I’m about to send out surveys from the Kickstarter fundraiser for Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion. One of the questions includes a choice of CDs from my catalog. Here are the albums from which you can you choose: MARC GUNN Soul of a Harper (2004) What Color Is Your Dragon? (2009) Heart’s Ease (2009) Happy […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
The Greater Crime of Extreme Control of Music
We all remember the horror stories about Metallica suing their fans, and the RIAA suing… everyone. Their goal was simple–stop the illegal download of music. At some point, they woke up and realized it was bad business to sue their customers. That was great timing for iTunes who quickly dominated the market by offering reasonably […]
The Repercussions of Zen Parenthood
I think for the most part, I’m a pretty decent stay-at-home dad. One of my strong suits is that I’m fairly zen about parenthood. I don’t get angry or upset easily when Kenzie does something wrong. I take it in stride. I accept that it’s a part of her growth process. She learns. She rebels. […]
Pub Songs #124: Celtic Christmas and Gunn Runner Community
It was another busy week. I’m still at work on two CDs: Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion and A Celtic Christmas. Both are nearing completion. I have one more song to finish mixing for the Scottish CD and I’m getting ready to send the Christmas album to the printers. It was fully funded on Kickstarter […]
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“A Celtic Christmas” CD Cover
I am proud to debut the album cover for “A Celtic Christmas“. The artwork was designed by my good friend Amanda Carman. I particularly love the Celtic knotwork snowflakes. Amanda’s idea on that was inspired. Awesome, eh!
First 3 Steps to Making a Living with Your Own Business
I got an email today from Maria. She wrote: Dear Marc, I’m a jewelry artist who is seeking to create a business that will support me. I have 5 mental disabilities and can’t be employed conventionally. My friend Anna loves to spend money on your music (I know, I have been gifted with a LOT […]
Celtic Christmas Kickstarter Hits 60% Funding!
Just over 24 hours and we are 2/3s the way there. That blows me away. I am SO very grateful to everyone who is helping support the Celtic Christmas compilation Kickstarter. It is killing it! I’m confident that we will meet the initial goal of $2885. In fact, I’m pretty sure we’ll do that by […]
New Kickstarter for “A Celtic Christmas”
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast has picked the tracks for its next Celtic compilation CD. This one is called “A Celtic Christmas” and currently features 17 Celtic Christmas songs and tunes by indie Celtic Musicians. The Kickstarter was launched last night and it has already reached 25% of it’s funding goal. If you enjoy Celtic music […]
Free CD for Talk Like a Pirate Day
It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day. So once again, I encourage you to “Pirate” an album by Captain Black Jack Murphy. If you have any hesitations, download and listen to the album. He encourages you to pirate it. Download. Share. Pirate. Ahoy ye scurvy dogs! Arrrrr!
“A Celtic Christmas” Compilation Launched on Kickstarter
Every time I hold a Kickstarter, I gonna freak out. I get scared that I won’t meet my goals. Or I feel nervous about starting another Kickstarter, while I’m still trying to fulfill the first! With Christmas music, I have no choice. I actually meant to hold the Kickstarter in August, but time got […]
