In the ‘Verse #2.2: The Hobbit | Rankin/Bass

In the ‘Verse #2.2: The Hobbit | Rankin/Bass

The Rankin & Bass animated film, The Hobbit, was instrumental to Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Your fearless pop culture songwriters explore fear, the art style of The Hobbit, inspiration for Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, and getting eaten by trolls. It’s all on this week’s In the ‘Verse podcast. FireflyDrinkingSongs.com. SHOW TIMES 1:17 – Upcoming […]

Pub Songs & Stories #245: Loreena McKennitt & Lady of Shalott

Pub Songs & Stories #245: Loreena McKennitt & Lady of Shalott

Loreena McKennitt shares the story about how Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “The Lady of Shalott” became a song on her 1991 album The Visit. Classic poetry and books are often used as inspiration for modern songs. Marc Gunn shares why he wrote a song inspired by Anne of Green Gables. It’s all on Pub Songs & […]

Celtic Christmas Podcast #61: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Celtic Christmas Podcast #61: Matt & Shannon Heaton

Genuine, kind Christmas music from Matt & Shannon Heaton today as we spread Christmas Cheer with the Celtic Christmas Podcast. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.  WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST I am Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and I love Christmas music. In each episode, I introduce you to a Celtic band or musician […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #535: Prayer for the Fallen

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #535: Prayer for the Fallen

Bow your heads and raise a glass to those who’ve fallen on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Matt & Shannon Heaton, House of Hamill, Gaelynn Lea, Jon Pilatzke, Eireann’s Call, Gerry O’Connor, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Christine Collister & Kevin Burke, Jesse Ferguson, Jen Midkiff, Achill Crossing, The Darkeyed Musician & Grimwater, Thom […]

Celtfather UnKilted: The Ethics of Black Friday

Greetings Gunn Runner Is Black Friday an ethical holiday? Overcoming fear is the theme of a new song inspired by the hobbit. Top 10 songs on Spotify. It’s all on my monthly update, Celtfather Unkilted, show #287. The podcast is brought to you by my amazing Patrons in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. I […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #534: This is Home

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #534: This is Home

Home is where the Irish & Celtic music is. It’s the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Jon Pilatzke, W Ed Harris, Amelia Hogan, Susana Seivane, Marc Gunn, We Banjo 3, Gerry O’Connor, Duncan McLauchlan, Glaucia Carvalho, Eireann’s Call, Steel City Rovers, Bang On The Ear, Coast, The McDades, Brad Tuck I hope you enjoyed this […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #533: Love at Dawn

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #533: Love at Dawn

The sun rises warm on a cold day. Love rises with and warms the dawn with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. House of Hamil, Jon Pilatzke, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Brad Reid, We Banjo 3, Songs For Ceilidh, Steve Gibb, Matthew Young, Ed Miller, Gaelynn Lea, Plunk Murray, Bang On The Ear, Eireann’s Call Steel […]

Pub Songs & Stories #244: Wild Mountain Thyme in Scotland

Pub Songs & Stories #244: Wild Mountain Thyme in Scotland

How a musician saved the lives of hundreds of people on a sinking cruise ship. A story of bravery, leadership, and extreme cowardice. Is Wild Mountain Thyme an Scottish song or an Irish song? And guess which recorder player can be heard in a jewelry shop in the Highlands of Scotland? It’s Pub Songs & […]

Celtic Christmas Podcast #60: Celtic Christmas Women

Celtic Christmas Podcast #60: Celtic Christmas Women

Spread Christmas Cheer. Listen and Share Christmas music from Celtic musicians featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Celtic Christmas music from Stephanie Claussen, The Gothard Sisters, Laura MacKenzie, Eira, Celtic Woman, Screaming Orphans, Steel Clover, Sarah Marie Mullen, Heather Alexander, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, Aizle, Rioghnach Connolly, Peat in the […]