We play at those venues on a regular schedule year-round. We have 12 programs we do. November is patriotic and December is Christmas (all types of songs). Drop me a line if you want program song lists. We use fakebooks a lot and have them for the 20's and 30's, too. 5ft. 2, Toot, Toot, Tootsie, etc. are well-liked songs and they are before 1940.

We also pass out word packets. Be prepared that some folks won't want to give them back. It's nice that we do get some back at the next gig sometimes.

After we play a piece, we set the chart on the table behind us. One time a lady got up, picked up all the charts on the table, and through them in the trash...Which was promptly emptied. I had to do a few computer girations to get those charts reprinted.

Stan

Cornet Curmudgeon