It is mid-March, and whether you are enjoying the pleasures of Spring Break or getting through the work week and moving toward St. Patrick’s Day, there is much entertainment to be had this week! What’s up with Marc? Marc has already been busy providing the St. Paddy’s entertainment! There are two new episodes of the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
This started as a St. Patrick’s Day post… It’s early morning. I’ll Ramble instead…
Just five more days until the big day. It looks like I will not have any shows on St. Patrick’s Day proper, but my St. Patrick’s Day music preparations are going great. I finished two Paddy’s Day shows for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The Celtic Music Magazine has a bunch of new articles and […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #138: Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2012 for St. Patrick’s Day Playlist
St Patrick’s Day music from the top 20 Celtic Bands of 2012 featuring Irish Celtic music from Hawp, The Triskells, Lachlan, Colleen Raney & Colm MacCarthaigh, Brobdingnagian Bards, Peter Daldry, SlipJig, Vintage Wildflowers, Hayley Griffith, Tullamore, Stout Pounders, Samantha Gillogly & Tim Maurice, Sons of Malarkey, Susan Kidney and Donna Germano, Sisters of Murphy, First […]
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A Brief History of St. Patrick’s Day
I’m sure everybody knows the story of St. Patrick, and how he allegedly drove all the snakes out of Ireland. There’s an Irish toast that goes something like: Here’s to St. Patrick, Who drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Let’s drink to his health. But let us not drink too much, Lest we forget […]
Pub Songs #114: St Patrick’s Day Pub Songs Playlist
Ready for another show of Irish pub songs and other great Celtic music? With St. Patrick’s Day just a couple weeks away, it is time to release my St. Patrick’s Day music playlist. You heard my music in all of this year’s shows. So this show is all about other great Celtic bands for St. […]
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Spotlight on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
8 years ago this year, on July 28, 2005, Marc Gunn released the first episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. And the rest, you might say, is history! Since that time, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast has twice won the “Best Podsafe Music” Award in the People’s Choice Podcast Awards (in 2009 […]
St Patrick’s Day Parade 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama
I finally have my first gigs booked for the big St. Patrick’s Day 2013. Five Points in downtown Birmingham hosts the big St. Patrick’s Day parade of the city. I will offer a nice supply of St. Patrick’s Day music for you over the weekend. I will perform at several different locations throughout the day […]
Wanted: Decent Webcam for St. Patrick’s Day Party Online on March 15th.
I finally picked a date for my next online concert. On Friday, March 15th at 7:30 pm CST, I will host a St. Patrick’s Day party on Google Hangouts. Details are coming soon. If you’ll note, I am running a sale at my Celtic Music Store. My hope is that I can raise money to […]
Long-Haired Celtic Headbanger Loses Hair in Autoharp Accident
It was either 1996 or 1997 when I first decided to let my hair grow out. Even when it was a lot shorter people (and by people I mean women) seemed to like my hair. I decided to let it grow. In 1998, I quit my day job to become a musician. I failed miserably. […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #137: St Patrick’s Day Playlist
St Patrick’s Day playlist with Irish Celtic music from Duncan Ross Cameron, The Tea Merchants, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Ed Yother, The Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra, Shishonnah, Beerside Scoundrels, BOWI, Damh the Bard, Sprag Session, The Langer’s Ball, Sons of Malarkey, The BordererS. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. Remember to support […]
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