Originally Posted by Jack Swain
I have no problem whatever with cover songs and have a large repertoire to draw from, however where we live the audiences are open to the music we play regardless of the mix of covers versus our own music. I am not happy doing all covers all the time, though. I have been in those kind of bands in the past and I always get to a point where I don't want to continue down that path. For me it is not a snobbery thing, it is just what I enjoy doing. I have lived in other areas where it was much more difficult to do an evening of mostly our own music because the crowds are expecting covers, but where I live now the music scene is very accepting of it and in many cases the crowds even encourage it depending on the clubs.


My point exactly Jack....you play what the audience wants to hear and are shot down in flames if you do not produce the right songs for the audience and occasion...regardless of how good you play....try booking a folk singer or an originals band for a dinner dance and see what the audience think.

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