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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-13

woodsmeister — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

The easy way to follow all the great folk artists I follow #followfriday http://bit.ly/artistlist #
Artist using new media to gain fans RT @joekirk: Article on @lukebrindley using @NoiseTrade to connect with fans. http://bit.ly/cNxOLM #
Ellis Paul live at http://wcbe.org RIGHT NOW. @ellispaulsongs @wcbe905columbus #
Oops – make that EST for Ellis Paul performance. This sunlight is messing with my brain. #
Ellis Paul will be on WCBE at 11:06 a.m EDT per @WCBE905Columbus Listen live at http://wcbe.org #
#ff @MissMusicNerd @joekirk @PasteMagazine @rosannecash @WesleyStace @forfolkssake @fave @mason2042 @hardrockchick @petersagal #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-12

woodsmeister — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

What part of "Don’t send me an email invitation to visit your website or myspace page and listen to your music" do musicians not understand? #
RT @rosannecash: Can't help but notice Swedes afforded the dignity of health care for every person and don't seem too oppressed b/c of it. #

How Not to Get Airplay Revisited

woodsmeister — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:54:28 +0000

A couple years ago, I did a post on How Not to Get Airplay on Folk Radio. It was a good post, as far as it went, and I thought it worth revisiting.

I got the following email (name removed)

Hello,

I am curious as to whether or not you would be interested in doing a review or adding my new album to your playlist. You can access my music through the following sites and I would be more than happy to send you a copy of the cd.

www.cdbaby.com/nameofartist

www.myspace.com/nameofartist

www.nameofartist.com

Look forward to hearing from you.

Seems very straightforward and polite, right? Polite, yes. Effective, no. I will not visit this artist’s cdbaby site. I will not visit this artist’s myspace page and I will not go to this artist’s website. Am I some kind of monster? I think not.

The first rule for getting airplay on folk radio is to follow the submission guidelines of each station (see article above). My submission guidelines can be found here and here. On both of those pages, I have this text:

Don’t send me an email invitation to visit your website and listen to your music. I barely have enough time to preview the physical disks I receive as well as the other audio files I’ve been asked to download. If you send me a direct link to files to download, then I can download them and listen at my convenience. Honestly, I will forget to visit your website, but I will click on a link to download an mp3 directly.

Bottom line – I don’t have time to visit the myspace or cdbaby website of everyone who asks, especially if you ask in such a way that gives me no compelling reason to do so. I have a limited time to spend previewing music, and I state upfront that I owe that time to people who send me disks and who follow my instructions. For more information on what artists do wrong (and, conversely, what you can do right), please see the article linked above, and if you’re seriously interested in airplay on Festival Radio, please follow my instructions. I have plenty of music to play – I can always throw on another Woody Guthrie tune.

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-11

woodsmeister — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

Nice article on uke wizard Jake Shimabukuro http://bit.ly/cpyuAy – don't miss him if you're in the Bay area #
Celtapalooza 2010 is on the air! Festival Radio's annual St. Patrick's Day salute to all things Celtic http://bit.ly/festradio #

Celtapalooza 2010 is ON!

woodsmeister — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:42:52 +0000

Festival Radio is going green and taking names once again!

That’s right, b’gosh and b’gorrah, the annual salute to All Things Celtic is now playing through shortly after St. Patrick’s Day. You’ll hear a wide variety of freeform Celtic music from AfroCelt Sound System to Zoe Mulford, from Enya to Enter the Haggis, including the following:

Traditional jigs and reels
Celtic rock
Progressive
TechnoCeltic
And much, much more.

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-10

woodsmeister — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

I just got some FREE music from Jake Armerding. You can download it here: https://www.noisetrade.com/jakearmerding #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-09

woodsmeister — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

1 more time – Last 4 artists I heard on
http://bit.ly/festradio
- @eddireader
@peterhimmelman @clumsylovers
& Willy Porter #musicmonday #
Bob Feller's at Indians ST every year RT @jonmorosi: Saw Bob Feller this morning. It's amazing the people around during spring training. #
#musicmonday Previewing Barney Bentall – The Inside Passage for airplay on http://bit.ly/festradio Thanks @truenorthrecord #
#musicmonday One more reason to hate the cardboard sleeves – can't retrieve disk to play without leaving fingerprints #
#musicmonday Follow some of my favorite artists on this list http://bit.ly/artistlist #
Previewing Bonnie Koloc – Beginnings for airplay on http://bit.ly/festradio – old "basement" tape of Queen of Chicago Folk in her prime #
RT @MerleFest: We've extended our Early Bird ticket prices to April 6, head over to merlefest.org and order your tickets for MerleFest 2010! #
Andy Whitman reviews The Man in Black's finale RT @PasteMagazine: Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain’t No Grave http://bit.ly/92oi8X #
Previewing the new @pattygriffin gospel throwdown CD. For the third time. #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-06

woodsmeister — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

RT @redhousefolk: Ray Bonneville – Check out his recent performance on Music Fog at Folk Alliance. http://tinyurl.com/yd4qqg7 #
Sun? Two days in a row? Am I in Columbus, Ohio or am I dreaming? #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-04

woodsmeister — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

Playlist update – new Red Molly, Chuck Levy, Newfound Road, Lainie Marsh http://bit.ly/festradio #
Juno (Canadian music ) awards nominees announced – congrats Great Lake Swimmers and Madison Violet http://junoawards.ca/nominees/ #
"Pride and Prejudice" as told by Yahoo Emoticons http://bit.ly/MZsFZ #
How did I miss John Austin's "If I Was a Latin King" when it came out? Found it at Half Price Books for $1 the other day. Good stuff. #
Just previewed Chuck Levy's "Banjourneys" CD – fascinating exploration of the banjo's African routes #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-02

woodsmeister — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:59:00 +0000

#nowplaying Irish soul from Hothouse Flowers – found 2 HHF disks at #halfpricebooks today for $1 each #
Andy Whitman always a good read – RT @PasteMagazine: Listening to My Life: American Music Club and the Dregs of Winter http://bit.ly/cc5zCH #
RT @rosannecash: R.I.P. T-Bone Wolk, great bassist, very old friend of Mr. L.- Many in our community of musicians very sad about his loss. #
Red Molly totally ripping up Gillian Welch's "Tear My Stillhouse Down" w/Jake Armerding on fiddle. #
Red Molly's cover of Lynn Miles' "Black Flowers" is giving me chills. #redmolly #lynnmiles #nowplaying #
In the mail today – the new Red Molly CD! w00t! #
RT @amazonmp3: 3/1 Daily Deal: John Hiatt's The Open Road, avail. 24-hours early exclusively @amazonmp3. $3.99 today: http://bit.ly/9V8SWL #