Thanks to everyone for their further thoughts.

Steve— BLSA = British Library Sound Archive? We'll definitely be in touch with them in the coming weeks. As I mentioned, this survey is only one of a range of methods we're using to explore the subject of 'digital folk', but it would certainly be useful to become more familiar with the work they've already done in this area.

Re. bias in advertising the survey online; that's an issue we're very aware of, and we are trying to ensure that we also contact people 'offline' to gain perspectives from those who prefer not to use online methods.

I love the idea of the 'smart' fiddles that will snitch on you to the manufacturer!