Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #382: Charmas are Stark Raving Celtic

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #382: Charmas are Stark Raving Celtic

Listen to an entire album, from start to finish, by Charmas, a Celtic fusion group out of Santa Cruz, California. This band is gonna take you on a fun emotional ride full of awesome Celtic music. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ If you enjoyed this week’s, please share it with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is […]

Musicians Suffer from Anonymity

Musicians Suffer from Anonymity

Most indie musicians suffer from anonymity. People don’t talk about them or their music. Flying Fish Sailors are no exception. They finally released their album Loch Ness Monster for digital distribution. Hooray… for you! You have to hear their song “Flupandemic”. It’s hilarious. It’s truly a happy song of death. In fact, I tried getting […]

Storyteller Songs of Scotland

Storyteller Songs of Scotland

Ed Miller as a new CD. I am over the moon in excitement. I’m trying to figure out what it is about Ed’s music that I love so much. Certainly he has a fantastic voice. He has a great marketing angle and brand – songs of Scotland, new and old. I think the main reason […]

What a Hero Truly Is

What a Hero Truly Is

Christopher Reeves’ portrayal of Superman showed me what a hero truly is. It’s about strength, through kindness. This is a quality I try to lovingly embrace, as both a father and a person. Kindness. Tonight, I stepped into my phone booth. I donned my tights and became Superman. I escorted Supergirl and Wonder Woman from […]

Imagine You Were the First to See the Mona Lisa

Imagine You Were the First to See the Mona Lisa

Staffin Slipway on the Isle of Skye in Scotland Imagine that you were the first person to see the Mona Lisa. Imagine if you could be notified about the biggest technological change of the 21st century. Would you do what ever you could to be the first person to find out about it? . . […]

Celtfather: What Makes an Incredible Vacation? CIV Flashback to Scotland 2010

Celtfather: What Makes an Incredible Vacation? CIV Flashback to Scotland 2010

Scotland is an incredible country. In 2010, I led my third Celtic Invasion Vacations to Scotland. I learned a lot from this trip which helped form future invasions. I’m gonna share the comments from some of those invaders this time on Celtfather Music & Travel. Greetings my name is Marc Gunn. This show is about […]

So Confident…with a Band

So Confident…with a Band

I wonder why am so confident playing one set with Kilted Kings but not when I’m playing solo? Great live show can make a musician. We will sell more CDs, get more tips, and grow and more passionate fan base when we put on an awesome concert. I feel like Kilted Kings nailed it at […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #381: Celtic Halloween

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #381: Celtic Halloween

Happy Halloween with ghoulish Celtic music from The Here & Now, Diamh, Merry Wives, Flowers of Edinburgh, Gone Molly, Melanie Gruben, Madman’s Window, Wolf & Clover, 3 Pints Gone, Cara Dillon, Janette Gerim Stout Pounders, Finnegan’s Hell, Heavy Blarney, Anne Roos. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ I hope you enjoyed this week’s show. If you did, please share the show […]

I Chose the Autoharp Because…

I Chose the Autoharp Because…

I chose the autoharp because it made songwriting easier. Once again, I get to share my songs with the California Autoharp Gathering. It was 1997. My last rock band broke up. I had a guitarist who was writing MUCH better songs than I was. It was time for a change. I borrowed an autoharp from […]