Indigestion Home Remedies

I was crashing at friends last night when I woke up with terrible indigestion and acid reflux. I couldn’t sleep. There was no indigestion medicine in the house, so I got online to find some indigestion home remedies and found a ton. I’m not sure how valid all of these are, but here’s what I […]

First Day of Four Winds Faire

So tired. I got in late last night and didn’t sleep well. So today was spaced out day. The last show was hard evidence of that. I haven’t screwed up that many lyrics in years! The sun isn’t doing me any favors either. That said, Four Winds Faire was fun. Our shows were well-attended. The […]

Cat CD SO Close to Being Done

Good day. The Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers is nearly done being recorded. Today, Chris Buckley of The Tea Merchants came in the studio. He recorded a set of tunes and played the finishing touches of “Whiskers in the Jar”. Rich is about to lay the guitar on the tune set […]

Wanted: Celtic Song Suggestions with a Twist

I was reading a playlist for a Celtic radio show, and I noticed that about 90% of the artists performing on the show were from Ireland or Scotland. Meaning their members were from one of those Celtic countries. Yet, as I understand it, 80% or so of the Celts, no longer live in those countries. […]

Can You Answer This Question?

I got an email yesterday from someone asking about my show. They ask, “I’ve been enjoying your wide ranging podcasts. I’ve been a Celtic music fan for years. I have been listening to Celtic music for a long time. In fact since I discovered the Thistle & Shamrock a very long time ago. I happened […]

Sickness and Studio Updates

Getting sick sucks! And yet, I’m so good at it. Though this time, I think I caught a virus probably from reduced resistance from not enough sleep. At least I’m learning what causes my all too frequent illnesses. So today, I’m at home, sleeping and watching Anne of Green Gables, cuz I’m that kind of […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #46

Brought to you by the Brobdingnagian Bards tour of Ireland where we will go to… Explore Bantry Bay, Bantry Gardens with seven acres of terraced splendour and gothic sculptures and Bantry House’s French Armarda center that re-enacts the attempted invasion by Theobald Wolfetone. Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and […]