St Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids Off to Printers

St. Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids is at long last done and off to the printers. The album officially goes on sale on March 1st, but it’ll be available EXCLUSIVELY through iTunes on February 1st. Here’s the final track list: I’ll Tell My Ma Irish Lilting Red-Haired Boy Lilting Happily Ever After Gypsy Rover Rising […]

2 Misconceptions About Introverts

I have a quick rant about introversion that was sparked by a person on podcast today. The guest said he was a bad public speaker because he was an introvert. That reminded me of one other misconception someone alluded to last week. Find out more about both misconceptions in this week’s Celtfather podcast. The show […]

Music Marketing 203: Sneaky Way to Make a Living as a Musician

Starting in 2000, I published a weekly email called The Bards Crier Music Marketing newsletter. It was one of the most-respected indie music marketing sites online. My goal was to guide musicians on the journey on how to make a living as a musician by documenting my own journey. The newsletter mostly stopped by the […]

Celtic Love for Valentine’s Day

There’s a blog I saw online that said Irish “love” songs were unromantic. That’s a bunch of hogwash by some cynical people who don’t know or appreciate Celtic music. The Celts are some of the most-passionate people in the world. One of the goals of my new compilation CELTIC LOVE is to highlight the beauty […]

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling & The Death of Thorin

What do “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” and the death of Thorin Oakenshield have in common? Find out in the show #4 of The Celtfather podcast. And remember, this Sunday, February 25th is the date of my next Concert Window performance. Sign up to be notified at marcgunn.com/concert/ Then become a Patron of the Arts […]

#192: Burns Day

It’s almost Robert Burns Day. So we’re gonna have our own Burns Supper with Scottish Celtic music in show #192 with music from Haggis Rampant, Don Grieve, Ed Miller, Billfiddle, Marc Gunn, Giant’s Dance, Carl Peterson, Sassanak Lassies, Merry Wives of Windsor, Leah Jorgensen, Smithfield Fair, The Rogues, Hugh Morrison, Rise, Seamus Kennedy. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/192 If […]