Great post, Jean-Paul. Whatever the merits of the discussion of "Celticness" may be, there's another factor here. Funding for the arts in the US is notoriously scarce, and has become even more scarce since another endeavor is sucking up a large share of the taxes we pay. Consequently people in arts groups are often willing to stretch a point in order to get funding for their projects. If one needs to apply to a group that funds Breton events, there's an incentive for finding a Breton connection to your event so that one can get funded. Such connections often get carried into the publicity material, so that the funding agency can see that their money was well-spent.
Regardless of everything else, I think Jean-Paul should get a big round of applause for putting together this event. I can personally testify that it's a huge amount of effort. As a community I believe that we should be supporting the larger-picture ideas and applauding the time and energy that went into creating them, not worrying so much about the fine points of the press releases. Good job, Jean-Paul!! Alden
