<![CDATA[Blog & Fire]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm en-us Tue, 20 May 2008 14:26:30 GMT <![CDATA[New Tunes]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=36 Just a quick entry today to let you know that there are 6 new samples at our website and our Reverb Nation profile.  We've added longer-than-usual clips of Dark Rider, Yellow Jack, Spancil Hill, Twa Corbies, Siuil a Ruin, and the Christmas Waltz for your listening pleasure. These are all rough, homespun samples but they're not bad at all.  Hope you enjoy them!


Oh, and don't forget to stop by HEM.COM for video clips of us performing Hal an Tow, Johnny has Gone for a Soldier, Spancil Hill, Johnny Cope, and I'll Tell Me Ma/Rakes of Mallow!


]]> Tue, 20 May 2008 14:26:30 GMT <![CDATA["The gales are a-blowin', now, all the day long..."]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=35 The Bloody Lake Rendezvous is successfully under our belt... but not without incident! Storms raged over us on Friday and Saturday, making for a very adventure-packed first show of the season. The Ravensmiths' blacksmith shop, next door to us, blew over onto their forge under the force of a brutal gale on Saturday morning, but their capable and ever-vigilant neighbors sprung to their aid and we managed to get her "back on her sticks" before the whole place could catch fire. And rumor has it that the temperature dropped below 20 degrees on Sunday morning... after approaching 70 on Saturday afternoon! Altogether a very challenging weekend, indeed.


And yet, through the wind and the rain, we managed to attract a wonderfully rapt audience for three nights of music! We introduced Dark Rider, Yellow Jack, and the Christmas Waltz to the world; as well as our arrangements of Twa Corbies and Spancil Hill. Many folks requested that we get samples of this new stuff up on the website (and hurry up with the second CD already!) as soon as possible. We'll be happy to oblige with the samples in the coming weeks (before Ft. Wayne, June 7). Once we recoup the costs of making Fog & Fire through CD sales, we'll be in the studio bringing you all the aforementioned on our sophomore album, Twain!


-See you in the Past!

]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 17:52:15 GMT <![CDATA[Bloody Lake Rendezvous this Weekend!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=34
I just wanted to remind everyone that the Bloody Lake Rendezvous is this weekend (May 2-4, 2008) at Historic Black Hawk Memorial Park in Woodford, WI! The show is $2 at the gate (children under 10 are free) for a full day of fun in the past! Stop by and see us at our camp near the cabin and/or the blacksmith shop. We'll be playing all weekend, come rain or shine, and this is your first chance to get your hands on a copy of Fog & Fire live and in person.

This is the scene of the 2007 video featuring Brigands' Folie playing "Hal an Tow" and if things go as planned, we'll again be working with Roger Bindl to feature the history of another of our traditional pieces. It's great outdoor family fun less than an hour from Madison!

-See you in the Past!]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:28:44 GMT <![CDATA[Podcastic!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=33



Hiya folks! Great news from Brigands' Folie. Faerie Thorn, the first track on Fog & Fire was just featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #49, just released today! We're so excited to get to hear our music on this excellent promotional service. Make sure you stop by and download the Podcast to hear for yourselves.



We'd absolutely LOVE it if you'd take the time to listen to the podcast and then Cast your Vote for your favorite song on the Podcast (No pressure, but it's called Faerie Thorn by Brigands' Folie).  hehe.  I hope you all find another song or two that you adore on this podcast, and we thank you for all your support!



-See you in the Past!]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:21:14 GMT <![CDATA[Top the Charts!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=32
Brigands' Folie is happy to announce that we're up to #19 on the Folk charts over at Reverb Nation, as of the posting of this blog entry!

With the help of our fans, our friends, and our Street Teamers, we are steadily moving up the charts with no end in sight. If you're a social networker with a MySpace or Facebook or similar profile, please take a moment to sign up to be our Fan at Reverb Nation and join the Street Team, join a "mission" and post one of our banners on your site! It's that easy, and you can win a t-shirt or an autographed CD!

-See you in the Past!
]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:25:30 GMT <![CDATA[Swag!!!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=31
Just wanted to take a second to point out a couple new features on BrigandsFolie.com. We've created a merchandise store where you can get t-shirts and sweatshirts and other cool stuff sporting the Brigands' Folie logo! There's also a Lyrics area, where we've started to post the official lyrics to the songs we perform, beginning with the songs from our debut CD, Fog & Fire.

My next post will be about the Street Team area on our Reverb Nation site, where you can help promote our CD, the Living History events we attend, and our network of fellow traditional musicians. You can even win a free t-shirt or autographed copy of our CD! Check it out, or keep your eyes peeled for the next issue of Blog & Fire.

-See you in the Past!
]]> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:10:49 GMT <![CDATA[Digitize Me!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=30
If you really love the music you hear at brigandsfolie.com, and you can't answer "yes" to any of the questions above, then you're probably a child of the digital age... and we have a special treat just for you. Fog & Fire is now available for download via CDBaby.com.

Hop over to their website and you can purchase the whole album and fulfill your need for instant gratification! You'll be buying a zip file with 15 high-res MP3 tracks, all the CD cover art, and the complete track list. You save a couple bucks and there's no shipping & handling either!

See you in the Past!]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:50:29 GMT <![CDATA[Printed and Promoted!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=29
We're also very pleased to announce that our CD release is accompanied by a feature on Marc Gunn's Free MP3 Downloads! A full-length MP3 version of Faerie Thorn can be found at the link above, or by following the link on our website. Make sure you check it out and surf around the Celtic Music MP3 service website. It appears that we'll also be featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast at some time in later March. Keep your ears to the ground and in the meantime, check out the Podcast site.

Marc Gunn offers some great promotional services for artists in our favorite genre and it's definitely worth having a listen. The podcast is also available as a free download at iTunes.

-See you in the Past!]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:20:02 GMT <![CDATA[Print It!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=28
You may be wondering about the image that accompanies this Blog & Fire post. We recently conducted a Survey to determine which song best depicts our 'sound'. The winner(s) will be submitted to Marc Gunn's Irish & Celtic Music Podcast as a representative sample of our CD as a free promotional tool. With 85% of responses in, The Faerie Thorn is the clear winner with The River Pirate and High Barbaree in a close race for second.

We've also added a "Buy Our CD" button on the website! Go ahead and buy your copy of the CD today, and you'll have it in your hot little hands by the end of March.

Keep your ears tuned, and we'll see you in the Past!]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:51:43 GMT <![CDATA[Out of the Studio!]]> http://www.brigandsfolie.com/index3.htm?p=27 Fog & Fire through a PayPal link on our website!!!

Keep your eyes peeled for a pre-order option, some time in the next couple of weeks.

See you in the Past!]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:11:37 GMT