As a musician who's been asked about rescheduling, it's a very reasonable thing to do as long as you communicate well.
Agreed with Kimbi that you don't want to make the local band think you're saying "we think they're better than you" -- the important thing is that the local band is very likely to be able to make other dates work while the visiting musicians would need the specific date. Jeff On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 8:47 AM Donna Hunt via Organizers < organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Totally agree. > Life happens good/bad and sometimes organizers (and performers also!) > need/want to swap things. Being transparent often leads to good results. > > Donna > Email: dhuntdan...@aol.com > Cell: 215-565-6050 > > > > > On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 08:40:56 AM EDT, Kimbi Hagen via > Organizers <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > I totally agree with Chloe. I’ve been in this exact situation more than > once before and it was fine. The key is simply to be transparent and > equitable. I.e., just make sure your local band knows two things: that > this is only an attempt to take advantage of an unusual opportunity, so > they don’t assume you are doing it because you like the other band > “better,” and that you will ensure they still end up with the same number > of gigs for the month/quarter/year as any other band in your local > rotation, so they don’t feel short changed or taken for granted. > > Sent from my "Smart" Phone > (so please excuse bizarre and nonsensical Auto-corrects) > > On Oct 10, 2023, at 8:07 AM, Chloe Maryam Mohr via Organizers < > organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > Hi Mary, > > I think it's fine to ask them so long as you are able to swap them to > another date. People end up trading around dates for all kinds of reasons. > > Just my opinion, though. > > Chloe > Local band booking for PATMAD contra in Philadelphia > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 7:42 AM Mary Collins via Organizers < > organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I have a bit of a quandary. I just found out two incredible contra > musicians will be in my area. They will be here the day after our local > dance. I have a small quasi local band booked already. > > Here is the question - is it ethical to ask booked band to change their > date (they play a lot in our dance) IF visiting musicians are available & > willing? > > Thanks in advance, > Mary (Buffalo) > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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