How Many gigs in a year

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 23 Nov 2009 2:29 pm

Purely out of curiosity.
How many gigs do YOU play per year.This can be paid or unpaid but must have the public present.
I do about 60-70
Billy

Don Hinkle · Post by **Don Hinkle** » 23 Nov 2009 2:55 pm

Probably 125 annually.

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 23 Nov 2009 4:07 pm

80-100

admin · Post by **b0b** » 23 Nov 2009 4:19 pm

Maybe ten.

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 23 Nov 2009 4:36 pm

Had 186 last year and will have about 170 this year.
Hook

Jim Simon · Post by **Jim Simon** » 23 Nov 2009 4:46 pm

We had a 21 year run where we averaged 115 one nighters a year. Now I just play with myself.

Jaclyn Jones · Post by **Jaclyn Jones** » 23 Nov 2009 4:47 pm

About 125

Roual Ranes · Post by **Roual Ranes** » 23 Nov 2009 5:08 pm

Steel........about 130
about 110 others

Shane Glover · Post by **Shane Glover** » 23 Nov 2009 5:12 pm

Usually from 80 to 104 . I double on guitar . Does that count for twice as many ? Or half as many ?

Shane

Jack Ritter · Post by **Jack Ritter** » 23 Nov 2009 6:58 pm

Used to do about 110 and now about 60 or so. Jack

Peter Nylund · Post by **Peter Nylund** » 23 Nov 2009 9:47 pm

I did one gig last year and slightly less this year

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 24 Nov 2009 12:31 am

So, next year it will be time for a comeback, Peter ?

Robert Thomas · Post by **Robert Thomas** » 24 Nov 2009 4:53 am

Up until last year I would do 144 per year and I have cut back to 72 this year, and am considering going less next year. I will turn 76 early next year and the age is telling me to slow down, or else.

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 24 Nov 2009 6:32 am

until 2 yrs ago about 60 to 70 a yr. Since then 15 to 20 by our own choosing. cc

john buffington · Post by **john buffington** » 24 Nov 2009 6:55 am

I've been blessed with a total of 131 for this year.
John Buffington

Jonathan Cullifer · Post by **Jonathan Cullifer** » 24 Nov 2009 7:06 am

About fifty. I turn down almost as many as I accept because of my school schedule and all that.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 24 Nov 2009 7:13 am

This year will be about 150 because I am new to Austin and am spending so much time on the road. Things should pick up as I settle in.

Leroy Riggs · Post by **Leroy Riggs** » 24 Nov 2009 7:50 am

The High Country Drifters are on track for 25 this year (we just started 5 months ago) and hopefully up to 50 next year.
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Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 24 Nov 2009 7:56 am

ABOUT 110 a year.

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Smokey Fennell · Post by **Smokey Fennell** » 24 Nov 2009 10:00 am

I played about 75 gigs this year.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 24 Nov 2009 11:03 am

Just in case the IRS is reading this...

Steel guitarists usually perform for free. It's a tradition, even when the rest of the band is getting paid. We love the instrument so much that we wouldn't dream of charging money to play.

This is why steel guitarists are in such great demand.

We now return to the poll.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 24 Nov 2009 11:54 am

And we never perform ASCAP music.....JH in Va.

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 24 Nov 2009 12:00 pm

I've only been keeping track of my gigs since 1996, when I retired from the road, and since then I've played 1,795 of 'em, which is about 128 a year. No money, but lots of free beer and free studio time.

When I was with Faron, for ten years in the '80's, we worked about 120 days a year. Before that, the Opry artists I worked with did fewer road dates but more Opry spots.

Dave Ristrim · Post by **Dave Ristrim** » 24 Nov 2009 2:41 pm

I never count the gigs, only the dollars.

Johnny Thomasson · Post by **Johnny Thomasson** » 24 Nov 2009 3:08 pm

You didn't say on steel, so about 100 this year for me.

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