by Karen J. Brady When it comes to accomplishments, C. Wayne Owens, 56, known to many as Seymoure, has a lifetime of them. “This man is, at his core, an entertainer,” said Jesse Slicer, Owens’ son-in-law. “Never have I known someone personally who was so immersed in the entertainment arts. He’s always one of those […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
REAL MEN WEAR KILTS
The latest CD from the Brobdingnagian Bards, Real Men Wear Kilts, is six years in the making. I forget. It’s been a LONG time. I remember how it started too. We were in Salado playing an evening party for Clan Gunn when our friend Royce implanted the idea that we should do a Scottish CD. […]
A TRIBUTE TO LOVE!
The idea for this CD arose in the Fall of 2006. I wanted to release an album of love songs for Valentine’s Day. Alas, through too much procrastination, that goal totally fell through. It was put on the back burner until… Valentine’s Day, when I leaped head first into this project with all my heart. […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #31
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: – Vote for your Favorite Song in the latest Podcast. – Come swap links with the Irish and […]
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A Day of CD Living and Recording
Productive day. Ari finished all the guitar parts for Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion. That means there’s just his backup vocals and mixing to do for that CD. Well, that and I need to come up with some graphics for the album. He did another great job. There’s some more tasty solos. Ari […]
The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast Hits #1 on the Most-Popular Podcasts at iTunes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEhttp://www.celticmusicpodcast.com February 12, 2007CONTACT: Marc Gunn(512) 470 – 4866 THE IRISH AND CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST HITS #1 ON THE MOST POPULAR MUSIC PODCASTS AT iTUNES AUSTIN, TX (February 12, 2007) – Let’s face it, everybody likes to be #1. For the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (http://celticmusicpodcast.com/) that chance came this week when […]
VICTIMS OF IRISH MUSIC
Born from the struggle to keep acoustic Irish music alive and relevant, “Victims of Irish Music” gathers the finest independent Celtic musicians who are winning the fight to keep instrumental Irish and Celtic music as vibrant and meaningful as it was when musicians in Ireland were victimized for their love of music. Last year, I […]
Pub Songs Podcast #22 – A REAL Live with Marc Gunn in Eugene, Oregon
Songs: “The Naughty Kitty” “Wild Rover/Wild Kitty“ “Star of the County Down“ “A Fairy Story“ “Old Dun Cow“ “Donald Where’s Your Drunken Scotsman?” “Old Fenian Gun“ “Johnny Jump Up“ “Irish Ballad“ “Harry Potter and The Rising of the Moon“ “Jedi Drinking Song“ “The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf“ “Wild Mountain Thyme“ Notes: CDs from A […]
Putting the YOU in Your E-zine
by Alexandria K. Brown, “The Ezine Queen” I get many e-zines in my inbox every week, and they all offer useful information. But there are some I enjoy more than others. What do the ones I love have in common? They feel like they come from a REAL person. These publishers put some heart-and-soul into […]
Marc Gunn at Central Texas Rennie Gathering on Feb 24, 2007
If you love Renaissance festivals like I do, you’ll be happy to know you’re not alone. In central Texas, you can find Rennies gathered outside of faire too. They’re called “Rennie Gatherings”. There, Rennies socialize over pints while dressed in their finest garb. Austin has it’s own wee group. Organized by Moon Dawg, the monthly […]
