Thank you for all your replies, please keep them coming. I should really emphasise that while we are looking for the odd gig to help defray expenses(being humble musicians with no day jobs): we especially want to hear some local music and meet musicians socially. And we're willing to travel. Probably not enough time to go out to the west, but we could surely manage a bit of French fiddling and maritime exploration. We'd need advice on how long it takes to travel around those differeent parts.