Just a small point, although obviously Irish in influence, "Clare to Here" was written by Ralph McTell, who, I understand, is a bit sniffy about havin his lyrics available on the WWW.

It's still a good song.

Is there scope for a thread about the adoption by Irish singers of non-Irish songs which are subsequently assumed to be of Irish Origin ("Green Fields of France", "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", "Sylveste", "Clare to Here" etc.)

I await the first such that acquires a Gaelic title.

I remember an introduction that gave me a smile - "Will you welcome Chris Newman and Maire Ni Ch.. , Maire Ni Chow, oh, sod it, the fine harpist Mary the Unpronounceable!"