The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #110473 Message #3298837
Posted By: GUEST
29-Jan-12 - 10:02 PM
Thread Name: comhaltas and government funding
Subject: RE: comhaltas and government funding
It is an attested fact that CCE signed an agreement with IMRO effectively allowing privatization of ALL "Irish" music - which of course includes much Scottish music
See
http://www.beyondthecommons.com/understandingenclosure.html
Not just withdrawal govt funding, but criminal prosecution is in order
The contract was not renewed but only after intensive lobbying by the Irish musicians' union