Q: Who is The Vicar?
A: The Vicar is a tireless evangelist for all things rockular and rollable, ministering to the musical and media needs of his parish from the rocking vicarage in the heart of rural England. Of course, as a hip young gun slinger you'll be familiar with the Vicar's work and you hardly need us to tell you his name, now do you?
Q: Who writes all the Rocking Vicar stuff?
A: At the moment there are two permanent members of the vicarage: Terence Dackombe and Magnus Shaw who selflessly give up, literally, minutes of their time to ensure your weekend Vicar fix is ready. The poor fools. We also have very nice guest columnists who help us out from time to time.
Q: Can I write something for the Vicar?
A: We thought you'd never ask. If you have something unusual or poignant to say on the subject of beat music, drop it in the vicarage letterbox and there's a very good chance we'll publish it.
Q: How much will I get paid if you publish my stuff?
A: Not a penny. You may find it hard to believe but nobody has ever been paid for any of the material written for the site or emailer. It's not that kind of project. Sorry.
Q: How do I receive the Vicar's emailer?
A: You just subscribe. It's absolutely free and arrives every Saturday. Around lunchtime.
Q: Do you want to know about my band?
A: If you're Robert Plant, yes. Otherwise, probably not. There are loads of sites perfectly designed to help you promote your music, but this isn't one of them. We prefer to bang on and on about music people know quite well. Good luck, though.
Q: Is the site connected to The Word magazine?
A: It's complicated. The idea for the site certainly sprang from some of the brains behind that fine publication and it now involves the endeavours of some other people. But we're certainly chums with The Word and from time-to-time we publish stuff by Word scribes.
Q: Are you on any social networks?
A: Yes, we're on Twitter and there's a very old MySpace page. The Twitter feed is updated throughout most days. The MySpace page just sits there. You can follow us at @ROCKINGVICAR
Q: Will the Vicar be doing anything else?
A: We're working hard on some kind of podcast and will make a very big noise about it when we have it nailed. Other stuff may follow. If you have any ideas, or can help, do let us know.
Q: I have seen the word 'webeden' in the address bar. What does that mean?
A: It's the content management system and server that hosts the site. It's nothing to worry about.
Q: Will I ever have to pay for Vicar stuff?
A: No, the site and the emailer are completely free forever. It will cost you a bob or two if you want to advertise with us and you must let us know if you do.
Q: But who is the Vicar really?
A: Who would you like him to be?
