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Subject: RE: What do you wear when you perform?
From: Áine
Date: 24-Jan-00 - 02:24 PM

Dear M.Ted,

I suppose that anyone's style of dress is a very subjective matter. On one hand, I can understand how you felt about the 'dishabille' of the aforementioned performer. On the other hand, I'm assuming that this performer thought that his style of dress was either irrelevant to his music and/or message, or, he thought that his wardrobe added to his music and/or message.

I remember having a reaction similar to yours at a performance of a very well-known female singer/songwriter. I thought that the see-through dress sans bra was a little much; but, then this young lady sat down on a chair in center stage to play her guitar and sing, and, well, it was a case of 'I see Paris, I see France . . .', if you know what I mean. Casual dress I can understand; but exposing one's self on stage I cannot.

Before I went to this woman's performance, I enjoyed her music very much. Now, I can't stand to listen to it.

-- Áine


Subject: RE: What do you wear when you perform?
From: Bert
Date: 24-Jan-00 - 02:26 PM

A plain western cut shirt or an off white "folk" sweater, black slacks (or jeans it they're fairly new), black shoes or newish black sneakers.

BTW, does anyone think that we should have a Mudcat "performing" shirt?

Bert.


Subject: RE: What do you wear when you perform?
From: MMario
Date: 24-Jan-00 - 02:31 PM

No, Bert, I think we should allow a mudcat to choose it's own performing attire, just as the rest of the 'catters do.

Subject: RE: What do you wear when you perform?
From: Bill in Alabama
Date: 24-Jan-00 - 02:35 PM

MTed

I generally wear dress pants or freshly-washed and creased jeans (unfaded), plaid shirt and solid tie or solid shirt and plaid tie, polished leather boots (I don't allow sneakers on stage with me) and a fedora hat. I do this primarily because I feel that it shows the respect I feel for the tradition in which I'm performing, and also because folks usually dress fairly nicely to attend our concerts. The folks from whom I learned much of my music thought enough of the music to dress acceptably when performing it onstage, and I feel obligated to do the same. I realize that this attitude brands me as an anachronistic old curmudgeon; I can live with that, too.

(damn, it's hard to fix things when the 'Cat is loading slow....)