Stomach Rumble

by Marc Gunn, November 15, 2006 We’re under a tornado watch. The sky is rather bright compared to the dark ambience. The rain plummeting in globules on the porch outside. It’s a tornado sky. Spun and unfun. Decadent cascades on our tin roof. Lightening followed by the quick stomach rumble of thunder. Electrostatic activity. The […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #26: Feature on Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer

Enjoy an interview with Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer on their album and past Celtic bands. Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Brought to you by… The Brobdingnagian Bards’ TOUR OF IRELAND. Do you want to go to Ireland? Ever […]

BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS

Austin Texas is known for its music scene, and it also happens to be the home of the Brobdingnagian Bards–a Celtic Renaissance musical duo. The Bards combine the folk songs of Ireland and Scotland with a little Lord of the Rings styling as well, making for a truly unique and interesting sound. The instrumentation is […]

PLOW MONDAY

In 1995, my band Skander broke up. I started looking for another band and found a band called Societal Jive that featured friends of mine from the an acting troupe I helped start called The Moore Hill Players. David English was one of the members. I really loved their heavy metal sound. So when David […]

Pub Songs #18: Interview With a Pirate, Captain Black Jack Murphy and Pirate Songs

I had the pleasure of interviewing a pirate named Captain Black Jack Murphy as we started working on a CD together with Murphy on vocals and me on autoharp. Songs: “Bonnie Ship the Diamond” by Captain Black Jack Murphy from An Interview With A Pirate “The Mermaid” by Captain Black Jack Murphy from An Interview […]

A Rabbit for Halloween (Lyrics, Bugs Bunny & Witch Hazel – Broom-Stick Bunny)

by Marc Gunn With Halloween nearing, I started thinking about Bugs & Witch Hazel in “Broom-Stick Bunny”. I sat down with my autoharp and started retelling the story of an ugly witch who is threatend by Bugs Bunny dressed as an uglier witch for Halloween. But when Witch Hazel finds out that Bugs is actually […]

Monkeys Over Mongolia

by Marc Gunn, October 8, 2006 I’ve always liked nonsensical songs. Early in my Brobdingnagian Bards music career, I wanted to write songs using suggestions from the audience. The closest we ever got to that was “If I Had A Million Ducats”. That was not quite what I envisioned. After asking a few people, I […]