GenCon was a blast this year! The Firefly Drinking Songs show was packed, the Cat Lover’s Show was pretty good but needs some more work, and the SciFi Drinking Songs Show is going to be changing into the Celtic Geek Drinking Songs! The title is in flux, but that’s the plan. Busking went really well (one […]
#219: Siren’s Song of the Selkie
We’re back to regular episodes of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast after two weeks of special editions. While looking for songs for the ten year Celtic music retrospective, I couldn’t find some Celtic MP3s that I played on this show. So I dug into my portable hard drive to find a whole bunch of […]
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Cornwall Itinerary for 2016 Celtic Invasion Vacations, CF#37
It’s funny how when I start planning this podcast, I frequently have NO news to share. Then I start searching to see what I did the past week, or what I have planned to come. Everything comes together. I end up with a longer show. I start the show off as usual with my Celtic […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #218: Voicemail from Best Celtic Music Retrospective
Last Thursday, I shared a ten-year retrospective of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, featuring 3 hours of great Celtic music by some of the best indie bands online. It was three hours long because fans of the show got behind it through my Celtic Music Challenge. You made pledges to the podcast on Patreon, […]
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What Newsletters Do I Publish?
I’m a big fan of using email to promote my music. I’m not great it, but I recognize it’s value and do my best to offer value to you with each of my newsletters. Nevertheless, Kat asked me recently what mailing lists I have, so she could better understand what she was subscribed to. So I […]
#217: 10 Years of Great Irish & Celtic Music, a Retrospective
On July 28, 2005, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was born from my love of Celtic music. I had been cultivating that love through my Celtic Music Magazine which featured album reviews and free Celtic MP3 downloads from many of the bands on this podcast. The podcast quickly overtook the magazine in popularity. I […]
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Comedy Music at GenCon, Atlanta Celtic Music
This week on the Celtfather, in preparation for GenCon, we’re looking at several Comedy Musicians in our Music Spotlight – check them out below! Jonnie MacCracken’s Concerts continue to be fun, but we’re looking to grow our audience to keep me coming back – there have been several fans that have stepped up and are […]
Celtic Music Challenge, Mason Brown Spotlight
This week has emphasized the “Father” aspect of being the Celtfather! Among the many things going on in life, a lot of shows are coming up – pretty much one every weekend between now and DragonCon. GenCon is also ready to go, with the Firefly Concert being sold out, and the Cat Songs Concert only […]
#216: Sleepy Maggie
There’s nothing sleepy about this week’s show. There’s just a ton of great indie Celtic music from The Brayzen Heads, The Tea Merchants, Rambling Sailors, The Gothard Sisters, Slan, Gerry O’Beirne & Rosie Shipley, Mason Brown, Cady Finlayson, Jasper Coal, Arthur Hinds, Connemara Stone Company, The Demon Barbers, Marc Gunn. Find out more at celticmusicpodcast.com/216 If […]
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Master of Ceremonies for LibertyCon 2016
I was just invited to be the Master of Ceremonies for LibertyCon in 2016. This convention takes place in Chattanooga, Tennessee at the historic Chattanooga Choo Choo. In addition to Master of Ceremonies, I suspect I’ll also be performing a couple times during the weekend.