I got an email today from Maria. She wrote: Dear Marc, I’m a jewelry artist who is seeking to create a business that will support me. I have 5 mental disabilities and can’t be employed conventionally. My friend Anna loves to spend money on your music (I know, I have been gifted with a LOT […]
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The latest news, information, and Weeklies about Marc Gunn.
Celtic Christmas Kickstarter Hits 60% Funding!
Just over 24 hours and we are 2/3s the way there. That blows me away. I am SO very grateful to everyone who is helping support the Celtic Christmas compilation Kickstarter. It is killing it! I’m confident that we will meet the initial goal of $2885. In fact, I’m pretty sure we’ll do that by […]
New Kickstarter for “A Celtic Christmas”
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast has picked the tracks for its next Celtic compilation CD. This one is called “A Celtic Christmas” and currently features 17 Celtic Christmas songs and tunes by indie Celtic Musicians. The Kickstarter was launched last night and it has already reached 25% of it’s funding goal. If you enjoy Celtic music […]
Free CD for Talk Like a Pirate Day
It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day. So once again, I encourage you to “Pirate” an album by Captain Black Jack Murphy. If you have any hesitations, download and listen to the album. He encourages you to pirate it. Download. Share. Pirate. Ahoy ye scurvy dogs! Arrrrr!
“A Celtic Christmas” Compilation Launched on Kickstarter
Every time I hold a Kickstarter, I gonna freak out. I get scared that I won’t meet my goals. Or I feel nervous about starting another Kickstarter, while I’m still trying to fulfill the first! With Christmas music, I have no choice. I actually meant to hold the Kickstarter in August, but time got […]
Scottish Songs of Awesome
I took a break from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion for the past few days. I’m still waiting on parts for two songs. While I was waiting, I finally jumped back onto my Kickstarter for Keep the Celtic in Christmas, a compilation CD I started last year for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (BTW, new show […]
Music Is Visual
Every morning, I drive my daughter to daycare with a playlist of music that I think she will like. She’s picked her favorites. One such song is Sesame Street filk of “1-2-3-4” by Feist. We used to watch that video when she was a wee bairn, along with other Sesame Street songs. Occasionally, she asks […]
#145: Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Celtic music from Banna de Dhá, Athas, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, The Tea Merchants, The Secret Commonwealth, The Gothard Sisters, Des Wade, Banshee in the Kitchen, Don Grieve, Out of Alba, Enter the Haggis, Bodh’aktan, Skellig, Gael Warning, Seamus Kennedy. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. […]
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A Celtic Music Festival of Thanks for Gunn Runners
I love Celtic music. However, I have no delusions. My music is not for the typical Celtic music fan. I won’t have a PBS special any time soon, wearing formal Scottish attire and having a puffed out chest while an orchestra backs my autoharp. At the end of this year, I will have two albums […]
14 Thoughts That Came to Me While Mixing My Scottish CD
Today’s post will consist of thoughts that occur to me as I mixdown tracks from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion. I spent yesterday finishing up most of the songs. It’s sounding pretty durn awesome if I do say so myself. This is still my least favorite part of recording, the mixing and mastering. There just seem […]
