I'm enjoying this thread ... there have been some very good comments made. What you are really talking about is making people think, and even perhaps think a new way. That's always a challenge.

This reminds me of a simliar situation I was in many years ago. I live in Everett, Washington, USA. Everett's history is that of a lumber mill town, complete with many union battles, including the "Everett Massacre. This happened when a boatload of Wobblies was fired on by town vigilantes. I was hired to perform my traditional songs at a local (POSH) Golf and Country Club. This was during the bi-centenial year in America, 1975 I think. I'd been performing all over the place, schools, churches, libraries, etc. So I decided to do my basic program on "Labor Songs", unique to the Pacific Northwest.

There I was, on stage, singing to all the black tie folks, songs like:
Pie In The Sky; Joe Hill; Pastures of Plenty; and many other Wobbly and labor songs. Then it hit me ... I was singing to the ruling inteligentia ... the sons and daughters of the timber barons of old.

When I realized what I'd done, I figgured I'd have some more fun and go for it! I then threw in a bunch of songs from the civil rights era: We Shall Overcome; Which Side Are You On, etc.

I was the ONLY person there that enjoyed that evening. I did get paid, about a month later, by mail, and surprise of all surprises, I was not invited back again! Oh well.

So, as someone said: make sure they have a back door and enjoy yourself! GOOD LUCk, Bob