(to correct previous post)

Thanks, Mike.

I've always taken the view, and told the folks who came to sing with us, that whoever is there on any given day, is IN THE BAND. The "audience" isn't an audience-- they're in the band as much as we are.

One thing that burns me up, that I never realized how it bothers me, is that people seem to think we're "only" songleading because we are not "ready" or "confident enough" to perform.... that whatever needs to improve, needs to be done for the sake of a "better performance."

We don't want to perform! Not interested at all! All we want to do is spark off singalongs! We have no interest in being showcased, etc.-- it's not what we DO! Other people want to do that-- that's their mission, that's great, and if their sets include a singalong segment, that's great, we need more of that these days. But-- that isn't what we do.

~Susan