the other thing I found unusual about country and irish is that very few dress up as red indians, they all seem to be cowboys. when i lived in stowmarket, there was a country and western club called the ponderosa, and there were red indians as well as cow boys.
i have to say while i am not a great fan of CW, It does on occasions deal with issues such as strip mining, mining etc, dark as a dungeon is IMO an excellent song, BLACKWATER is also an excellent song