I posted my pick of the Best Celtic Folk Music of 2014 a few months back on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast website. It’s a good list, comparable to my Best Celtic Folk Bands of 2010. I thought about doing another Best Celtic Folk Bands list, but since last year, was the first year I really […]
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St.Patrick’s Day Drinking Songs
Today’ s Podcast is featuring a bunch of Drinking Songs right in time for St.Patrick’s Day! Grab a pint and sing along! Lyrics are linked to each of the songs below, just in time to learn all of them in time for Tuesday! Have a very Happy St.Paddy’s Day! To subscribe, go to iTunes, or […]
17 Free Celtic MP3 Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day 2015 – 10th Anniversary!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I know it’s not #CelticThursday, but I want to ask you a small favor. Share this newsletter with your friends. They can find a direct link to it at celticmusicpodcast.com/stpatricksday2015 Ten years ago, in 2005, I released the first “17 Free Celtic MP3s for St. Patrick’s Day” article. It’s the most-talked about […]
Are You an Introvert Who Attends Sci Fi Conventions?
I was listening to The Creative Penn podcast and heard the first good advice for professional introverts who attend conventions EVER! You see, most music biz and other professionals say conventions are essential to your success. Go! Network! Yeah, that’s Great advice… for extroverts. But many introverts have a natural aversion to schmoozing. So that advice is shite. […]
Best Irish Drinking Songs Lyrics
Best Irish Drinking Songs is quickly becoming one of my most-popular albums for sale on iTunes. Make sense. It is a compilation that features 20 of the best traditional Irish drinking songs… from my albums, at least. Plus, there are a few originals thrown into that mix. If you’re just getting started with my music, Best Irish […]
St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids Lyrics
First, some news… St Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids is getting a ton of great reviews on Amazon. It’s charting fairly well on iTunes too. I’m still hoping I can get six more reviews by tomorrow, which would be one week after the album was officially released. If I can, I think it will rank fairly […]
Schatten AD-01 Autoharp Pickup Review
I finally sat down and made a video review of my new Schatten AD-01 Autoharp Pickup. If you read my last post, you know I was a little nervous about using this. That’s because my entire autoharp sound was defined these last 15 years by Oscar Schmidt pickup. Unfortunately, one of mine died on me and […]
St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids, Why It Matters
St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids is now officially on sale all around the ‘net. You can buy it via CD Baby in my Celtic Music CD Store, or on iTunes and Amazon. The physical album looks great, and it’s a lot of fun. So far, I have 10 reviews on Amazon from some fans who […]
The Proper Way to Share MP3s with Podcasters and Media People
I have gone entirely digital with my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. That means, I no longer accept CDs for the show. That doesn’t mean I still don’t get ’em and sometimes enjoy them. But in general, I prefer to get MP3s direct from the Celtic artists who submit music to my podcast. The only trouble […]
