Banner ads are OK by me and I would be more than happy to approach someone like Hobgoblin UK for sponsorship if Max requires it.
I for one can't wait for the next edition of the Mudcat Database to come out and would have no problem paying for it. I have willingly payed out over £20 for Kennedy's Folksongs of Britain and Ireland (360 songs)and the Catbase has to be at least as good a value. (<15 pints of the black stuff)
Whatever it takes Max!
KJ