I want to jump in! That jam at the hotel was one of my alltime great experiences. Such wonderful singers there in Seattle! And such great people! There were many, many great things about Folklife/Forklift, but the best of all was the one Stewart mentioned.
This contributes nothing to the current discussion except this -- there are wonderful possibilites when all of those musicians are in one spot.
From Southcentral -- Alaska where it's 12 below this morning and a couple of feet of snow on the ground and our roofs.
Martie