lyrics and music by Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Celtic Christmas Greetings On a cold Glasgow eve, We wandered brisk streets Like a storybook romance from the past From New Orleans to Scotland With memories to spend And you face lit up with a laugh Happy Christmas, my sweet, you’re the reason I awake […]
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The Scottish King of Christmas (Lyrics)
lyrics and music by Marc Gunn Imagining a Scotsman was at the birth of Jesus Christ. Also called “Kilted Christmas” Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Celtic Christmas Greetings You’ve heard about three Kings of Orient are But have you heard about the fourth from afar He came down from the cold, windy north To celebrate Jesus’ holy […]
What Is Celtic Christmas Music? #1 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings
Today, I launch what I hope to be a daily podcast of Celtic Christmas music where I share my thoughts about Celtic music and Christmas music. Today, I answer the question, “What is Celtic Christmas music?” While I have my own thoughts on the topic, I’d love yours as well. What is Celtic Christmas to […]
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#186: Celtic Music from Renaissance Festivals
Renaissance Festivals offer a huge assortment of Irish Celtic music as we’ll explore in show #186 with music from Clandestine, Empty Hats, Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Stone, Craig of Farrington, Albannach, Rambling Sailors, NeidFyre, Merry Mischief, Nancy Daily-Green, New Minstrel Revue, Abby Green, Leah Jorgensen, Thyme Awaye, Haggis Rampant, Merry Wives of Windsor. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you […]
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Help “Fairytale of New York” Top the Celtic Charts
Yesterday, I found this great article about history of The Pogues’ song “Fairytale of New York”. For me, this is one of those quintessential Celtic Christmas songs. It captures a piece of Irish culture and history and flips it on its end during Christmas. It’s a powerful song that deserves international recognition. Two things struck […]
Celtic Christmas CDs from West of Eden, Tomaseen Foley, Siucra, Danny O’Flaherty, Iontach
A Celtic Christmas by West of Eden Looking for a Christmas album that truly touches your soul? This is it! From ancient Celtic Christmas hymns to modern folk classics, this is West of Eden at their best! “Innovative, imaginative, lyrical, melodic, and inspirational” (Folk & Roots) Genre: Folk: Celtic Folk Release Date: 2010 A Celtic […]
Celtic Christmas Video Show Recorded
Saturday evening, I sat down with my autoharp, a Christmas tree, and my videographer Chuck Davis, and we recorded a Celtic Christmas Music Special. This show will be released for free on YouTube as soon as Chuck can get it mixed and ready to release. The Celtic Christmas music special was created in response to […]
Best Celtic Bands on Ranker
It’s #CelticThursday. Who are the Best Celtic Bands in the world? You can see my pick of Top Celtic Folk Bands here. It’s a few years old but still fairly relevant. I should probably make a new pick for 2014. In the meantime, I’m listed as #9 on Ranker. I think I can rank higher… with […]
Celtic Christmas Podcast Starts This Friday
As I write this, I’m mixing down the very first, exclusive episode of the first Celtic Christmas Podcast of 2014. The show will go live on Black Friday, November 28th. But it will cost you NOTHING. So do me, you and all of the Celtic bands a favor. Head on over to the Celtic Christmas […]
Humble Return to Twitter
Yes. I still hate Twitter. But over the last month, I finally found an awesome use for it… talking to people. I heard everyone mention chatting on Twitter, but it’s such a useless medium for any real communication. However, if you want to reach someone fast, they’re usually on Twitter. They frequently respond. Or if […]
