Last night, I started putting together a set list for my next Pub Songs Podcast. My plan is to do a live show. Since I am a huge proponent of keeping Irish music alive and kicking (see my Irish MP3s, my Celtic MP3s Music Magazine, or my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast), I am trying […]
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Return from Louisiana and Irish Drinking Songs
Safe and sound back in Austin. My kitties are delighted to see me. Torre is purring in my lap as I write and catch up on stuff online. We had a good trip to Louisiana. I love going there. So many good friends. Our host and her family are just a delight and pleasure. We […]
IRISH STOUT
In the beginning was the Irish Stout, and the stout was good. The Irish Stout was SO good, in fact, we started singing about it–Irish Pub Songs. The Irish songs flowed as prolifically as the stout. Irish Stout is no longer just a dark beer made from roasting malts and barley. Now it is also […]
October Sessions
In the Spring of 1998, I quit my job to play music full-time. It was a lofty goal… especially since I had no real plan on how I would make money. I released Ichabod’s Geography and tried booking gigs. It was an epic failure. But I learned a lot. By October, I was almost out […]
Is There Shame in Failure?
I was listening to NPR this morning with their program, “This I Believe“. They had an essay on the power of failure as a building block to success. That made me think of knowing my limits. When is it when I need to ask for help to do what I need doing. Like office helpers. […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #24
Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – Vacation Tour of Ireland with the Brobdingnagian Bards – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Frappr Map, – […]
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Bardic Irish Music on NPR
I was excited to hear my name at the end of a special feature on NPR this morning. It was a 2nd Window Production on Voice of the Troubles: 25 Years After the Irish Hunger Strike. Wow. They played quite a few songs. They played The Dubliner’s Tabby Cats recording of “Cats Chasing Butterflies”. That’s […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #23
Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – Vacation Tour of Ireland with the Brobdingnagian Bards – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Frappr Map, – […]
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The Irish Balladeers
I hate it when music goes the way of the Dodo Bird. I was watching The Legend of Zorro when the Pinkertons were mentioned. I couldn’t remember much about them, so I went over to Wikipedia and read up on them. I followed several links, including one that went to The Molly Maguires. One of […]
Fake Advertisement: PlagueAway, the Pestilence Potion
Words by Marc Gunn and Lorella Loftus. This fake advertisement was created for the Renaissance Festival Podcast. NARRATOR: Do you suffer from lumps in your groin? Are your armpits swelling up? You may be have the bubonic plague? MAN: Betty, I got something under my arm? WOMAN: Away and boil your hed! MAN: Boil! Aye […]
