Hi everyone, I am a long term Mudcatter who has been away for a while (long story). I was wondering if I could ask for some help from anyone who has worked in or run a folk-type music store? I am writing a novel about a Buddhist priest (North American) who in his daily life runs a folk music store -- and who better to ask than here?????????
    I would be thrilled for any help, and would lavish acknowledgements.
    What I am most looking for (and given the vast changes in the music business) is details on what running such a store entails -- e.g. stocking, expertise, challenges, etc. I have spent endless amounts of time in various music stores, some in this genre, and am proposing as well populating it with characters I have known or run across....
    If anyone has a good novel or existing description of such a beast, that would be great too.
    Thanks for anything!!

yours ever,

Peter T.