I love Irish music! I also love bluegrass, which developed in part, from Irish settlers. I can't stand country music but bluegrass is a whole different genre. I was trained as a classical flutist, and still play as a hobbyist. Goldfinch, you can take it back up again! I'm in a community band that has a lot of adults who have taken up their instruments again. I would LOVE to rent or borrow a cello and take cello lessons. That instrument, however, seems ripe for repetitive strain injuries. My daughter was using one for one of her music ed classes, and she taught me how to play a little something on it. Holding the bow the right way seemed very awkward!