Richard Bridge,I think the Comhaltas competitions are also flawed, they have got a lot of youngsters playing the music, but those youngsters seem to take that competitive attitude too far, they seem[imo] to have forgotten that music is about playing for enjoyment.
my approach is the same one as The Corinthian Casuals, it is about the pleasure of just doing it, that is my approach in competitions, unfortunately most other people WHO ENTER COMPETITIONS seem to have an immature Thatcher attitude, and they mistakenly believe that just because they won they are the best.