I like the show, period, as Jed said! While the dancers and tha pageantry are all nice and good, I prefer just listening to the music. And I do love the added percussion of the tapping. I'm don't really care if they got fancy outfits our jeans and greasy shirts on--it sounds good to me, and that's all that matters. It's the same with Lord of The Dance, which is awesome too, but like I said, I'm more interested in the music. And yes, in LoTD they use many traditional tunes, including Calliope House, Jenny's Chickens, etc. LoTD has some killer music. Overall I don't give a dingo's kidney whether it truly "represents traditional Irish music." That's not a big thing on my checklist--it may for anal-retentives--but not for me. I'm a music lover, and if it sounds bloody good to me, I'm going to like it. I don't care much at all about truthful representations, because most of the stuff you folks sing would be slammed as nonrepresentational by bards and minstrels from 600 years ago. BTW Don Dorcha RULES!!!

--Mbo