Regarding the cost of the festival, Eisteddfod-NY is offering free admission to any responsible person who can volunteer for 6 hours, free admission for one day for volunteering for 3 hours. We will be putting up the performers in people's homes, and will seek places for volunteers to stay too.
I would love to see a Mudcat gathering and meet some of you face to face. If Mudcatters in the city can put up Mudcatters from out of town, it would make life a lot easier for the Eisteddfod committee, the volunteers who put on the festival.