Introduction to the Music of The Celtfather

Introduction to the Music of The Celtfather

This is Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. I’m a Celtic musician and podcaster. I thought it might be nice to have an episode of the podcast that lets you know about many of the things I do online. I don’t think this will be a comprehensive list. But it should give you a great starting point […]

12 Irish Songs for Kids for St. Patrick’s Day

When my first daughter was born, I had a flood of comments from Gunn Runners asking me when I would release a kids CD. It was bound to happen. I theme most of my albums from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers to Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits to […]

First Concert Window of 2016 Review

First Concert Window of 2016 Review

I had a good show last night on Concert Window. It was great to be back. It was awesome to see all of the names who popped up in the chat room. Here’s the stats: 17 People bought tickets at an average of $6.87 per ticket. Your total share is $81.72 6 Subscribers watched, your […]

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

Last week, I released the Celtic Top 20 featuring the best Celtic Music Bands of 2015 as voted by fans of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I want to share with you more about those bands. You can listen to the full Celtic music show here. You can also check out the episode where I […]

Marc Pick’s Most-Popular Celtic Bands of 2015

Marc Pick’s Most-Popular Celtic Bands of 2015

I didn’t actually pick these amazing bands this week. It was a lot more organic than that. This list features the Celtic bands I played most-often on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I love all of these bands, but there were a few surprises that I didn’t anticipate. Ranked in Order: The Bow Triplets […]

ShadowCon 2016 Review and Set List

ShadowCon 2016 Review and Set List

I had a rockin’ show at  ShadowCon last night here in West Memphis. I saved my set list and thought I’d like to share it. But I’ve been turning this into an audio blog, so I decided instead to talk about the show as a podcast. Hopefully, you’ll find it fun to listen to. As […]

How to Create an Awesome Set List for Your Live Show

How to Create an Awesome Set List for Your Live Show

A few years back, I was trying to find out how to create a great set list. I found virtually no blogs or articles on the topic. I tried again last month and the results were once again poor. I decided to share my own tips on how I create my awesome shows. However, I […]

Successes and Failures in 2015

Successes and Failures in 2015

A couple weeks ago, I decided to list everything I could remember that was a success and failure in 2015. It turned out to be a nice long list in one of my longer Celtfather podcasts. Below, I’ve listed Successes and Failures, both personally and as a professional, that I’ve remembered from 2015. Failures and […]

A Celtic Christmas – Compilation of Christmas Music by Indie Celtic Musicians

A Celtic Christmas – Compilation of Christmas Music by Indie Celtic Musicians

A warm fire glows in the hearth of Celtic culture with this warm compilation CD of Celtic Christmas music. Celebrate the holidays with A Celtic Christmas,featuring a mix of traditional and original songs and tunes about Christmas by indie Celtic bands. All these artists were hand-selected for outstanding music by the award-winning downloadable radio show, […]