'Ten-fifteen years ago Irish music was being sneered at as diddly-di music - it was largely the domain of the glossy professionals such as Riverdance and The Chieftains.'

The Chieftains have been getting serious respectful reviews for the best part of thirty five years I can remember.

We're both getting old Jim - I suspect that fifteen years is something that has jumped out of the timeslip - like fifteen years ago when JFK was president.....or fifteen years ago, around the time of the Suez crisis!