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Twenty years ago, I asked Andrew McKee to start a band with me. We called ourselves Brobdingnagian Bards. Now we have a new CD being funded on Kickstarter. Little did I know the success we would achieve. We did far better than most bands. We made it 9 1/2 years before we split up. We […]
It must be tough making a profit as an airline. There are so many unpredictable things that happen. And yet some airlines standout as exceptional. Others, like American Airlines, just dig their grave faster and faster, waiting for the next government bailout when they deserve to go under. I used to love American Airlines. They […]
I started playing the Autoharp at the end of 1997. I was in an Avant Quark Rock band called Breastfed. We had a fiery year booking gigs and recording music. Then the lead guitarist quit. The band fell apart. I was bummed but I learned one great thing from the break up. My songwriting sucked. […]
I don’t like social media. It does not bring me “joy.” That thought struck me today when I posted on Facebook “Marie Kondo’s Guide to Facebook Friends”. I have 4355 “friends” there. Do they bring me joy? Over the past few years, I’ve gone through and unfollowed or unfriended many. I mean no offense. But […]
Skellig Michael is an island in Ireland. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The island climbs 700 feet. It is known for the Gaelic monastery that was founded there in the 6th and 8th centuries. It was also featured in the Star Wars, The Last Jedi. It is not easy to access. Lots of […]
I was asked tagged on Facebook today. A musician was asking about the cost/benefit to signing up to Spotify. It’s a common question among musicians. “Do give it all away for free?” The answer is a personal philosophical one. But I feel like I can help. Answer these two questions first. Are you interested in […]
The Celtfather Live show last night was a lot of fun. I had a lot of great song requests Some were new. Some were older songs that I haven’t played in forever. There were some fun stories. I even butchered a song I never would’ve expected to get requested. Ever… It was terrible performance of […]
I want to cut back on one of my podcasts. I had trouble deciding which. Then I chatted with a Gunn Runner, I figured it out. The two podcasts in question are the Pub Songs Podcast and Celtfather Music & Travel. The Pub Songs Podcast was the third podcast I ever created. It started in […]
One of the messages I repeat a lot on the Pub Songs Podcast and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is to support the music you love. Music is virtually free now. You can stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play, in podcasts, on videos and in countless places online. For the […]
2018 was a great year for my music career. I had three big goals last year: build up Spotify, Coffee with the Celtfather, and More Collaborations. First was to build up my understanding and integration with Spotify. I still haven’t figured out how to make a huge splash there. But I learned a lot this […]
