Christmas with Family… and Hobbits #11 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings

Christmas is a time of celebration with family. One of my many families extends outside of my personal one and goes to The Shire, a magical place that appears in central Kentucky every three years. It’s there that I met Nancy Flynn who wrote the final song on my Celtic Christmas Greetings album. Celtic Christmas Notes I […]

Celtic Christmas Greetings Track List

Here is the current track list and song order for Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards: Let’s Have a Celtic Christmas  (Rie Sheridan Rose/Marc Gunn) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Trad.) Celtic Christmas Elf (Marc Gunn) Christmas in Scotland (Marc Gunn) Christmas in Killarney (John Redmond, James Cavanaugh, Frank Weldon) The Scottish King of Christmas (Marc Gunn) […]

CG069: Christmas in the Shire from Celtic Christmas Greetings

My friend Nancy Flynn emailed me some Christmas lyrics a couple years ago. We both love JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings. The lyrics were inspired by A Long Expected Party, a hobbit gathering that happens every few years in Central Kentucky. It’s a magical place and the lyrics do it justice. After returning […]

Celtic Christmas Marketing

I’m doing a whole bunch of Celtic Christmas marketing research. It makes me remember why I’ve been so successful in the music business–the digital realm is virtually untouched. While most Celtic musicians promote themselves online, few have done nearly as much as I have. I told my Patrons the other day that I was looking […]

Pub Songs #128: Christmas Pub Songs

For the final Pub Songs Podcast of the year, I wanted to bring you some more Christmas music. This is not as much Celtic Christmas music as just some good Christmas standards. Well, except for the new Hobbit Christmas song. Is that the first ever? Boh!? Anyway, I want to wish you all a very […]