Elaine Weissman longtime head of the California Traditional Music Society and one of the founders of the Folk Alliance passed away Friday, Feburary 4, 2005, after a long and courageous fight with cancer.
People who knew Elaine are invited to contribute their memories of her to an interactive memorial on the CTMS web site.
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