Just to put in a plug. Baltimore has two folk groups that are making a go of it. "Hot Soup" is a female trio. "We're About Nine" is multinumbered, how many can depend on the day and the venue. I know part of Hot Soup continuing to go on is that each member also works solo. I'm sure it is stressful being in a group ego-wise. It is also difficult financially as others have said. Many solo singers start out work by having a day job to bring in most of the income. With a group, it gets harder to coordinate everyone's day job with the gigs.

Roger in Baltimore