'Clare is usually fairly steady' - it has been said that when Clare set dancers used to dance the Plain Set to polkas (which it rarely is these days, dancers seem to prefer reels which came in the 80's I think, in Dublin, and it caught on), they would have been at a slower pace than Kerry ones. I doubt whether there are many musicians around now who would have had the experience of playing Clare polkas, I do know of 2, Michael Tubridy and Eamon McGivney, if anyone know knows of others, it would be very intersting to hear about them!