"I'm getting better." No, you're not!

Rough week last week. Not entirely sure what happened some time Tuesday methinks, I caught a virus. It wasn't until Thursday that it really knocked the heck outta me, but oy! Ended up having to go home from work.

Fortunately, the sleep and loads of chicken soup helped. We were supposed to leave for Harlingen on Friday for a gig, but I was so wiped. Happily, I was feeling much better by Saturday morning when we left. Read our Bard Tales for more info about the Burns Supper.

Well, in case ye missed my homepage news, my CD release date is set for the end of February. And, we are confirmed for I-Con in New York. Gigs are slowly filling up. See the complete Bards calendar for details (still being updated).

Incredible Fantasy Art
Oh! Jen Clower-Brown, my fantasy art compadre, just finished two new pieces and uploaded them to our A Dragon's Eye Fantasy Art Store. Her Mage Elf is absolutely gorgeous!!!

I've also decided that at the beginning of next month, I'll be mass-producing the Coventina's Well CD. I've been wanting to do a lot more, but it's tough. This is pretty much a free promotional product to benefit the Austin Celtic Association. Not sure how practical that is when I'm fairly tight with my cash right now, but I want to get it done.

Celtic Compilation CDs
I think I'm gonna at least one more Celtic compilation CD, but we'll see what happens after that. While I really enjoy helping these artists and raising money for the ACA. You don't raise a lot o'money if no one knows the artists.

Now one of the more popular compilation CDs I've seen was Songs of the Faire Folk, a compilation of Ren Faire artists that sells for just five bucks. I'm thinking that this the way to go. I want to help artists, but if the CD doesn't sell, it won't help them much.

Course the toughest thing for me is to accept that I'm not going to profit off of it. That's pretty tough because I've geared my mind over the years to learn how to make a living with music. But sometimes, ye got to know when to let go. I believe this is one of those times.

Planning for the future... starting with 2004
I started making plans last week as well. I read a great music biz article about goal setting, and it really inspired me. I have a LOT to try and figure out, but at the very least I'm starting... trip to Italy, saving money, trip to Pennsic, finish Scots CD, Poetry book (know any good editors?), practice more, organize myself better.

I've made a good start, but I've still a long way to go, but then that's what goal setting is all about.