<DIV>I stumbled across an old thread about hiring musicians I realize it's an old thread- so these points might be moot- at the same time from what I read this issue was never resolved.</DIV>
<DIV>Someone expressed distress that Wolgamut was hawking CDs</DIV>
<DIV> The CD table is a wonderful idea for those whom it would help. May I point out, however, that Wolgamut was not the only band hawking their CDs streetside- I saw at least 3 other musicians playing music and selling CDs. Not only that, but this privilage is available to anyone- go to Pennsic.net, then to Merchants and Merchanting. Scroll down to Wandering Merchants for information on the application process.</DIV>
<DIV> I've been at several parties that Wolgamut and/or members of Wolgamut have come to play for free. They do LOTS of free performances, during daytime as well- I saw members playing at Your Inner Vagabond.</DIV>
<DIV> Last year a camp member got married and hired Wolgamut to play. As I saw it if you wanted the privilage of having them all there playing at a specific time for an event, you reserved the time and you paid for it. They are a professional band and there is a high demand for music at Pennsic. Of course the demands on their time is great- they must get exhausted.</DIV>
<DIV> From what I've seen it's similar to what I did this year. I'm a Pilates and Middle Eastern dance instructor. This year through A&S I taught Pilates for the Middle Eastern Dancer as well as performed several times at Your Inner Vagabond. So that was some of my volunteering. Some women in a private camp also hired me to teach them a couple classes in their camp. They approached me about it and were happy to pay me to have me there at a specific time in their camp. </DIV>
<DIV> To sum it up, many professional artists are more than happy to donate some of their time to performing and/or teaching. At the same time, many professional artists cannot afford to donate all of their time.</DIV>
<DIV> No, this wasn't timely and I hope it didn't upset anyone. Just had to express my view on paying musicians. Thanks.</DIV>
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