The trio I am in play because we enjoy making music and entertaining people. We play music that we like and are not chasing the market.
We did a gig recently and several of the audience said they had specifically come to seen us having seen us play a year or so earlier.
We had some CDs and they wanted to buy some. We gave them a couple; they only cost a matter of pence to produce. For us it has never been about the money but the enjoyment and being appreciated.
john