I've already said to him he can't have it both ways. ............

That, as you can imagine fell on very stony ground.

But hey ho, Jim knows all about the folk music scene, not only in Ireland, but all across the UK and according to him it's all c**p.

Carved in stone, set in aspic or amber are the expressions that come to mind.

But having said that , what do you and I know. The fact that between us we have over a century of experience (one of his favoured exprssions) we sadly know **** all !