Cap'n said
"I suggested that I should decide the winner".
I certainly hold no brief for competitions, nor do I believe Comhaltas know very much about traditional singing, but at least they have a PANEL of adjudicators to decide the winners. I don't care how you spend your money, I do care what happens to traditional singing, and it would be gross irresponsibility (and totally unprecedented) on the part of any organisation to allow an individual to decide what is good and what is bad - let alone pick winners.
Steve;
Unfortunately that's what discussion is about - I was pleasantly surprised to find when I joined, that this forum wasn't all back-slapping sycophancy and, although quite often criticism wasn't accurate or justified, at least much of it was well thought out and well-meaning - viva la difference!
Apropos of nothing really, I assume that people are aware that the Peter Kennedy collection has been purchased by an American.
Jim Carroll