Thank you... That was the goal, Sandman...

find the best way to support the genera and keep it vital is to find a way to get the interested public involved with the living people currently participating in it... and keep them all solvent. With Spotify milking cash from performers and search engines that favor popularity ie. # of hits rather than an unbiased list based on simple criteria.

It's still a work in progress and one that Dean was funding out of pocket and his kickstarter funding. As a not-for-profit it gets a home and prospect for longevity. Having spent 40 years in traditional music and sea music events, I leapt onboard and gave Dean plenty of historic information and suggestions. Supporting performers and venues by letting them link to a common site with up to date information is one way to let others know the who, what, where and when of current events. The more people involved the greater the flow of information and hopefully the long term success of all involved.

Having been a concert manager, newsletter editor and other odd jobs in small music organizations I remember the real headaches of doing publicity and hoping to make enough to pay the performers out of the gate.