In the course of trying to help my daughter with her project, I've
printed out the selections available on so-called "Greatest Folk
Songs" collections. Most of the artists listed on the Folk Scare home
page are absent from the collections.

The most glaring omissions include Buffy St. Marie, Phil Ochs, Odetta,
Richie Havens, and Peter, Paul, and Mary. A lot of the artists who
are included I would not consider folk artists, although their
material comes from the folk tradition.

So I'm wondering: are the omissions the result of not getting
permission to use the material OR are the omissions the result of
wanting to market more main-stream selections?

(My research strategy consisted of going to Amazon and looking at what
was included on a couple of compilations).

(And why aren't more people posting?!)