Greetings:

Here's a link the thread A Real Folksinger. Go ahead and read the original in its entirety, along with all the responses. It created a bit of a stir four years ago. I wrote it to console a friend whose application had been rejected by the Old Songs festival, even though she is recognized as quite an accomplished folk musician with lots of festival, concert, coffee house, and club performances to her credit.

I still stand by everything I said then, including the necessity for a folksinger to create his or her own venues.

--- Steve