Don’t you hate it when there’s a cool opportunity that you’d love to do, but can’t? TheOneRing.net is traveling from LA to Atlanta, Georgia for DragonCon. They’re looking for sponsors for the trip as they drive across the country. I would love to sponsor them and promote my Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits CD. Alas, […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Twelve Days of DragonCon
The DragonCon Filk Track is posting the Twelve Days of DragonCon with YouTube videos from filk artists performing at the convention. Check out the videos on the website. Right now, I’m listed on Day 3 with my song “Won’t You Come With Me?”.
Filkers Wanted for DragonCon Filk Track Showcase
Bring on your Fannish Music! The Dragon*Con Filk track is excited to announce its first Performers Showcase on Saturday, from 5:30PM until 7:00 PM in the Hyatt International South! Fannish musical performers of all kinds (keep it PG please) are welcome to sign up in advance in the Filk Room starting Friday at the Early […]
Marc Gunn’s DragonCon 2011 Schedule Updated
I have almost all of my shows now listed on my DragonCon page. Wow! What a busy weekend I’m gonna have. I’ll be playing music almost non-stop from 10am until late that night. In fact, I’m so busy that I am scheduling specific times that I will be at my table signing autographs and interacting […]
Hobbit Drinking Songs in Story Form
It’s funny how just one song can make things come together or not. Yesterday, I was telling you a little about how I choose the song order for my CDs. The toughest thing to do is figure out that first song… So I let my wife pick it. 😉 What’s amazing is that everything came […]
20 Hobbit Songs Done!
Good day in the studio. I finished mixing all but the last tracks–“Cat and Rat” and an alternate version of “Scouring the Shire” with percussion. All of the other songs are awaiting mastering. Nathan Deese of the band Barrowburn is adding additional instrumentation to those two songs. “Cat and Rat” was written like it was […]
More Hobbit Songs
I made a wee bit more progress yesterday on the hobbit CD. The songs I mixed are We’ll Have a Pint of Stout Wildflowers of Party Field I also mixed down “Scouring the Shire”. However, I’m debating whether I want to add full percussion to it too. That’s taking a wee bit o’time. Songs that […]
Baby Games: Over There
This is the newest game in Kenzie’s arsenal. Gwen called it “Over There”. It requires the fine baby skill of pointing. Here’s how to play for all you kids. Step 1. Get a parent to pick you. This can be from crying, reaching up, or grabbing hold of daddy’s leg hair. Step 2. Use that […]
Dr Demento Features Cats and Marc Gunn
Dr. Demento had his annual cat episode this past weekend. Edwin let me know that TWO of my songs were featured–“My Puddy Tat, Sylvester” and “The Cat Came Back… The Cat’s Perspective”. You can see the playlist here.
Hobbit Music Mixed
I am slowly making progress on Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits. Here are the tracks that I have mixed final versions of as of today: A Well-Dressed Hobbit A Working in the Garden Bilbo’s Farewell Do You Fancy a Drink? Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits Elves Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits Elves Everybody Needs a […]
