The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #43563   Message #636838
Posted By: Phil Cooper
27-Jan-02 - 07:52 PM
Thread Name: BS: Are audiences more accepting than booker
Subject: Are audiences more accepting than booker
Just a passing thought. But for folks who attend or perform at folk concerts, do you think, generally, that the audiences are more accepting of all types of folk music than the bookers? I've found over the years as a performer that we've generally gone over well with audiences of all sorts. So when told by potential bookers that they don't think our repertoire would go over, is generally a way of being told that we're not their cup of tea.

Shoe on the other foot, I found in years as a concert committee member that the audience we drew was generally very supportive of the performers we booked, even when they weren't, personally, my cup of tea. Not looking for right or wrong answers here, just wondering what other people thought. Thanks....