Radio Sweeps for Performers

by Marc Gunn

There are a lot of great performers at faires. You can see that just by checking out the Renaissance Festival Performer Awards.

The awards are over for last year. You may have several months to go before you are eligible to win next year. So how do you get your name out to those who attend Renaissance festivals? Radio sweeps!

What are radio sweeps?

Radio sweeps are simple saying telling our listeners who you are and what show they are listening to.

"My name is Marc Gunn. And you're listening to the Renaissance Festival Podcast at Renaissance Festival Music.com"

It's really that simple.

Now we prefer it if you add a little bit more. Spice it up. How? With your faire character if you have one. Here are a few suggestions on how you can do a radio sweep that shines.

• Act out a scene from your show,
• Talk in character,
• Hawk the show,
• Sing your sweep,
• Say it in verse, or
• Add public domain or original music under your vocals.

How do I leave a radio sweep?

If you have home recording equipment, record yourself at home and send us an MP3.

If you don't have home recording equipment or you're like me, too lazy to record something at home, we made it extra, extra easy for you to leave a radio sweep. Just give us a call. The number is 512.879.NEWT.

Practice what you're gonna say a couple times before calling. Dial us. Speak clearly. And we'll take care of the rest.

What are you waiting for? Call 512.879.NEWT (She turned me into a Newt! ... I got better.) That's 512.879.6398.

Bard Marc Gunn is an Irish and Scottish folk singer with strange a affinity for Celtic ballads, drinking songs and cats. He hosts five podcasts including the Renaissance Festival Podcast and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. He also publishes several ezines including the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and the Bards Crier Music Marketing and Promotion Tips Ezine. He is best know as the lead singer and autoharper for the Celtic MP3 supergroup, the Brobdingnagian Bard.