Our bluegrass band played some wedding receptions, bank openings, Chamber Of Commerce stuff, etc. Why? The money was good and sometimes folks wanted that hillbilly hayseed ambience -- as they saw it. Matching flannel shirts and some hay bales scattered around? We eschewed that

We hated it even though remarkably we were always well received. After a bit of that we decided irrespective of the money we would only play to crowds that understood and gave a crap about what we were doing. An advantage available to a band made up of folks who all had real jobs.
Pardon the off topic ramble. I'm old and it happens.
Bud