On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Colin Hume <[email protected]> wrote: > > I imagine a lot of callers are happier to start the way I've > described, gradually building up confidence. Would you > expect to do a Saturday evening dance in your first year > of calling? >
As an organizer I think the problem is less that people want to go from nothing to calling or playing full evenings, but that a long lead time means you need to be really aware of who is going to be ready by the time the date comes. Imagine I'm booking for September 2014 right now, and I'm considering a caller with eight months of experience. I've heard them call, and they're really promising, but they're definitely not ready to call a full evening for a large crowd now. In a year there's a good chance that they would be ready, but it's hard to say without seeing how they change over time. Ideally I can wait and book more like three months out, which means there's much less lag between when someone becomes ready and when they can do the gig.
