Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #193: Best Celtic Dinner Music in Dublin

Dublin has some of the best restaurants in Ireland. In show #193, we’re gonna enjoy some of the awesome food of the Celts in song with Irish Celtic music from Serious Kitchen, Banna De Dha, Abby Green, Pandora Celtica, Cady Finlayson, Battlelegs, The Shanties, Dun Aengus, Barleyjuice, The Irish Balladeers, Hawp, Calasaig, The Elders, Heidi […]

Irish Lilting (Lyrics)

Lyrics and music by Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids Come all ye young travelers Come along with me We’ll sing a song all day long Ora-diddle-la-diddle-la-dee A diddle-la-diddle-la-dee OH! A diddle-la-diddle-la-dee It’s as fun as can be A diddle-la-diddle-la-dee Oh! A diddle-la-diddle-la-dee It’s Irish Lilting Clap your […]

St Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids Off to Printers

St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids is at long last done and off to the printers. The album officially goes on sale on March 1st, but it’ll be available EXCLUSIVELY through iTunes on February 1st. Here’s the final track list: I’ll Tell My Ma Irish Lilting Red-Haired Boy Lilting Happily Ever After Gypsy Rover Rising […]

2 Misconceptions About Introverts

I have a quick rant about introversion that was sparked by a person on podcast today. The guest said he was a bad public speaker because he was an introvert. That reminded me of one other misconception someone alluded to last week. Find out more about both misconceptions in this week’s Celtfather podcast. The show […]

Music Marketing 203: Sneaky Way to Make a Living as a Musician

Starting in 2000, I published a weekly email called The Bards Crier Music Marketing newsletter. It was one of the most-respected indie music marketing sites online. My goal was to guide musicians on the journey on how to make a living as a musician by documenting my own journey. The newsletter mostly stopped by the […]

Celtic Love for Valentine’s Day

There’s a blog I saw online that said Irish “love” songs were unromantic. That’s a bunch of hogwash by some cynical people who don’t know or appreciate Celtic music. The Celts are some of the most-passionate people in the world. One of the goals of my new compilation CELTIC LOVE is to highlight the beauty […]

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling & The Death of Thorin

What do “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” and the death of Thorin Oakenshield have in common? Find out in the show #4 of The Celtfather podcast. And remember, this Sunday, February 25th is the date of my next Concert Window performance. Sign up to be notified at marcgunn.com/concert/ Then become a Patron of the Arts […]