The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56696 Message #888243
Posted By: Peter Kasin
12-Feb-03 - 12:07 AM
Thread Name: Advice on running a folk festival
Subject: RE: Advice on running a folk festival
I would add to all of the above that, if you have outdoor stages, have also rain alternative venues. Also, I'd advise that all recording sales be done through the festival. Buy a certain amount of recordings from each performer, at, say, half price for cd's, and sell them at full price. Set up a well-staffed, visible sales area near whatever the main venue is. It's a win-win situation. The performers are given a guaranteed amount of money, don't have to spend time selling their own recordings, usually come out ahead as opposed to selling cd's themselves at full price due to high visibility and high visitation at the sales area, and the organizers make back some of the cost of producing the festival.
Chanteyranger