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I found this infographic on Facebook. I listen to a lot of author marketing podcasts, so I already knew this. But seeing it written out, popped a question in my mind. Is this the same with CDs? I have 20+ albums on Amazon. None have 50+ ratings as of writing this. The most-rated one currently […]
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Christmas is a time of celebration with family. One of my many families extends outside of my personal one and goes to The Shire, a magical place that appears in central Kentucky every three years. It’s there that I met Nancy Flynn who wrote the final song on my Celtic Christmas Greetings album. Celtic Christmas Notes I […]
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ALEP was wonderful. Now it’s another ALEP Year until the next one. You’ll have to listen to find out how an ALEP Year is. In this week’s episode, I talk about my favorite moments at ALEP. Plus, I announce a bunch of shows that are coming up. The show is brought to you by ALEP. […]
Jef Murray is a fantasy artist best known for his illustrations inspired by JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. He’s been a regular guest of ALEP these past few years. I had the overwhelming pleasure of sitting down with him to talk about his art and love of Tolkien. www.jefmurray.com If you love J.R.R. Tolkien, The […]
Every three years, much like Brigadoon, a small hobbit village arises from the mist in central Kentucky. I just got back and was able to snag an interview with one of the founders of ALEP, A Long Expected Party, the ultimate gathering of Lord of the Rings fans on the planet. Our very own Bilbo […]
Brobdingnagian Bards released Memories of Middle Earth in 2003. Ten years later, we are excited to re-release the album, newly remixed and remastered. The album debuted at DragonCon to a swarm of excited comments. Now we are ready to officially release the album on September 22, 2013 aka Bilbo’s Birthday or Hobbit Day. Starting today, you […]
From the very first day of performing at a Renaissance faire, I dreamed of starting my own. Then I started performing at sci fi conventions. I dreamed of starting my own con. As I fought to perform at Celtic festivals, I thought, “It’d be so much easier if I just started my own Celtic festival.” […]
I was excited to find that the Road Goes Ever Ever On and On because AL3P is back! You may recall an article I wrote about Bilbo’s birthday party a few years back. Or perhaps you remember A Long Expect Party 2? You might even “Raise a Glass in Parting” at the memories of that […]
I’m back from A Long Expected Party 2: There & Back Again at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. I had a brilliant time. A Look Backward at ALEP 1 Three years ago, I wrote that the first ALEP was one of the top 5 weekends of my life. It was a magical experience. For […]
First, my apologies to all the Gunn Runners who are NOT on Lord of the Rings Online. I totally spaced and forgot to tell everyone that I was doing a live interview on a new program on Middle-earth Network Radio. I spent some time talking about my new CD Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits. With […]
