Coupla photos of me and my lefty partner, Scott at a local hangout:
Mocha-N-Music Coffehouse
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Nice, Dread! Are there any audio files to go along with the pics?
Q: Is this one of those elusive, mythical "paying" gigs? Or is it for love of the muse?
Q: Is this one of those elusive, mythical "paying" gigs? Or is it for love of the muse?
"Paying" is a relative term. We get a free coffee and divide up the tip jar at the end of the evening. So, yeah, it's mostly for the love of the music.
I've been fortunate to nail down a few paying gigs each month. We get between 50 and 100 clams apiece depending on the type of gig. Private parties where we haul amps, speakers etc. are minimum $100 apiece. A Senior's community called me last week, wants us to come in once a month to entertain the oldsters, it's close to my house and its strictly acoustic, I told her $50 apiece. Church groups typically also pay $50 per musician.
Then we have our volunteer outings. Every Thursday night we go either to an Alzheimer's unit or to a Hospice Center. We also do the occasional special music for the church service at the old folks home. Tomorrow night (Sunday) we're doing a fund raiser called "An Evening Of Bluegrass" for a local church missions program. We've done this fund raiser at least half a dozen times in the past, they usually raise about $1,500 at these. Along with 2 hours of bluegrass, you get desserts and coffee.
Heck, we've even done a couple summer gigs at Don's church!
Whew! Come to think of it, my Guilds don't get a whole lot of rest. Play 'em if you got 'em, folks. We're not getting rich but it brings in a little spending money for gas, strings, etc.
I've been fortunate to nail down a few paying gigs each month. We get between 50 and 100 clams apiece depending on the type of gig. Private parties where we haul amps, speakers etc. are minimum $100 apiece. A Senior's community called me last week, wants us to come in once a month to entertain the oldsters, it's close to my house and its strictly acoustic, I told her $50 apiece. Church groups typically also pay $50 per musician.
Then we have our volunteer outings. Every Thursday night we go either to an Alzheimer's unit or to a Hospice Center. We also do the occasional special music for the church service at the old folks home. Tomorrow night (Sunday) we're doing a fund raiser called "An Evening Of Bluegrass" for a local church missions program. We've done this fund raiser at least half a dozen times in the past, they usually raise about $1,500 at these. Along with 2 hours of bluegrass, you get desserts and coffee.
Heck, we've even done a couple summer gigs at Don's church!Whew! Come to think of it, my Guilds don't get a whole lot of rest. Play 'em if you got 'em, folks. We're not getting rich but it brings in a little spending money for gas, strings, etc.
fungusyoung
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Awesome stuff, Dread. There seems to be a lot of people here that play out mostly for the love & fun of it. Unless I was 18 again, it's the only way I could do it. If they ever pay me on top of that, well... bonus.
West R Lee
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I'm ready for a few more sound clips there Dreaded One.
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JerryR
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I'm working on people paying me to go away :mrgreen: