p2pnet music: Maggie Council
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I’ve been running p2pnet since 2002, sometimes by the skin of my teeth, and now is one of those times. However, I’m in a strange position.
Advertising keeps the site online, but it’s never been the usual kind. When p2pnet first went up, no ads. It was purely a personal site, just as it is now. But it quickly grew to the point where I was on it 24/7, living off my savings. Then five legally constituted companies who’d established themselves online with P2P applications which allowed people to share with each other each rented an ad. This wasn’t promote themselves. They wanted to help me keep p2pnet going. One by one, however, they were killed by corporate music cartel labels who, as we all know, loathe and fear any form of competition, and who have by now wasted hundreds of millions of dollars trying to turn people with free will into compliant consumers, and gain complete control of the internet.
When the ads went, one anonymous sponsor took up most of the slack and a couple of new advertisers came along and briefly, my income was marginally more than my outgoings. However, my sponsor had to pull out in December because of the economic crisis, and two advertisers did the same for the same reason.
Staying online is, then, a major preoccupation for the moment, and some musician friends have donated their music to help me. Is p2pnet worth a $1 to you every now and then?
If you like good music …
Ladies first, so meet Maggie Council, a wonderful person and a great guitar player and song-writer. We’ve been close friends for years — since around the time I started p2pnet, in fact. But we’ve never actually met. Only on the net … 
She’s already contributed two tunes, with more to come, and here’s a new one – Not in the House.
When Maggie was putting it together she sent me the bass track and my next fun project is going to be making a mix with that and some of my stuff.
For now, she says >>>
You might be thinking, why should I listen to Maggie’s music? While one side of me immediately responds ‘got me’ with a wide-eyed shrug, the practical side says, well, she’s shared stages with locally, nationally and internationally known artists like:
Acoustic Alchemy, Joan Armatrading, Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Steve Forbert, Hot Tuna, Guy Clark, Townes van Zandt, Robert Earl Keene, Jr., Ronnie Milsap, Maura O’Connell, The Band, Michelle Shocked, Al Stewart, Chris Smither, the subdudes, John Wesley, Beanstalk, Joe Popp, My Little Trotsky, Ronny Elliot, Rebekah Pulley and Warren Zevon.
Or it might be you just like good music. Either way, you can buy her Not in the House album at CD Baby for a mere ten bucks.
Thanks, Maggie.
To listen, hover your pointer over the song bar and press the arrow. To download, click left or right mouse button (depending on if you’re left or right-handed) then ‘Save link as’ …
Not in the House Not in the House 3:28 Maggie Council
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Bingo Bus Bingo Bus 4:30 Maggie Council
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Only Ones Only Ones 3:32 Maggie Council
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If you enjoyed Maggie’s tunes and you’d like to help her help p2pnet, please buy one or more tracks for whatever you can afford. But if you can’t afford anything, that’s cool too.
Cheers! And thanks. And all the best …
[PS - If you're new to p2pnet, here's what I say on the about page: "p2pnet.net ... was the first Internet web page to carry daily, frequently updated news, stories, features and commentaries on digital media, distributed computing and associated technologies and events which haven’t been spun, filtered and pre-digested by vested corporate interests. It places special emphasis on freedom of speech, P2P and sharing. If you’d like to get in touch for any reason – p2pnet @ shaw dot ca ]
Jon Newton - p2pnet
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p2pnet music downloads – and stuff
I’ve been running p2pnet since 2002, sometimes by the skin of my teeth, and now is one of those times. However, I’m in a strange position.
Advertising keeps the site online, but it’s never been the usual kind. When p2pnet first went up, it didn’t have any. It was just a personal site, just as it is now. But it quickly grew to the point where I was on it 24/7, living off my savings. Then five legally constituted companies who’d established themselves online with P2P applications which allowed people to share with each other each rented an ad. This wasn’t promote themselves. They wanted to help me keep p2pnet going. One by one, however, they were killed by corporate music cartel labels who, as we all know, loathe and fear any form of competition, and who have by now wasted hundreds of millions of dollars trying to turn people with free will into compliant consumers, and gain complete control of the internet.
When the ads went, one anonymous sponsor took up most of the slack and a couple of new advertisers came along and briefly, my income was marginally more than my outgoings. However, my sponsor had to pull out in December because of the economic crisis, and two advertisers did the same for the same reason.
Meanwhile, I have an idea on how to move p2pnet forward, and I’m currently trying to gather enough resources to put it together. For now, below are songs I composed and performed. If you like any of them, download them and pay whatever you want. Or not. 
This my attempt to earn some $$ to help keep p2pnet (and me and my family) going. (I’ll also have some eco-friendly T-shirts along the lines of the pic on the right.)
There’s a donate button here, and at the bottom.
Cheers! And thanks. And all the best …
Jon Newton – p2pnet
To listen, hover your pointer over the song bar and press the arrow. To download, click left or right mouse button (depending on if you’re left or right-handed) then ‘Save link as’ …
Bingo Bus Bingo Bus 4:30 Maggie Council
Only Ones Only Ones 3:32 Maggie Council
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February 1st, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Great to hear you’re getting some help, Jon. P2P.Net is the first site I visit when I get home and it makes me feel better when I hear news of the music industry suffering. Keep up the good work and good luck. Don’t give up!
February 1st, 2010 at 6:03 pm
@ kcb19892000
Sorry – I posted my last post a little while ago. No choice.
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/34986
Cheers!
February 1st, 2010 at 8:02 pm
It’s okay Jon. Thanks for taking the time to listen to little old me.
February 1st, 2010 at 8:04 pm
@ kcb19892000:
And thanks to you for stepping in.
Cheers!