Drummers, bards, Huh?

[Matthew R. Popalisky]

On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, J. Michael Shew wrote:

> 
> 	Don't get me wrong.  I like drummers.  I even invite them to
> perform, dancers and all in my camps.
> 	And being a teacher-type I often invite "bad" bards to perform, so
> that we can work on their performances.  

Good.  I believe that is our job as bards, but then I am a mundane music
teacher, so I *might* be prejudiced.

> 	So the argument is really; How cricket is it to tell the uninvited
> attack bard/Attack drummers to take it elsewhere?  I have made enemies
> doing just that.  Some people have made crude and, (I think...)
> unwarrented accusations about me that I am a "purist" or a "Drum Hater."

I htink the key word here is uninvited.

Kateryn
Grimfells