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🚂 ⭐️ Train Songz Subscribers Only...

March 3, 2025

Hello there, subscribers! Thank you again for taking the dive to support our zinemaking efforts for the year ahead. It means the world you like our content...

🚂 Last chance to grab zine 5

February 28, 2025

Hey there! I’m emailing you because I’m 81% sure you did not yet grab a Train Songz #5 “Dig A Little Deeper In The Zine.” (If you did actually order...

🚂 Train Songz merch pre-orders close Monday

February 28, 2025

Hey! Just wanted to remind you that Monday is the last day to pre-order merchandise from this zine. If you’d like to access the link, please scan the QR code...

💾 Get involved with BMFSDB

February 16, 2025

Hello there! In case you missed it, Train Songz is using zine proceeds to pay BMFSDB’s web fees. Our relationship goes back to December 2023, when they...

🚂 AYO ASHEVILLE—AGAIN!

February 14, 2025

Hey y’all, High time for Asheville weekend two! While the person writing this email will be on his couch enjoying his nugs net net subscription and updating...

🚂 Train Shop Is Open

February 14, 2025

Hello there! The Train Shop is open for merchandise, which is only guaranteed to be around for this issue’s pre-order. trainsongz.bigcartel.com Some notes:...

🚂 TRAIN SONGZ IS A REGISTERED BUSINESS

February 10, 2025

Hey! So I just got back from a bit of a “Business Baptism” at my local County Clerk’s office, and I have some news… Train Songz has been blessed, er,...

🚂 TRAIN SONGZ IN ASHEVILLE

February 6, 2025

Hello there! This email is mostly—but not exclusively—for any of you lucky enough to be in Asheville this weekend! (We’ll send another next week with...

🚂 TRAIN SONGZ TELLS ALL (ABOUT OUR FINANCES)

February 2, 2025

Hello there! First: Did you grab the new issue yet?Second: Merchandise will open Friday.Third: Below is a detailed examination of our finances, which I spent...

🚂 Train Songz in Denver + Couch Tour Help...?

January 23, 2025

Hello there! Happy Billy Weekend Eve! Btw, did you grab a copy of the fifth issue or a 2025 subscription yet? $5 and up for individual issues, $33 and up for...

🚂 Reminder... NEW ZINE OUT!

January 17, 2025

Check out the new Train Songz Fall '24 zine packed with art, interviews, and a chance to win!

🚂 NEW: THE TRAIN SONGZ REFERRAL PROGRAM

January 17, 2025

Introducing the Train Songz referral program—refer friends and earn cash for concert tickets!

🚂 I heard you love niche print media...

January 12, 2025

Hello there! Reminder: The new zine is out now! It’s 44 pages, up from 20. Lots of great writing and data analysis. Mountain Grass Unit interview. More art....

🚂 "DIG A LITTLE DEEPER IN THE ZINE" OUT NOW

January 10, 2025

Hello there! This is a long email. New zine. New website. Financial update. Lots of new details and happenings. Please read it all :) Fall ‘24 Zine Out Now!...

🚂 quick! what's your favorite Highway Prayers song!?

December 20, 2024

Hello there! Most important thing first: DO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. DO IT! NOW! PLEASE :) It’s due this Sunday, if you want your answers to be enshrined in print...

🚂 contribute to the next zine

December 16, 2024

Hello there! The zine is nothing without the community, and for that reason I’d like to offer you the following ways to get involved with the next zine: Fill...

🚂 last chance on second prints + i made video

December 8, 2024

Hello there! Two things: Second prints of 2024 zines will close after tonight, if you want one, grab one here. I have no plans to bring them back after this,...

🚂 smallest business Saturday

November 30, 2024

Hello there! I emailed you yesterday. I don’t love emailing twice in a row, I try to limit my attentional demands on your electric mailbox. But here I am...

🚂 second prints & giving back...

November 29, 2024

Hello there! Happy Black Friday from Train Songz Corporation, where unlike every other business in your inbox this weekend vying for your hard-earned money,...

🚂 2024 train_songz subscriber questionnaire

November 15, 2024

Hello there, my friends! PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SURVEY. Would be a huge help if you took a few minutes to give me some thoughtful feedback to plan the year of...

🚂 store closes tomorrow + playlists!

October 31, 2024

Hello there, and happy Halloween! Last call: The summer ‘24 store closes tomorrow for pre-orders, and this’ll be your last notification about that....

🚂 store closes 11-1, all zines shipped, & Halloween

October 25, 2024

Hello there! Three quick things: The store closes next Friday, November 1trainsongz.bigcartel.comall profits are re-invested into running the zinemost items...

🚂 new merch (!!) & zine shipping updates

October 16, 2024

Hello there! Three important points: 1. Poster foils are live in store. And just a reminder that the store closes for pre-orders at the end of day on Friday,...

🚂 merch & radio episode live now

October 4, 2024

Hello there! Two pieces of news for you today: 🛍️ Merch is livePre-orders close November 1📻 Train Songz Presents… is live 📻 Introducing Train Songz Presents…...

🚂 reminder: summer '24 zine out now

September 26, 2024

Hello there! 🥛 GOT ZINE? Reminding you that the summer ‘24 train_songz zine is out now. Order one at this link. Pay what you want: $0 to infinity. (Paid...

🚂 summer '24 zine available now :)

September 20, 2024

Hello there! First, let’s get to the point… YOU CAN GRAB A ZINE HERE! That feels pretty damn good to say after a few months of hard work. I’m very proud and...

🚂 one week until summer '24 zine!

September 13, 2024

Hello there! There is one week until the summer ‘24 zine is out. I will email this very list as soon as the zine is available to order on next Friday,...

🚂 summer '24 community questionnaire

August 27, 2024

Asking the train_songz community to fill out a quick survey about Billy Strings' Summer '24 tour, to aggregate responses and feature them in the zine.

🚂 summer '24 zine updates!

August 22, 2024

Hello there! We are a few weeks away from Summer ‘24 zine orders opening up on September 13th, so I want to send a few updates: The zine will be ordered on...

🚂 next zine release + wanna sponsor it?

August 12, 2024

Hello there! Three quick things from me: SPONSOR THE ZINE: I’m looking for a few more zine sponsors. I can fit 16 total. I have 6 confirmed. If you or your...

🚂 one year of train_songz! + $$ update

July 27, 2024

Hello there! A few email updates from your print dealer: It’s my meme anniversary!Merch closes Wednesday, July 31100% transparent zine finances updateThe...

🚂 help keep the zine chuggin'

July 19, 2024

Hello there! Writing with a few humble requests to contribute toward the “pay what you can” zine, if you have not yet: This zine store will close Wednesday,...

🚂 zine crossword answers ~ and more

June 28, 2024

Hello there! Thanks to a few of you lovely people who noted that I forgot to add the crossword answers to the zine-only website. (Click that to get to the...

🚂 mid-zine check !!!

June 24, 2024

Hello there! Happy Monday. Did you see Billy closed yesterday’s stadium-grass set with Slow Train? What a time to be alive. ✉️ Zine update 1800 of 2014 (!!!)...

🚂 zine 3 mailing now! read me!

June 14, 2024

Hello there! My gears are more greased than a fast mail train with excitement to let y’all know that zine 3 is mailing out, at a rate of about 200—300 per...

🚂 tour is over! confirm your zine sign-up!

May 26, 2024

Hello there! That’s a wrap on Spring ‘24 tour, which means it’s time for me to start shoveling coal into the zine production engine and kick off the zine’s...

🚂 each zine requires new sign-up...want the next one?

May 11, 2024

Hello there!We’re about a month away from the next train_songz zine hitting the mail after Billy’s Spring ‘24 tour wraps, and I wanted to remind you that...

🚂 merch ends Sunday, next zine signup, and e-zines for friends

April 19, 2024

Hello there! Two quick reminders: The merch store pre-orders will close Sunday night, so production can get started and I can get you what you ordered! Each...

🚂 all train set commemorative t-shirt

April 14, 2024

Hello there! Last night was one for the train song history books... I designed a shirt to commemorate it, accessible via the QR code on page 5 of the winter...

🚂 read this email if you love train songs

April 8, 2024

Hello there! I write with a few updates from Train Land... 💌 All zines mailed! I've mailed all 1075 zines! (The last ~200 went in the mail yesterday and...

🚂 winter '24 zine out today!

March 27, 2024

Hello there! The first batch of train_songz winter '24 zines is in the mail! I had a ton of fun making it over the past few weeks, and I can't wait for you...

🚂 zine delay !!!

March 17, 2024

Hello there! The second zine is delayed in leaving the station, and I'm going to send it on next Monday the 25th. I wanted to send it tomorrow, but I totally...

wanna refer a friend to the zine!? last few subs

March 5, 2024

Hello there! I was gonna use Instagram today to find my last 75 or so subscribers for the Winter '24 zine, but unfortunately Zuckerberg's $50 billion yacht...