Thanks for this thread, Jerry. This is part of an idea that's been germinating in me for some time- how to make live, acoustic music accessible to as many people as I can. My women's chorus sings every year for several events as a gift- to the local soup kitchen, for example, and often to local nursing homes and once to the hospital (but the corridors were too small to hold us all!).
I also want to get out there with my own voice and concertina more often.
An important thing to remember is that Christmas tends to be a iime when, if there is an inundation, it's most likely to happen. I want to start a tradition of giving music in the depths of winter- Jan/Feb/March/(and into April, around here)- "off" times when the girl scouts, etc. may not be around either.

Allison