Assuming that there is anybody in EFDSS capable of adjudicating on traditional music and song, and that's an awfully big assumption (I would be hard pushed to identify such an individual or group of individuals), people would be well advised to take a close look at the damage done to Irish music by Comhaltas in imposing a set of rules and standards in order to meet with official acceptance and win competitions. The mind boggles at an English equivalent of Riverdance!
There is little doubt that Comhaltas once played a great part in preserving traditional music, but as one of the leading authorities on the music once remarked "it is now an organisation with a great future behind it".
Jim Carroll