Kids starting Businesses with Spare Time? Mr.Robert and the Daycare Kids

Kids starting Businesses with Spare Time? Mr.Robert and the Daycare Kids

I met Robert at ShadowCon XX, and was blown away by what he’s started with his kids. In 2009, Robert started off with five kids who needed something to do or felt like no one wanted them around, and began helping old folks out by removing pests from their homes at no charge. Before long, […]

Will Ye Turn, Lassie, Turn

Will Ye Turn, Lassie, Turn

Lyrics by Shannon Creamer, music Francis McPeake Shannon did it again. Last year, she filked the filk, “Do Virgins Taste Better” and turned it into a pirate song for my upcoming album Dragons vs. Pirates. Now she’s turned “Wild Mountain Thyme” into a song about undead. Will the madness ever stop!? Oh, the twilight is upon […]

ShadowCon 2016 Review and Set List

ShadowCon 2016 Review and Set List

I had a rockin’ show at  ShadowCon last night here in West Memphis. I saved my set list and thought I’d like to share it. But I’ve been turning this into an audio blog, so I decided instead to talk about the show as a podcast. Hopefully, you’ll find it fun to listen to. As […]

Celtic Bands Wanted for St Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival

Celtic Bands Wanted for St Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival

I’m making plans for the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival. For the third year, I want to bring Celtic bands together to share Celtic videos with folks. I have some changes planned from previous years. And I want more bands to join the event. Listen to find out how your band can become […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #239: 2-Hours of Celtic Harp Music

We hit another major Milestone for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast back in November. Because of the generosity of the Patrons of the Podcast, I now bring you two hours of amazing Celtic Harp Music from Sarah Marie Mullen, The Duplets, Harpnotic, Claire Roche, Scott Hoye, Leah Jorgensen, Donna Germano, Margaret Davis, Daphne Quigley-Freund & […]

How to Create an Awesome Set List for Your Live Show

How to Create an Awesome Set List for Your Live Show

A few years back, I was trying to find out how to create a great set list. I found virtually no blogs or articles on the topic. I tried again last month and the results were once again poor. I decided to share my own tips on how I create my awesome shows. However, I […]

Newsletter:  Happy New Year Wishes and Goals!

Newsletter: Happy New Year Wishes and Goals!

Greetings Gunn Runner Happy New Year! I usually have a tough time organizing and setting goals each year. But as I find myself taking care of a baby, with less time than ever, I’ve begun cutting out extraneous plans and focusing on what’s most-important with my music and my podcasting. So this year, I sat […]

Top-Played Celtic Music Bands of 2015

Last year, I compiled my pick of the Best Celtic Music of 2014. It included some of my favorite artists that I played then. Well, all except for my Top 5 Celtic Rock bands. I’m pleased to say that most of those 20 artists are still getting a lot of attention. Only one seems to […]

Successes and Failures in 2015

Successes and Failures in 2015

A couple weeks ago, I decided to list everything I could remember that was a success and failure in 2015. It turned out to be a nice long list in one of my longer Celtfather podcasts. Below, I’ve listed Successes and Failures, both personally and as a professional, that I’ve remembered from 2015. Failures and […]