In reply to the question of the best non urban folk centers, I remember playing at a very small town in England called Ascot on Wychwood (forgive my spelling). In a community that seemed smaller than a decent sized concert audience, they put on a folk festival with five or six performers including such lumineries as Cyral Tawney, Dave Calderhead and Royston Wood. The whole damn town showed up for the concerts and the parties. The next day they formed into teams for Morris dancing. It was my first job in England and I'll never forget that weekend.