Oh, yeah, I already play like that-- and our church IS the one you mentioned, and I lead the music for that service. What I want is more players to have fun with, and people with a wider range of folk music they enjoy and play. Although I guess if I were out there more playing, I could hawk any concerts I organize, with name performers (NAME to me but not to our community....). Problem there is that if you offer tickets, often people here will buy a pair with no intention of attending at all-- it's just a donation to whatever local cause you are promoting, and that's how people are good neighbors to each other here.

But isn't it funny that when you play like that close to home you can't get paid, and if you go a couple of counties over they will pay you? That's how it is here, anyway.

~Susan