#288: Celtic Peace Maker

The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast brings peace to families, or at least that’s John from Oregon says in this week’s Celtic Feedback. Enjoy some awesome Celtic peace making music from Poitin, Vince Conaway, Shillelagh!, Hugh Morrison, Seamus Kennedy, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Drunk & Sailor, Vintage Wildflowers, Andrew McKee, Sligo Rags, Doug […]

#283: Great Celtic Music Hiding at Renaissance Festivals

If you love acoustic Celtic music, you will find no better place to find great Celtic music than at Renaissance Festivals. Yes, I know the Celts had nothing to do with the “Renaissance”, but Celtic music is one of the most-popular musical styles found at Ren faires. It’s one of the last places where you can […]

Pub Songs #144: Geek Music vs. Nerd Music

Pub Songs #144: Geek Music vs. Nerd Music

Which phrase is more appealing to you? At Dragon Con, Mikey Mason and I were talking about this branding topic. He calls his music Geek Comedy Rock. I call mine Celtic Geek. We obviously prefer the term Geek music over Nerd music. But the NerdCore genre has Nerd Music taking off around the country. Would […]

Pub Songs #45: Celtic Invasion Vacation in Italy Review, 1st Solo Tour, Preview Happy Songs of Death

Pub Songs #45: Celtic Invasion Vacation in Italy Review, 1st Solo Tour, Preview Happy Songs of Death

I know I had a couple month hiatus, but I had to share with you my about my recent successes like my first Celtic Invasion Vacation, my first solo tour that starts this week, and there are a lot of interesting notes about my next CD, Happy Songs of Death. You’ll get to hear a […]

Newsletter: Baby Watch Begins, Dragons vs. Pirates Funded

Marc’s Musings Greetings my friend, April was a busy month. I had a bunch of shows including one on Concert Window, a return to Johnnie MacCracken’s Pub, five shows at Starfest, a house concert, and school days at Panoply Arts Festival. It was tough keeping up with all the work at home though. I felt […]

Dragons vs. Pirates Countdown, Starfest Rocks!

It was an excellent weekend at Starfest in Denver, CO – five shows with great energy and great crowds. Marc got together with Jessica Brawner to talk about marketing, reigniting the idea of a Brainstorming / Masterminds group online for this type of thing. Also, Dragons vs. Pirates reached the first stretch goal, so stay […]

Milk Drinking Songs: St Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids

It was in 2006 when the Brobdingnagian Bards put together our first album of “drinking songs” called The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs. Almost regularly since then, I’ve received requests from fans saying, “Can you release an album of drinking songs for non-drinkers?” In fact, Andrew’s song “An Irishman Who Doesn’t Drink” was written in part […]

Celtic Christmas Video Show Recorded

Saturday evening, I sat down with my autoharp, a Christmas tree, and my videographer Chuck Davis, and we recorded a Celtic Christmas Music Special. This show will be released for free on YouTube as soon as Chuck can get it mixed and ready to release. The Celtic Christmas music special was created in response to […]

CG052: Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day

Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day may’ve once been associated with Arthur’s Day, and getting drunk on Guinness. I like to think of it as another reminder that Celtic music, dance, art, and culture are alive and growing throughout the world. I hope you will join me in celebrating Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day. Turn on […]

Celtfather #49: What Is Patreon?

What is Patreon? And how can you get involved supporting a musician and podcaster like me? Celtfather Music & Travel #49. I originally recorded this in 2014 for my Celtfather podcast. It was a bit out of date. I decided to update it for 2021. In this episode, I explain the two different types of […]