30 Sep
2013
30 Sep
'13
11:36 a.m.
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Colin Hume <colin(a)colinhume.com> wrote:
I imagine a lot of callers are happier to start the way I've
described, gradually building up confidence. Would you
expect to do a Saturday evening dance in your first year
of calling?
As an organizer I think the problem is less that people want to go
from nothing to calling or playing full evenings, but that a long lead
time means you need to be really aware of who is going to be ready by
the time the date comes. Imagine I'm booking for September 2014 right
now, and I'm considering a caller with eight months of experience.
I've heard them call, and they're really promising, but they're
definitely not ready to call a full evening for a large crowd now. In
a year there's a good chance that they would be ready, but it's hard
to say without seeing how they change over time. Ideally I can wait
and book more like three months out, which means there's much less lag
between when someone becomes ready and when they can do the gig.