Jon well sus'ed out!

conrad is a folkie, he in my opinion was not out to start a row! Irish trad' ballads covers the whole spectrum, if we are to consider ourselves trad' folkies (whatever label you wish to place upon yourselves) it is all part of our past, no matter what way we look at our history. We can't change the past, we can live with it! Ballads tell us how others see history (looking back) as they see it.(from all angles) Irish Traditional music is LIVING MUSIC (so accept it and carry on) We can however form the future, by using the past as a yard stick.We can only get better. But what a past! The Irish have been abused by all ( most of all by our- selves )Do we not have the 'greatest'(for want of a better word) music in the world! come on, lets not fall out over something we cant change, by forming an alliance through music we can rise above the past. SHIT !!! I cant believe I've just written that. I have a black-bush just set in front of me, so Goodnight folkies, it's my birthday tomorrow ( so- folk u-all} Conrad I dont know your past, but I will be watching out for you in the future. You have the benefit of the doubt! SLAN yum yum.