Sandy- It is appropriate that you have refreshed this thread now. On April 9, 11-12, there's to be a seminar in New York City, "Folk Music in the American Century", as a tribute to Alan Lomax. Sponsored jointly by City Lore; People's Poetry Gathering, The Institure for American Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College, CUNY; and The Alan Lomax Archives/Association for Cultural Equity. Registration details: continuinged@gc.cuny.edu   Other general info (times & places
participants, etc.) may be had from Elena Martinez:Elenamar@juno.com
Also there's a nice Conference announcement at www.depthtome.brooklyn.cuny.edu.