by Marc Gunn, October 8, 2006 I’ve always liked nonsensical songs. Early in my Brobdingnagian Bards music career, I wanted to write songs using suggestions from the audience. The closest we ever got to that was “If I Had A Million Ducats”. That was not quite what I envisioned. After asking a few people, I […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Pub Songs #17: Mongolian Monkey Devil of Tam Lin’s Ballad
Back with lots of new gigs with Brobdingnagian Bards. Plus I ponder how to start my own Renaissance Festival. Songs: “Whiskey, You’re the Devil” by Bruno’s Boys from Last Call “Monkeys Over Mongolia” by Marc Gunn from unavailable “Tam Lin” by Nick Hennessey from Of Fire, Wind and Silver Stream Notes: Brobdingnagian Bards – Irish, […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #25: Feature on Celtic Men
Brought to you by… The Brobdingnagian Bards’ TOUR OF IRELAND. Do you want to go to Ireland? Ever wanted to see the Cliffs of Moher or drink Guinness straight from the source? Next June, you can do just that with Marc Gunn and the Brobdingnagian Bards. Visit http://www.thebards.net/ireland/ for details. Do you download your podcasts […]
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Is There Shame in Failure?
I was listening to NPR this morning with their program, “This I Believe“. They had an essay on the power of failure as a building block to success. That made me think of knowing my limits. When is it when I need to ask for help to do what I need doing. Like office helpers. […]
Pub Songs #16: Season Middle Earth with Larks in the Morning and a Song for Her
Season 2 of the Pub Songs Podcast has now begun and I’m back with lots of new projects. Songs: “Middle Earth Bragging Song” by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper “Song for Her” by Melanie Gruben “The Old Copperplate/The Connachtman’s Rambles/The Lark on the Strand” by Cormorant’s Fancy from An Evening at the Fairfield […]
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Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind
1 Corinthians 13 1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, […]
The Gosling Reborn (Lyrics)
by Marc Gunn, September 26, 2006 There’s nothing more amazing than meeting a woman who wholly clicks with you. I recorded it for my non-typical love songs CD A Tribute to Love. Like a mystical swan from Avalon My heart erupts from the myst across glassy waters, Gliding in holy ascension From the macabre of […]
A Faint Heart (Lyrics)
by Ande Rasmussen A couple years ago, a local songwriter took interest in the Brobdingnagian Bards. He asked to co-write a song with us and almost immediately sent this song. Yesterday, I finally set down and wrote a melody for the song. I recorded it for my non-typical love songs CD A Tribute to Love. […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #24
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: – Vacation Tour of Ireland with the Brobdingnagian Bards – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Frappr Map, – […]
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Pub Songs #15: Rattlin’ the Folk Song Tradition with Skullcrusher Mountain
I find I have a variety of different musical styles and songwriting interests that I share in this week’s show. Plus, I brainstorm writing a song on the fly. Songs: “Rattlin’ Bog” by Marc Gunn from 4 Irish Whiskey Pub Songs “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton from Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow Notes: My different musical […]
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