PREFACE

Artisans of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area,
Capitol of the United States of America, would like to extend a welcome
and a greeting to the future participants, friends and relentless patrons of the
CAPITOL AREA TROUBADOURS SOCIETY, (C.A.T.S.) , circa 1986.

It is a pleasure to witness an ancient civilized cultural activity resurrected in the spirit in which it first appeared.
The term "Troubadour" originated in Italy.
The great performers/musicians traveled back and forth through the great cities of old - Rome, Amsterdam, London, Prague, Paris,
Cologne, Munich, Barcelona, Lisbon, etc.

Please let us not confuse the term "Troubadour" with the term "Gypsies".
Not only did this activity manifest itself as a European tradition,
it is now a common form of human expression all over the world.

We in this new millennium will continue this joy of human exchange in this world-class city of Washington, D.C. Given that we are a more complicated society, this ancient exercise has survived and continues to strive. It is now necessary to establish
guidelines and policies of conduct in order to integrate it with the structures of today. Therefore, we have established rules
that we hope will help provide a platform for musician/performers to display their talents in the public access areas of the city, as true "Troubadours".

Raycurt Lemuel Johnson, Founder
CAPITOL AREA TROUBADOUR SOCIETY, (C.A.T.S.)
Please circulate this document to all concern parties and share your views with us. We would like to know.

CONTACT: Raycurt@raycurt.com