I know this is a side note..
one of the programs features Paddy Glackin,
while at one time I admired his playing - I was shocked at what a jerk he was when we attended the Bostons Gaelic Roots festival a couple of years ago.

When we came to his class, the first thing he did he looked around at
the number of people (there were maybe 35 people in the room) and said
'theres 18 people that are on my assigned class list and Im not playing until everyone whos not on the list leaves'

asshole.

In my opinion he should have been honoured at the number of people who came to his class.. This is also a festival that we paid a lot of money and came to attend from a long way..

It wasnt actually clear from the festival info that we would assigned
and had to stay in specific classes - so when some of us who were thrown out from Glackins class complained we were told we can have our money back..

yeah sure, and what do we do the rest of the time in Boston, hang out in Cheers?