Well, thanks a bundle everyone for the suggestions! Now I've a big pile of potential purchases to winnow down to an affordable stack, but much better to have that than nothing to go on. Looks like the start of a good journey into shantdom. (With no comments on Christy Moore's 'Voyage' please, urgh.) On a side note heard a recording of Ronnie Drew singing South Australia the other day. Not experienced enough to say how 'authentic' it was but sounded pretty good to my uneducated ears. Ciao everyone anyway!