The following from HOWARD GLASSER:

The NY group has clearly demonstrated their ability to present first rate - hardcore traditional fare --
During the 25 years of the festival at SMU/UMD in New England -- All events were recorded -- ALL --
I had it written into our contracts -- any performer who had a problem with that were not invited --
Even in the days of reel to reel tape and later cassette it was never a hardship to fund or to find people to do the recording --
My personal feeling that the recordings were MORE IMPORTANT than the performance to the small audience --
I have heard recordings of unique interviews or workshops with - perhaps - one or two people in the audience --
My mission for the festival was to inspire research and performance in - what I considered - relevant heritage --
Boston area PBS stations often asked to record -- and broadcast --
Has anyone thought to ask NY, NJ, CN, PA, WA or MA stations about recording ???
or other "folk" stations in exchange for right to broadcast ?? ---
I have spoken -- and done my best to see these ideas continued in NY --
It has been made clear to me that recording and preservation has no priority at this time --
It seems very sad to me -- to see all of these rare traditions revealed in live performance -- evaporate --
At this time we have an Archive -- funded -- staffed -- equipped --
housing the htg collections from Scotland, West VA, Pittsburgh Carnegie Ceilidh and concerts, the RI Kingston Ceilidh,
the SMU/UMD ceilidh and concerts - and 25 years of recording every workshop of our New England Eisteddfod --
We have assisted the Paul Clayton Archive -- have now acquired the New Bedford Tryworks tapes,
the Peter Johnson concert tapes -- various tapes from Clyde Tyndale --
Even though the Eisteddfod Committee of several years ago agreed to put their tapes into the archive --
we have not had a date for their delivery -- several people have offered to transport them --
I still have hopes that when I return from this years event my car will be filled with all the promised tapes --
I really don't understand what all the excuses are about --
the new technology offers recording of excellent quality, as every mans art --
Howard T Glasser