Tom, you misinterpret me. I didn't hear poor technique either. As Will Fly points out, the band on the Seeger Sessions sounded like they enjoyed making music (I didn't rate Springsteen until then). So do the musicians on the Highland Sessions, even on something like "The Lament of the Three Maries". Not making technical mistakes isn't enough. If we want to spread the music to wider audience it's got be appealing - look at the positive response from non-cloggies on the Clog Dance programme.