Well-said, michaelr!

Marni, for a taste of real, authentic Irish music, look at the early albums of The Chieftains, Mudcat's own Big Mick and his Conklin Ceilidh Band. Just use the search function box at the top of the page and watch out! Lots of threads!:-)(Better yet, go to youtube and look them both up.) I'll come back with some links.