I have two mailing lists I use: Reverbnation and Aweber. Reverbnation is designed specifically for musicians. In fact, one of the reasons I was the #1 Celtic musician in the world on that site last year was because of how I grew and used my mailing list. I also like it because it easily allows […]
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7 things I should be doing
Last week marked the tenth anniversary of my very first podcast, which was with the Renaissance Festival Music Podcast, on June 26, 2005. This led to many other podcasts and eventually to my becoming a full-time musician and Podcaster, so thank you for your support! The Donegal Celtic Invasion was a tremendous success – the Giant’s […]
Skye Boat Song on YouTube
Yesterday, I shared my recording of “Skye Boat Song” from Outlander, the new TV movie. The song has sent my music up the charts on Reverbnation. You can now listen to “Skye Boat Song” on YouTube through the video below or on my YouTube channel. The lyrics are now on my Celtic lyrics website.
Skye Boat Song and Outlander
One of the first things I heard about the new Outlander TV series from Starz is that it features the “Skye Boat Song“. I believe this is the theme song for Outlander though with a slight modification. I’ve loved this song for so long I don’t even remember where I first heard it. But it is incredible. […]
CG037: A Star Is Born
We had a great weekend in New Orleans, complete with a show stopping performance at The Irish House with my daughter. Listen to find out more. Today’s show is brought to you by YOU! Thanks for listening. This Week’s Celtic Geek News “Doctor of Gallifrey” on The FuMP Dental barbarism and Star Trek IV: […]
How St Patrick’s Day Launched a Celtic MP3 Empire
St Patrick’s Day is just a couple weeks away. That’s when I start thinking about promoting Celtic music with free Celtic MP3s. I’ve been doing that for about fourteen years now. I think it’s safe to say I created a Celtic music empire online. I didn’t start calling myself The Celtfather. That title was given to […]
Topping the Celtic Charts with Real Competition
Ever since 2000, when the Brobdingnagian Bards first started charting on MP3.com, I have loved to see how my music would continue to chart on some scale. Charts are an important part of the music business. Billboard Top 100 determines what the most-popular songs are in the world in any given week. iTunes and Amazon […]