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Thread #90547   Message #1719730
Posted By: WFDU - Ron Olesko
16-Apr-06 - 07:03 PM
Thread Name: Is folk music selling out?
Subject: RE: Is folk music selling out?
"However, PERFORMERS of this music can "sell out"...and do the instant they start altering their repertoire so it will bring in a larger audience and sell more tickets!"

You almost make that sound like a bad thing! It isn't!

To me, music is a like a huge buffet table. While I enjoy bread and like to make it at home, I prefer not to fill up on it when I am at a buffet. I will sample the foods that I like and always leave room for desert. If I have a preconceived notion about the taste of vegetables and skip them out of principle, I will miss out on something that is very good for me and really tastes good too! Naturally, I always save room for desert.

I agree with Art when he mentions Judy Cook singing "On The Banks Of The Little Eau Pleine". I enjoy being mesmerized by her singing and the haunting ballads. At the same time, I can also be mesmerized by Richard Shindell or Antje Duvekot. I would hate to have to choose between any of them. Make room on my plate!

By the way, are you going to finish those ribs???