Re: Jam audiences -- Whaddaya think?
Should .... No
Can .... Yes
Money ... here in the Kingdom "jams" are held usually for a purpose like raising money for handicap access. It's not the purity that has some knickers knotted up. Various groups of musicians will get together and do the hall thing for pay. Once the monetary reason for the "jam" has been met ... the folks who have become used to their live music fix don't want to let it go ... so they continue and redirect the donations. This is a very rural area of Vermont. It is also the poorest economic area of Vermont. Live music is whatever we provide for ourselves ... or whoever comes in for the county fairs. Impure by urban standards .... but deeply appreciated by folks.
Ryk
mandolin ~ guitar ~ banjo
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