[orca-list] unable to transfer files to i-pod, very puzzled

[michael weaver <weavermicha googlemail com>]

i am still having trouble transfering music files to my i-pod 
which is why dad has had to use i-tunes in windows to transfer a 
few cds for me.
i am puzzled as i know i can see my drives and even my files and 
possibfor select them, it is the transfering them that puzzles 
me.
when i enter rhythm box, i can read the layout with orca, on one 
side i have the list of devices and drives etc such as michael's 
i-pod which is what dad has called it, i can tab between the 
other fields such as artist and track, i can even view the files 
dad has transfered for me so if i arrow down to michael's i-pod 
and tab over, i see the field types when i tab for example i see 
katie melua under artist and the number of albums, the number of 
tracks and the track names which shows 36 as dad transfered my 
three cds and if i put in a cd by default and open rhythmbox, i 
can go to the could drive from the source list, tab over to the 
tracks and do a control a to select them it is when i then shift 
tab back to sources and go to michael's i-pod and try to transfer 
the selected files where i have problems.  dad reckoned my i-pod 
which i bought in december last year is different when it comes 
to transfering music and he said something about having to create 
new play lists each time he transfered my katie melua cds.
i went into the menus and went into new playlist but i didn't get 
anything read by orca.
i have looked at the ubuntu stu! for different applications that 
transfer music to i-pods but it talks about droping the items 
otoo the i-pod which isn't any use to someone whz is totally 
blind unless there are keystrokes for something like drag and 
drop and the instructions are for feisty and i am using intrepid.