Anyone Know of a “Celtic Music Magazine”?

I first published my Celtic music magazine at the end of 2000.   Back then, I called it Celtic Muse.  A year later, I renamed it Celtic MP3s: Song of the Week.  In 2002, it took it’s most recent name–Celtic MP3s Music Magazine.  I’m thinking of changing it’s name again. Originally, it was about Celtic mp3s.  […]

A Long-Expected Party 2: There & Back Again, Another Glimpse at Perfection

I’m back from A Long Expected Party 2: There & Back Again at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.  I had a brilliant time. A Look Backward at ALEP 1 Three years ago, I wrote that the first ALEP was one of the top 5 weekends of my life.  It was a magical experience.  For […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #110

Music from Green Man, Cormant’s Fancy, Alison Nolan, Ron Cody, Terry Griffith, Hair of the Dog, FiddleSticks, Bourbon & Shamrocks, Brobdingnagian Bards, Boston Blackthorne, Redhill Rats, Green Tea, Johnsons Motorcar, Nine-8ths Irish. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Stone Mountain Highland Games Stone Mountain Highland Games return October 15-16, 2011 outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  There in Stone Mountain State […]

Know Any Good Irish Songs Like “Star of the County Down”?

“Star of the County Down” is an absolutely wonderful song.  I find it fascinating to see how some folk songs become more popular than others.  This one has a great melody and story.  It’s about a guy who sorta falls in love with the local beauty.  He gets all dressed up for the local fair […]

On Preparing Autoharps and Hobbit Drinking Songs for a Hobbit Gathering

Since Kenzie is doing better, last night, I finally did some prep for ALEP2: There & Back Again.  That means, I finally fixed the chord bars on my autoharp,  I packed my costuming, and I practiced some of the new hobbit songs.  I think I finally learned “Everybody Needs a Drinking Song”.  A wee bit […]