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I hate talking about events that are not yet confirmed, but I want to assure you that I am trying to get the word out. Besides, I do have one event that I can confirm, even tho I don’t yet have my contract.

I am returning to the Bristol Renaissance Faire for 2008.

There are some details to work out, so I may have another announcement down the road.

As for this spring, I am looking at getting into a few regional Ren faires. I have contacted a couple of faires in Michigan that have not gotten back to me, so I will make one more attempt. There are other faires in the region for the spring, but most of them have already booked there entertainment by now. Still, I have heard there are shows still looking for entertainers, so I might reach out to one of them.

One show I definitely will not be doing is the Wisconsin Renaissance Faire. I had approached them for the 2007 season, but they wanted a full-run commitment, and they overlap Bristol by two weeks. This year I told them I would be willing to do the full run, but they said their budget had been cut back for their third season. I am disappointed, but they do have Ramblin’ Sailors (formerly Starboard Watch) back this year, so they are not hurting for quality music.

I have also touched base with a couple of local venues about doing some non-Irish acoustic music. No response yet, but it’s only been a week, so there’s one more thing to add to my follow-up list.

Mostly I am trying to shake the winter blahs, and find the energy to learn more songs, contact more venues, and write more. So far, it’s one day at a time. But I got this written, so that makes it a good day.