It’s that time of year again–St. Patrick’s Day. People are getting ready for and searching out the wazzoo for everything Irish. So Irish drinking songs are popular once again. That’s good news to me because Irish drinking songs is what I do. Whether it be Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, Irish Drinking Songs: The […]
Green Grow the Rashes (Lyrics)
I am loving the studio right now. Andrew and I had SUCH a productive day working on “Ye Jacobites By Name”. He also sent me a mix of the Robert Burns song, “Green Grow the Rashes”. It is from our upcoming CD, Real Men Wear Kilts. Hope ye like! Listen: “Green Grow the Rashes” Green […]
Victims of Irish Music Test Covers
I’m trying to figure out which pictures for an album cover looks better for my Victims of Irish Music compilation CD. Which do you prefer? Version 1 Version 2
C. Wayne Owens: A True Renaissance Man
by Karen J. Brady When it comes to accomplishments, C. Wayne Owens, 56, known to many as Seymoure, has a lifetime of them. “This man is, at his core, an entertainer,” said Jesse Slicer, Owens’ son-in-law. “Never have I known someone personally who was so immersed in the entertainment arts. He’s always one of those […]
REAL MEN WEAR KILTS
The latest CD from the Brobdingnagian Bards, Real Men Wear Kilts, is six years in the making. I forget. It’s been a LONG time. I remember how it started too. We were in Salado playing an evening party for Clan Gunn when our friend Royce implanted the idea that we should do a Scottish CD. […]
A TRIBUTE TO LOVE!
The idea for this CD arose in the Fall of 2006. I wanted to release an album of love songs for Valentine’s Day. Alas, through too much procrastination, that goal totally fell through. It was put on the back burner until… Valentine’s Day, when I leaped head first into this project with all my heart. […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #31
Brought to you by… SONG HENGE, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – Vote for your Favorite Song in the latest Podcast. – Come swap links with the Irish and […]
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A Day of CD Living and Recording
Productive day. Ari finished all the guitar parts for Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion. That means there’s just his backup vocals and mixing to do for that CD. Well, that and I need to come up with some graphics for the album. He did another great job. There’s some more tasty solos. Ari […]
The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast Hits #1 on the Most-Popular Podcasts at iTunes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEhttp://www.celticmusicpodcast.com February 12, 2007CONTACT: Marc Gunn(512) 470 – 4866 THE IRISH AND CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST HITS #1 ON THE MOST POPULAR MUSIC PODCASTS AT iTUNES AUSTIN, TX (February 12, 2007) – Let’s face it, everybody likes to be #1. For the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (http://celticmusicpodcast.com/) that chance came this week when […]
VICTIMS OF IRISH MUSIC
Born from the struggle to keep acoustic Irish music alive and relevant, “Victims of Irish Music” gathers the finest independent Celtic musicians who are winning the fight to keep instrumental Irish and Celtic music as vibrant and meaningful as it was when musicians in Ireland were victimized for their love of music. Last year, I […]