Beth Patterson and Marc Gunn at Moonlight on the Mountain on January 17th

Come meet an award-winning musical misfit who crawled out of a Louisiana bayou and embarked on a journey paved by progressive rock. She headed for Istanbul and took a wrong turn somewhere around Ireland, creating delicious mayhem along the way: inventing some scandalous new traditions, coining some new words, collecting sick jokes and playing some […]

#190: Faerie Rings

We kick off 2015 with show #190 featuring Irish Celtic music from Arlene Faith, Patsy O’Brien, Jesse Ferguson, Jonathan Kershaw, The Selkie Girls, Dubliner Harpers, Jed Marum, Fiddlin’ in Th’Parlor, Fae Wiedenhoeft, Celia Ramsay, Ockham’s Razor, The Canny Brothers Band, Celtic Cross, The ShamRogues, Colleen Raney. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to […]

Epic Celtic Christmas Fail

I was all in good form telling everyone I would release FOUR episodes of the Celtic Christmas Podcast in 2014. I just visited the site. There were only two. And one was not even by me. Sigh. Epic fail. What happened!? I could’ve swore I had another one that was supposed to post. I guess […]

Marc Gunn at GaFilk 2015

This Friday, I drive to Atlanta for GaFilk, the Georgia Filk Convention. I am performing as ConCom’s Choice. You can see me perform this Friday night, January 9th at 9pm. I’ll be there all weekend as well, in the Filk circles singing some new and old songs. GaFilk Crowne Plaza Atlanta Airport Hotel 1325 Virginia […]

Short Survey for 2015

I am so ready to kick this year off with a bang. 2015 will be my best year yet! I have more songs than ever that are just incredibly fun and filled with happiness. Songs that make your face glow. Songs that bring tears to your eyes. Songs that are downright funny. I want to […]

Happiness and Celtic Music, Strategic Planning for 2015

Welcome to episode 1 of The Celtfather podcast. This is my brand new podcast for 2015. And of course when I say “new”, I mean, it’s just a continuation of The Celtic Geek and Pub Songs Podcast before it. You don’t even have to subscribe to a new show. If you were subscribed to The […]

New Name for the Celtic Geek — The Celtfather

I am very pleased to introduce my brand new podcast. It’s called The Celtfather podcast. Before you run out to subscribe, stop. If you were subscribed to The Celtic Geek, then you are subscribed to thew new show. If you are not, then visit celtfather.com and subscribe today. What’s changed? I’ll be honest. Aside from […]

The Smial or the Tree (Lyrics)

The Smial or the Tree (Lyrics)

“The Smial or the Tree” lyrics Nancy Flynn, music Turlough O’Carolan parody of “The Orange and The Green” and “Rising of the Moon“ Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Sci Fi Drinking Songs Oh, my father was a halfling, from Hobbiton was he My mother was an elfmaid, and in Mirkwood dwelleth she They met once, only […]