Pub Songs #146: Halloween Pub Songs

Pub Songs #146: Halloween Pub Songs

Halloween is just around the corner. I want to share with you some awesome music for your own Halloween celebrations. You can thank me later! Enjoy Halloween Pub Songs from Marc Gunn, Brobdingnagian Bards, Phillip Hole, Aurelio Voltaire, Samantha Gillogly, Flying Fish Sailors, Kilted Kings. Pub Talk * I have one final Patron’s Picks concert that […]

#234: Safe Travels Home with Irish Celtic Music

Thanksgiving is this week in the U.S.. A lot of folks will be traveling. This show is dedicated to the Celtic travelers around the world with Irish Celtic music from Athas, Aisling, Anois, Samantha Gillogly/Tim Maurice, Vintage Wildflowers, Tortoise and Hair, Seasons, Don Gabbert, Aul’ Grey Whistle, Ashley Davis, Redhill Rats, Out of Alba, The […]

#217: 10 Years of Great Irish & Celtic Music, a Retrospective

On July 28, 2005, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was born from my love of Celtic music. I had been cultivating that love through my Celtic Music Magazine which featured album reviews and free Celtic MP3 downloads from many of the bands on this podcast. The podcast quickly overtook the magazine in popularity. I […]

St Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival Continues This Weekend

The St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival continues this weekend with five more shows this Saturday and Sunday. The goal of the festival is to provide Celtic music for you during St. Patrick’s Week. I’ve already had three shows by Burning Bridget Cleary, Marc Gunn, and Across the Pond. This weekend you’ll enjoy more music […]

My First Dragon : Hunting Dragons

My First Dragon : Hunting Dragons

On day 3, I saw my first dragon. It was one of the most-memorable moments of my life, up there with my marriage, my daughter’s birth, and drinking with hobbits… I mean ALEP. 😉  You will also find me interacting at last with my good friend Gus Mainsails. We’ve had a slight falling out of […]

Oldest Celtic Christmas Song #4 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings

In this episode, I explore the first Celtic Christmas songs that were written. It turns out there’s a rich history that supersedes “Christmas in Killarney” by centuries. However, that song that I first heard recorded by Bing Crosby is still a favorite of mine. Celtic Christmas Notes Rate the Podcast on iTunes The first Celtic Christmas song […]

CG068: Frosty the Irish Snowman from Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards

I’m pleased to share another rough mix of from my Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards. This is a slight modification of “Frosty the Snowman”. There are no substantial changes to the song we all love. But since it doesn’t snow too often in Ireland, I had to take a few creativity licenses. Thanks to Samantha Gillogly […]

CG065: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Listen to Celtic Christmas Greetings

This is perhaps my favorite Christmas song ever written. Obviously, it’s not a Celtic Christmas song. So to give it that Celtic edge, I had Samantha Gillogly add some brilliant fiddling. The result is sheer perfection. You can get this and other Celtic Christmas music as part of my Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards that are […]

CG063: Christmas in Killarney, Listen to Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards Music

One of my favorite Celtic Christmas songs was made famous by Bing Crosby. It’s a delightful song with a toe-tapping melody. I had Samantha Gillogly give it an even more Irish sound with some fantastic fiddling. You can get this and other Celtic Christmas music as part of my Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards that are […]

Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards with Music on Kickstarter

I just launched a Kickstarter for a new series of Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards that also features Celtic Christmas music by me. I have 19 days to reach my goal IF this project will happen. While there are a lot of new Celtic Christmas songs planned for the album, it’s not about the music. It’s about […]