There’s a blog I saw online that said Irish “love” songs were unromantic. That’s a bunch of hogwash by some cynical people who don’t know or appreciate Celtic music. The Celts are some of the most-passionate people in the world. One of the goals of my new compilation CELTIC LOVE is to highlight the beauty […]
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Websites Updated
I keep finding a bunch of URLs that I did not update when I switched servers recently. Here are some websites that were reborn: Cat Music Blog Irish Songs – Capt Black Jack Murphy Bards Crier Music Marketing Tips The Hobbit Happy Birthday Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day
2 Toughest Things About Songwriting
I’m currently engaged in my Song of the Week Challenge. My goal is to write a new song every week. It doesn’t matter how good it is. I just want to write. Then I will record the song and share it with my Patrons at www.marcgunn.net. I haven’t written a lot of new music over […]
Why Irish Songs and Scottish Songs?
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 […]
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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Thank God for “Celtic Music”!
“Celtic music” is a marketing term used to define the sound and music of the Celts. I’ve used it to promote my Celtic Music Magazine and my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and a LOT of my websites. A decade ago, it was lamented as a useless term because every band who thought they were […]
Back in Texas This Weekend
I’m packing my bags this morning. Friday, Kenzie and I fly to Texas for ten days. I am performing at Sherwood Forest Faire these next two weekends. This coming weekend is the first of the season that runs until April 1st. I am there for the first two weekends only. So I hope you already […]
What To Do With 60+ Celtic Songs?
This time last year, I was in Kentucky recording Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits and other music. There are still over sixty songs that I haven’t released from that recording session. I was trying to decide what to do with them. Should I release an album of Scottish Songs of Drinking and Rebellion? Should I […]
Know Any Good Irish Songs Like “Star of the County Down”?
“Star of the County Down” is an absolutely wonderful song. I find it fascinating to see how some folk songs become more popular than others. This one has a great melody and story. It’s about a guy who sorta falls in love with the local beauty. He gets all dressed up for the local fair […]
My “Irish Music” Set List
Last night, I started putting together a set list for my next Pub Songs Podcast. My plan is to do a live show. Since I am a huge proponent of keeping Irish music alive and kicking (see my Irish MP3s, my Celtic MP3s Music Magazine, or my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast), I am trying […]
