The Afcollective is putting on regular events and are looking for new acts for
Paisley Unplugged Tues/Fri/Sat contact Mick or Paddy(Paisley Unplugged in myspace top friends) for dates
Stirlings Drouthy Neebors Tuesday Nights.
nice venue with a great atmosphere to play here contact Stoo Nicol or Djay Buddha
The Village Edinburgh usually Monthly in this fine venue in Leith
The Hidden lane Cafe Glasgow Thurs/Sun
It's an acoustic thing! Thursday nights organised by Stoo Nicol and Djay Buddha Small i… Continue
What with the major banks going bankrupt, businesses big and small going to the wall...
If people aren't going out to gigs and pubs and venues closing at the rate of 50 a week here in the UK. Not to mention piracy and the difficulty of selling music on the internet when you are relatively unknown.Where does that leave the working musician, who whether full time or part time is looking to make money from their music?
Now I know there are many here who look at their music making as a hobby and do… Continue
Dolores Dagenais has put together a powerpoint presentation for the afcollective Gathering in Nova scotia in order to help gain funding and sponsors It includes AFc history, mission statement, future, projects links etc This can be used by anyone involved in taking the AFCollective forward.
Thanks Dol for all the hard work
AFC PRESENTATION(2).… Continue
Now many of us here know how good Steph is!
Now what we need to do is let the rest of the world know as well.Virally spreading the word, grab a box and post it on your myspace facebook send to friends It all helps and helps afcollective as well.… Continue
The story so far...
The plan was to get the Berlin trip off to a flying start with an Edinburgh gig for Steph and The Winey Shuffle .The gig went very well although Stoobob Nicol and I only caught half of the last song!!!! Edinburgh is getting a new tram system and it is complete chaos so yes we got lost :( an early start for the flight to Berlin 6:30 am flight and arrived without incident we didn't even get lost getting to the flat where we are staying, Thank you Kim and Matteus for the warm we… Continue
ARTISTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR NEW DIGITAL RIGHTS
The Verve, Radiohead, Jools Holland, Kaiser Chiefs, Kate Nash, Robbie
Williams and Billy Bragg are among dozens of musicians and performers
calling for changes to the law and record industry.
The Featured Artists' Coalition campaigns for the protection of performers' and musicians' rights. We want all artists to have more control of their music and a much fairer share of the profits it generates in the digital age. We speak with one voice t… Continue
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Paisley unplugged at the Paisley Arts centre is without doubt one of the best venues for acoustic music Run by Mick and Paddy (no jokes please lol) it provides a paid gig and a knowledgeable and appreciative audience.
To find out more go toPaisley unplugged
March, 13 2009 08:00 PM - Steph MacLeod and The Winey Shuffle LIVE @ The Haunt Bar
Paisley Art Centre, NEw Street, Paisley, Scotland - free
Steph MacLeod and The Winey SHuffle return to rock… Continue
Yes indeed over the last 2 years the Afcollective has grown into a "scene"maybe it's not Hip and urban cool as many underground scenes but what it is, is real!
It is real musicians playing music in the real world as well as the virtual world, it is a band of "Gatherers" from around the world, who play for the love of the music they and others create. From the humble beginnings of the first Gathering to the Fringe stage at the Spratton Festival via Cleveland and the Awesome film by Tyler Weaver a… Continue
Ok Here is the deal for a house concert in Clackmannan nr Alloa Scotland
I would be happy to consider putting on small concerts in my Studio (The Howff) at the back of my house.
It should hold 15/20 fans comfortably, not huge but intimate and comfortable. Any Artists booked will receive a minimum of £100 (if all tickets sold) plus accom and good food :)
The other advantage is their is recording facilities available Roland 24tr Digital desk also a live feed of the gig can go to the afcollective r… Continue
John Martyn 11th September 1948 - 29th January 2009
With heavy heart and an unbearable sense of loss we must announce that John died this morning.
this recent interview gives some insight into the man behind the music.
God bless John
Published 12th December, 2008
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Simon Copeland
THE barman is having trouble with the drinks order.
He's poured out two glasses of brandy and one of port but there's a problem... they should all be in the SAME glass. When I point this… Continue
After the success of the Beatles challenge, it has been decided to make this a regular feature on afcollective.
So onto this weeks challenge. by popular demand it is the Michael Jackson challenge so you have 7 days to come up with a version of a Michael Jackson track.
so the deadline is Midnight Sat 17th.
send all tracks to me at afcollective@btinternet.com
Good luck
Djay Buddha Continue
Those who have visited the network will have seen the AFcollective label reverbnation Player. This has shown that collectively we have the power to self promote.
for example I added The Babel Fish Project to the player 4 days ago and they have moved up 76 places in the charts
Steph Macleod has moved from 167 to 100 in the folk charts in the last 24 hrs
Postcard Comets sent me a message 24hrs after adding them to the Reverbnation roster
"Rick,
I don't know what else could have done it but our R… Continue
I signed up to www.selfcast.com where you can broadcast live video as wellas archive previous broadcasts. It is embeddable anywhere and has a chat facility as well.
We also have the ability to schedule broadcasts
So if you are at a gig with internet access and you have your video camera with you and want to broadcast it live on afcollective.Contact me for the login details.
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As some will know and some may not 25th january 2009 is the anniversary of Rabbie Burns birth and to celebrate this ocassion, I will be broadcasting a live show featuring Rabbies songs and poems.
Now if anyone would like to contribute their take on either a song or poetry reading send it to me on MP3 128 or better by 19th jan 2009
The choice of song/poem is yours there is a fair amount to pick fae
one of the best sites is
http://www.robertburns.org/works/
If you post the song/poem title that you… Continue
ok here is my version of the epic and now legendary trip to Miltenburg via Switzerland and other unknown places.
it started off so well got to Edinburgh without a hitch met up with Steph and then the express bus to The Airport met Michael (Acoustic Butterfly) at the check in as planned. Good flight to Frankfurt Hahn. All we then had to do was get the coach to Frankfurt railway station Missed the first bus and had to wait around an hour for the next. No problem it was a lovely evening so we sat a… Continue
As Some already know and others may not about Dennis Butcher(myspace reg) whose 2 1/2 yr old son Boogie was badly burned in a tragic accident 3 weeks ago and Dennis's request for get well cards etc. to be sent to help him with his recovery. I am posting the original message from Dennis
"Not to bring anyone down you know cause musicians are such a happy go lucky bunch, but my 2 and 1/2 year old son recieved burns to his entire face, both hands and part of his arm three weeks ago. He's gotta tou… Continue
AFC BOOKINGS AGENCY
