"even allowing for variations in taste, it defies comprehension that anybody could categorise Alison Moorer's rendition of Carrickfergus as "awful"."

I also agree.

And if this was a reference to my posting, we need to get something straight. I did not catagorise anything. If you read my posting you will find that I did not say "it was awful" but that "I thought it was awful", just as Guest Martin said he thought it was the best he had heard.

Will is correct when he says "All it demonstrates is that musical tastes differ", I was merely remarking on how broad the differences can be.

Rog