“There are a lot of young men who are encouraged to take solos, to be
musicians, to go off and do this thing, whereas women aren’t as encouraged
to do that. And when they don’t have these role models to look up to on the
stage, then they’re twice as likely not to start a band, not to take a solo, not
to go out on their own. So just the fact that these young people can see us up
there is almost half the battle.”
—Celia Woodsmith