Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #110

Music from Green Man, Cormant’s Fancy, Alison Nolan, Ron Cody, Terry Griffith, Hair of the Dog, FiddleSticks, Bourbon & Shamrocks, Brobdingnagian Bards, Boston Blackthorne, Redhill Rats, Green Tea, Johnsons Motorcar, Nine-8ths Irish. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Stone Mountain Highland Games Stone Mountain Highland Games return October 15-16, 2011 outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  There in Stone Mountain State […]

Know Any Good Irish Songs Like “Star of the County Down”?

“Star of the County Down” is an absolutely wonderful song.  I find it fascinating to see how some folk songs become more popular than others.  This one has a great melody and story.  It’s about a guy who sorta falls in love with the local beauty.  He gets all dressed up for the local fair […]

On Preparing Autoharps and Hobbit Drinking Songs for a Hobbit Gathering

Since Kenzie is doing better, last night, I finally did some prep for ALEP2: There & Back Again.  That means, I finally fixed the chord bars on my autoharp,  I packed my costuming, and I practiced some of the new hobbit songs.  I think I finally learned “Everybody Needs a Drinking Song”.  A wee bit […]

Cool Talks by Jef Murray at ALEP 2

I was chatting with Jef Murray about how his talks at ALEP 2: There & Back Again.  They sound awesome! “A Journey through Middle-earth: Paintings and Sketches of Tolkien’s World” “Fanning the Secret Fire: Sub-Creation as a Spiritual Journey” Jef designed the limited-edition t-shirt that was sent out to some of the Sponsors of Don’t […]

Another New Lord of the Rings CD

First, my apologies to all the Gunn Runners who are NOT on Lord of the Rings Online.  I totally spaced and forgot to tell everyone that I was doing a live interview on a new program on Middle-earth Network Radio.  I spent some time talking about my new CD Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits.  With […]