Playing guitar at a drinks reception might seem like one of the easier parts of my job, however it still serves up an array of musical challenges for which you need to be prepared to deal with.  On the face of it, performing at a drinks reception means setting up an hour before your set, running a quick sound check, followed by 2-3 performances of 45 mins each.  As far as gigs go, it sounds about as straight forward as it can be.  Indeed, when I first began playing guitar at weddings and events, I didn’t pay it much thought.  [...]