I finally did it. I finally figured out how to separate mailing lists so I don’t have to copy and paste to a different list server every time I want to send a mailing list to fans. How you ask? My Reverbnation mailing list is now changing. Here are the main mailing lists that I […]
The New Music Business Has No Use for CDs
DragonCon was a pretty incredible, for many reasons. One of which was to see the changing landscape of the music business. For a long time now, folks in the music business have warned about the demise of the CDs. I think my market has mostly been safe from this impending doom, because I’m playing folk […]
Marc Gunn’s Story… How It All Began
In 1999, Brobdingnagian Bards released our first album. It was called Marked By Great Size. Like all new musicians, we thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. I started sending the album out to magazines and radio. I heard back only crickets. After months of emails, a review finally came in from Dirty Linen. That was one the […]
How the Autoharp Changed My Life
It was the end of 1997. The guitarist for my Alt-Rock band Breastfed decided to quit. Our drummer didn’t want to start another search for a lead guitarist. The band was over. I was surprisingly okay with that. I decided to be a musician because I wanted to be a songwriter. But I recognized that my […]
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Best Gen Con Podcast Episodes
I just released a new episode of Celtfather Music & Travel about “Kids at Gen Con: Survival Tips”. I was looking for new ways to promote this episode because I think it’ll be extremely beneficial to Gen Con attendees. That’s why I started updating my Gen Con events page. As I was doing so, I […]
How to Use Music in Your Podcast?
Do you want to play my music in your podcast? Is there another musician you’d like to feature? I’m gonna share how to use music in your podcast. DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. Please contact your lawyer if you want to find actual details. I host the Irish & […]
Celtfather: Biggest Conventions of the Year
June was a fun month. I got to travel to France for my annual Celtic Invasion Vacations. We had a family trip to the beach. And it ended with me as Guest of Honor at InConJunction in Indianapolis. Best of all, my family join me for that trip as well. Now it’s July, and and […]
CIV 2017: Arrived in Paris
The 2017 Celtic Invasion of Brittany begins. I reserve the first day of all my trips to recoup from jet lag. I flew in on Friday…to Paris. I never been. So I was excited. Almost as excited as the price on my airplane ticket ($950). The flight over was easy. I napped on the first […]
Celtfather: Why Video? How to Follow the Invasion
I had this really cool idea a few years back. It was to change the way musicians tour. I knew I wanted a family. So I didn’t want to spend all of my time on the road. And so, my goal was to “tour” by sharing live shows in my podcasts and perform live on other […]
Registered for 2017 Podcast Awards
The Podcast Awards have updated their rules and opened up podcasts to register to win. I entered Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (for Music) and Celtfather Music & Travel (for Society & Culture). Right now, you don’t have to do anything. The nomination period opens up on July 1st and lasts until the end of […]