U2 sucks: Celtic Rock Guide for Beginners

Best Chicago trad band: Bohola
Best Chicago trad musician: John Williams
Best Chicago Irish punk: Tossers

Irish rock pantheon: Van Morrison; Sinead O’Connor, Pogues, Stiff Little Fingers, Undertones, My Bloody Valentine

English-Irish: Morrisey; Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney

Have their moments: Fatima Mansions; Damien Dempsey; Ash; Thrills; Waterboys; Proclaimers; Rory Gallagher; Saw Doctors; Simply Red; Chieftains

Forgive us for: Dexy’s Midnight Runners; Afro-Celt Sound System; Damien Rice; the Irish Tenors; the Corrs; Clannad; Enya; the Irish Rovers; U2; Boy George; Horse Lips; Michael Flatley; Gilbert O'Sullivan