In 1980-something, I decided it was time to transfer all of my 8-Track tapes to cassette… Wow, I am dating myself… The album was full of 50s music. I wanted to preserve it but I also didn’t want to write the names of all the songs on the cassette, there wasn’t enough space for that. […]
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Bands and Side Projects
I have performed with numerous bands and had a number of side projects over the years. This is the main list. You can find out more about all of these projects by clicking the links in the descriptions. Kilted Kings Become the Hero of an Epic adventure of powerful Celtic World music. Sing. Dance. Smile. […]
Free Celtic Geek Compilation. Get Your Copy!
Some bands give away 1-3 MP3s to promote their music. I’ve been doing this long enough to realize that just isn’t enough. If you really want to get to know someone’s music, you need a good album to listen to, freely, and on repeat. Then, you’ll fall in love with it. That’s my philosophy anyway. […]
Introduction to the Music of The Celtfather
This is Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. I’m a Celtic musician and podcaster. I thought it might be nice to have an episode of the podcast that lets you know about many of the things I do online. I don’t think this will be a comprehensive list. But it should give you a great starting point […]
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12 Irish Songs for Kids for St. Patrick’s Day
When my first daughter was born, I had a flood of comments from Gunn Runners asking me when I would release a kids CD. It was bound to happen. I theme most of my albums from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers to Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits to […]
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First Concert Window of 2016 Review
I had a good show last night on Concert Window. It was great to be back. It was awesome to see all of the names who popped up in the chat room. Here’s the stats: 17 People bought tickets at an average of $6.87 per ticket. Your total share is $81.72 6 Subscribers watched, your […]
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Thinking Out Loud About Mailing Lists
I have two mailing lists I use: Reverbnation and Aweber. Reverbnation is designed specifically for musicians. In fact, one of the reasons I was the #1 Celtic musician in the world on that site last year was because of how I grew and used my mailing list. I also like it because it easily allows […]
Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015
Last week, I released the Celtic Top 20 featuring the best Celtic Music Bands of 2015 as voted by fans of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I want to share with you more about those bands. You can listen to the full Celtic music show here. You can also check out the episode where I […]
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Marc Pick’s Most-Popular Celtic Bands of 2015
I didn’t actually pick these amazing bands this week. It was a lot more organic than that. This list features the Celtic bands I played most-often on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I love all of these bands, but there were a few surprises that I didn’t anticipate. Ranked in Order: The Bow Triplets […]
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ShadowCon 2016 Review and Set List
I had a rockin’ show at ShadowCon last night here in West Memphis. I saved my set list and thought I’d like to share it. But I’ve been turning this into an audio blog, so I decided instead to talk about the show as a podcast. Hopefully, you’ll find it fun to listen to. As […]
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