Celtfather Monthly: March 2019 (Patreon)

Frustrating. I recorded audio twice for this to release as a podcast. It crapped out on my twice. So... I'm just gonna post the text. 

Greetings Gunn Runner

What a great month! I was busy. Maybe too busy. But I am thrilled with the results. Let's break it all down.

My Coffee with The Celtfather shows had decent turnouts. It didn't really seem to grow. I'm still getting about 10-20 people for the live event. And they are loving the weekly shows. The shows get about 80 views each after a couple weeks. 

I did one on Sci Fi Drinks, Geek Love Songs, Who Are Your Heroes?. I'm finishing the month with Cat Songs.

Plus, I did an Autoharp Tutorial, which was REALLY well-received. I want to try and do more of those in the future.

The Celtfather Live concert had about 9 people watching it. Which is small. But there was one who joined Patreon the day of to watch. Thank you Tina!

That's a big deal for me. One of big goal for February was to boost Patreon subscribers, especially at the Hero level. I got five new patrons and four who raised their patronage levels. That's just awesome! I am moving closer to the $1000 milestone.

I put out a new episode of the Pub Songs Podcast every week in February. Each was different. And I LOVED them all. 

In March, I go back to the twice a month schedule... Unless something special comes up. That's my plan anyway. I'm finishing up an episode of St Patrick's Day Facts. I submitted to iTunes to see if I can get a special feature on Apple Podcasts. My fingers are crossed. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast had one last year. It offers a HUGE boost. So hopefully this works well too.

I've been trying to batch episodes of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast for the past few month. No luck right now. I think I screwed myself over with so many Pub Songs Podcasts episodes. But I'm mostly on time getting those shows out. This week starts the St Patrick's Day episodes. Look for a three-hour St Patrick's Day music special!

There's a new In the 'Verse podcast. I'm still loving this show with Mikey Mason. It's really pushing me as a songwriter. Each time we finish reviewing an episode, I find myself totally unsure if I'll be able to write a song. And then I do, and I love it.

That latest one is on the Firefly episode "Safe". I finally write a song for Zoe... or rather a song from Zoe to her daughter Emma. Mikey and I picked our next recording date in March. I have to stay on top of this.

In other podcast news, Andrew and I talked after we released the last Bards Podcast. That show is exclusively created for Patrons... or rather it WAS. We talked to our Nagians and decided we are gonna make that show public once again. We even have new ideas on how to create the show. Make sure you subscribe to the Bards Podcast.

Physical sales were poor in February. I don't know if it's because I was promoting Patreon too much, people are still recovering from the holidays, or people know that taxes are gonna get worse in the coming months. Whatever the case, they were low. That's a bit disappointing. Especially because I thought people would like the pint glasses and the new softer t-shirts. 

But the Patreon offer is almost over. Next month, I publicly release As Long As I'm Flyin' on physical CD. Henceforth, you will be able to buy the album. As long as it's still selling that is.

Buy Merch in my store.

So I will go back to work those products.

SHOWS PLANNED FOR MARCH 

Fri, Mar 8: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration co 

Sun, Mar 10: St Patrick's Day Internet Concert on YouTube

Sun, Mar 17: Kilted Kings at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Wkds, Mar 23 & 30: Sherwood Forest Faire, with daily Brobdingnagian Bards show.

Sat, Apr 6: Brennan's Irish Pub

STATS

Mailing list subscribers = 964 is up from 928 on Feb 11

YouTube Subscribers = 3970 is up from 3933

YouTube Watch Time = 49,340 is down from 49,758

YouTube Views = 13,869 is down from 14,096 

Facebook Likes = 3580 is up 9

Facebook Followers =  3476 is up 10

stats error. last time I calculated 7 days instead of 28

FB Page Views = 414

FB Reach = 14,9904 

FB Video Views = 7806 

Spotify Latest Single States: "When She Held Me in Her Arms": 235 streams

Spotify Latest Single Stats: "Loch Lomond": 515 is up from 446 streams

Spotify followers: 1169 is up 9

# Number of listens on Spotify: 2304 is down 44

Most-popular songs on Spotify: The Widow and the Devil (887), Doctor of Gallifrey (5471), Reavers Malcolm Reavers (269)

Patreon Subscribers: 164

Patreon Monthly Income: $948

Top Irish & Celtic Music: 371 is up 80

If you have a any questions or comments. Please email me. I would love to hear from you. 

If you'd like to be included in the feedback section of the Pub Songs Podcast, use the hashtag #pubsongs. I would love to make the show more interactive. Look for questions on Facebook. I'm using those too.

Thanks as always for supporting my music. Remember. You can help me create and release more music. Join the Gunn Runners Club to step behind-the-scenes with bonus podcasts, new music, video, and live concerts. 

Slainte!

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