I couldn't find much information about playing Irish tunes on a Kala Solid Spruce Top Pau Ferro tenor guitar, so I thought I would post something. This guitar does not come in left-handed but I am fortunate to know a local stringed instrument setup and repair person who set it up lefty for me by filling and re-cutting the saddle. It sounds great!
I've been wanting a tenor guitar for playing Irish music, to use as an alternative to tenor banjo. I chose this Kala tenor guitar primarily because of its scale length (21.5 inches as opposed to 23 inches) and because of its price. I paid $250 for it with free shipping, and after the conversion to lefty the total cost was $370. It comes with a nice gig bag and the scale length is similar to a short-scale tenor banjo. I have it tuned GDAE.
I haven't taken it to a session yet, so I don't know how it'll hold up in that environment. My guess is that it will not be as loud as a tenor banjo, but should be good for playing along in a group setting when you just want to blend in instead of stand out.
Tenor guitar compared to tenor banjo:
-Less volume so good for practicing at home during quiet hours.
-More sustain, more responsive.
-Needs a strap, whereas tenor banjo can just sit in your lap.
-Lighter weight.
-Similar neck feel.
-Same tuning, CGDA or GDAE or DGBE.
-Similar scale length.
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