Best Irish Drinking Songs is quickly becoming one of my most-popular albums for sale on iTunes. Make sense. It is a compilation that features 20 of the best traditional Irish drinking songs… from my albums, at least. Plus, there are a few originals thrown into that mix. If you’re just getting started with my music, Best Irish […]
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Best Irish Folk Songs
I recently polled my Celtic music-loving fans about their pick of the Best Irish Folk Songs ever. Here’s what they came up with along with links to some of the Irish song lyrics that I have available. Top 15 Best Irish Folk Songs The first twelve were the most-popular songs suggested by my Celtic music fans. […]
Concert Window Was a Hit, Set List, Back to Shipping Sci Fi
Last night’s performance on Concert Window was a tremendous success. There were 37 people who logged on and watched the show. The reviews are fantastic. Thanks to everyone who watched the performance. We even had a viewer at 3am watching the show in Estonia. (thanks Kersta!) Here’s the set list from last night: Nancy Whiskey […]
Pub Songs #120: Early Biography of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Today’s show is dedicated to The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. If you love Celtic music and you’re not familiar with the group, you’re missing out. They are one of the reasons Gunns & Drums is recording an album called “How America Saved Irish Music”. They’re a shining example. Once again, the show is suffering […]
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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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20 Best Irish Drinking Songs
I finally compiled the 20 best Irish drinking songs on one compilation CD called… wait for it… Best Irish Drinking Songs. The new album features drinking songs from several of my previous albums including: Not Every Day Is St. Patrick’s Day, Happy Songs of Death, Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion, and Soul of a Harper. In […]
Raise a Glass in Parting (Lyrics, MP3)
Lyrics Rie Sheridan Rose, music Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser From Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits The time will come for leaving… I know you cannot stay But later for the grieving… You’re here with me today. I’d rather tend my garden Than wander down the road And so, I beg your […]
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SOUL OF A HARPER
An autoharper’s spiritual wandering through Celtic songs. Beautiful and fun Celtic folk songs to celebrate your Scotch-Irish heritage. Are you Scots-Irish, too? After six albums with the Celtic Folk MP3 Superstars, the Brobdingnagian Bards, Marc Gunn decided to create a solo album based on his most-popular solo recordings from 2000-2003 that he named “Soul of […]
Bardic Irish Music on NPR
I was excited to hear my name at the end of a special feature on NPR this morning. It was a 2nd Window Production on Voice of the Troubles: 25 Years After the Irish Hunger Strike. Wow. They played quite a few songs. They played The Dubliner’s Tabby Cats recording of “Cats Chasing Butterflies”. That’s […]
