well this is it. people get very snotty about my approach to folk music - say i'm prostituting myself playing in pubs, etc. i've heard it all in folk clubs and read it all on mudcat.

however doing it for money does impose a sort of discipline. you buy the guitar you need for the best price. and when the need finishes - you move on , take the hit - cos you always lose on the deal, and get the next guitar that will put food on the table.

yes , you could cry when you think of some of the guitars you let go for nothing. cry when you think of some of the classic guitars you could have bought for just that extra couple of hundred quid - but you just bought the cheapest that would do the job.

of course you don't get it right. unless you're a millionaire - i guess no one does.