diff -ur festival.orig/lib/init.scm festival/lib/init.scm
--- festival.orig/lib/init.scm	2004-07-15 19:03:04.000000000 -0400
+++ festival/lib/init.scm	2007-03-15 11:58:09.000000000 -0400
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 (if (probe_file (path-append libdir "sitevars.scm"))
     (load (path-append libdir "sitevars.scm")))
 
+(if (probe_file "/etc/festival/sitevars.scm")
+    (load "/etc/festival/sitevars.scm"))
+
+
 ;;; CSTR siod extensions
 (require 'cstr)
 
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@
  (t  ;; can't find direct support so guess that /dev/audio for 8k ulaw exists
   (Parameter.def 'Audio_Method 'sunaudio)))
 ;;;  If you have an external program to play audio add its definition
-;;;  in siteinit.scm
+;;;  in ~/.festivalrc or /etc/festival/siteinit.scm
 
 ;;; The audio spooler doesn't work under Windows so redefine audio_mode
 (if (member 'mplayeraudio *modules*)
@@ -135,9 +139,13 @@
 ;;;
 ;;;  Local site initialization, if the file exists load it
 ;;;
+
 (if (probe_file (path-append libdir "siteinit.scm"))
     (load (path-append libdir "siteinit.scm")))
 
+(if (probe_file "/etc/festival/siteinit.scm")
+    (load "/etc/festival/siteinit.scm"))
+
 ;;;  User initialization, if a user has a personal customization
 ;;;  file loaded it
 (if (probe_file (path-append home-directory ".siodrc"))
diff -ur festival.orig/lib/voices.scm festival/lib/voices.scm
--- festival.orig/lib/voices.scm	2005-05-02 10:20:37.000000000 -0400
+++ festival/lib/voices.scm	2007-03-15 12:00:19.000000000 -0400
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
 (defvar system-voice-path '( )
   "system-voice-path
    Additional directory not near the load path where voices can be
-   found, this can be redefined in lib/sitevars.scm if desired.")
+   found, this can be redefined in /etc/festival/sitevars.scm if desired.")
 
 (defvar system-voice-path-multisyn '( )
   "system-voice-path-multisyn
    Additional directory not near the load path where multisyn voices can be
-   found, this can be redefined in lib/sitevars.scm if desired.")
+   found, this can be redefined in /etc/festival/sitevars.scm if desired.")
 
 (defvar voice-path 
   (remove-duplicates