I was asked tagged on Facebook today. A musician was asking about the cost/benefit to signing up to Spotify. It’s a common question among musicians. “Do give it all away for free?” The answer is a personal philosophical one. But I feel like I can help. Answer these two questions first. Are you interested in […]
Pub Songs Podcast #175: Celtic Music & the Dark Side of the Pub
Pubs are often dark places. I’m sure dark things have been discussed. Maybe I’m naive, but I don’t feel they are any darker than what we find on social media. I don’t like social media. It brings out the worst in people. It makes the world a more vile place than it actually is. And […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #395: Irish Fire
The Irish fire will burn bright in show #395 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. http://bestcelticmusic.net/ Dram & Go, Poitin, Jil Chambless, Ed Miller, Scooter Muse, Athena Tergis, The John Byrne Band, Marc Gunn, Jamie Laval, Ashley Broder, Tami Curtis music, Syncopaths, Syr, Ockham’s Razor, Rathkeltair, Jiggernaut, Melanie Gruben I hope you enjoyed this week’s […]
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Song Request for Coffee with The Celtfather
The Celtfather Live show last night was a lot of fun. I had a lot of great song requests Some were new. Some were older songs that I haven’t played in forever. There were some fun stories. I even butchered a song I never would’ve expected to get requested. Ever… It was terrible performance of […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #394: South Australia
New International Irish and Celtic music. We will take you from the USA to Ireland, Great Britain, Mexico, France, and all the way to South Australia in song. http://bestcelticmusic.net/ Raglan, West Awake, Lily Bentley, Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Ravens Three, Brobdingnagian Bards, Lissa Kathe, The King’s Busketeers, Louise Fraser, Seamus Kennedy, KMM, The Triskells, The Blarney […]
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Pub Songs Podcast #174: Finding the Bridge Between Celtic & Folk
Sometimes the things that matter most to us don’t matter as much to those we serve. The Bridge is still one of my favorite albums. It features one of the best songs I feel like I ever recorded—“Peggy Gordon”. And yet no one talks about the album. There are many reasons why this may be. […]
In the ‘Verse #4: Playing the Game, Rules and Respectability
“Shindig” is the fourth episode of Firefly. We look at these themes from the show: Situational Respectability, Pageantry, The Game, The Dance, Rules Spoken and Unspoken, Collision of worlds, and Why did this get so complicated? SHOW TIMES 2:28 Upcoming Shows 2:31 Marc’s Upcoming Shows 3:30 Mikey’s Upcoming Shows 4:35 Review of 2018 Blue Sun […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #393: Celtic Music Instrumental Study Aid
Relax and focus with a Celtic Instrumental Music Study Aid. http://bestcelticmusic.net/ Out of Alba, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Gerry O’Beirne & Rosie Shipley, Scott Boswell, Ciana, Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger, Enda Seery, Talisk, Caledonia Swing, Beer Belly, The Bringers, Gillian Boucher, Coole Park, New Shilling, Sprag Session, Oisin McAuley. I hope you enjoyed this week’s show. If […]
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Thoughts from the Pub
I want to cut back on one of my podcasts. I had trouble deciding which. Then I chatted with a Gunn Runner, I figured it out. The two podcasts in question are the Pub Songs Podcast and Celtfather Music & Travel. The Pub Songs Podcast was the third podcast I ever created. It started in […]
Pub Songs Podcast #173: Rebellion Songs for 2019
If something is broken, fix it. That’s what my dad told me when I was a kid. The simple fact is things break all the time. We don’t fix always fix them. We get stuck in a rut. But it’s the way things have always been. The way things are. It’s a tradition. So we […]
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