No, Joe, I DO get it, but I also get that this very outlook is, to me, being exploited in today's world.

You see, because of this fact, very FEW musicians are able to make a living from their natural talents, and that's wrong, surely?

What IS a 'FREE' festival, exactly, Stanron? It seems to me that if you want to live up to that word, then no-one at that festival should be making ANY money out of it in any way.

Yet, people will tell me that food/drink HAS to be paid for, as do tents/marquees, chairs etc. etc...

But the musicians? Nope, they don't count for much, really, so 'we'll just get them to turn up, paying for their own petrol, etc., giving their time, skills and talents, which they've put many years of hard work into refining, for absoluely nothing"

You're worth more, Joe...
ALL of you should be able to make a living from playing music..and it would also make those who listen appreciate it more, perhaps...