You listen to an episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. You hear a song or tune you love. “That’s awesome!,” you say. So you vote in our poll. At the end of the year, I compile your favorites. This is the Celtic Top 20. It’s not easy voting in the Celtic Top 20. […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #389: Irish & Celtic Christmas Music of 2018
Listen to Irish & Celtic Christmas music of 2018 from Peat in the Creel, The Selkie Girls, The Grenaways, Susan Toman, Kilted Kings, Eira, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller, Scooter Muse, Carolina Ceili, Catriona O’Leary, Heather Dale, Spencer & Beane, A Shamrock in Kudzu, David Pedrick, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Sarah Marie Mullen. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ I hope you enjoyed this […]
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Three Ghosts of Christmas Movies
If you believe that Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, you will be visited by three ghosts. The first is George from It’s A Wonderful Life. Christmas may be unnecessary for the plot. But through repeated viewings at Christmas time and an angel getting his wings, it is now the most-famous Christmas movie ever. […]
Is Die Hard a Christmas Classic?
What makes a Christmas movie? I ask this because I was chatting with a friend about one of the greatest Christmas movies ever–Die Hard. His argument is that Christmas is unnecessary to the plot. I don’t really agree with that statement. Christmas is woven into the fabric of the movie. The main reason Nakatomi Plaza […]
Marc Gunn’s Top Celtic Bands of 2018
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast shares the popular Celtic bands and artists of 2018. The final episode of the podcast for 2018 comes out in a couple weeks. That’s when I will share YOUR absolute favorite Celtic songs and tunes of the year. But for now, I’m gonna share mine. Sometimes I get excited. […]
A Podcast Gets the Axe
I want to cut back on one of my podcasts. I’m having trouble deciding which. After chatting with a Gunn Runner, I might be a little closer to figuring it out. The two podcasts in question are the Pub Songs Podcast and Celtfather Music & Travel. The Pub Songs Podcast is the third podcast I […]
Filling a Venue
You would think as a student of marketing, I would be good at reaching people. But I’m not. One of the big reasons I haven’t toured much is because I can’t reach my people to fill a venue. If you can’t pull in a decent crowd, you’re not gonna get booked. Yesterday, someone posted on […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #388: Warm Up with Great Celtic Music
This is your last week to vote in the Celtic Top 20. Here’s some of the best Celtic songs from past episodeswith great Celtic music from Flook, Jimi McRae, Marc Gunn, Derek Warfield and The Young Dubliner’s, The Elders, Burning Bridget Cleary, The Kreellers , Navan, Bow Triplets, Celtic Squall, Maggie Drennan, Peter Daldry, Shishonnah, The […]
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Pub Songs Podcast #172: Best Irish Christmas Music
I’m picky about Christmas music. I prefer upbeat, fun Christmas songs. Good sing alongs. It’s a challenge to find those with the Irish and Celtic Christmas music albums. But I have a few favorites to share with you in the pub today. You’ll also hear some Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour news, thoughts about kids […]
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Celtic Christmas Podcast #51: Irish & Celtic Christmas Joy
Spread the Christmas Cheer with Celtic Christmas music from The Selkie Girls, Peat in the Creel, The Wee Heavies, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Eira, Carolina Ceili, Spencer & Beane, Sarah Marie Mullen, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller, Scooter Muse, A Shamrock in Kudzu, David Pedrick, Heather Dale, The Gothard Sisters, Gillian Adams, Susan Toman, The Irish Rovers, […]
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