The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84679   Message #1566237
Posted By: Peace
18-Sep-05 - 05:52 PM
Thread Name: Folk Artists - Wise up (or Fade away)!
Subject: RE: Folk Artists - Wise up (or Fade away)!
I worked on many stages over the years. Some songs gave me trouble. One was Dylan's "Stuck Inside of Mobile (WtMBA). I would tape the first lines of the stanzas to the up side of my D-28. If anyone asked, I showed 'em. I have done everything from being booed off stage to receiving standing ovations from large crowds.

I generally followed no set list, but I did have about ten songs to choose from to open with and close with. The stuff in the middle depended on where I felt the audience wanted it all to go and where I felt like going. If anyone thinks that's not pro, fine.

Relax. Enjoy your music, and commit as much of it to memory as you can.