Dragon Con Warm Up | Coffee With The Celtfather (Patreon)

Good morning!

Oy! Am I ready for Dragon Con? The answer is... No. But I will be by the end of the day. No time for the studio this week. Instead, I'll be prepping for the con. I'll get back in the Studio Wednesdays will be back next week.

However, I still plan to do Coffee with The Celtfather. Here's the link for this week's show on YouTube.

IN OTHER NEWS

In the meantime, I'm compiling all of the Musical Pins and CDs that I'm bringing this year to Dragon Con.

That includes the new Kilted For Your Pleasure Musical Pin that is now on Bandcamp.

Bandcamp Friday is back this. They waive all of their fees. So musicians make more money on Friday. So have fun shopping! :)

My next Bandcamp Concert is on Thursday, September 14. Mark your calendar.

There's a new Pub Songs & Stories. I recorded it using Libsyn Studio. It didn't come out too bad, aside from some gaping moments between sections. It didn't feel horrible though. It does have me thinking about new ways to record the show... Which incidentally reminded me of some of older Pub Songs Podcast episodes... Had a nice feel.

RANDOM THOUGHT I'M CONSIDERING

I'm considering the idea of raising prices on my CDs.

I no longer consider CDs my primary merch item. I know a lot of you still love them. So I'm not ditching them altogether. In fact, if there's a CD you'd like to see reprinted with my next Kickstarter, please let me know.

But the simple fact is they are a premium product these days. In the past, I designed them more simply, just a front and back cover. Now I have reversed that idea. I create songbooks with each album that includes stories about the songs. I've moved to a four-panel case. Selcouth actually has a brand new cover that is 4-panel as part of a reprinting I just completed. (I'll get it on the store after con).

I guess what I'm saying is that the old rules no longer apply. It's time to adjust. To think about how things are changing and to make the change. Not just make it, but lead the change.

A lot of musicians still sell their CDs for $10-15. But that's not really financially feasible (well, except for maybe Ed Sheeran who's printing prolly costs 1/2 a cent).

Instead, I want to offer the best possible experience. And the way to do that is to raise prices.

You still have time if you don't want to pay more for CDs. But I'm throwing this out into the world to hear your thoughts.

Do you have any thoughts or questions?

How would you like a better experience?

What would make that more worthwhile for you?

I'd love to hear them.