> I am curious as to what others think of performing in feast halls.  For
> myself, I try to discourage the practice and will not perform.  The caveat
> to that is incidental music, which I wish we would have more of during
> feasts.

I agree. Occasionally a performance to the whole hall makes sense, and
a few performers have voices capable of doing it, but I prefer doing
incidental music; that way, anyone who doesn't want to listen is
probably not inconvenienced. I'm not enough of a mind reader to figure
out what people are thinking, and no one who paid good money to eat at
an event should be kept from their food.

As for the person who finds that stories aren't welcome at their local
bardic circles: hold your own. Invite the people who enjoy hearing
your stories. End of problem. It isn't necessarily an easy solution,
but it is a positive one.

Gregory Blount

[ then again, can I claim that any music involving shawms is
only "incidental"? ]

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