My live performances on the Pub Songs Podcast have gone over very well. I’ve only released two from my home studio, but I get a lot of emails from people who enjoyed them and want to hear more. So I listened to the shows again and picked the recordings that were made in those shows. […]
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Irish Song Lyrics Podcast – Fiddler’s Green
What happens when fishermen die? They go to Fiddler’s Green, a paradise for those who lived their lives on the sea. It’s a beautiful fantasy by John Connolly. I learned the song from The Wolfe Tones and liked it so much, it was one of the first songs I parodied on Irish Drinking Songs for […]
New Irish Podcast with “Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love’s Hair)”
This is such a beautiful song. I think it was Nick Hennessey who inspired me to finally learn it. It’s an old song with origins in both Scotland and the Appalacian Mountains, meaning its true origins are lost in time. The cat parody I made for Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers was a love […]
Update Lyrics – My Puddy Tat, Sylvester
Even before I became a cat lover, I never liked Tweety Bird. Arrogant SOB with big feet and an annoying voice. So as I was thinking of parodies for my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, I came up with an idea for a song that I called “Big Strong Cat (“My Puddy Tat, Sylvester)”. […]
New CD Cover Art for Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion
Graphic artist, Molly C. Loar, finished the CD cover Marc Gunn’s upcoming CD, Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion. The result is a stunning piece of art.
Irish Megalithic Tombs
From the Celtic History Newsletter: Last month I said that one of the more notable changes started by the early Irish farming culture was in the burial of their dead. There is little surviving evidence of burial customs among the earlier hunter-gatherer peoples of Ireland, but starting around 4000 BC we see the first funerary […]
“Silhouette of Longing Love” Music Download
Yesterday, I wrote a new song. I called it “Silhouette of Love” at the time. I wrote it after leaving Zilker Park, here in Austin. I spent a good forty-five minutes practicing in the heat of the day and wanted some traveling music. I started playing a melody. It was simple, beautiful, and touching. And […]
Associate Editor Wanted for Cat Lovers Podcast
I need a Associate Editor for my Cat Lovers Podcast. I got Another email saying, “more cat podcasts”. But what with time, I’m having trouble. So here’s what I need. I need someone willing to find 1-3 News Bits1-3 Interesting websites1 Comedy story1 main story The news and websites need to include a paragraph of […]
“Silhoutte of Love” MP3
I’ve been in my apartment way too much recently. So today, I made a break for it. I went down to ZIlker Park, brought my autoharp and played music. It was a beautiful warm, sunny day. Families and kids were out in full force, and how I would’ve loved to go swimming in the Barton […]
Poetry Event At Things Celtic This Weekend!
On Saturday, May 12, at 2:00 PM, poet Karla Morton will be at Things Celtic, reading a piece from her original epic poem, “Wee Cowrin’ Timorous Beastie”. The poem is a Scottish epic story written in rhyme about a 17th century Scottish pirate named John Murray and his love, Vashti. It’s an exciting story about […]
