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James Hazelrig is not only a funny fiddler, he’s also a certified hypnotist in Austin, Texas with a lot of funny advice on laughing. I chatted with him at the Sherwood Forest Faire where I start the show with him using some of his hypnosis training and marketing prowess to promote his shows. From an […]
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Cedric is the fiddler and one of the singers of Bedlam Bards, a comedic Celtic group from Austin, Texas that was one of my biggest influences when learning how to put on a show. This weekend, I sat down with Cedric to get a in depth interview about how he escaped Lubbock to join the […]
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I was featured in the Jan-Feb 2015 issue of the Ceili Magazine, the newsletter of the Southwest Celtic Music Association, based in Dallas, Texas. You can check out the magazines in these PDFs: Ceili 2015 Jan-Feb Celtifather Gunn feature story Ceili 2015 Jan-Feb Marc Gunn CD review of Best of the Irish & Celtic Music […]
In just two weeks, I will be back in Texas for my annual return to the Sherwood Forest Faire. The Sherwood faire is located just outside of Austin and is an award-winning Renaissance festival, having won Best New Renaissance Festival two years in a row in the Renaissance Festival Awards. It’s an awesome and impressive faire […]
Do the new million dollar airport scanning machines really work? Are your tax dollars protecting you when you fly? Apparently not. Whenever I travel for a gig, I carry my autoharp, tuner, tuning wrench, and my ARK (Autoharp Repair Kit). That includes: backup strings, needlenose pliers, a phillips head screwdriver, an Exacto knife, screws, backup […]
The Brobdingnagian Bards broke up in 2008. We years later, we had a reunion show in Atlanta, Georgia for DragonCon. It was a huge hit and made a lot of Nagians happy to see Andrew McKee and me reunited. We are joining forces once again. This time, we will perform near our home town of […]
Gerry O’Beirne is a fantastic Irish songwriter. He has a couple dates in New Orleans and Austin. I saw him play with Andy M. Stewart many years ago at the Cactus Cafe. He was actually the highlight of that show for me. Friday October 21 8.30PM The Irish House, 1432 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA. […]
Before the Texas Gunn Runners jump up and say, “Are you gonna be there?” The answer is “no”. I won’t. I was one of the first people the festival asked to attend and for Celtic band advice. They picked many of my favorite Celtic music artists. It also turns out I’m glad I declined since […]
Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Wouldn’t it be amazing to walk among the rolling green hills of Ireland? Picture the texture of standing stones, the sounds of Irish fiddle, and the wet taste of Guinness on your lips and you’re just now beginning to understand how cool it will be next June when you join me […]
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The last couple o’weekends, I performed at the Sherwood Forest Faire just outside of Austin, Texas. Sunday morning, I pulled the entertainment director aside and asked him to tell me a little bit about the faire. He laid it all out! This Week in the Pub: “Bonnie Boy” by Poitin from an upcoming album due […]
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