I'm remaining anonymous because some of my band mates might be reading this.

Rick - there's a fiddler here I would like to work with but his "redneckishness" is the stopper - maybe there's a reason they call the fiddle the Devil's Instrument !?!

I'm curious about one the elements raised in above posts. What kind of trouble does one find if you join more than one band ? I love the group I'm in, but sometimes feel the need to play with different musicians for a variety of reasons. Could others elaborate more on this.

My limited experience has been that you generally have to like your band mates socially before making any decent music. Luckily we're all pretty prompt, don't drink to excess, and keep our prejudices & predilections to ourselves on-stage. (just another white bread, ho-hum group. Maybe we should bite a few bat's heads off !!)