Steve,this is not a competitionbetwen you and I.
I have complimented you upon some of your playing,I also agreed with the reviewers criticisms.
this is about two different styles,you made a remark about chordal playing and irish music,you dismiss a three times all ireland champion phil murphy who chooses to use a chordal style.
like you, I have made cds which contain my harmonica playing,like you my playing is available for people to listen to.
I can only say that all the judges I have played harmonica for have been complimentary,and have remarked upon my sliabh luchra style of polka playing.
These are my credentials,I am a Munster champion,and one of my pupils has won an all ireland.
plus my harmonica music which is available on the net and on my cds
unlike you I do not dismiss other styles other than my own,but actually believe [as I have said earlier in this thread],that different styles are what make Irish music interesting.
it is you that made the following remark
[Melodies is what Irish music is all about, not chords, old chap.]
tell that to the Murphys.