April Porter is my long hair Sensei. She taught me everything I needed to know about how to take care of my hair. If you’ve ever wondered why my hair looks so great, I give most of the credit to April. She has very, very long and beautiful hair that looks amazing! Yesterday, she posted […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Lap Cats Singing Swan Songs
I think I need to write a song about lap cats. You hear all about lap dogs. I used to have one as a kid. But you hear very little about lap cats, and I’ve never heard no songs about them. Yet, I have two cats who LOVE sitting in my lap. Tiziano is here […]
Free MP3 – Kitty’s Rambles/Dowd’s 9 Lives/Jenny’s Chickens
When I decided to put together my cat CDs, my goal was to serve up a delicious blend of traditional Irish music, but make it about cats. So I picked some of the best Celtic musicians in Austin to help me record these albums. This set of tunes starts was picked by fiddler Christopher Buckley […]
“The Whiskey Never Lies” by Sligo Rags
by Catherine L. Tully Artist: Sligo RagsAlbum: The Whiskey Never LiesYear produced: 2007 Starting off with a “barbershop quartet-like” intro to their title track, “The Whiskey Never Lies,” Sligo Rags then launches in to an energetic (and fantastic) song; the perfect attention grabber for this CD. I wasn’t sure what to expect next. And this […]
Pub Songs #35: Death and Rebirth
Notes: “Isn’t It Grand, Boys?” by Marc Gunn from Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent Happy Songs of Death “Molly Malone” by Leza Mesiah from The Moor Of Dundee – Best of the British Ballads “Molly Malone… The Cat’s Perspective/Planxty Hewlett” from Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #53
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. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show. – Become a […]
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DFW House Concert and CD Release Party
Join Marc Gunn as he promotes the release of his newest musical romp through traditional Irish music with a kitty-cat twist, Whiskers in the Jar. Saturday, Aug 2, 2008DFW House Concert @ 8PMWatauga, TXSuggested donation $15. BYOB.RSVP to raevyn3450-iwg@yahoo.com Raenell will provide directions to the event. House concerts are the coolest way to catch any […]
Living in the Now
Yesterday was an awesome day. Somehow I made it through most of my emails. I’ve had a lot of trouble keeping up with email over the last few months. So cutting them down to under 40 was amazing to me. There was that nice feeling of accomplishment. Now I just need to do the same […]
3-Year Anniversary as a Musician
Three years ago today was my last day at the “day job”. That’s when I became a full-time musician. While I am thankful that UT Austin gave me the job that guided me to my musical career. I can’t say that I miss it a moment. I love recording music, playing it, podcasting, and getting […]
Free MP3 – The Lusty Young Sith
Two years ago, Diane Frost sent me a funny parody of “Lusty Young Smith“. It was too funny to pass up. It included first favorite Sci Fi genre, Star Wars, and it beautifully capture the original song, except it is about a battle between a Jedi and Sith. Way cool! I recorded this for my […]
