Going back to Joanne's common predicament. You could go crazy trying to provide an entertainment that appeals to everybody. We are all different and have different preferences. That's why we seek to belong to communities that have common preferences, which is what you are doing by running your concerts and what we all do as organisers. If you are providing an entertainment that appeals to enough people that makes it worthwhile to continue then you are doing enough. Don't worry about the others who don't agree with what you are doing.

We take our music out to the general public and we very rarely receive any negative responses, but part of that is we are doing what we love and believe in, and by and large we do it for free. And those concerts we run that are ticketed, if the same people are coming back for the next concert then we are doing it right, no matter what genre you are involved in.

Deep down I'm sure you already know that your friend is not going to be swayed by any philosophy coming out of your music, even if she is 'nibbling at the edges'. If she voted for the DT knowing his many faults perhaps you are better off without!