Dr.Demento brought together an array of kooky and wonderful songs, all about Automobiles on show 15-08, February 21, 2015. Among the excellent song choices was Marc Gunn’s “Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster” – give him a listen, and request more Marc Gunn songs!
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Irish Music vs. Scottish, The Art of Asking
It’s the week of St.Patrick’s Day! The St.Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival kicks off this week, as do a bunch of events and concerts. The spontaneity of Irish Music versus the constrained fun of Scottish music, leading to Kenzie headbanging. Lastly, the complexities of Patreon, Self Promotion, and Social Networking. To subscribe, go to iTunes, […]
My First Dragon : Hunting Dragons
On day 3, I saw my first dragon. It was one of the most-memorable moments of my life, up there with my marriage, my daughter’s birth, and drinking with hobbits… I mean ALEP. 😉  You will also find me interacting at last with my good friend Gus Mainsails. We’ve had a slight falling out of […]
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Best Irish Drinking Songs Lyrics
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 […]
St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids Lyrics
First, some news…Â St Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids is getting a ton of great reviews on Amazon. It’s charting fairly well on iTunes too. I’m still hoping I can get six more reviews by tomorrow, which would be one week after the album was officially released. If I can, I think it will rank fairly […]
St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival Launches This Weekend
Last year, I had a cool idea. What if there was near, daily Celtic music that fans could watch leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. Wouldn’t that be amazing? So I started playing a few concerts, and then I emailed a few Celtic musicians to get more involvement. I was a little late getting to […]
Schatten AD-01 Autoharp Pickup Review
I finally sat down and made a video review of my new Schatten AD-01 Autoharp Pickup. If you read my last post, you know I was a little nervous about using this. That’s because my entire autoharp sound was defined these last 15 years by Oscar Schmidt pickup. Unfortunately, one of mine died on me and […]
The Story Continues : Hunting Dragons
Dragons vs. Pirates tells the story about how Marc Gunn was shanghaied by air pirates and taken aboard the airship, Irish Stout, as a prisoner of Captain Black Jack Murphy, air pirate extraordinaire. Now Marc Gunn is trying to raise money on Kickstarter to bring together a new album of anti-Steampunk music to stop air […]
Air Superiority : Hunting Dragons
Day 2 of captivity by the air pirate Capt. Black Jack Murphy and the Irish Stout leaves me wondering what makes an airship. I try to explain the types that I’ve discovered during my trip. You can find out more about Dragons vs. Pirates through my Kickstarter at celticmusic.org/DragonsVsPirates. — Day 2. It was only yesterday […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #198: St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids
People often associate St. Patrick’s Day as a time for Irish drinking songs and green beer. However, it all starts as a kid. I recorded an album of St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids because I wanted to celebrate the children who find their love of Celtic music through the holiday. This week, I’m gonna […]
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