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Hey everyone,I had a question for you long time performance experts. This evening I will be playing a show to a local college crowd and I'm considering doing a cover of Bob Dylan's "Emmett Till". My...

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Back in my 60's and 70's college/coffee house days, songs like this were common and welcome. It was a time when music was a major mode of expression for political and social views. Sadly, so-called...

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A big part of performance is reading your audience, whether that's in an intimate coffee house or a loud club. If the crowd is there to relax and knock back a few cold ones, you might want to lean...

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Travis, all I can say is: sing it - and tomorrow morning you look into your mirror and you will say: "Yeah, you sang it, I'm proud of you !"The fact that the politcal atmosphere in USA might be a...

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Quote:The fact that the politcal atmosphere in USA might be a little sensible is no reason to back down from everybody's right to speak !Isn't Travis in Canada? He could probably get away with this...

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Indeed I am in Canada Michael! And in some of the rural parts of Nova Scotia, which I visited lately, it seems that racism is still alive as much as it was 40-50 years ago in the south. It's part of...

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If you think you sing it really well, sing it!!!

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Just do it. You can't carry around other peoples' guilt and let their perceptions of you take you down. Think of it this way: if you had to take into account all of the subjects that people could be...

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Quote:My setlist for the evening contains 5 originals and 2 covers.From a performance perspective, if you're going to do 5 originals and 2 covers, I'd recommend doing covers of songs that the audience...

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After 'Emmett Till', do 'Southern Man' instead of 'Heart of Gold'...they'll get the 'picture'.

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Sing well. Sing loud. Sing true and carry the torch.

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Travis, do what YOU think is right, but be sure you think it is right, not just an attention getting stunt.BobSpearfish, SDBlueridge Forum

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I think it depends on what you are trying to accomplish...If you are wanting to entertain your audience then you will come off one way...If you are trying to preach to the choir you may come off...

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Well I just got back and it was a horrible experience.For the cover songs I choose "Sweet Carolina" and "He Was A Friend Of Mine". The crowd was very receptive and kind, but I couldn't hear a word of...

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Sorry it didn't go as well as you hoped, but I'm sure it wasn't half as bad as you imagined. If the audience stayed, and listened, well that's half the battle.Tomorrow, make a list of what you think...

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I think it was an amalgamation of things all stemming from the sound.I started out my set with the covers. The crowd started cheering real loud soon as they heard my harmonica take and that familiar...

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I bet that you did better than you think...D-28CWD-28 Marquis SBOM-28V

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I want to acknowledge you for sharing your concerns in this forum. A suggestion, have your girlfriend video and audio tape your performance and also give you her critique. You may be surprised to...

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Hi Travis,As a performing veteran (ha ha!), let me tell you not to sweat what you see as a setback. Happens to all of us, a lot of it depends on the venue, the crowd, the performer, the sound, etc,...

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When you play - it's you and your maker. If sombody else likes what you do great! If not not. If you like what you do, sombody else will also but you seem to judge how it went by the interaction with...

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