Thanks everyone Lots of good advice, my own problem stems from the fact that I am self taught and so not used to playing with other people, my wifes problem is the fact that " A " She is quite shy and " B " I think she is afraid of me bombing . Now one other point is that I have played in public once. I was drunk and I paid a passing musician 10 pounds to borrow his guitar and he stood beside me and we both sang as I played at the Gaelic football game between Dublin and Kerry in Thurles, Co Tipp. this year. We made 40 pounds in about 20/25 minutes split it 50/50 and I joined my pals and drank a few more pints, but what I want to do is beat the nerves and play on a regular basis, not for money but for pleasure