Hilarious, glueman. You made a sweeping assertion. Shimrod asked you to clarify it and you dodged the question. Shimrod asked again and you dodged it again. And so on. All very entertaining, if your idea of entertainment is crashing other people's conversations and ranting incomprehensibly. But it's no skin off my nose - if you want to turn into Foul Ole Ron, that's fine by me.

Jon - Listening to the Irish music offered "challenges" that did not exist in the English tunes we knew so we wound up making musical decisions rather than decisions led by any "mainstream" lead.

I can imagine that. So far my perception is that the Irish tunes are just too damn hard - after I've been up and down the Blackthorn Stick a couple of times I'm ready for a gentle stroll in the Rose Tree or Blue-Eyed Stranger. But I'm hoping that will change with time.