunate tendency, rooted in this "New Age Celtic" nonsense to want this ethereal sound and to pigeonhole all Gaelic singing into it. But the good news is that as the trend matures, young interested singers, encouraged by folks like you, will discover the incredible depth of the music of the Gael.

All the best,

Mick