I made a living from music for a short spell - before I got totally bored with the life - and it wasn't from folk music, it was rock'n roll. We (the trio) played up and down the country - British Legions, Con Clubs, Trades & Labour clubs, Army messes, social clubs of all sorts, one-offs in pubs residencies in pubs - plus weddings, anniversary bashes, corporate events, blah, blah and blah. Southport one night, Clacton the next, "50s" themed weekends at out-of-season holiday camps, works "do's"... with the New Year's Eve gig as the cash high spot of the year. Even made a record or two.

In the end, the life nearly killed the love of music so, in spite of quite good money, I jacked it in. But, and note this - only a few of those venues above are open to folkies. Bring on the day job...