my cds, have 65 minutes plus time,and have been recorded by professional engineers,for which I have had to pay professional recording rates.
I have four cds available at the moment two of which are shrink wrapped,2 are not,they are all professionally produced,and well designed,three of them have been designed by Cathy Cook,who has a degree in graphics and illustration.
just for the record[excuse the pun],I have on occasions arrived at gigs with no money, even for a drink,that is how renumerative being a professional folksinger is,I have struggled on for years,because I love the music,and feel to be able to do it properly,I need the time to practise it properly,which I feel I would not have time for ,with a full time job[Even if at the age of 57 I could get one] .
latterly, I have had to teach music ,to maintain myself ,at about the same rate as UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT.
cds, are for me a useful way of supplementing an incomethat is about the minimium wage,of course If I was a solicitor or an accountant and was semi pro,I could afford to give my cds away.
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