It's really hard to find old information on Facebook, so I hope Mudcatters don't use the Mudcat Facebook page to exchange music information that may be of value in the future.

I've heard all sorts of complaints about the way Mudcat works compared to other forums, and I agree that some aspects of Mudcat make current discussion more difficult.

But Mudcat has one thing that few other forums have - if you know how to work our various search engines, you can find any message posted here since Mudcat began in October 1996 - a lot of memorable messages from a lot of memorable people. Here at Mudcat, we've spent 20 years jointly researching some songs. Can that be done anywhere else?

We are a treasure trove of folk music information. That's why the Library of Congress is setting up an archive of what's been posted here at Mudcat.

-Joe-