Greetings and Happy New Year! Last year was a big year. I released three new CDs (Heart’s Ease, Live at the Cactus Cafe, and Happy Songs of Death) and finished recording a fourth (The Bridge) which is scheduled to be officially released on January 15th. I also released a compilation through my hit Celtic podcast […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #76: Best of 2009
Irish Celtic music from Siochain, The AM String Band, The Kreellers, Skully, The Canny Brothers Band, Maidens IV, Rising Gael, Brigands’ Folie, Beyond the Pale, Celtic Squall, Tullamore, Ron Cody, The Blarney Rebel Band, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Trinity River Whalers, Sora, Fiddler’s Green, Finns Fury, Sonic Impulse, Heidi-Jane. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/76 Brought to you by Song Henge, the […]
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Marc Weeklies: Whoops! And Bonne Annee!
Marc is still out of town, and I am a week late in publishing this edition of the “Weeklies!” (Shush – don’t tell him.) I did have a family medical emergency last week – really, I did. But we had a lovely Christmas anyway, and I hope your holiday celebration was just as wonderful. Some […]
#75 – Celtic Christmas Special
Celtic Christmas music from Banshee in the Kitchen, Julia Lane, Heather Dale, Liz Carroll, Seamus Kennedy, Maidens III, Hibernian Festival Singers, Kevin Behan, Eileen Ivers, Samantha Gillogly, Tania Opland, Angus Mohr, Vince Conaway, Neidfyre, The Elders. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/75 Today’s show is brought to you by Celtic Invasion Vacations. Travel the world with your Irish &; Celtic Music […]
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Pub Songs #48: Tribute to Michael Younger
Earlier this year, a dear friend passed away. His name was Michael Younger. He was the former cast director of the Louisiana Renaissance Festival and member of The Bilge Pumps with a huge heart. This show is a tribute to a man who made a huge difference on my life and the life of many […]
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Marc Weeklies: In The Dark of Winter – Celebrate the Santa Lucia Festival of Light
I love to sing “Santa Lucia,” which is a traditional Neopolitan song that it turns out was completely ganked by the Swedes to celebrate the end of the longest night of the year. This is a really cool Christmas tradition. My friend Jamie lived in Sweden for a while, as did Michael Garter, artistic director […]
No Songs Left to Sing (Lyrics)
by Marc Gunn, March 13, 2009 There are no songs still left to sing There’s no music still left to score All the melodies have left the moon beams Ever since you left my door I heard that little quip that you made Caused me a little bit of pain and woe While fireworks sparked […]
Red, Red and Black (Lyrics)
“Red, Red and Black” lyrics and music by Marc Gunn, February 22, 2009 Performed by Marc Gunn From Happy Songs of Death Red, red and black Your Father’s lying on his back Dining with his friends in Paradise. Run, run, run, Or the Devil will take your son. Your brother’s family got it twice. Red, […]
Reflexology (Lyrics)
by Marc Gunn, around 1992 I was listening to a lot of “Weird Al” Yankovic when I wrote this song. You will note there is nothing about reflexology in the song. That’s because after writing the lyrics on a sheet of paper, I was watching TV and saw a feature on reflexology. It sounded interesting […]
When We French Under the Sun (Lyrics)
by Marc Gunn, April 11, 1997 One of my more silly songs. This one was born out of the idea of a man rejected through each of the body’s senses. When we French under the sun, You can bite off my tongue (x2) If you think I’ll forget the taste of you. But when you […]