UPDATE for 2020 – An excellent in-depth look at the situation by Andrew Grant: How Much Does Spotify Pay Artists & Has It Killed The Industry? Great graphic here from Information is Beautiful: Major Music Streaming Services Compared Daniel Sanchez breaks down some of the info from that graphic: What Streaming Music Services Pay And […]
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My friend Marcia was doing a fundraising run for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She made a quilt to raffle off as part of her fundraising efforts. I made a small donation and was the lucky winner of this beautiful quilt which keeps me warm every night. Her husband, Hermes, made a really fun video
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Patreon.com: Cory Doctorow on Patreon concerning their recent change to payment policies that could have a negative impact on artists. Brent Knepper about who’s making money on Patreon – “No one makes a living on Patreon”. Graphtreon – a graph of Patreon creators and how much they make Libera Pay – a Patreon alternative
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Ocrafolk Festival 2017 – Opening night playing before the auction with Carter Minor and Alison Weiner. “My Foolish Heart” – Video link on Google Photos A Tribute to Brother Yusuf Salim – Performed at The Station in Carrboro, NC, August 27, 2016 – also the day after my mother passed away. I’m playing bass the
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Launched from the Eno River boat ramp. Just a short ways downstream to get to the Flat River. A water snake stalking a frog. You can’t really see the frog in the video – his head was barely sticking out of the water. But he got away! Complete photo set on Google Photos
Mik’s Way – New Hope Creek If you were going to pick a place to die, this wouldn’t be so bad. I followed Mik here today. Mik – the elder kitty, queen of the property, official watch cat, former barn kitty from South Carolina. She’s been my almost daily companion for 14 of her over
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I’ve often heard complaints from folks in various industries and in the arts about the dismal state of our education system that fails to teach children to think for themselves, to creatively problem solve, and consider solutions outside of the “normal” way of doing things. I’ve seen some of this over the years and I’m
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The Deep Valley Drifters (Ted Ehrhard and Maria Fairchild) present their first house concert of the season. Join us for an exciting afternoon of traditional and original songs and tunes — fiddle, banjo, guitar, and more, with special guest Robbie Link on cello and bass. Location: 741 Pinehurst Dr., Chapel Hill (just south of Ephesus
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