Folkies - join the dots

There is a network of dedicated and passionate people through out this country supporting the folk arts. There are plenty of websites detailing the activities and providing information. However the professional community is spread out over many miles and often there may be something just around the corner that you know nothing about. Even as someone working within the folk arts, I will not come into contact with these people unless I actively arrange to do so.

Mostly we consider communities to be something that just evolve. However faced with this situation, I feel like my professional community is something that I have to seek out, to construct, until there are enough links it can take care of itself.