Amen to that, Ann.
See you guys there!
And after the shows meet me at the Magnoia Cafe'
on Congress for a wee gnosh with many of the featured artists. (The place is open all night...where else're they gonna go?)
Well...some of the really dedicated ones play, yet again, at private parties late into the night, but hey...an ideah! - you can host a FOLK ALLEY party and invite Neil Young (couldn't hurt to ask)to play!

Every film made with Folk music/musicians helps to document and keep the music alive.

I saw a '70s film, "The Wicker Man", which enlivened my interest in all things Celtic Folk. Then there was the PBS English/Irish cooperative series (deep in the thick of "the troubles"), "The Isrish R.M." which further fanned the flame. One of my favorite trad. tunes, "Haste to the Wedding", comes from one scene of this endeavor, played not by actors, but a real LIVE band of working Celtic musicians.

Just think what it might be like to have the visual media (film/TV/Web film) as a resourse included in the Folk Alliance Conference. I like your idea, Ann!

Post Note:
As I understand it, "The Irish R.M." was filmed in Ireland with crews from Ireland and England working TOGETHER in a time when this kind of thing was not the norm. It was an affort to foster understanding and respect between the two communities/cultures during difficult times.