The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #18592   Message #185954
Posted By: Sorcha
27-Feb-00 - 09:57 PM
Thread Name: Help: nascap can they do this
Subject: RE: Help: nascap can they do this
Probably, but since we play EVERYTHING from memory in public, there's not much any of them can do.....unless we're in a bar. Them they tried to come down on the bar owner for all the money he made while we were playing "what ever it was". I called both BMI and ASCAP and they dropped the whole thing. I am not averse to unions or people making money off their songs, but this is ridiculous. I should be a member of some union or other, but the fees are just outrageous for what I do. Most of what we play is really traditional, like "Redwing", and we are a 501-3-c group, so we make NO $$$, but they occasionllly harass us anyway. Also, a lot of what we do is free--schools, nursing homes, etc.