All recording are made part of the permanent collection of the Center. Since the interviews are recorded for archival preservation, there is no limitation to interview length or constraint of broadcast deadlines. There is also no limitation as to subject content, therefore the folk artist or group can speak candidly about the entire embodiment of their life's work. At the present time it is self-funded. This has not limited the recording of folk artists to date , but self-funding cannot sustain the long range goals and objectives of Folk Music Archives.
Funding is an immediate priority.
There is a FORM on the funding page. Frank Shane has known and performed with folk musicians since the early 60's in Greenwich Village - his group played at The Bitter End and other Village coffee houses. In 1999 a public radio station asked him to interview Pete Seeger and The Kingston Trio. With a career in radio broadcasting and a love for folk music and the folk tradition, he agreed. This has never become an issue.