I know this is like totally short notice, but there is a Celtic music festival in Oakland California on Saturday, March 22 from 2PM to midnight. I’ll be there as will several bands on CM such as Avalon Rising and Culanns Hounds. Check out http://www.sanfranciscocelticfestival.com/.

Every year, say about March 17, I see a huge spike in listeners. When Celticmelt was on iTunes, my max listener count was typically 300 (that is 300 at the same time!), about 11 AM Pacific time. When CM had to leave iTunes, that figure dropped to about 60. Today it peaked at 205! I don’t know how many are new listeners who just found us by hunting around, but welcome. And some may be old listeners just coming back for a visit. Welcome back, and stay awhile.

 Happy St. Paddy’s day anyway. And have a pint of Smithwick’s Ale while you’re at it.