Ron,

I agree with everything that you say. It is very important to have a healthy folk music community in a geographic area. What I want to see may be different then what you want to see so it is good to have choices. I was just trying to correct you when you said that Rabbi Sol was not competing with you. You both are definitely going after the same people. If all of your concerts are strong performers and all of the Rabbi's concerts are lesser known or over the hill the odds are pretty good that you will attract the bulk of the crowd. If I live in your area and it's a choice of Vance Gilbert or Harry the Folk Singer then I'll probably go and see Vance Gilbert. There is definitely a place for both you and the Rabbi but the Rabbi is right when he says that he has to book a sellable performer in order for him to afford having concerts.