“It is,” she agrees. “I just wish I didn’t have to travel so much. But I know I have to do more than just play clubs here in New York if I want to further my career.”

New York’s a big city, but Midge still has to get her name out there. The only way she does that is by having as wide an audience as possible.

“Sometimes I worry that I’m still hurting my kids by not being there.”