The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #45280   Message #668833
Posted By: Phil Cooper
14-Mar-02 - 01:38 AM
Thread Name: Commitment and Success in NYC Folk
Subject: RE: Commitment and Success in NYC Folk
It's hard to find other musicians with the same commitment level. I tried collaborating with several other musicians before I teamed up with Margaret. I do the booking work, but once we commit to a booking, we keep it. The last seven years, we've added a third member, and she also keeps the gigs she says she can do. My significant other has also tried several combinations where the other musicians didn't stick to agreed upon bookings. She was sometimes mad enough to chew nails, felt like people wanted her to be a sheep dog to get them to come to gigs, and felt frustrated in the process. I wish you the best of luck.