[Dixielandjazz] How to succeed in killing a trad festival without really trying

[Judy Eames]

> Alicia Fulbright wrote
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>  Most people in my age demographic were never extended a welcome to 
> OKOM even in Sacramento I have heard that we need more young people. 
> The problem is that when we have "young people" at events the more 
> mature people make them feel unwelcome. I rarely see the average" 
> figger" engage these younguns in a hello there. . . .
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>

I may be fooling myself but I think we do extend a welcome to young 
people in the UK and we have a number of very good people from late 
teens upwards forming their own bands or joining existing ones:  Ben 
Cummings, Graham Hughes, Amy Roberts (now playing regularly with Chris 
Barber)James Evans and several others had a good traditional grounding 
as young members of established "OKOM" bands and even when they break 
new ground they have a good following from older fans at festivals etc.

Obviously, my annual visits to the US don't qualify me to judge but I 
haven't been aware of younger people being frozen out there .... rather 
the reverse; maybe clubs are a bit more died in the wool.

As for a young woman in only her fifties she'd do well to dress 
inconspicuously if she didn't want to attract attention from older men 
with (mainly) unrealistic ambitions :-)

Jude



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