Good day. The Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers is nearly done being recorded. Today, Chris Buckley of The Tea Merchants came in the studio. He recorded a set of tunes and played the finishing touches of “Whiskers in the Jar”. Rich is about to lay the guitar on the tune set […]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
New MP3 – Danny Boy (Cat Song Parody)
No. This is not your typical “Danny Boy”. The original “Danny Boy” was written by Frederick Weatherly, an English lawyer, using a traditional Irish melody called “Londonderry Air” in 1910. The song was popularized by opera singers at the turn of the century, and my guess is that it entered into the Music Hall scene […]
Wanted: Celtic Song Suggestions with a Twist
I was reading a playlist for a Celtic radio show, and I noticed that about 90% of the artists performing on the show were from Ireland or Scotland. Meaning their members were from one of those Celtic countries. Yet, as I understand it, 80% or so of the Celts, no longer live in those countries. […]
Featured on FaireNews.com
Have you met Marc Gunn? Well, the folks at FaireNews.com called me up and interviewed me just in time for the 3rd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards. Learn a little bit more about me. Read the article.
Can You Answer This Question?
I got an email yesterday from someone asking about my show. They ask, “I’ve been enjoying your wide ranging podcasts. I’ve been a Celtic music fan for years. I have been listening to Celtic music for a long time. In fact since I discovered the Thistle & Shamrock a very long time ago. I happened […]
Drunken Scotsman
“Drunken Scotsman” or more commonly known as “The Scotsman” was a song I first heard from sung by Bryan Bowers…an autoharper. I think I first heard it on a morning radio show in the 80s, but Dr. Demento loves it and you now find it all over the world sung by Scots- and kiltophiles. The […]
Pub Songs #32: Live Music with Michelle Hedden on Bodhran
Michelle Hedden recorded on Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers with me and used to play with Brobdingnagian Bards. I thought it’d be nice to jam a little before a CD release party of cat songs. Songs: “Come Out Ye Black and Tans“ “Paddy McCullough“ “Ye Jacobites By Name“ “Old Dun Cow“ “A Lil Bit […]
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Sickness and Studio Updates
Getting sick sucks! And yet, I’m so good at it. Though this time, I think I caught a virus probably from reduced resistance from not enough sleep. At least I’m learning what causes my all too frequent illnesses. So today, I’m at home, sleeping and watching Anne of Green Gables, cuz I’m that kind of […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #46
Brought to you by the Brobdingnagian Bards tour of Ireland where we will go to… Explore Bantry Bay, Bantry Gardens with seven acres of terraced splendour and gothic sculptures and Bantry House’s French Armarda center that re-enacts the attempted invasion by Theobald Wolfetone. Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and […]
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Ed Miller at the Cactus Tonight
Scottish singer, Ed Miller, will be performing with Rich Brotherton at the Cactus Cafe at 8:30pm tonight. I’ll be there. Don’t think he has any new CDs, but he’s on the Celtic Music Podcast bunches. He puts on a great show!
