Celtfather Monthly: July 2018 (Patreon)

Greetings my friend

First, let me thank you deeply for being a patron of my music. No matter how much you pledge, it makes a HUGE difference in my life, and that of my family. Sales may be low, but patronage, and friendship are high. So thank you for your generosity.

I haven't had time to record the podcast version of this. So I decided to just send an email. I desperately need to get it out because I have a show tomorrow in Taylor, Texas at Black Sparrow Music Parlor... more to come.

And now for the news...

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What a month! We have officially moved to Texas....

Well, at least for a few more weeks. 

I'll be back in Birmingham on July 14 for a show at Pepper Place Farmer's Market. The ladies will be back shortly after that.

My Celtic Invasion of the Isle of Skye was overall a HUGE success. I loved Skye. There were so many spectacular vistas and experiences. Dinosaur tracks, puffins, fairy pools, towering mountains. It was incredible. I'll have a podcast to share on that in the days to come. 

The only thing that sucked was I was unable to release all of the videos I wanted to get out. The internet bandwidth was just so bad. It was pretty frustrating. 

I also wanted to record a bunch of videos of me singing songs. I did. But I didn't account for the wind. The recordings are not as clean sounding as I prefer.

I only released one video on the trip. It was on the Verizon TravelPass. If you're wondering if that's worth it for your international travel, check out the video.

In any case, I have lots of video to share over the next year.

On July 6th, I have a HUGE gig. It's at Black Sparrow Music Parlor in Taylor, Texas. This is just outside of Austin. The show is absolutely free. I get paid off drink sales. So come... and drink lots. hehe.

I haven't had a show in Texas, outside of Sherwood, for quite a while. This could lead to more in the future. But it depends on how good the turnout is. So please do me a favor and help me spread the word. I'd love to get more gigs back in Texas. I know I won't be able to do much more until next year, but still ...

On Friday, July 20th, I'll be back at Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co. in Alabaster, Alabama, starting at 7:30 PM. 

Obviously, I have not done anything with Celtfather Live this month. I'm gonna wait until I get home after July 14th for the next show. Probably the same for Coffee with The Celtfather. But I'll try to let you know if that changes.

As for podcasts...

Geek Pub Songs has an episode called Acoustic Scotland. The first half features Scottish songs. The second is more geeky songs from friends, several of whom I met at FuMPFest at the end of May. I got some great tracks on that show.

The next Celtfather Music & Travel episode is about the "Best & Worst of the Isle of Skye". I'm excited to record and share this episode. Stay tuned.

The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is two episodes into my guest hosts. I have two more planned. Though they need editing. Well worth a listen!

Stats

• YouTube Subscribers = 3652, up 25 from 3627

• YouTube Watch Time = 56,472 is down 12,906 minutes from 69,378

• YouTube Views = 13,270 is down 2535 from 15,805

I guess I'm not too surprised about the decrease since I spent a lot less time publishing content this month.

• Facebook Likes = 3452 is up 19 from 3433

• Facebook Followers = 3334 is up 22 from 3312

• FB Page Views = 355 is up from 321

• FB Reach = 15,642 is up from 14,035

• FB Video Views = 1321 is down from 2286

Again, I'm not surprised since I did so few Coffee with The Celtfather shows

• Spotify Latest Single Stats: "Why Do You Torture Me": 126 streams

• Spotify Latest Single Stats: "Mingulay Cat Song": 214 streams

• Spotify followers: 1016 up from 985. That's 31 new people.

• # Number of listens on Spotify: 1647 is down from 1696

• Most-popular songs on Spotify: Doctor of Gallifrey (421), Widow and Devil (308), Reavers Malcolm Reavers (203)

My Firefly Drinking Songs playlist now has 54 followers, up 10

Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers has 24 followers, up 5

Top Irish & Celtic Music has 154 followers, up 23

Once again, I want to encourage you to listen to my music on Spotify. It has changed the music business. At some point you too will want to stream my music. Whether you use Spotify or another service, I encourage you to listen. This is a great service for indie musicians. 

So 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: Patricia Clark, Craig, Chrystin Pleasants. I do not get a ton of new patrons every month. So your generosity is overwhelming. Thank you!

We are still $13 away from a milestone that will bring you a new single of "Molly Malone". 

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