Patronage 2024

Patronage 2024

St Patrick’s Day is just a few days away. I love the holiday. Obviously, a big part of that is because it’s my birthday. However, I also have a deep love of Celtic culture and music. It’s why I lead Celtic Invasion Vacations every summer and why I host the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. […]

St Patrick’s Day 2024: Getting Ready

St Patrick’s Day 2024: Getting Ready

Change Can Be Hard! I led a Celtic Invasion of Oban, Scotland in 2010. One evening, I was singing at a local restaurant for my invaders. A man at the bar started cheering me on as well. Next thing we knew, Liam Griffin was singing us a song he wrote about his life as a […]

Celtfather Monthly: February 2024

Good morning! This month, there’s a free Coffee show, a Bandcamp concert, a limited-edition CD, a new Sci F’Irish album pin, and so much more. January was a busy month. I didn’t have many shows. Instead, I prepped for the new year. I setup two autoharps for use. I restarted Coffee with The Celtfather. I […]

Celtfather Monthly January 2024

Celtfather Monthly January 2024

Good morning! Despite being super busy, I feel like I’ve had a good start to the new year. I’m already diving into booking. I’m practicing almost every day. I’m working on a new song. I’m walking almost every day. I’m feeling pretty good about how things are going. I also have a projects list that’s […]

Shane MacGowan – One Of A Kind

Shane MacGowan – One Of A Kind

There have been famous musicians, talented songwriters, and charismatic performers over the years, but precious few are truly icons that blazed their own trail—and there is certainly no one that has been quite like Shane MacGowan. The recent loss of this larger-than-life figure has reverberated through many different communities, as he was truly a once […]

Nerdy Wonderland Was a Resounding Success!

Nerdy Wonderland was a resounding success for our vendors. Over 400 people showed up to our event. They shopped. The drank beer. The laughed and talked. They sang along with my songs. It was wonderful.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Marc Gunn (@celtfather) The vendors all raved about the […]

Chasing Hits

I’m listening to the “Happy Together” by the Turtles episode of History of Rock Music in 500 songs. The Turtles, like many bands over the decades, had chart topping hits. They couldn’t maintain those hit songs forever though. So they spent quite a bit of time chasing hits, trying to find the next song that […]

Celtfather Monthly December 2023

Hard to believe we are nearly at the end of the year. I’m not quite ready for the holidays. But at least I can go forward knowing that my next album I’m making with Sam Gillogly was fully funded. DANCING WITH HOBBITS FULLY FUNDED Dancing With Hobbits hit its goal a few days before the […]