I have a busking gig today. I'm at Virginia Highlands Farmer's Market today from 4-7 PM. I have my PA. I have my tip basket. I also have my new portable merch table setup.

The new merch table has only a small handful of my CDs. I will have just five titles: The Bridge, What Color Is Your Dragon, Happy Songs of Death, Pirates vs Dragons, and Celtic Christmas.

I realized I have too many album titles to effectively sell ANY CDs at farmer's markets. So I'm gonna focus on just five. If you want more, you can either ask me, OR buy one of my USBs.

The table is not just about CD sales. I also have a nice setup for my Celtic Heartstring jewelry. It's simple and compact. It nicely displays the jewelry.

Oh! And I will have stickers, well one sticker that I will bring (free with any tip).

Virginia Highlands Farmer's Market sounds like a small one (I haven't been yet). So it's a great place to try out this new setup and learn.

On Sunday, I'm performing at Grant Park Farmer's Market from 9 am – Noon. That's a bigger market (I have been). So if I need to make an adjustments, I can.

That market will be extra interesting. They had some crappy musicians recently who felt the need to over amplify. That made it difficult for the vendors. So initially the entertainment director asked me to not amplify at all. But I talked her into a different plan.

For the first hour or so, I will play totally unplugged. I will add a little amplification as the day progresses. Hopefully, I can setup myself apart from other buskers by showing I know how to use amplification as sound reinforcement not just to make sure everyone hears me.

There ye have it. If you're in need of any fruits and vegetables today come on down and say hi.