I recently received an email from a colleague who is interested in performing regularly in retirement communities (or care homes, as they call them here in the UK). She wanted to run her repertoire past me and also wondered if I had any tips specifically for this kind of gig. I offered her the following. Regarding playing for care homes (man, I really miss that A LOT), an hour set is absolutely plenty. I rarely played for longer than an hour at any of my senior gigs. The set