Larry on Facebook responded to yesterday’s post about my Scottish music album. He liked the idea and thought I should play more Scottish music. After all, I am from the Scottish Clan Gunn. Why not more Scottish music? When I was a kid, my dad took me to some Scottish Highland Games. I fell in […]
Post-St. Patrick’s Day Post
There’s a whole world of Celtic happenings out there on the internet, and sometimes you can find some pretty interesting stuff. I wanted to send out some hat-tips to some sites that have linked back or mentioned Marc recently. March 17th Did you know? Sunday–St. Patrick’s Day–was Marc’s birthday. So happy birthday again! And if […]
Next Up: Scottish Music
The votes are in for my poll of which CD should I record next. The winning CD was Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion. I’ve talked about that album for a few years now. I’m glad that you are interested in hearing it too. So I started planning my Kickstarter campaign. It will go live next month. […]
Was St Patrick’s Day a Promotion Success?
Is Google Analytics accurate? According to my stats this year, visits to my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast were at an all-time low, about 750 visitors. That’s down 100 from last year and down about 3000 from the year before that. Because last year’s numbers were down, I worked extra-hard this year to promote my […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #139: Best St. Patrick’s Day Playlist of 2013
The Great St. Patrick’s Day Playlist of 2011 featuring free Irish Celtic music from Poitin, The Rogues, Rambling Sailors, IONA, Beth Patterson, Patrick O’Flaherty, Dave Hum, Flashpoint, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Wolfhound, Feckless Fear Dearg, Brendan Loughrey, Marc Gunn, Staggering Jack, Sora, Sliotar, BOWI, Jasper Coal. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. Remember to support […]
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Pub Songs #115: St Patrick’s Day Pub Songs Playlist
Enjoy St Patrick’s Day Pub Songs! I spent the last couple weeks recording a ton of great St. Patrick’s Day music for my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and of course this podcast as well. This is the final show for the St. Patrick’s Day season. Once again, I decided to highlight music from some […]
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St. Patrick’s Week Happenings!
It is mid-March, and whether you are enjoying the pleasures of Spring Break or getting through the work week and moving toward St. Patrick’s Day, there is much entertainment to be had this week! What’s up with Marc? Marc has already been busy providing the St. Paddy’s entertainment! There are two new episodes of the […]
This started as a St. Patrick’s Day post… It’s early morning. I’ll Ramble instead…
Just five more days until the big day. It looks like I will not have any shows on St. Patrick’s Day proper, but my St. Patrick’s Day music preparations are going great. I finished two Paddy’s Day shows for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The Celtic Music Magazine has a bunch of new articles and […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #138: Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2012 for St. Patrick’s Day Playlist
St Patrick’s Day music from the top 20 Celtic Bands of 2012 featuring Irish Celtic music from Hawp, The Triskells, Lachlan, Colleen Raney & Colm MacCarthaigh, Brobdingnagian Bards, Peter Daldry, SlipJig, Vintage Wildflowers, Hayley Griffith, Tullamore, Stout Pounders, Samantha Gillogly & Tim Maurice, Sons of Malarkey, Susan Kidney and Donna Germano, Sisters of Murphy, First […]
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A Brief History of St. Patrick’s Day
I’m sure everybody knows the story of St. Patrick, and how he allegedly drove all the snakes out of Ireland. There’s an Irish toast that goes something like: Here’s to St. Patrick, Who drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Let’s drink to his health. But let us not drink too much, Lest we forget […]
