Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #44: Best Celtic Music of 2007

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #44: Best Celtic Music of 2007

You voted. I gathered your favorite songs in 2007 into one awesome shows, featuring Celtic music from Navan, Heather Dale, Wicked Tinkers, MacTalla Mor, Emerald Rose, Allison Barber, Ed Miller, Thornhill Road, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder, Brobdingnagian Bards, Jed Marum, Athas, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Ceann, Damh the Bard, The Ceili […]

Austin Chronicle Music Poll 2007-2008

Every year, the Austin Chronicle holds a music poll. A couple years ago, the Brobdingnagian Bards won “Best Novelty Band”. Last year, we won “Best None of the Above” band. And while we may play a lot crazy undefinable music, ultimately, we play folk music, Celtic folk music to be more precise. So my goal […]

How I Overcame Many of my Breathing Problems

Long time readers of my blog know that I’ve had a LOT of sinus and other “breathing problems” over the years. However, I received an article today and continue to receive allergy advice that, while I appreciate, is no longer relevant. So I thought I’d share. Back in mid- to late-90s, I was diagnosed as […]

Cat Christmas Music #14

Celebrate Christmas with your cat. How to keep your cat safe at Christmas on Cat Drinking Songs. Cat Music & News Get your copy of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers and Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion. Meows from Marc Video: Silent Night, Meowy Night Video: Talking Cat Giving a Cat as a Christmas Gift Tips for Cat-proofing […]

Ren Fest MP3 – The Faire Is Over

I wrote this poem in 2003 after another blissful year as the late, great Excalibur Fantasy Faire came to a close. I released in my poetry book, Bella Fillioct, and my friend Lorella Loftus liked it so much, she asked that we do a recording. When the Renaissance Festival Podcast began, I thought it would […]

Ren Fest Compilation CD Arrives

The new Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation CD is now here. This new faire compilation features 23 tracks of great Renaissance festival music and entertainment courtesy of the Renaissance Festival Podcast. You may not have a copy in time for Christmas, but it’s the best way to celebrate Renaissance festivals all-year long!

Irish Christmas Traditions

Ireland, like most countries, has a number of Christmas traditions that are all of its own. Many of these customs have their root in the time when the Gaelic culture and religion of the country were being supressed and it is perhaps because of that they have survived into modern times. THE CANDLE IN THE […]

An American singing Irish songs in a Scottish pub in Germany

The show last night at Pub Dudelsack went remarkably well, all things considered. My mom and I drove Rudesheim to play in this small “Scotish” pub. The bartenders were in kilts. None spoke English. So it made for some interesting communication as I tried to make my gig happen. Thirty minutes before the show, a […]

“Soul of a Harper (Live)” MP3

A lot of people asked about recordings from my excursion to an Irish pub in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland last summer. I led twenty friends into a sing-a-long of Irish songs to a raucous evening. I grabbed a dozen of those tracks and put them together as an MP3 album on Soundclick. “Soul of a Harper (Live)”Listen: […]

Free MP3 Love Songs – Now Available

I love giving away free MP3s. And what is more beautiful than giving away MP3 Love songs when you have a new CD? “A Tribute to Love” is officially available in February 2008. But that doesn’t mean I can’t give away free Love MP3s now! So that’s what I am doing. You can try out […]