I would just like to echo most of the above comments
My (now well worn) vinyl copy of "A Poor Man's Gift" is still regularly played....It would be good to hear you back on the circuit.
Jim Eldon did a lot of field recording with travellers and I think he also took a bit of stick over it...
Liz the Squeak ,although I agree with most of what you say ..."Most degress aren't worth the paper they're printed on" is a bit steep and insulting to those of us who are enthusiasts of recordings from source singers of all sorts of backgrounds AND have degrees