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...question of community is perhaps the foremost interest for the campus singer-songwriters. To varying degrees, all four interviewees feel that no tight-knit cooperative spirit really exists among the Harvard folk community, and their explanations are wide-ranging...
...cappella as the reason for its curiously high popularity in colleges. “A cappella is a social thing—there are a lot of people onstage, and all of them can draw an audience,” says Cantor. “Singer songwriters are more of a lone presence, which may not be as easy to immediately enjoy as a cappella...
However, the problem may not lie in the campus at all, but may simply be an essential part of creating music as a solo artist. “Being a singer-songwriter is tough because the nature of writing the songs is often an incredibly introverted process,” says Wax. “You spend a lot of time alone, and it can be very frustrating because after three hours of work, you might not have anything you’d actually want to play to another human being...
Carlisle feels that Arts First provides a crucial link between the Harvard singer-songwriters and the larger scene around Cambridge and Boston. “The OFA publicizes the event all over, and several non-Harvard affiliates show up to see Harvard student performers,” she says. “The festival is successful because it involves so many people—both as performers and planners...
Regardless of the reasons for its nonexistence, this lack of community creates a very disturbing consequence: small, apathetic and wary audiences. “If the singer-songwriters were more of a group, we could help each other out promoting shows,” says Cantor. “Also, I think people might be less scared to go see a singer-songwriter if they knew that he or she was a member of a respected campus organization of some sort...