A few days ago in another thread Gary mentioned that when he was working full time he would learn a new tune every week and now he still trys to learn a new tune once a month. My first thought was, what does he mean by learning a new tune? Is this full memory or just setting a tune up and being able to use a cheat sheet? In amy case a new tune once a week only ads up to 52 tunes a year. Maybe enough to get through a 4 hour gig. In the meantime, what do you do in order to have a full book of tunes to play out with?

I notice that most of you use some form of a registration file and this obviously helps once you've found a style thats suitable but doesn't help with the lyrics or chords. I'm also curious as to how long does it take for you to nail down the style, voices, and tempo for a new song.

Overall, the question is how do you go about setting up a play list? Any general help in this area would be most helpful.