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 […]
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The latest news, information, and Weeklies about Marc Gunn.
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 […]
CG076: Branding a Celtic Music Show
I’m trying to figure out how to promote my Celtic music show at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. So I take a retrospective look at what is Celtic music and what is Celtic Geek?
CG075: Jared Billeaud Interview for Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers
I got to chat with Jared Billeaud, one of the drummers and singers with the Whiskey Bay Rovers. He also came up with the original idea for the song “Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers” that went on my CD, “Sci Fi Drinking Songs”. We talked a wee bit about how he got started with music and the […]
CG074: Whiskey Bay Rovers Interview
The Whiskey Bay Rovers came by to chat with me at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival after a show. We talked origin stories of these pirates from Lafayette.
Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards
I got a notice yesterday that the Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards are being shipped to my house now. That means they should be there when I get back home on Monday. So it’s time to make the greeting cards officially available for sale. Place your order at http://celticmusic.org/CelticChristmasGreetingCards Please note that individual CDs are not yet […]
Best Irish Folk Songs
I recently polled my Celtic music-loving fans about their pick of the Best Irish Folk Songs ever. Here’s what they came up with along with links to some of the Irish song lyrics that I have available. Top 15 Best Irish Folk Songs The first twelve were the most-popular songs suggested by my Celtic music fans. […]
Let’s Have a Celtic Christmas (Lyrics)
“Let’s Have a Celtic Christmas” lyrics Rie Sheridan Rose, music Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Celtic Christmas Greetings The Holly, ivy, mistletoe… The yew branch on the wall All of these have Celtic roots— We celebrate them all. A candle in the window To call the traveler home A symbol of trad-ition Wherever we […]
