[HIDEK6]

Next thing they'll be saying is, "My Wild Irish Rose" isn't really an Irish song.

But seriously, though, folks, authentic Irish music is as hard to listen to as authentic Irish beer is hard to drink (once you've gotten used to the green stuff).

Ducking now, Mick.

[Hatteras]

I spent a week in Ireland visiting some distant relatives over St. Patrick's Day one year. The good news was that the pubs were truly wonderful! The bad news? As soon as we stumbled home, I'd spend another hour on the toilet. I'm with you, that stuff is like drinking tar.

Of course, I managed to make my way back to the pubs each day to do it all over again. As they say, no pain, no gain... ;-)

[Betis70]

>>But seriously, though, folks, authentic Irish music is as hard to listen to as authentic Irish beer is hard to drink

Have some Altan queued up on my iPod right now. "Mazurka" right at the moment. Can't say I understand the Gaelic lyrics in some of the songs, but I really love the music.