Sandman can I congratulate you on your impeccable sense of irony relating to the two attached posts below ?

Subject: RE: The current state of folk music in UK
From: The Sandman
Date: 02 Dec 19 - 03:00 AM

we are talking about the numbers of children playing trad music, plus their profiency ,profiency is not just subjective, for example children of eight upwards playing technically difficult reels, if you do not believe me come and see. one word of advice if you do come [iains] keep your trap shut about brexit your sort of views are not generally popular in ireland

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Subject: RE: The current state of folk music in UK
From: The Sandman
Date: 02 Dec 19 - 01:15 PM

iauns please start another thread or stick to the topic, thus is not about classical music in schools, if you dont like it just push off