From time to time, Jillian and those associated with her label Tarith Cote would like to share a perspective of theirs on areas of interest. These perspectives are not restricted to the subject of the music industry and when not expressed by Jillian, does not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of her or her company Tarith Cote.
This Music Manifesto!
February 2, 2010
To Friends and Fans of Music Everywhere,
Out of the blue I woke up this morning thinking this -
Can we make a difference? Can we tell the media what it is we want to hear? Can a virtual unknown Celtic singer (me, Jillian LaDage) garner the attention of a music industry, so commercially focused, in one year's time from the fans?
Of course we can! Why not?! I would not be here without you.
Is this insane? Possibly.
Here is my question to you; can you add 10 friends, family members, and acquaintances as Fans on the Jillian LaDage Facebook Fan Page and the free email mailing list via Join the Tarith Cote Community on my Official Website? Can you add 50? 100? What about the newspaper boy, the mail man, the lady in line at the post office, your neighbor down the street? What if at years' end this page goes from 38 fans to over 5,000?! What could happen? Can you imagine?! Would the media and music industry take notice? Would they hear our voice? Will you join me in an experiment that lets your voice be heard and is solely directed by you, the fans?
Tell anyone and everyone from now through December 31, 2010. Let's show the music industry what we as consumers can do. Add your friends through Facebook with a post on my fan wall saying, "(Your Friend inserts YOUR Name Here) and I am in!" Copy and paste this message to your wall, emails, letters, flyers, posters, etc. Whatever you have your hands on, use it. Got free advertising space? Use it! Add it to your signature. The ways are endless and let's create our own phenomenon. One powered by friends and fans of music!
Truly Yours,
Jillian LaDage
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The Official Website TarithCote.com
Issue 1
By Jillian LaDage
November 7, 2008
As I pull together the past four years of traveling, researching, and writing my debut album, I sit looking out my office window at a gray stormy day. Winter is almost upon us as the album becomes ready for release and indeed Midwinter, as it once was called, comes for us on November 8th. As I have recently learned, it is when the sun reaches 15 degrees Scorpio in the circle of the zodiac in the sky and is one of the days known as "cross quarter days," the mid-point between the solstices and equinoxes. According to our modern calendar the Winter Solstice, the first day of winter, is on December 21, when in fact the Winter Solstice is the mid-point of the season.
It is now approaching four winters since the concept for this first studio album was conceived. Of course, I did not plan on spending four years to get to the completion; but life has a way of bypassing the best laid plans and requiring a study in patience! In those four years there has been the preparation of music, finding the right musicians, a website, design and all those other little tasks that have led to here. It is good to finally be here, I must say!
While staying in Scotland in November 2006, the ideas of remembrance and memory first took hold in my mind as I pieced together parts of the early Celtic migrations. As it turned out my own ancestry (Scots/Irish) did not play the significant role I had allotted it at the beginning of this project. Instead the ideas of remembrance, memory and honouring ones past became the focal points as I moved through the myths and legends that have kept these ancient people at the forefront of my interest.
As I look back to the diverging paths that have come together to make this recording, I cannot help but think that there are at least three other albums waiting to be written. However, I feel the challenge of managing the creative side along with the business aspect of running my record label Tarith Cote. I am happy to do so, and it is my hope to share with you in the coming months and years the many paths I may walk down and the inspirations behind the music and meet as old friends along the way.
Warmest Regards,
Jillian |
