My two cents (Canadian) not indexed to inflation.

If you have to drive a stick in the ground beside something to gauge whether it's moving, then it's likely dead. Folk music isn't like this. It moves and breathes. If it isn't now, it will or it should with the proper respect due. Writing it only serves as a reminder, not as a dictum. The written song is but a starting point from which interpretation, and evolution can continue. Recording anything with pen and paper, or binary languages, should not be considered the last resting place of song. Its only service is to prevent us from forgetting the wisdom of music.

Therefore, collect everything possible, so as to preserve the wisdom of music, but use that wisdom to the furtherance and evolution of the art.

Peace, Mooh.