Listening, discussing answering questions

The point of it all is to demonstrate that professional folk musicians and those using festivals and other public events to make money are slowing the spread of the music and should make it more accessible via adopting the free folk music model

No I did not say anyone who gets paid is wrong.
I said that when you charge money the price goes up that gets passed along to those wishing to attend and it will keep people out which should never happen if the goal is widening the market.

Do not confuse donations with fees. Donations are totally optional. My art is 100% accessible. All the time. Unless I am having to drive far out of town.

I have never objected to free will donations.

Those who volunteer to help people make money are misguided, maybe stupid. Why cant the musicians give everyone a share? Who are professional musicians that they take money without sharing?

Makes perfect sense to me!

Conrad