We're convinced with better direction, hospitality at this festival could really be something to write home about, or could at least keep musicians and other volunteers happy for three days. Nobody seemed to be in charge of the cooking until the second or third day when the leader's husband intervened, and some of us were too new to feel that we could stick our noses in to such a degree and take charge. Even some of the experienced volunteers said this was the most poorly run kitchen they'd seen in years. That's a tough one.
Different areas have different approaches to things.
Volunteers must get full recognition and free-loaders don't help anybody. If the person in question is a good friend of the owner, you're probably out of luck. I have played guitar since 1965 when I was 13. I started getting into Bluegrass around '72 mostly because of the Circle Be Unbroken album. That year I went to Bean Blossom and the Union Grove NC National Fiddlers Contest.