I have a friend that plays acoustic guitar and sings, mostly country. He is amplified and he plays mostly nursing homes. He sometimes travels 100 miles and will hit 2 or 3 a day.
The problem is all the homes in town have used him and think he is too depressing.
His logic is these people are in wheelchairs ect. and can't move, so if he plays bouncy tunes it would be like rubbing it in, that they can't move.
So the question is, would any of you like to share your set list for a typical nursing home job, just so I can get a sense of what is going over.
My personal opinion is to treat them like any audience, even a little audience participation, even if its only hand clapping. The people that can participate will and maybe the others will enjoy watching.

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[This message has been edited by mikeathome1 (edited 12-09-2004).]