I played this song for a number of years with the Brobdingnagian Bards. Earlier this year, I got bored with my original version of it. I wanted a new rhythm. So I re-arranged the song with swing. When I started playing it Ireland, it quickly became the most-popular song on the trip. T’was then I […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Marc Weeklies: My Music Is Available Via Creative Commons
Boy, I hate taxes. I haven’t looked into it much, but I would SO love to see our country move to a Fair Tax. Sure there might be a lot of problems with it, but it would’ve saved me from all the work I finally did to complete my 2007 taxes. I wish I did […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #56
Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – The Celtic Top Five. – Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. – Irish […]
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Celtic Invasion of Italy
This summer, I got an email from a friend wanting someone to translate as she traveled through Italy. That got me think of a cool idea–Celtic Invasion Vacations. The idea is to run a small tour to various exotic places. The day time is spent traveling and seeing the local area, with an emphasis on […]
Pub Songs #37: Wild Mountain Thyme, Beer, and Mudder’s Milk
Notes: “Beer, Beer, Beer“ Get Marc Gunn’s EP CD for Free “Wild Mountain Thyme“ Brobdingnagian Bards Breakup and Plans for the Future Moving to New Orleans “A Lil Bit O’Love” What Color Is Your Podcast? Backup vocals for Monahan’s “Monahan’s Mudders Milk“ Buy Me a Pint! Check me out on Myspace, SoundClick, Demand a Show […]
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Marc Gunn at Louisiana Renaissance Festival
Step back in time and join our villagers as they celebrate their fall festival. Join the faire for a full day of adventure, entertainment and shopping. The Villagers of Albright are waiting to make you part of their celebration! This is the first year at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival that I am booked as soloist. […]
Marc Gunn’s Plans for the Future
Well, you’ve heard the news. The Brobdingnagian Bards are going their separate ways. Andrew posted his plans for the future. But what about me? If you follow my personal website, you might know some of my plans. They include plans to move, changing the way I play shows, vacation tours, and lots and lots of […]
Marc Weeklies: Looking Forward
We’ve had dozens of comments over the past couple of days with the announcement that the Brobdingnagian Bards are gonna work on individual projects. I really appreciate all everyone’s supportive comments. I’ll have more of that in an upcoming blog. Meantime, thank you for supporting my music. This Week: — Quote of the Week: “When […]
Reviews Wanted! – Win an Exclusive Free CD
I just finished an exciting new 4-song EP. It’s untitled but features a couple new songs (“Monahan’s Mudders Milk” and “A Lil Bit O’ Love”) and a couple of old songs with new arrangements (“Wild Mountain Thyme” and “Beer, Beer, Beer”). It was produced by Rich Brotherton who also produced my latest cat CD, Whiskers […]
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