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Celtic Community FrustrationsSometimes I wonder why I even try?
Last night, I got an email from the Austin Celtic Association on which I'm currently a board member. The Board is putting together a benefit concert for the ACA. These concerts are typically decently promoted and well-attended. Often, they take place a the Cactus Cafe. The bands are vary in quality. My take, good bands, bad performers. But the sets are short enough that the last one went over fairly well.
Any case, I decided to go ahead and volunteer The Bards for a performance. At which point, I get this lovely email from the President who is another neo-Nazi traditionalist. Meaning, she doesn't like our music because we don't play reels and jigs. So she promptly belittles us and our music and looks to put us in a more subdued position.
So I emailed back, forget it. And at this point, I'm in the mood of even dropping the ACA. Over the past couple years, I've done my best to make us popular band in the Austin Celtic community, but the neo-Nazi Trads do their best to block us. I'm about at the point of saying, "what's the use?" and withdrawing all my support for an organization seeped in debt and that refuses to support us in return.
Actually, that's not entirely true. Actually, there are a number of ACA members and Board Members are extremely fond of the Brobdingnagian Bards and our music. The neo-Nazis are miniscule part of this problem, yet they still end up in prominent positions.
So now, I'm thinking of a new marketing strategy--"Celtic folk music that the Traditionalists are upset about." It'll create division in the community, but not really. Actually, it'll only make an already divided community more visible. Could be some decent publicity. Who knows?
All I know is I'm sick of the Trad attitude. It's narrow-minded and stupid! Celtic music has many different faces. If the Traditionalists are too blind to see that, then they need to be shut up in other ways. If ye have any suggestions, please drop me a line.
Posted by Marc Gunn on Tuesday, April 01, 2003 |
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