[Perform-talk] Sing Out Mag

[Brad Dunse]

Donna,

Thanks for the info. That's too bad there is a low subscriber stat on the 
accessible format. Perhaps because it isn't all that accessible? If you are 
getting an RTF that is columnized, how is the Word doc any different? I'd 
be interested in the articles as well, I like to get in the head of folks, 
find out what makes them tick and etc. :). I had wrote Mark to see if the 
accessible one was still available the other day so we'll see what he says.

Thanks.

Brad


At 09:45 AM 7/12/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Brad,
>I subscribed to Sing Out! earlier this year and receive the accessible 
>format. Sing Out! has long been a great resource for singer/songwriters 
>and others in the folk community, but before you sign up, here are a few 
>thoughts.
>
>Currently, there are 2 subscribers to the accessible version and editor 
>Mark Moss expressed his frustration with the expense of the project and 
>the lack of subscribers. One of the two is me and the other one told him 
>that he/she would be comfortable scanning and reading the print edition if 
>the accessible one was no longer available. So, I don't know how long 
>he'll do it.
>
>I don't know why he isn't getting an accessible electronic version that 
>would work for sighted and blind readers, but he isn't. The accessible 
>version is a .rtf file which is done in columns like the print edition. I 
>find it difficult to deal with, so I always transfer it into a standard 
>.doc format. Neither version allows you to use the Table of Contents to 
>find things by page number. The way the accessible version works is that 
>you subscribe and receive the print version along with whatever CDs they 
>send out (it's a quarterly publication). The .rtf arrives via e-mail.
>
>One thing you should look into is going online to:
>singout.org
>and seeing what's available in terms of the calendar of events. I'm not 
>sure what you're looking for, but if it's the names  of clubs and 
>festivals, rather than the articles about performers and the folk 
>community, maybe the site can meet your needs.
>
>The magazine is having financial problems. I am doing a series about them 
>for their 60th anniversary, which is running on Suite 101. So far, some of 
>the people I have interviewed are: singer-songwriters Ellis Paul, Steve 
>Gillette, Sara Hickman, Uke Jackson, Wanda Fisher (folk deejay from 
>upstate NY) and Mark Moss the editor.
>
>HTH,
>Donna
>
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>
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>Brad Dunse wrote:
>>Do any of y'all get Sing Out mag in the accessible format they offer? 
>>Would the contents benefit an indy performing songwriter in the folk, 
>>folk-pop, folk-country,  acoustic, semi-commercial strain? Thanks in 
>>advance for any info you can give on the mag.
>>
>>Brad
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