Postcard: Kitty in a Box

Postcard: Kitty in a Box

I drove to Huntsville, Alabama for Nerdy Noel: A Midsummer Market on Sunday. It was a great event. I had two shows with a large number of people listening and singing along with. Lots of fans showed up. The rest of my time, I sat at my booth selling new album pins, Celtic Heartstrings, and […]

The Secret World of Celtic Rock (Compilation Album)

The Secret World of Celtic Rock pays tribute to the incredible sub-genre of Celtic music called “Celtic Rock”. With well-over an hour of great music, this CD is packed full of some of the best independent Celtic Rock groups around the world. This album, which packs 19 different groups into every little crevice of the […]

Celtic Music Magazine: The Big Fella

Céad Míle Fáilte, It is I, Todd once again. In this week’s edition we have a new episode of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. We also highlight new episodes of Fireside & Celtic Songlines. The articles we touch on are about Van Morrison, the HMS Unicorn, John Lynch, & Scotland’s National Galleries. We […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #615: The Big Fella

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #615: The Big Fella

Summer fun is at an all-time high with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #615. The Rogues, Moher, The High Kings, Paul Brock & Enda Scahill, Derina Harvey Band, Hanneke Cassel, Ed Yother, Cantrip, The Tannahill Weavers, TomLori, Jesse Ferguson, Corey Purcell, The Ennis Sisters, Boxing Robin, Brad Tuck https://traffic.libsyn.com/bellobard/IrishCelticMusic-615.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]

Postcard: Victorian Gardens at Kylemore Abbey

It was so wonderful seeing the Victorian Walled Gardens at Kylemore Abbey. I went there over 10 years ago. We were attacked by the midges. Midges are like biting flies or swarms of mosquitoes. I literally ran through the gardens instead of enjoying them. This was a wonderful change. There wasn’t as much blooming this […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #614: Wind That Rocks the Barley

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #614: Wind That Rocks the Barley

We’re rocking the barley on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #614. Chance the Arm, The High Kings, Réalta, Brad The Piper, Alexander James Adams, Brynmor, SeaStar, River Driver, The Langer’s Ball, Ewen McIntosh, Brad Tuck, Paddyman, the commoners, Blaggards, The Elders, Derina Harvey Band https://traffic.libsyn.com/bellobard/IrishCelticMusic-614.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

What a great adventure!

What a great adventure!

18 years ago, on July 8, 2005, I quit my day job to be a full-time musician. I had three more fantastic years with Andrew McKee and Brobdingnagian Bards before we split up and reunited in 2018 for more great shows and albums. I released over 20 solo albums since then. I collaborated with a […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #613: Streets of Derry

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #613: Streets of Derry

Visualizing walking the Streets of Derry listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. JuhaRossi, Scottish Fish, Lily Bentley, Arise & Go, Mary Beth Carty, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Alli Johnson, Corey Purcell, Victoria Johnston, Gordon McLeod, Clare Sands, Brian Finnegan, Brad The Piper, Voice of Lir, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Brass Lassie […]