OK here we go. We started trying to get gigs for
Wendy Arrowsmith in February 2007.

We have since completed or have booked 72 gigs (mainly paid all "billed", some charity) including some fairly big festivals (Pickering, Dent, Lockerbie). Of these 51 have come through word of mouth/ in the flesh networking/ being been seen at other gigs etc.

20 have come directly through MySpace contacts. (I haven't included various other paid activities like W.I. parties, providing entertainment at sheltered accommodation etc, which provide reasonable music related income but aren't public gigs. Or things like Hiring Fairs/ open mics/ floorspots).

Of the 52 "non MySpace" gigs I estimate that MySpace/ You Tube have had some role in the planning of about 12-15 gigs either through messaging around organisation or as a promotional tool.

Looking at this from a geographical perspective, MySpace/ You Tube have proved useful tools for getting gigs outside of our localish area in particular.

The 1 remaining gig has come through Mudcat.

Having good "product" has also helped of course (bias, me, never!).

We also run
Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club . MySpace has proved pretty useful in promoting this and very useful for hearing possible acts. I'll do the stats on this some time as well!

Interestingly Mudcat has proved the best way of reaching an audience for the club outside our immediate geography though.

So a big thumbs up for MySpace from The Arrowsmiths'.

Paul