Monthly Archives: March 2010
Marc Gunn – MidSouthCon – Olive Branch, MS
Marc Weeklies: Free St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Music Approaches
St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. Whew! I’ve been working long hours updating websites, recording podcasts, playing gigs, writing articles, and compiling free downloads. It’s a busy month! But my birthday, March 17th, aka St. Patrick’s Day, marks the end of my non-stop promoting. But not just yet, because I still have a bunch more […]
Pub Songs #50: Sherwood Forest Faire Interview
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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Marc Gunn – Sherwood Forest Faire – Paige, TX
Marc Gunn – Sherwood Forest Faire – Paige, TX
St Gertrude Shares March 17th with St. Patrick #17
While March 17th is known throughout the world as St. Patrick’s Day. The feast day is also shared with another saint. Saint Gertrude, the Patron Saint of Cats. Today’s show will talk a little about St. Gertrude, cat gardening and cat heaven. Cat Music & News Two New Cat CDs based on Irish Drinking Songs for […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #79: 17 Free Celtic Music Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day
Music from Kennedy’s Kitchen, Poitin, Daphne Quigley-Freund and Tom Bradfish, Burning Bridget Cleary, Brad Reid, Stonecircle, Marc Gunn, Nine-8ths Irish, Luke Daniels, The Tea Merchants, Maidens IV, Na’Bodach, Ockham’s Razor, John McGaha, Paddy’s Pig, Jiggernaut, and Anne Roos. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/79 Today’s show is brought to you by EC Software Consulting EC Software Consulting, Inc., established in […]
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Why Giving Away Free Music Downloads Is a Great Music Marketing Technique
I got an email today from another band who was uncertain about giving away free music downloads in my Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and in my Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. I decided to explain why giving away free music downloads is a great music marketing technique in this article. by Marc Gunn Musicians inexperienced […]
Marc Weeklies: Welcome to Sherwood Forest!
What a weekend! Sherwood Forest Faire was amazing! I didn’t expect it would be THAT cool. But this brand-new faire is raising a LOT of eyebrows around Texas. Unlike most start-up faires, Sherwood Forest Faire LOOKS like a faire that’s been there for years. A dozen stages. A hundred vendors. A beautiful tree setting. It […]
