I suppose there's no point in selling yourself short if you are looking for gigs but you might not want to go in the direction of this guy, promoting his folk tribute act on his website:

Share with me if you will the lead up to, and the first opening moments of, another [redacted] concert.

Upon taking their seats, the audience are greeted by a stage that silently understates the performance that is about to begin; bathed in warm ambient light, it is simply functional, but not without intrigue. My three acoustic guitars stand proudly to the right of where I will sit: two brown and one blue, their newly polished surfaces reflect the soft light from above and beg questions from the gathering and patiently waiting people...

The lights go up...cueing my entrance to the stage. Dressed in jeans, billowing cotton shirt and waistcoat, I animate in acknowledgement of the welcoming applause...
The audience are attentive to my introductory words welcoming them to the show and they respond heartily to my humour ... it resonates ... and adds encouragingly to the focus of this tribute.

For the next two and a quarter hours I will sing and share anecdotes to entertain and inform and will endeavour to draw every listener closer as I ... etc. etc