The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast began as an extension of the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. I was listening to the Celtic Music News Podcast and thought that it might be cool to play some of the free MP3s that I feature each week in the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. But within a few weeks, […]
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The Bards Crier Music Marketing & Promotion Ezine
The Bards Crier Music Marketing & Promotion Ezine was first called The Bards Crier. The magazine features “free guerrilla music marketing and promotion tips for working musicians.” The name changed to The Bards Crier Music Marketing and Promotion Ezine when I learned a wee bit more about search engine optimization (SEO). I thought it would […]
CELTIC MP3s MUSIC MAGAZINE
In the summer of 2001, the Brobdingnagian Bards were doing fairly well on the Celtic MP3 charts on the late great MP3.com. That summer, I started the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine, a weekly electronic newsletter dedicated to promoting Celtic music. Visit the Celtic Music Magazine Actually, the magazine was a blatent attempt to promote the […]
SKANDER
Skander was an amazing band that never made it off the ground. We were sort of a combination of the Presidents of the United States of America, “Weird” Al Yankovich, and some classical music. Punk, Ska before ska existed. We later realized our name would’ve been appropriately written….SKAnder. The name originated from some cool Sci-Fi […]
ICHABOD’S GEOGRAPHY
Back in college, I decided I wanted to start a band. One the friends I made, Jimmy Rimmer, liked the idea. So we started practicing together. Unforunately, Jimmy was in Computer Science had more limited time than I did. I remember calling him almost daily to see if we could practice. I usually got his […]
CELTIC WEDDINGS
Are you looking to have a Celtic wedding or needing Celtic wedding music? Celtic music is not just the coolest music to listen to these days. It also makes a brilliant addition to any wedding. But finding the right Celtic wedding music is no picnic. There’s a decent amount out there, and not all of […]
What Is a House Concert?
Would you like Live Celtic music in your home? Think you can get 15 people to pay a few bucks to see us perform live? Then, Host a House Concert What is a House Concert? A house concert is quite simply a live music performance in someone’s home. You invite your friends over to […]
Breastfed
Breastfed was an Avant, Quark Rock band characterized by well-arranged songs using odd timings, grooving rhythms, hard-edged attacks and fiersome melodic vocals. Ichabod sang Tavis sang backup and played guitar Neal paraded on drums, and Peg pedaled the bass support. Breastfed started out to be promising band. I conceived an idea of hard-rocking music that […]
THINGS CELTIC
If you are looking for anything Celtic in Austin, then there is one place to go first. That place is Things Celtic. Things Celtic is an awesome Celtic store that has served Central Texas since 1999. They feature some of the finest Celtic gifts from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Celtic artists in America. The […]
St Patrick’s Day Poem
A ST PATRICK’S DAY POEM by Marc Gunn St Patrick’s Day music, St Patrick’s Day drink, St Patrick’s Day merriment, Grand birthday for me. All are Irish on St Patrick’s Day Shamrock stickers stuck to cheeks Bluegrass mixed with Irish drinking songs Makes your heritage feel complete. People dressed as leprechauns Drinking green beer Living […]
