Not disputing that some will pay the problem is that costs limit access and should be minimized and eliminated as much as possible. This is done but rarely.

Yes the models work but it is more than a model it is a central paradigm. Yes there is a place for pros but it is not at the top of the food chain but further down than it is now.

The issue with volunteers is volunteer abuse. Basic rule- if you ask for volunteers everyone should volunteer. If you make a profit return it to the volunteers. Sounds easy to me.

And yes one gets tickets but my experience is most likely not to the performance at the festival you wanted to see.

Nothing wrong with diversity. One must embed it in a paradigm or philosophy that removes bariers at all levels from the spread of folk music.

Eliminate volunteeism when it is used to make a profit, remove economic segregation and discrimination make access as easy as possible for everyone.

Conrad