Why don't I promote my music locally more often?

@TheHorse (218463)
Walnut Creek, California
November 14, 2024 12:01pm CST
I just bought some beer at my local gas station. Inside I ran into a fella I know who may wind up fixing my truck door. He told me he had just sent my take on Townes's "Pancho and Lefty" to a club owner friend of his. The guy liked it. When I am on the road, I sometimes promote my music by giving out my card, which has a YouTube link to "Pancho and Lefty" on it. In Chicago, I scared a couple of ladies at a bus stop, but wound up with a comment on "Your Mind is on Vacation" from one of them. Actually, it's not my card. It's a card made by Debbie for The Diablo Rhythm Wranglers, a band I quit a few years ago. Anyway, I'll link a Diablo Rhythm Wranglers song some of you may not heard. I sing lead and play bass on this one. Indulge me and be a psychologist for a moment: Why do I self-promote then I am "on the road," but not here in the Bay Area, where there are about five times as many people as there are in the entire state of Montana? I'll see if I can get a decent picture of the card with my cell phone.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339464)
• Rockingham, Australia
14h
I commented on that song seven years ago. Seven years! It's hard to believe but I guess they're right. I would never tell anyone I knew that I wrote but I'd sometimes tell strangers. This was when I was writing of course.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
13h
Seven years? You were still a rancher and music host then, weren't you?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339464)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
@TheHorse Yes, I wrote about the concerts quite a bit I think.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (105851)
• Marion, Ohio
17h
You should promote it
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
13h
I'm thinking of putting together a blues band.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180392)
• United States
19h
I say never miss a chance to promote your music
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
18h
Heck yeah! @Vandana7 has given me a huge fan base in India. But I want to be a hit in the US as well.
celticeagle
@celticeagle (166672)
• Boise, Idaho
18h
That's some toe-stomping music there. You otta make you up a card.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
13h
Eh. I have a streak of laziness in me.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (79648)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17h
I think you should find a cafe or club to play your music to customers at least twice a month, Then who knows you could become really popular,
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
17h
I have played a few solo sets at a local open mic. I would like to be in a blues and folk band where *I* pick the musicians.
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Neil
@Neil43 (3305)
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19h
Yes. Go ahead dear, promote your music anywhere.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
18h
I was able to upload a (blurry) card photo. I had to to to an appointment in Oakland.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177898)
• United States
7h
I remember this one. Love the card. Have a good weekend.
Jim Bauer
@porwest (89959)
• United States
14m
Hey. Nicely done on the song. I think you should always try to promote whenever and wherever you can. You never know when you get a new fan and maybe even some money.