Our folk club is taking a break for the summer (I got outvoted!) but our format consists of five sets- three of them before intermission (interval) and two after.

I figure placement is important: We need someone with fans to open so people will come early; we need someone strong to close, so people will stay. In between, each placement is important in its own right.

The Number Two spot is really the only one that I can play with, and that's where I sandwich the young between better known or seasoned performers. These youngsters play all kinds of music, they can be a single or a group, vocal or instrumental. The only limitation we impose is that it is all acoustic.

For our season opener in August I have already booked a 16-year-old kid who, if he keeps going on the way he is, will be fantastic some day. He picks a lot of blues but is branching out in alll directions.

In the 8 months that Gold Street Music has been in existence the community has gotten to hear some wonderful new talent and about 15 youngsters (aged 11 to 16) have had their first taste of performing for an audience.

At this point I have a pool of about 65 performers to draw from- and that will only grow larger as we get better known.