2019 Promotion Plan

2019 Promotion Plan

2018 was a great year for my music career. I had three big goals last year: build up Spotify, Coffee with the Celtfather, and More Collaborations. First was to build up my understanding and integration with Spotify. I still haven’t figured out how to make a huge splash there. But I learned a lot this […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #390: Celtic Top 20 Irish & Celtic Music Bands of 2018

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #390: Celtic Top 20 Irish & Celtic Music Bands of 2018

We are ending 2018 with the Best Irish & Celtic music of 2018 as voted on you in the Celtic Top 20. Enjoy music from Talisk, Doolin’, The Selkie Girls, Runa, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Chris Murphy, The Gatehouse Well, Raglan, New York Brogue, Wolf & Clover, Gwendolyn Snowdon, The Rowan Tree, Colleen Raney, The Gothard […]

Tic Tac Toe

Tic Tac Toe

I know how to Win at tic tac toe… every time! Tic Tac Toe is famous for being an unwinnable game. They had a movie on the topic back in the ‘80s—War Games. It’s a fun game to play with kids especially. Kenzie doesn’t yet understand that it’s supposed to end in a tie every […]

How to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 in 2019

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. […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #389: Irish & Celtic Christmas Music of 2018

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 […]

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?

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

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

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 […]