Vic's first love may have been singer-songwriters, but he was a builder of the larger folk community as well. He created a "Guide to DC Booking" with the help and input of every programmer in the Washington, DC area. He was our focal point, the lens that helped us all realize that whether our niches were traditional or world or contemporary music, all of us who put on programs of folk music were helping to bring culture and entertainment and musical life to our area. He made us see how much we shared. He will be missed by all of us. --Charlie Baum, long-time programmer with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington
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