My family are professional muscians i.e, if we don't get gigs we don't get food. they've been at it for over twenty-five years and recently we've noticed a big drop in ceilidhs etc, but it doesn't help when there are hobby bands going out for peanuts and taking our work i.e, when people ask our price which is perfectly reasonable, they point out that they can get a cheaper band, cheaper by a couple of hundred. It's a free world and they can charge what they like, but for proffesionals it means we have to put our price down to get work, this isn't at all fair. when you're doing it for a living you can't afford to put prices down. Take care baby custard x