Hi, folks,

I'd like to hear about different people's approaches to booking bands and 
callers for a dance series. For example:

* Do you ask a bunch of bands and callers at once for their availability dates 
and then try to fill in the schedule based on the combined responses, or do you 
contact folks sequentially on an "if you're available for date X, you've got 
it" basis?

* How far in advance to you seek to book your talent?  Does it vary for 
different people (callers vs. bands; locals vs. out-of-towners; top-tier locals 
vs. others; musicians who don't want to commit too far in advance because they 
might get offered a wedding gig; ...)?

* What if a band or caller asks you about some date and you were planning to 
ask someone else that you'd prefer but might not be able to get?  or if you ask 
about availability of band X and your band contact comes back with something 
like "No can do, but what about (lower cachet) band Y?" or "... what about most 
of band X with substitute fiddler TBD?"?

* Have you found ways to mix different approaches to booking so as to get "the 
best of both worlds" instead of the worst?

* Are there other questions you think I should have asked and, if so, what are 
your aswers to them?

It would be easy to go on at length about the *potential* plusses and minuses 
of various ways of doing bookings.  What I'd prefer is to hear about *ideas 
that have worked well in practice* for other organizers.

Thanks.

--Jim

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