'The song side is still struggling to find its feet, though twenty odd years ago the singing scene was extremely promising, mainly due to the fact that there were still a fair number of the older generation of singers, Tom Lenihan, Eddie Butcher, Joe Holmes, Mary Anne Carolan...'

Jim seems to have lost track of the passing of time.

Eddie Butcher died in 1980.

Tom Lenihan died in 1990.

Joe Holmes died in 1978.

Mary Anne Carolan died in 1985.