Celtfather Monthly: June 2018 (Patreon)

Greetings Gunn Runner

Summer is here! This is when everything gets a bit crazy. I'm traveling to Scotland in a couple weeks. Then I'll be in Texas for a few weeks. I even have one show while I'm there. Through it all, I will be busy creating new stuff for you.

Sea Shanties for Cat Lovers was not funded. But I have a lot more song recording ideas, including a new cat song that I want to capture in the weeks to come.

However, a lot of my time will be spent creating videos for YouTube. 

I fly to Scotland on June 14. I'll be there for ten days on the Isle of Skye. This will be an incredible trip. My hope is to get a lot of travel music videos. I'm learning tips to make them quickly and easily.

If you haven't seen my new family music video, check it out here. I think you'll love the video of "Happily Ever After" by Brobdingnagian Bards. I'd love to get your comments and suggestions on ways to improve the video. And if you can post them on YouTube, all the better.

I also launched a new video project called "Who Sings It Better?" The idea is to add a sort of fun competition pitting songs against each other. The first video I did was of "Molly Malone". I recorded a video and am putting it against the same song by Jesse Ferguson.

I love this idea. But so far, the response is small. If you want to play the game, go over to my video and vote for it or Jesse Ferguson's. 

I should point out that it will not upset me at all if you vote for Jesse's song. Not only do I love this version, but I also get to learn what you like and don't like.

If you're following Coffee with The Celtfather on Thursdays at noon central. Make sure you keep an eye on Facebook for each show. My schedule this summer is a little chaotic. So I'm not sure when I will be able to make those. I'm going to try my best. I'm also thinking I might just POP IN and sing songs every now and then.

The schedule should return back to normal in August. In the meantime, here are some shows I have scheduled.

On Saturday, June 2nd, I'll be back at Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co in Alabaster.

I have no public CeltfatherLive shows in June. BUT if you're a Heroic Gunn Runner, you can watch a private show on Thursday, June 7 at 7 PM CST. If you want to watch this concert, join my Heroic Gunn Runners before that date.

On the weekend of June 8-10, I'm gonna be at Magic City Con in Birmingham, Alabama. I expect to have several shows throughout the weekend.

As for podcasts...

Geek Pub Songs has a Memorial Day show that came out in May. June's show will highlight Scottish songs.

The May edition of Celtfather Music & Travel is on Patreon Milestones. I use that to announce my next milestone, which will get a new single of "Molly Malone" with a guest collaborator. In June, I hope to have at least one podcast from Scotland, along with a podcast about How to Get the Most Out of Patreon.

Brobdingnagian Bards released a new instrumental single called "Fall of Serenity Valley" on Memorial Day. I'm still trying to record a new version of our Mickey Jedi song.

My next single "Why Do You Torture Me?" will be released on June 11. But you can also now hear it on TheFuMP.com. 

Stats

YouTube Subscribers = 3627, up 29 from 3598

YouTube Watch Time = 69,378 is down from 76,732

YouTube Views = 15,805 is down from 17,680

Facebook Likes = 3433 is up 23 from 3410

Facebook Followers = 3312 is up from 3289

FB Page Views = 321 is down from 496

FB Reach = 14,035 is up from 10,005

FB Video Views = 2286 is down from 2,554

Latest Single Stats: "Mingulay Cat Song": 48 streams

Spotify followers: 985 up 962. That's 23 new people.

# Number of listens on Spotify: 1696 is up from 1683

Most-popular songs on Spotify: Widow and Devil (307), Doctor of Gallifrey (249), Reavers Malcolm Reavers (197)

My Firefly Drinking Songs playlist now has 46 followers, up 3

Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers has 19 followers, up 5

Top Irish & Celtic Music has 131 followers, up 21

If you're on Spotify, listen to my playlists. Find a song you like. Save it. Then add it to your own playlist.

I want to thank the newest members of the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon: Russell Witte-Dycus, Craig Wallterstein, and special thanks to Jennifer Crispin who raised her pledge.

We are just $12 away from a milestone that will bring you a new single of "Molly Malone". 

You can help me create and release more music. Join the Gunn Runners Club to step behind-the-scenes with bonus podcasts, new music, and live concerts.