I'll give you a human resource in New Orleans (though he's busy fighting the govt over house damage from Katrina).

KC King, (yes, ex of Nancy) member of the Boarding Party, founder of Ship's Company Chanty & maritime reenactment group is former director of Washington Folk Festival; good organizer and promoter. Can't give you contact info off the top of my head.

Story: When KC was chmn. of festival & I was on staff, we got fairly tipsy at the conclusion. Then we had a free ride on the carousel and I said to KC, "Remember how Gene Autry would put his hands on the horse's ass and leap into the saddle? He didn't sit for a week.