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I have had arguments with folk that say they will only play what they want to play when they want to play it. This of course is utter nonesense and they are kidding themselves on. They are eitherjust hobbyists out for self gratification and ego boosting or are selfish ignorant folk who have no respect for an audience.


Jim, if all we ever did was to play cover songs, there would be no new music. I think it depends on the venue you play at and the billing. Many of them have audiences that do want to hear old favorites and current popular stuff. However there are some venues which feature performers with original music and the audiences expect that. Hopefully the performing songwriter is writing music they enjoy and can relate to.

I like the smorgasbord approach myself. A nice variety. It's a good way to introduce new music and give everyone a little something they enjoy. I wonder how the "big names" did things before they were famous? Did they cover other people's songs and sneak some of their own in, or did they just go for it and perform their own music?

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