" In every music venue we walked into in the West of Ireland"
You must have gone to Doolin Joe - full of Yanks wearing stetsons
In our part you can't get into the pubs for youngsters playing that **** diddley-di on pipes, concertinas, flutes and fiddles
Unfortunately, singing is still a bit thin on the ground, but it's getting there gradually
Hopefully, when it does, it'll come without that dreadful Mid-Atlantic drawl

Seriously, most of the good traditional songs and ballads transmit into a fair, neutral accent with a little work
I love the Scots ballads, but I wouldn't dream of attempting them in a Scots accent
The ones that don't without losing the beauty of the vernacular should be left to those who speak the language
Jim