You're right, I mis-read the part about payment. I did give the folks some homemade soup and bottles of their favourite drink though!!

As far as payment is concerned, I once read a piece about putting on gigs at home, which said that you can get around certain licensing implications by selling raffle tickets, where the money goes to the performers. If the gig was friends only (as mine was), I would feel a bit strange asking them for money – although a whip-around might work out okay…

As for paid gigs, in my experience, promoters only pay you if you bring along more than 10 people, or something along those lines.

-David

Ps. Here's my page if anyone is interested; my myspace page – the pictures are listed under 'House Concert/Birthday Party'.