this thread is an excellent opportunity, for EFDSS to let mudcat and the world know what they are doing., how much dance and song they are in fact promoting.
It is a pity that some other contributors have to be so defensive , and rude.
I would be interested to see how much money is allocated to each.

I'm not aware that anyone qualified to answer your queries in sufficient detail is a regular on Mudcat - I've seen Nick's posting above, and Derek Schofield, editor of the (excellent) magazine, occasionally also comes in as a guest, but that's about it as far as I can tell.