Another thread hijack - I watched John Kelly's videos and I was deeply impressed. This is someone who knows and understands traditional music and how to let the focus be on the song. I do some booking for a concert series, and I would much rather see videos such as the ones John posted as opposed to something "produced". I have no doubt that, if I were to see John at a folk club (and if I ever have the chance, now that he is on my radar, I will not miss it) what I would get would be very close to what I saw on the video (only much better because it would be live).   John, I also listened to the sound samples on your website and enjoyed them very much, but I wanted to let you know that the titles on the selections don't correspond to what's actually there. For example, I clicked on "Lakes of Ponchartrain" and got a completely different song. Still lovely and I listened to them all, but what you click on is not what you get.

Ebbie, there's probably no good answer for your situation - it's never easy to tell someone they just aren't up to snuff! Tactful but diplomatic - easier said than done!