I don’t know how many former iTunes/CM listeners are here, but I hope some made the transition when we were delisted from Apple’s radio selection. Celticmelt had been listed since early on along with several dozen other Live365 stations. Unfortunately Live365 was forced to remove the non-commercial stations from iTunes for various sound business reasons. At it’s peak, CM was snaring about 300 simultaneous listeners, but is now down to about 60 max for an 80% decrease in listenership. Had I enough presence of mind, I would have whipped together a  quick promo to warn the iTuners of that fact, but alas, neglected to do so. So I hope that some of you were able to make the transition on your own.

I am always looking for recommendations of bands I have overlooked. Many of the pieces you hear are from listener suggestions.

And of course, if you have your own Celtic band and want me to feature your material, I am definately open to bribary, usually in the form of flattery. I just added three tracks from a New York band called Repercussion, simply by seeing their entry on my Frapper map!

I am also looking for simple promotional ideas as well. If you have a band, make an announcment at your concerts, and I could probably supply some simple handouts.