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 […]

No Ren Faire Gets It Right

No Ren Faire Gets It Right

No Ren Faire gets it right. At least none that I’ve been to. . I’ve performed at maybe a couple dozen Renaissance festivals over the years. I have yet to find one that had a decent music stage. I’m not sure why. But the Mid-South Renaissance Faire did. . I’m still trying to wrap my […]

Pub Songs Podcast #170: Happy Halloween Songs of Death

Pub Songs Podcast #170: Happy Halloween Songs of Death

Halloween is just around the corner. I’m celebrating with my 5th annual Celtic Halloween Music Special on YouTube and by sharing my album Happy Songs of Death, in its entirety. You can watch my live streaming concert this Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 8:30 PM. Find out more on my song about Bugs Bunny and Witch […]

Good Rockin’ Set of Tunes

Good Rockin’ Set of Tunes

There’s nothing like a good rockin’ set of tunes! . The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is packed full of amazing songs (vocal in the Celtic tradition). Most bands focus on the vocals. So whenever I hear an amazing set of tunes (instrumental), I get excited. . It’s why I love bands like The Gothard […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #380: Lady Fair

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #380: Lady Fair

My Lady Fair, bring thee Celtic music from Childsplay, Dervish, Celia Ramsay, Fourth Moon, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Mithril, Brendan Loughrey, Donna Germano, Three Mile Stone, The Clumsy Lovers, Journey North, Murder the Stout, Arthur Hinds & the Round Table, Paisley Close, Donal Clancy. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ Do me a favor share this podcast. Subscribe to the Celtic […]

Marketing Is Easy, Selling… Not So Much

Marketing Is Easy, Selling… Not So Much

Marketing is easy for me. Selling is not. I don’t like to sell. Yes, I have full faith in the quality of my music. I even “market” most of 23 albums with a theme. That makes them easier to sell. Like Firefly? Get these CDs and songbook. Drinking songs? Do you want Irish or Sci […]

Troll Friends

Troll Friends

I never imagined I’d have troll friends. But I guess it’s better than having friends troll me. I’m so impressed with these two. They have a YouTube show, coloring books, partnerships with local swamps (seriously) and are writing their own books as well. Look ‘em up. Smart trolls!

Refusing to Change

Refusing to Change

Sears is filing for bankruptcy and I don’t care. In fact, I’m a little angry. It reminds me of Toys R Us. These are companies, corporations, that grew so big they refused to innovate. They refuse to change with the times. I’m nostalgic for the past like everyone, but I am also a realist. Times […]

Three Piece Kilted Kings

Three Piece Kilted Kings

What a great weekend! Kilted Kings we’re booked at Mid-South Renaissance Faire, but with a twist. We played as a three-piece instead of two. I love my band because it gives me a place to explore traditional Celtic music more. All year long, I play mostly Sci Fi Drinking Songs. Those are my most-popular songs. […]