2012 round-up

[unclechristo]

Gigs (last year in brackets)
total - 116 (142)
Celtic - 64 (57)
Jazz - 21 (37)
Songs - 18 (32)
Electronic - 13 (16)

Albums Released - 5 (6)
Chris Conway - Retracing My Steps - ALOFT0012
Govannen - Celtic Earth - Paradise Music PCMCD0258
Memory Wire - Meteor - Zorpin Music ZZCD011
Re-Orient - Undiscovered Time - ARC Music EUCD 2371
Memory Wire - Plus One - Zorpin Music ZZCD010

Re-releases 3 (1)
Re-Orient - Seven Steps to the Sun - ARC Music EUCD 1490 - first released 1999
Chris Conway – Piano Natural - Paradise Music PCMCD0031 - was Sanctuary – 2005
Chris Conway – Spirits Of The River - Paradise Music PCMCD0042 – was River Of Life - 2005

albums as guest - 5 (1)
Moving Mirrors - Moving Mirrors
Bob Cheevers - Smoke & Mirrors - Back 9 Records BN0211
Amy McNally - Hazardous Fiddle - Flowinglass Music
Kevin Hewick - All Was Numbered - Hacienda Records
Natalie Squance - In Your Apple Tree

compilations – 2 (1)
Paradise Faerie Card 2/Compilation CD - PMCD0237
Paradise Celtic Card 2/Compilation CD - PMCD0234
There were also numerous digital download new age compilations... I can't keep up with them all...

So a quieter year than 2011, especially on the gigs front, except for Govannen, who were a little busier. Getting the new Govannen and Re-Orient albums out was probably the biggest thing for me in 2012 – both were big jobs, both on labels and both should sell all over the world.
As for Memory Wire we swore we would record more in the studio and released 2 live albums in the year. Well we had some cool live stuff and, you know, it was a question of use it or lose it... We have started work on a new studio album, honest.
No new songs album this year but I am halfway through a filk album which I hope to complete soon.
Also early in 2013 the Spirits Of The Mermaids album I have recorded with harper Mo Coulson should be released.
Oh yeah, plus I did get married and have my 50^th birthday...