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The Irish diaspora of the 19th century sent millions of Irish families to America. Settling in New York, Boston and New Orleans, the immigrants brought Irish music with them. Combining with other folk traditions and sustained by Irish cultural organizations across the country, Irish and Celtic music thrives in America. Two original songs are based […]
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Some bands give away 1-3 MP3s to promote their music. I’ve been doing this long enough to realize that just isn’t enough. If you really want to get to know someone’s music, you need a good album to listen to, freely, and on repeat. Then, you’ll fall in love with it. That’s my philosophy anyway. […]
For episode #1 of the Celtic Interviews podcast, I wanted to visit with my friend Jamie Haeuser. Jamie is a health strategist with a great love of Irish music and her hometown of New Orleans. She and I recorded How America Saved Irish Music to life. I wanted to get her thoughts on the challenges […]
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I am in Indianapolis once again for GenCon. I added a new Wednesday evening show that went well despite Autoharp and location problems. Now it’s time to rock out the rest of the con. Sponsored by Lunarpages marcgunn.com/lunarpages This Week’s Celtic Geek News New bards banner Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers show at GenCon […]
Enjoy a special feature of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast as we play the entire album of How America Saved Irish Music by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from start to finish, all absolutely free. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and […]
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We had a great weekend in New Orleans, complete with a show stopping performance at The Irish House with my daughter. Listen to find out more. Today’s show is brought to you by YOU! Thanks for listening. This Week’s Celtic Geek News “Doctor of Gallifrey” on The FuMP Dental barbarism and Star Trek IV: […]
My newest album with Jamie Haesuer How America Saved Irish Music was released on February 19th with amazing results. It hit #1 for Best Traditional British & Celtic Folk music on Amazon where it stayed in the top 10 for about a week. This was all done before the official CD was even available. Why? Mostly […]
What an awesome day of Chart Topping-ness! Yesterday, How America Saved Irish Music climbed up to the top of the charts on Amazon, and it’s still there! So let me start by thanking everyone who helped make this Chart Topping event a success. In particular, I want to thank everyone who pre-ordered the album, because those […]
Today is the big day to make How America Saved Irish Music to top the charts on Amazon. It’s already doing so. You can watch and record it’s progression here: Album Charts See the album on Amazon Best Sellers in Traditional British & Celtic Folk Best Sellers in Traditional Folk Best Sellers in Folk Best Sellers […]
Tomorrow is the official release of How America Saved Irish Music, a CD I recorded with my good friend Jamie Haeuser. Will you help us to top the charts on Amazon? Here’s how it works: Buy a copy of How America Saved Irish Music on Amazon on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. You can get a digital copy […]
