I was at the Saw Doctors Saturday night. They headlined Moseley folk festival. They were phenomenal. The crowd was a mix of Irish and non Irish. I met a load of English people who had no connection to ireland but they’ve followed the Saw Doctors all over for years.
I am not a fan of the Sawdoctors. 0%, but I admire that they have had a successful career to date, always able to tour in the states as well. I think they were popular with the college crowd in the US for a while, so more power to them. The fact they are able to do it full time, and not have to dip into anything else (as far as I am aware of anyway) is success.