When Ian Kearey left the Oyster Band all those years ago and moved to Brighton, we immediately asked him to join our band - we had a full programme of Friday & Saturday wedding and PTA type gigs.
After about two months, Ian told us that he has been doing some sums. He calculated the money earned per hour of gigging & travelling with both bands and found that he was earning twice as much per hour with the Sussex Pistols*.
No fame and publicity in his new band, however, as he was now working in an almost totally invisible scene. However, he is still in our line-up.

* Having said that, the Pistols have played a fair few festival ceilidhs over the years. We play at Tenterden in a few weeks time.