I use Mudcat/Facebook/Myspace/Folk Radio UK/ Radio 2 Folk Forum to keep informed about the Folk Scene and use them for promoting Faldingworth Live.

Myspace and Youtube in particular help me greatly to look at performeres that I might want to book in the future at Faldingworth.

Myspace is also great for checking artists gigs out, especially when I need to phone an artist becuase they are appearing at Faldingworth. I try to make sure I phone the act when they are not gigging, so that I don't disturb their sleep in the mornings.

I use Myspace to put songs on for acts that are appearing shortly at Faldingworth, so that people can listen to them before booking (If they haven't seen them before.

I use folk diaries to see who is on in the lincolnshire area

Overall they are all great tools for being an organiser.

However, if I wasn't organsising and not being a person who sings or plays, most of the above tools would not be used.

I do not use any of the additional gadgets that you get with Facebook etc. I used to but they drag you in and you find your time is gone.

Above all I am fortunate enough to have taught and used computers for many a long time, which makes using all of the above dead simple and fast to use. They have all been a godsend.