I’ve been getting a few emails every week regarding the Guild and when it will kick up again. The short answer is that we don’t really know for sure. I can tell you, however, that it will be somewhat soon. We’ve identified a few major changes that need to be made to the Guild Website in order to go live, and that list has been communicated to the webmaster. So we are basically waiting on those changes to be done. At that point, we’ll make sure everything is in order to launch and then we’ll open things up.
The Guild will be different this time around. Your membership will be lifetime. It will cost only $10. You’ll get a Guild Membership card, access to the Guild website, discounts on Merch, access to our online version of the Thirsty Plants Webzine, access to Guild rooms at select concerts, discounted price on previous Guild CDs (except Guild 1, of course, which remains out of print), and the ability to purchase the future Guild CDs.
The plan for future Guild CDs is pretty basic. The money that we raise from this membership drive will finance the next Guild CD. Those will be available to Guild members only at a price of around $10. Proceeds from selling those CDs will go towards making the next CD and so forth.
We are not guaranteeing that there will ever be another Guild weekend/Guild Concert. We won’t rule it out, but it is hard for something like that to be coordinated these days. If it ever does happen, there will be a nominal fee involved to cover the cost.
All of this info is available by clicking the “Guild” link at caedmonscall.com. If you have any specific questions, shoot me an email at guildinfo@caedmonscall.com.
thanks,
bryan