Yes, they are difficult to hear. We have a way of reducing the noise and slowing down the recording on the computer so are working our way through the Maine related songs as that is our focus. We have completed transcriptions for about half of the 900 we have identified in the Flanders collection. We will make them available soon

Two websites that include songs from Northeast collections are

The Carrie Grover Project- incredible biographical work done by Julie Mainstone Savas with downloadable PDF files of over 100 songs
https://carriegroverproject.com/

Evergreen Trad- Brian Miller compares Northeast songs with those in the Upper Midwest. Downloadable files
https://www.evergreentrad.com/

Have fun - contact me if you want julia@castlebay.net