Marc Gunn at St. John’s Coffeehouse in Covington

St. John’s Coffeehouse is a nice little coffeehouse and music venue in Covington, LA. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a very warm and inviting venue. The kind of place I like to play share music with friends. St. John’s Coffeehouse535 E. Boston St.Covington, LA 70433985-893-5553 Show times: […]

“Heart’s Ease” Review at Where Y’At Magazine

From the April issue of Where Y’At Magazine. Marc GunnHeart’s EaseMage Records There is a secluded gateway to a place of Zen within each of us that can be unlocked by the purest selections of music. Wing beats of dragonflies spin the crank of an heirloom music box toward the very essence of innocence itself […]

Marc’s Musings: Summer Tour Plans Announced

MARC’S MUSINGS — April 28, 2009 – Marc’s Music News – Recording a Lot of Music – New CDs: Live at the Cactus Cafe, Heart’s Ease and Best of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast – Gigs: Louisiana, Italy and Texas. – Where Do You Want to Go Next Published 1-4 times per month. To […]

Twist or Dunk (parody: Twist and Shout)

by Marc Gunn, 1993 It was so long ago, I can only imagine I had bought a box of Oreos and was dunking them in milk while watching Ferris Bueller. But who knows where this parody idea came from. It’s an Oreo cookie, now (Oreo cookie)Should I twist or dunk? (twist or dunk)C’mon, c’mon where’s […]

Summer Tour News

I am excited to announce not one, not two but THREE tours in the works for this summer! That’s right — on the road again and can’t wait. Late June takes me to the Midwest, July to the East Coast and August to the Northeast. And I need your help! While I have anchor events […]

Become a Patron of the Arts by Hosting a House Concert

by Jamie Haeuser Jamie Haeuser is my booking agent and has been kind enough to host many house concerts over the years for me. The shows are always well-attended and are brilliant examples of what a good house concert can be. When I asked her to write about her experiences, she came up with following […]

Marc Weeklies: I-Con Fairy Tales

I’m just back from a great weekend in New York at I-Con. I confess I was a little blown away that people knew me. I’ve played that convention with Brobdingnagian Bards for, what, seven years now, but I never really realized that people knew ME individually. It was a bit of an eye-opening experience to […]

Free MP3 – Buttercup’s Lament (Princess Bride)

Who doesn’t love The Princess Bride? I sure do. I wrote this song in December 2000. It began with the idea of a woman who’s True Love was lost at sea. But as the story developed, it reminded me of Buttercup’s “True Love”–Wesley–in the cult classic. So I named it after her. It’s a sad, […]