The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #89103   Message #2075884
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
13-Jun-07 - 11:45 AM
Thread Name: Sitting At The Kitchen Table
Subject: RE: BS: Sitting At The Kitchen Table
Sounds like you had a great time, B.B. Thanks for stopping by. I ran a concert series for 27 years over here, including a folk festival for six of those years, and was a Board member of a Folk/Gospel festival for three years. It was a great way to share some time with other folkies. I haven't seen or heard from 99% of the performers since I stopped the series, and I do miss them. I understand that the world of acoustic musicians is precarious at its best, so I am not bothered that once I stopped booking, people stopped communicating with me. Everyone likes to eat.

I've performed in about every kind of venue over the years, as any folk performer has. I must say, house concerts are my favorites. They aren't the same ego-feed as playing at a larger venue or festival, but if your ego needs regularly nourishment, folk music is like Chinese food. The ego strokes wear off quickly, and they're few and far between.

Jerry