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The departure of the Irish from Ireland in the 1800s had some tragic consequences. Jamie Haeuser’s songs “Men of New Basin Canal” and “Bridget’s Prayer” dig into that. So we’re gonna dig into the songs and the album How America Saved Irish Music. Great news about my next album, Come Adventure With Me. Bandcamp now […]
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Céad Míle Fáilte, In this week’s issue we have a new episode of our own Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. We also have new episodes of Travelling in Ireland and Mostly Folk. We have also included articles on Marc’s Come Adventure with Me album pin. There are also articles about a rare 33-year- old bottle […]
Don’t you worry. We’re highlighting the women of Celtic music for St Patrick’s Day once again on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #595. Arise & Go, The Bookends, Stratford Symphony Orchestra, Chambless, Taylor And Muse, Altan, Mary Beth Carty, Amelia Hogan, The Duplets, Fire In The Glen, Kellswater Bridge, Heather Dale, Tan and Sober […]
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Everyone is talking about AI with sites like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and DALL-E. What does the future hold? We may be just musicians but we started CompuBards, a musical computer repair business, because Andrew knows a lot about computers and has a curious mind. Marc knows a lot about marketing and follows trends. We’re gonna share […]
I had a lot of trouble coming up with an album pin design that I love. That’s because Album Pins can serve two functions. They should be something that you want to wear because it’s pretty or it should have a cool slogan (and maybe also cool looking). I feel like the two pins I’m […]
Inara asked me to fill her juice bottle up to a certain line. “No higher!” I asked her why. She said it was because if she drinks more than that, then she’ll get filled up and not be hungry for breakfast. I was blown away that at age 8, she already knows her limits. I […]
Céad Míle Fáilte, In this week’s episode we have a new episode of out own Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. We have also included new episodes of Celtic Source and Paddy Rock Podcast. We have included articles about Wales banning unhealthy meal deals, Jameson launching “desk decoys”, Gender reforms in Scotland, and Celtic music returning to Mendocino […]
It’s a wonderful new in Ireland and around the Celtic world on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #594. Santiago Molina, Logical Fleadh, Lissa Schneckenburger, Poitín, Callanish, Máirtín de Cógáin, The Bookends, Melanie Gruben, The Voices of Virtue, Fire In The Glen, Crow’s Nest, Aine O’ Gorman, Victoria Keating, Kilrush, Chris Murphy, Bad Haggis, Tan […]
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St Patrick’s Day is less than a month away. So we’re gonna go totally green in this newsletter. No audio this week. Just some greenery, including: Find lyrics to sing along on streaming. Do you live 15 minutes from green space? Looking for video animators. What goes into sustainability in the music industry? This is […]
As with all things, it is difficult to run a sustainable music business. I spent years looking for the cheapest CD and merch options instead of the most-sustainable ones. Times change. I’m finding ways to change too.
