Clinton, with a name like that, I find it hard to believe! *BG*

I have come up against this problem for ages, especially trying to drum up support for pub gigs and sessions.

I decided to call it Irish music, in the post Riverdance world, and that really cured the problem. Irish is cool (possibly was, but that's another thread's worth) and folk ain't. Pull 'em in, most like it, some don't. But they wouldn't have come anyway if it had a folk label.

The Arran sweater thing stumps me. I've never seen one worn in anger. Perhaps it's just been handed down the last couple of generations, from the 60's and the Spinners.