UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?

Subject: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: JedMarum
Date: 23 Jan 03 - 08:02 PM

I received a nice letter today from a UK folk DJ and music journalist. He liked my record - obviously he's a man of refined taste ;-)

His magazine is called Traditional Music Maker and his name is Bryan Chalker. Do you know the mag and/or the writer? What can you tell me about either/both.

He has a new show called "Caroline Country" broadcast on Radio Caroline via Sky Digital and (he says) hopefully Hotbird satellite channel. Do you know these radio channels?

Any info you can pass on would be helpful. Thanks.

Subject: RE: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 23 Jan 03 - 08:10 PM

The website is at http://www.tradmusic.net/

Subject: RE: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 02:10 AM

I would be wary of this publication. It has very low readership figures, is generally very poor quality production for a 'magazine' and does an incredibly hard sell for advertising.

Once they discover you have a CD the marketing guys will pursue you relentlessly. If you are serious about the UK market, there are other more high profile and better produced magazines to invest in advertising in ie Folk Roots and Living Tradition. There are also a host of small locally-produced but very well read folk listing mags with reviewers who will generally do this for free!

Good luck

Cheers
Sarah

Subject: RE: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: clansfolk
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 05:36 AM

Have had dealings with this mag - asked for a two part article on making your first CD - first part sent & published - plenty of push for us to advertize with them - not taken up - Part 2 of article never saw daylight - ummmmm?

Just had a look at the back issue page on their website - last one I could find was jun/july 2002 - bi-monthly???

take care.......

Subject: RE: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 08:04 AM

I bought a copy of the mag a year or so ago and didnt repeat the process. There was something a bit odd about it. Can't put my finger on exactly why,but....it just wasn't for me.

Subject: RE: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: Strupag
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 08:13 AM

Hi Jed,
Ive looked for Radio Caroline on Skye Digital and "no can find"
Anyone know where it's gone? I could do with a wee bit of its loving awareness.

Subject: RE: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: JedMarum
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 09:11 AM

well - not too good news! Thanks for the quick response. I haven't been approached for ad sales, but it sounds like I will be. I also thought his claims of a mega radio audience (7M) sounded too good to be true.

Subject: RE: UK Catters Do You Know This Music Mag?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 10:20 AM

I know a song about it -

Do You Know This Music Mag?
This Music Mag?
This Music Mag?
Do You Know This Music Mag?
That lives at tradmusic.net...

Sorry, can't help myself sometimes.

Dave the Gnome