There is at least one bar in Kinvara and at least one in Ballyvaughan that is not Formula One qualifying and welcomes real musicians who don't happen to be Alonsolists or Jensen Button Box players. My good friend Geoff goes there with his caravan and low whistle all summer every year, and tells me that these bars are welcoming to genuine musicians of all tastes and standards, though they prefer it to be of a sort of Irishish tendency. Raggytash, the people over there are really great, and if you're not arrogant (which you aren't) you'll be just fine wherever you go.