Facebook is the main place I promote the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast online. The show is posted directly to our fan page every week. I then add a link to your Facebook page (if it exists). Finally, I advertise the episode to people who might like the podcast. The sad news is that Facebook […]
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Success with Live Video
Last night’s CeltfatherLive concert was another big win. I’m finally seeing some success with live video. I tried live video last year. Ultimately, I ditched it because I was not seeing any positive results. I learned a lot over the past year. So I want to share how I’m succeeding, what is working, and what has […]
Best Way to Experience Browncoat Drinking Songs
It was “Train Job” that made me fall in love with Firefly. At the end of the episode, Mal tells Crow that he’s giving the money back to Niska for a unfinished job. Crow responds “Keep the money. Use it to buy a funeral. It doesn’t matter where you go or how far you fly. […]
About the All New #CeltfatherLive
Last year was a bad year for my internet concerts. Maybe I tried too many things. Maybe Concert Window was just failing to deliver. But my income from every show dropped lower and lower. That’s one of the reasons I decided to stop the concerts over the holidays. I needed time to rethink my strategy. […]
Most-Popular Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Episodes. EVAR!
I’ve been hosting with Libsyn since I started podcasting, with one short, tragic period when I changed servers. I love them. They are always on top of the changes in the podcasting industry. One such change was in regards to stats. They now have a whole new site just for statistics as of January 4, […]
Successfully Promoting Celtic Music with Spotify Playlists
For years, I’ve watched the music business change. I try to keep up. But when it comes to how people listen, I haven’t. Streaming music is the future of the music industry. I tried Pandora, but it turns out they don’t want Celtic music from indie artists. I have countless stories of Celtic musicians being […]
Celtfather #235: About Close Your Eyes & Reaver’s Lullaby (Firefly)
The Demon Lullaby gets people laughing so much, I had to filk it for my second CD of Browncoats drinking songs. Listen to both versions of this hilarious song, originally written by Daniel Glasser. Listen and subscribe at celtfather.com. 0:08 CELTFATHER NEWS First, you can catch my Facebook Live shows, Coffee with The Celtfather on […]
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Top 10 Irish & Celtic Music Podcasts of 2017
I like to know which are the most-popular episodes of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Why is one show downloaded more than another? Which ones truly resonate with listeners? Sometimes it’s tough to determine. If I want to see what the most-popular episodes are of a given year, how do I determine that? Do […]
2018 Promotion Plan
Greetings my friends, I’m starting early this year to plan for 2018. I simplified my goals, made them a little more reasonable and actionable. Below are the biggest that I’m working on for next year. I’d love your thoughts and feedback. The Spotify Experiment I have trouble wrapping my head around Spotify. I hear about […]
Marc Gunn’s Top Celtic Bands of 2017
Who were the most-played Celtic bands and artists in 2017 on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast? Once again, I compiled my list with help from Ask Stephen. Thank you for keeping track of all the songs played by all the podcasters. You are awesome! Once again, I want to point out two important things. First, I […]
