Jim, hearing what you say about the crucial importance of making available archive recordings.

Would it be useful to consider some kind of crowd-funding? [Kist o Riches (archive of the School of Scottish Studies) used Sponsume at one point and I could put you in touch with the chap in charge to discuss the ins and outs.]

I do think it's important to get this material out there -- even if some of the contributors to the various MacColl threads might be disappointed….