The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #131641 Message #3004561
Posted By: Don Firth
11-Oct-10 - 01:21 PM
Thread Name: The Concept of FREED Folkmusic
Subject: RE: The Concept of FREED Folkmusic
Conrad, you're a nincompoop!
You keep repeating the same silly fantasies over and over and ignoring what others—who obviously have more experience in folk music than you do—tell you is really the case.
I have mentioned—repeatedly—events like the Berkeley Folk Festival, and the Northwest Folklife Festival. The Northwest festival is FREE TO THE PUBLIC, is run by VOLUNTEERS, and the singers, dancers and other performers ALSO VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES. NO ONE GETS PAID. And this festival draws A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE.
The Seattle Center grounds (some 74 acres) is practically shoulder to shoulder for the long weekend (over Memorial Day) on which it is held. There are usually some 6,000 performers of one sort or another, and NO ONE PAYS ANYTHING, NO ONE GETS PAID, and NOBODY MAKES A PROFIT!!!
What the hell MORE do you want???
Oh! That's right! FREE BEER!
Don Firth