Acoustic Celtic Folk Music and Podcasts
Greetings! Since February 2000, I have provided free music marketing and promotion tips for working musicians like you. The name may have changed, and I occasionally drop out of the music biz world, but my passion continues.
The Bards Crier Music Marketing Ezine is a Free music marketing and promotion ezine for musicians. It features articles on how to promote music, book reviews, awards, music business directory, and tips for unsigned bands. When you subscribe you get free tips on how to sell more CDs, plus other bonus eBooks.Who am I that I can write about music marketing and promotion?
My name is Marc Gunn. I am an acoustic folk musician based in New Orleans. My music is rooted in the American Celtic song tradition, but with a fun edge. Imagine The Chieftains as a soloist with a sense of humor. My preference of musical instruments-the autoharp-makes me stand out as something unique in the Celtic musical community. I have been called “The Godfather of Celtic music online” for support of indie Celtic music, promotion using free Celtic music downloads, and my award-winning Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, one of the most-popular music podcasts on iTunes. For many years, I performed with the award-winning group, Brobdingnagian Bards.
Since the Brobdingnagian Bards started playing music to us, we steadily beat the odds. We were a no-named band that barely knew what Celtic music was. Now we have tens of thousands of fans worldwide largely due to our astounding success on MP3.com. One of our songs, “Tolkien (The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings)” had over a million downloads before that website shut it’s doors.
We had number one MP3 hits out the wazzoo, but ye know. Ye probably still haven’t heard of us. That’s because we’ve mastered the art of niche guerrilla music marketing. You may not have heard of us, but ask about us among the Renaissance Festival or even online Celtic community and more than likely you will have heard of us.
We made an impact. And this impact is largely due to the tips you will read in this ezine. I’m a big proponent MP3s and aggressive guerrilla (meaning low-cost or free) marketing. I’m also extremely dedicated to reaching my goal of making a living as a full-time musician. It’s taken longer than I anticipated, but it’s a great story to tell.
More about Marc Gunn
Marc Gunn: My personal homepage with links to my music, podcasts, ezines and more.
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers: Are you a cat lover? Do you love to irish drinking songs? New cd for the wonderfully demented kitty cat fantatic. Listen to music you’ve heard on St. Patrick’s Day or by The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, The Wolfe Tones, and The Irish Rovers. Then laugh.
Brobdingnagian Bards: A Renaissance in Celtic music from Austin, Texas. This is my band. We’ve had over five million of our MP3s downloaded and our popularity grows daily.
Celtic MP3s Music Magazine: My newsletter that features free Celtic music downloads in every issue. If you have a Celtic band, you should subscribe.
Texas Musicians’ Texas Music Biz Tips:The Texas Musicians Network was a biz I started with my brother in 1997. It’s now evolved into a subsidiary of the Bards Crier Music Marketing and Promotion Ezine and features some exclusive articles dedicated to Texas musicians.
Unsigned Bands Promotion Tips & Tricks: A short website getting straight to the point. Music marketing and promotion articles that are essential for your music career.
Contact Marc Gunn
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