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Here are several ways to celebrate Celtic culture through music. Gaelynn Lea, Adam Young, Ashley Davis, Yeats in Song, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Thom Dunn, Jesse Ferguson, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Laughing Jack, The Darkeyed Musician & Grimwater, Bang On The Ear, The High Kings, Will Macmorran, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Drumspyder, The Elders, […]
Selcouth means, “when everything is strange and different, yet you find it marvelous anyway.” My wife found that word. She found a whole bunch of old words with cool meanings. But selcouth is the one that stuck out to me. It just seemed to fit me and my music. I play Celtic music with a […]
Matt & Shannon Heaton share how a beautiful tune blossomed from a pile of dirt. Elizabeth Sutherland was inspired by the selkie of Scotland. I share the story behind my own song about selkie and how it evolved from a love of the ocean and transformed to a mermaid then selkie. And learn the secret […]
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One of the things I love about Ireland and Scotland is the proximity to water. I love the ocean. I love swimming, diving, the sound of the crashing waves, the feel of the water. I love seafood. I love boats, the beach, and exploring tide pools. But I also love the stories. Enter this week’s […]
Here are several ways to celebrate Celtic culture through music. Talisk, Dram & Go, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Jeff Blaney, Band O’Brothers, Fir Arda, John Mcgaha, The Munster Men, Wicked Tinkers, The Guinness Brothers, Aerialists, Caliceltic, THE DIVINERS Listen to Over The Moor! CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 Every […]
Let’s head over the moor from here to beyond with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Talisk, Dram & Go, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Jeff Blaney, Band O’Brothers, Fir Arda, John Mcgaha, The Munster Men, Wicked Tinkers, The Guinness Brothers, Aerialists, Caliceltic, THE DIVINERS I hope you enjoyed this week’s show. If […]
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“Selkie’s Life (Back in the Ocean)” lyrics and music Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Come Adventure With Me I’m going back to the ocean I’m gonna feel the sand I’m gonna roll in the waves Like a seal swim away from the strand I got to live among men I swooned the ladies […]
In 2006, I started Song Henge as a way to pay the bills of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. That service comes to an official end in December. This is a brief history of Song Henge. You could join Song Henge for $12-60 per year. Every month, I sent an email newsletter. In it […]
One the popular things to do in Austin during college was tubing. We could head down to San Marcos, climb into a tube, and leisurely drift down the river. I remember doing it only once during the 18 years I lived there. Yesterday, my family went Kayaking in a similar fashion. We headed up I-85 […]
I am loving blogging of recent. There’s something freeing about just being able to shoot the shite about things. It probably would be better if I just journaled privately. But there’s also something about learning to do it better. For marketing purposes. And so I blog. For the past few years, I preferred podcasting. That’s […]
