Thanks for that useful tip, Dave!

Stower, the Facebook group I linked to is a general-interest one for early music, and it has over 12,000 members, including some very good names. I think it's definitely worth your while to interact there.

You can always lock down your own personal FB page and be as private as you want - but you're likely to miss out on a lot if you do. One of the things I like about it (and Mudcat) is the unexpected treasures that turn up (this includes people). I've made loads of "harp buddies" that way, and connected with many old friends from the past - which in my case was three countries ago, so it's a valuable communication channel to folks I'd totally lose touch with otherwise.

I think you should give it a try - you can always bail out later. But it's a great way to make contacts in your field of interest.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204637648/