In New York city we have always paid callers more. A decision was made a very long time ago - beforei knew what contra dancing was - that callers should make more money. In New York city the callers made about thirty percent more. We have raised the fees of musicians since then and not of callers, but they still have not caught up. There are still people around who know the exact history and who made that decision. I am sure if you ask any of the older musicians thay can give you the reason in a way that is less than friendly. Ask one of the older callers -and there description as to how this happened will be much nicer.
Merle On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Sue Robishaw <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > This is more curious than useful, but on this current discussion and > on previous ones I notice (and have paid a lot of attention to since our > new dance series is just in its first year) that usually callers and > individual musicians get the same amount. Having done both (albeit for > small dances) I find calling a LOT more work than playing and am surprised > by this (unless it's a lone melody player). Do any dances give the caller a > higher share? > Sue Robishaw, U.P.M. > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > -- *Merle McEldowney* *212-933-0290*
