to marje, 23 aug. as usual I am agreeing with a lot that you are saying[ but english tunes played with lift is that which gets them dancing]you might discover that these very same tunes are ones that the irish consider irish or the scots scottish, or is it more to do with the way they are played. of all the three nationalities, I think the scots are leading the way as regards country /ceilidh dancing, they have more variety of dances strathspeys hornpipes reels, they have developed ornamentation but never to the detriment of lift or pulse.