It is hard to turn down folkdance stuff, because the people who call and beg etc are friends for the most part(with a certain number we only pretend that we are friends with;-)), many who you've known for a long time, and many who, over the years, have done nice things for you and the band--

Our band(which played international stuff) ended up splitting into pieces because some of us wanted to play more and better paying gigs, and some refused and only wanted to perform for certain groups of dancers--it doesn't seem like a big deal, but when people have conflicting obljectives, the tension eventually tears things apart, and small acrimonies are amplified over time--it's been nearly fifteen years, and we've barely spoken to one another--