5 Jul
2003
5 Jul
'03
11:18 a.m.
Jan Depner wrote:
<OT editorial opinion>
On a side note sort of related to England's appreciation of a form of
music that was developed in the US. I've played in a number of places
outside the US - Monaco, Marseille, Pisa, Panama, ... - and I've noticed
that non-US audiences, for the most part, are much more appreciative and
attentive than US audiences. We (and I use that term loosely) seem to
be more interested in 1) is this the latest cool thing, 2) looks, 3)
getting lucky, 4) getting hammered, 5) did I mention looks? The least
important factor seems to be the music. Don't know why that is but it
annoys the hell out of me.
</OT editorial opinion>
I wonder whether this is partly a function of '(Blue)Grass is Greener'
cultural distance. I've found US audiences generally very appreciative
of anyone adopting a plummy English accent and boasting 'Celtic'
heritage. Ah - Looks - Latest Cool Thing - Hmm, I guess I just agreed
with you there. ;-)