• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18 http://artistdata.com/a/1kad #
• Pub Songs Podcast #63 – Accomplishments in the Form Air Pirate Raids on Kilted Geeks: I had an awesome show on Sat… http://bit.ly/d4XAXv #
• Checked out the DragonCon Filk Track? Tom Smith, Leslie Fish, Brob Bards, Flynn's Folly and yours truly are there. http://is.gd/dyxcF #
• LARF Wine Tasting is already halfway sold out. If you want to see the best show at faire. Reserve your tix today! http://is.gd/dyD6x #
• Looking for Celtic bands to with whom I can cross-promote. Is that you? Email me slainte@marcgunn.com with Subject Celtic-Cross Promotion #
• “Irish Ephitaph” by Dublin O’Shea: Based out of Milwaukee, Dublin O’Shea formed in 2002 and since then has dedicat… http://bit.ly/a8mxiP #
• Recorded a Ren Fest Podcast with Joe Haydu today. Who says he finally has the awards show coming soon. http://renaissancefestivalmusic.com/ #
• Worked bunch of shownotes today for variety of Podcasts. Now I just need to record and mix and post. Coming Soon: St. Patrick's day Podcast #
• Getting some of my music transcribed. Any songs you'd like Lead Sheet Music of mine? #
• Good Things Come to Those Who… Plan! http://artistdata.com/a/1ktr #
• Review: “Heartwood” by Sora:
  Artist: Sora
  Album: Heartwood
  Sora refers to herself as both neoclassical and Contem… http://bit.ly/d35Wav #
• MP3: “Lisdoonvarna” by Faerydae: Faerydae, which means “gift of the faeries,” is a three-part band from the Nether… http://bit.ly/anVFem #
• Remember to vote for your favorite song in the Celtic Women special of the Irish & #Celtic Music Podcast. http://is.gd/dC9y3 #
• Marc Gunn performing in Round Rock, TX this Saturday. Join me! http://marcgunn.com/2010/07/marc-gunn-grace-house-concert-round-rock-tx/ #
• W00t Got a bunch of new Celtic CD Reviewer submissions. Hopefully, some will follow through! #
• My gig schedule is filling up beautifully. Check it out at http://www.marcgunn.com/gigs #
• MP3: “Raised on Black and Tans” by Gaelic Storm: Gaelic Storm are a force to be reckoned with.  This band of five … http://bit.ly/9c7iec #
• What Color Is Your Podcast? Nicole posted a comment on my Facebook fan page saying she was thinking about What Color Her http://is.gd/dDqFJ #
• MP3: “Big Blue Sky” by Coast: From Southampton, England comes the very talented Coast, a Celtic rock band packed w… http://bit.ly/df7aiI #
• GenCon is just two weeks away! #
• Tonight I'm performing in Round Rock at the TEC behind Grace Lutheran Church. Details at http://is.gd/dEuPW #
• June/July are the months of anniversaries. Sunday July 25th is the 5 year anniversary of the Pub Sons Podcast! #
• Dropping CDs off at Waterloo Records before heading to musical exchange. #
• MP3: “Somewhere Over the Mason’s Apron” by Stanley and Grimm: Stanley & Grimm perform Celtic-influenced modern tra… http://bit.ly/armSLV #
• Catching fish = fun!
  Cleaning fish = ewwwww! #
• One more week for this month's Celtic Music Promotion on iTunes. Go rate the iMix. Tell your friends #celticmusic http://marcgunn.com/imix/ #

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I talk quite a bit about what’s up and what’s to come in my Pub Songs Podcast. Tonite, I’m in the blogging mood. So I thought I’d write a little about what’s going on with me. And what you can expect to come.

I spent much of today working on shownotes for my various podcasts. They were all with purpose. As you know, my wife and I are having a daughter in October. I don’t quite know what to expect once Kenzie is born. But I’m sorta guessing I’m not gonna have a lot of time to do anything. I figured planning my podcasts ahead would be a smart move.

Today’s planning included some special downtime episodes of the Pub Songs Podcast, a month’s worth of Renaissance Festival Podcasts, and a project I shouldn’t bother with, but… it’s what I do, the St. Patrick’s Day Podcast.

No. This is not like the Celtic Christmas Podcast,where I play episodes of other podcasts. Instead, I’m putting together six shows starting on September 17th (six-months til St. Patrick’s Day). Each one will feature a bunch of artists you’ve heard on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. But this show is designed for two purposes: one, to give you a bunch of great music to listen to on St Patrick’s Day with minimal vocal interruption, and two, to promote independent Celtic music groups. That’s it.

The notes are mostly done. I just need to mix the shows together and start promoting them. So I hope you might help me out in doing just that once they are ready.

The next item that I’m working on is  general Celtic music promotion using iMixes (if you use iTunes, I’d love your help).

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen some great success by promoting my Celtic music on iTunes. My Victims of Irish Music compilation CD is not only a great compilation of instrumental Celtic music, but it’s currently one of the top albums for “Irish music” and “Celtic music” on iTunes. That means all of those amazing artists are getting their music heard.

I confess, the success of the iMixes is also helping my music to climb the charts. I talk about The Bridge a bunch. It’s my favorite of my CDs. But with a title like “The Bridge”, it doesn’t inspire action. But on iTunes, where keywords rule the world, songs like “Peggy Gordon” and “Wild Mountain Thyme” have a great chance of success. (Email me and I’ll share my super-secret tips for how you can help me out even better with iTunes.)

Anyway, that’s the start of what I’m working on. But there is more. In fact, I know I said I was only gonna record one more album this year (Kilted For Her Pleasure), but I’m thinking of recording another. My wife suggested that I record a Celtic Christmas album. So if I can plunge through some of these podcasts, I may well look into it.

I confess I’m excited overall. I’ve never done so much planning so far ahead. It’s really cool. The rest of my year is pretty much booked with the exception of a couple local gigs. I’m already planning for St. Patrick’s Day 2011. I have a lot of great new CDs, which, with any luck and a lot of sales, will help me wade through the financial challenges of raising a newborn.

Best of all, I have You rooting for me. Have I said, “thanks” recently?

Well, thank you. I’ve seen a lot of glowing support these past few months. Everyone seems to be getting more and more excited as I release more podcasts and new music. I get emails daily about people sharing stickers, sharing MP3s, telling their friends how they found my music. It’s beautifully humbling. So again, thank you.

It’s an exciting journey, and I’m glad to have you along for the ride!

Slainte!

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• Pub Songs Podcast #62 – Street Team Challenge & Kilted Arrives: I had a busy week of promotion with a couple big p… http://bit.ly/9k58ha #
• Season 4 of The Guild coming very very soon! W00t! #
• Marc Gunn performs in Crestview Florida House Concert this Saturday! Sadly, Savannah, GA was canceled. Details http://marcgunn.com/gigs/ #
• "Corseted For His Pleasure" T-Shirts are up on the website and available for ordering http://bit.ly/bYQtAb #
• Sorry for the downtime. Celtic Women Special of the Irish & #CelticMusic Podcast is at last up and running. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ #
• #CelticMusic #IrishMusic ? Want to be reviewed? Played in the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast? Submit your band. http://celticmp3s.com/submit/ #
• Got my first comments about the "Kilted For Her Pleasure" CD and shirts posted at http://www.yearofthekilt.com/ #celticmusic #
• Marc's Upcoming Shows: Grace Concert in Austin, TX next wknd. Fair Grinds Coffee House in New Orleans, following weekend. Florida tmrrw #
• Playing a show in Savannah, GA at 7:00 PM today at Lawson House Concert http://artistdata.com/a/1j5d #
• Playing a show in Crestview, FL at 7:00 PM today at Leake House Concert http://artistdata.com/a/17ja #
• Arrived in Crestview Florida for the house Concert tonite at 7pm. See ye here! #

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You were wondering when or if it would ever happen (I mean every band does it). Last week, I broke the news in my Pub Songs Podcast Science Fiction Convention music.

Nearly two years after going our separate ways, Andrew and I have decided to reunite on stage one more time at DragonCon.The Original Celtic Renaissance, the band who launched the Celtic MP3 revolution, my old band, the Brobdingnagian Bards are gonna do one more show on Friday, September 3rd at one of the biggest Sci Fi Conventions in the world. And you have just one chance to catch our group before we continue on our separate ways.

So experience a rebirth of some of our most-popular songs like “Jedi Drinking Song”, “Do Virgins Taste Better Medley”, “If I Had a Million Ducats”, “Exclamations”, and a ton more.

Then, once you’re done enjoying the Bards Reunion show, come catch our new incarnations.

Andrew is now playing in a duo called Flynn’s Folly along with our old friend Michelle Hedden. Michelle played bodhran on a couple of my albums. She’s brilliant! And of course, Andrew is a master at musical improv and writes some amazing melodies. I haven’t heard the new group perform, but I’m sure you’ll have a great time catching them at the Con.

And of course, I will be back once again, performing solo. I play Celtic music, the traditional and the twisted. And if you haven’t seen me perform recently, you’re missing out. I’m told that my on stage performance is better than ever. And the new songs from my new album Kilted For Her Pleasure are just a blast on stage for interactive fun.

The convention is less than two months away. So now’s the time to start planning and to get your tickets.

Oh! And don’t forget  you’ll be able to pick up Kilted For Her Pleasure at the convention. You’re gonna love this CD!

Finally. Please. Please. Tell your friends to come out and see us perform!

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• Oh! I'll also be doing a CD Release of Kilted For Her Pleasure in Dallas at FenCon. http://www.fencon.org/ Hope to be on the website soon #
• Pub Songs Podcast #61 – Science Fiction Convention Music: I just got back from a killer show at InConJunction. So … http://bit.ly/cGrbRq #
• There & Back Again. ALEP 2 in 2011. A Hobbit Gathering you don't want to miss. http://www.alep2.us/ #
• 21-Chord Autoharp with Pickup now up on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190414690167&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT #
• 1. Add a Link to Me in Your Email Signature http://artistdata.com/a/1fz3 #
• Kilted For Her Pleasure CDs arrived from Diskfaktory! I'll get the sponsor CDs out on Monday! W00t! http://yearofthekilt.com/ On Sale Aug 16 #
• 2. Review Me on Your Website http://artistdata.com/a/1guv #
• Put together a new compilation CD "Irish Songs for New Orleans". Hoping to use it as a demo for Celtic festivals next year. #
• Today. Record Celtic Podcast. Pack up Kilted CDs for mailing. Mix Ren Fest Podcast. Did I mention I quit my day job 5 yrs ago was on Thurs? #
• Got more baby gifts from our registry. Awesome. Thank you all. And even got a Capt Kirk onesie. Too cute! #
• Finishing up the Celtic Women feature on the Irish & #CelticMusic Podcast. Coming soon! http://celticmusicpodcast.com #
• Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #86 – Feature on Celtic Women: Music from The Gothard Sisters, Ciara Considine, Heath… http://bit.ly/cG1ArM #
• Quiet morning packing up Kilted CDs for my sponsors. Thanks again a million times over! #
• All my eBay items. 2 autoharps and a few CDs. http://shop.ebay.com/bellobard/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25 #
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First, let me say that I LOVE my next CD Kilted For Her Pleasure. The album is just plain fun. It’s kilted Celtic comedy music with a lot of songs that I love to play live: “Close Your Eyes”, “Kilted For Her Pleasure”, “Monahan’s Mudder’s Milk”, “A Drop of Vulcan Blood”, “The Widow and the Devil”…. And the list goes on.

That said, my favorite album is still The Bridge. The songs fuse a bit more blues and jazz and American folk. It’s overall more ballady, but it’s also fairly upbeat, and just plain… delightful.

It’s beautiful. Produced by Rich Brotherton, the instrumentation is just amazing. And I love the songs. Wow, do I love those songs! I will be speaking its praises for years to come.

That said, I’d like to get your thoughts on the album.

Right now, there are only a few reviews on CD Baby and none on iTunes.

Would you do me a favor and post a few comments about the CD?

Review The Bridge on CD Baby

or Review and/or Rate it on iTunes

It will just take a moment to do. Because you don’t have to write a long-detailed review. Something short and sweet that says why You enjoy the CD will do.

Thanks in advance for  Your help!

Marc

• Pub Songs Podcast #60 – Celtic Comedy Music Show with Dr. Demento Interview: This past week, I heard that Dr. Deme… http://bit.ly/cHe328 #
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  Album: The Angel’s Share
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• Finished editing the Ren Fest Podcast Drinking Show… whoa boy! That was interesting. Out next Tuesday. http://renaissancefestivalmusic.com #
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• I setup my first G-D diatonic autoharp. It sounds sooo purty. Maybe one day I can use it for a show. But definitely for an instrumental CD. #
• Now it's time to pack for InConJunction. I fly to Indianapolis early early tmrw morn. #
• Back at InConjunction. Show tmrw at 10:30pm. My Internet promo panel went great! #
• Playing a show in Indianapolis, IN at 8:00 PM today at Indianapolis Marriott East http://artistdata.com/a/1epi #
• Like filking. But waking up early and staying up late sucks. Think, Marc, this training for a baby. Oy. So tired. #
• Cool. Met a lady who's family name is macdougal from Oban Scotland where we did this yr's Celtic Invasion. #
• Happy 4th of July! Be safe and celebrate independence with #celticmusic . Proud to be a Celtic American! #

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