Actually I USED to make my living playing commercial Folk for folks who (for the most part) couldn't have cared less whether I played good chords and interesting arrangements or not. What they DID care about was whether they heard familiar songs. For a musician, I made GREAT money, ate well, had a very interesting social life, and ended up in therapy telling a shrink that I wanted to KILL the people who payed my salary (yah, customers AND owners, ha ha!)

15 years ago I walked off the stage of the Yorkdale Inn in mid set, and haven't played a gig I didn't want to since. I teach most of the time now, and do local festivals and folk clubs, with two or three forays into the States per year. Only put out new albums when I feel like it, and my stress level is virtually non-existant now (which is probably why I laugh when Mudcat gets really silly, rather than getting pissed)

Hey Spot, make 'em pay through the nose for "Wild Rover"!

Cheers

Rck