It’s #CelticThursday. Who are the Best Celtic Bands in the world? You can see my pick of Top Celtic Folk Bands here. It’s a few years old but still fairly relevant. I should probably make a new pick for 2014. In the meantime, I’m listed as #9 on Ranker. I think I can rank higher… with […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #185: 2 Hours of Celtic Rock Music!
Celtic Rock gets a special feature on this week’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast thanks to our Patrons of the Podcast. You’ll hear music from Greenwich Meantime, The Brazen Heads, Dust Rhinos, Cele De, Sons of Malarkey, Mickey Coleman, The Elders, Redhill Rats, The Barley Boys, Ockham’s Razor, Celtic Cross, The Kreellers, Johnsons Motorcar, Mairi […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #184: Celtic Music for Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Show #184 Celebrates Thanksgiving with Irish Celtic music from Emerald Rose, Julia Lane, Patrick’s Head, Sean Orr, Four Celtic Voices, Beth Patterson/Patrick O’Flaherty, StoneRing, Merry Wives of Windsor, The Fire Inside, Syren, Rattle the Board, Laura McGhee, Burning Bridget Cleary, The Shanties, The Gothard Sisters, Jenna Greene. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you enjoy this show, […]
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Celtic Christmas Podcast Starts This Friday
As I write this, I’m mixing down the very first, exclusive episode of the first Celtic Christmas Podcast of 2014. The show will go live on Black Friday, November 28th. But it will cost you NOTHING. So do me, you and all of the Celtic bands a favor. Head on over to the Celtic Christmas […]
Humble Return to Twitter
Yes. I still hate Twitter. But over the last month, I finally found an awesome use for it… talking to people. I heard everyone mention chatting on Twitter, but it’s such a useless medium for any real communication. However, if you want to reach someone fast, they’re usually on Twitter. They frequently respond. Or if […]
CG076: Branding a Celtic Music Show
I’m trying to figure out how to promote my Celtic music show at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. So I take a retrospective look at what is Celtic music and what is Celtic Geek?
CG075: Jared Billeaud Interview for Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers
I got to chat with Jared Billeaud, one of the drummers and singers with the Whiskey Bay Rovers. He also came up with the original idea for the song “Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers” that went on my CD, “Sci Fi Drinking Songs”. We talked a wee bit about how he got started with music and the […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #183: Music of Wales, Feature on Gwilym Morus
Show #183 highlights the music of Wales and a Special feature on the music of Welsh Bard, Gwilym Morus. You’ll hear Welsh Celtic music from ParaCelt, Leah Jorgensen, Navan, Karen Mueller, Bard of the South, Moch Pryderi, Mwnci Nel, Thomas “Doc” Grauzer, Shillelagh Law, The Gryphon Carolers, Emerald Rose, Jamie Smith’s MABON. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you […]
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CG074: Whiskey Bay Rovers Interview
The Whiskey Bay Rovers came by to chat with me at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival after a show. We talked origin stories of these pirates from Lafayette.
Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards
I got a notice yesterday that the Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards are being shipped to my house now. That means they should be there when I get back home on Monday. So it’s time to make the greeting cards officially available for sale. Place your order at http://celticmusic.org/CelticChristmasGreetingCards Please note that individual CDs are not yet […]