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August 30, 2011
Greetings, It was a busy month unpacking the new home while taking care of a teething baby. We are all moved in now, and we love it here. Kenzie is learning new stuff almost daily now. In fact, just a moment ago, she was lying down and then sat up on her own for the first time. Then she was playing with a toy and lifted herself to an almost standing position. I can't believe how quickly she's growing. Being a parent and experiencing all this is a wonderful thing. Meantime, I have a lot of music news. You can read most of it in my blog, but make sure you subscribe to the feed too.
Firefly Drinking Songs MP3s Now on Sale, CD Coming SoonOne of the big bummers of the past month is the release of Firefly Drinking Songs. We hoped to have the album out in early June. Production problems prevented that. Then we changed the date to June 21st. Unfortunately, the CDs have still have not arrived. However, MP3 album was released all around the 'net yesterday. Plus, I finally heard that the CDs will arrive from the printers next Tuesday. So the new date of Interversal Mudder's Day is July 8th, which incidentally is also the date I quit my day job back in 2005. That seems kinda appropriate for a Mudder's Day, huh? So buy the MP3 album right now so that you can help send it up the charts, or I'll try to send a reminder on July 8th to buy the CD.
Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits Sponsorship ContinuesI'm so psyched about Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits. Last month, I asked, "Who wants to record on the album?" I got a bunch of responses from some incredible musicians! Many of the tracks are now laid. I just have two or three people I'm waiting on. Then I can start doing proper mixes of the album. In the meantime, you can listen to rough tracks every week on the Pub Songs Podcast. I'm hearing some great comments about the songs too. In addition to playing songs in the podcast, I also had some folks at Fiverr make a few promotional videos. You can watch them on YouTube. They're ton of fun. If you'd like to do a music video with one of the songs from the album, email me. I'll send you a rough cut. In the meantime, pre-order the album here. I added a few new cool bonus gifts. Help me fund this album today.
Lots of News You May Have Missed:
I Need Your Help With Celtic Playlists?I finally posted my newest Celtic Playlist on iTunes. It's a big one with a lot of my compilations and an added bonus too. I'd appreciate it you would head over there "Like" and "Rate" the playlist. Start by Following Me on Ping.
10 Free Celtic Stickers for a Limited Time!I’m sure you already know all about my Free stickers-Kilted For Her Pleasure. For the past couple years, I’ve given away a couple thousand stickers for free. All I ask is that you send in a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and I will send you one for free. Until July 1, 2011, you can get TEN (10) of these stickers for absolute free. You don’t even need to send in an envelope. They are FREE!!!! Just email me slainte@marcgunn.com. Put "10 Celtic Stickers" in the subject line and include your mailing address in the body of the message.
Free MP3 for June: "Bring Me Home, Boys"This song was inspired by the episode "The Message" from the TV show Firefly. It's about a soldier in battle at Serenity Valley. He's doing his best to fight and win, but like most of the soldiers at that battle, the man dies. However, before he passes, he tells his friend to bring his body home to his parents. Performed by Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn
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