Jist a side note:

Among Scottish Gaelic singers, there seems to be absolutely no hesitation or concern when it comes to singing a song from the other gender's perspective. I've seen old men stand up to sing at a ceilidh & launch into a woman's lament for her husband lost at sea... I've also seen young women offer heart-rending versions of "An Ataireachd Ard" and other "I'm-a-dying-old-man-so-take-me-down-to-the-sea"-type songs. Regardless of age or gender, Gaelic singers seem to be drawn to the poetic power & driving cadence of certain songs, and folks sing them with an absolute disregard for who "should" be singing. A man might sing "Oran na Maighdinn-Mhara" (The Sea-Maiden's Song) and a woman might sing "Ho Ro Mo Nighean Donn Bhoidheach" (Ho Ro My Lovely Dark Lass) with equal passion, and both may be received with full approval and appreciation by a ceilidh crowd.

--Cuilionn