"Where's Waldo"?
so far we have John Dwyer, Bob Nelson, Julie Sakahara, Frank Ferrel, and John Ashford. that's a good start. how about the others?

"what's the remit of the Society?"
well, it includes Oregon, Washington, BC, and even Alaska - all in the northwest and on the Pacific coast.

"Is it performance-oriented, is it academically minded?"
PNWFS only has a presence on the web at this point. we will promote performances and other events that relate to the folklore of the pacific northwest through traditional and 'in the tradition' songs and music by listing them on our web site. we have no plans to produce any performances ourselves. we do seek to collect folklore of the pnw, such as recordings, historical accounts, pictures, folk songs and other music, and will share this material through our web site. our web site is new, and will evolve and grow in the future to meet those aims. all of this requires little or no money, just the interest of a few people who care about the folklore of the pnw. therefore, we will have no fundraising, membership drives, costly print publications, offices or other facilities to maintain, or egos to inflate. it's all pretty simple. after all, that's what folk music is about isn't it?