Do Pirates Taste Better (Lyrics)

lyrics by Shannon Creamer, music traditional “Irish Washerwoman” People start talking on Facebook. The next thing you know my friend Shannon is filking a filk of “Do Virgins Taste Better“. My plan is to record and release this song on Dragons vs. Pirates IF I reach my first stretch goal on Kickstarter. Will you help? Performed […]

Why I Was Shanghaied Revealed : Hunting Dragons

Why I Was Shanghaied Revealed : Hunting Dragons

Captain Black Jack Murphy finally pulled me into his cabin to talk about why I was shanghaied and what his plans were for me on Day 4 of my experience. I stuck to my guns though. I wasn’t about to do for me exactly what he wanted without providing some resistance. You’ll hear what I […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #200: St. Patrick’s Day Music Playlist of 2015

Our 10th annual St. Patrick’s Day music playlist of 2015 is here. Once again, we have 17 awesome indie Celtic songs and tunes by Chambless & Muse, The Fenian Sons, Jimi McRae, The Canny Brothers Band, Flashpoint, The Stubby Shillelaghs, 3 Pints Gone, The Kildares, Faire to Middlin, Jesse Linder, Jonathan Milton, Jesse Ferguson, Martyn Wylde, […]

17 Free Celtic MP3 Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day 2015 – 10th Anniversary!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I know it’s not #CelticThursday, but I want to ask you a small favor. Share this newsletter with your friends. They can find a direct link to it at celticmusicpodcast.com/stpatricksday2015 Ten years ago, in 2005, I released the first “17 Free Celtic MP3s for St. Patrick’s Day” article. It’s the most-talked about […]

St Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival Continues This Weekend

The St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival continues this weekend with five more shows this Saturday and Sunday. The goal of the festival is to provide Celtic music for you during St. Patrick’s Week. I’ve already had three shows by Burning Bridget Cleary, Marc Gunn, and Across the Pond. This weekend you’ll enjoy more music […]

5 Points South St. Patrick’s Day Celebration for 2015

I have the show schedule for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration in Birmingham, Alabama. Five Points South St. Patrick’s Celebration, DAY ONE. EAT, DRINK & PARTY! #stpatsbham Kick-off St. Patrick’s Day early in Five Points South with The 31st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade presented by REV Birmingham and Five Points South, led by […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #199: Top 20 Best Celtic Music of 2014

We have another extended edition of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast for St. Patrick’s Day. This week, we’re featuring the Top 20 most-popular Celtic songs and tunes of 2014 as voted on by fans of the podcast. You can also see Marc Gunn’s pick of the Best Celtic Music of 2014 here. You’ll hear […]

Are You an Introvert Who Attends Sci Fi Conventions?

I was listening to The Creative Penn podcast and heard the first good advice for professional introverts who attend conventions EVER! You see, most music biz and other professionals say conventions are essential to your success. Go! Network! Yeah, that’s Great advice… for extroverts. But many introverts have a natural aversion to schmoozing. So that advice is shite. […]