An Taisdeal – Celtic Music Spotlight

An Taisdeal – Celtic Music Spotlight

An Taisdeal (pron.: An Tahshdel, Scots Gaelic for “The Journey”) is a Celtic Folk project from Germany. Originally founded by Rüdiger Reinhardt in 2002 with Anna Molitor on the fiddle, the project was put on ice, as he moved away in 2005, and playing together was no longer possible. “The Journey” can be seen as […]

What Should I Call a Best of Marc Gunn Compilation?

What Should I Call a Best of Marc Gunn Compilation?

I’m working on a new compilation CD. You could call it a Best of Marc Gunn, but it’s not really. And I don’t think. Rather, the album features one track from each of the 20 solo albums I’ve released since I released Soul of a Harper in 2005. I tried to pick some of my most-popular recordings […]

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

Last week, I released the Celtic Top 20 featuring the best Celtic Music Bands of 2015 as voted by fans of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I want to share with you more about those bands. You can listen to the full Celtic music show here. You can also check out the episode where I […]

Marc Pick’s Most-Popular Celtic Bands of 2015

Marc Pick’s Most-Popular Celtic Bands of 2015

I didn’t actually pick these amazing bands this week. It was a lot more organic than that. This list features the Celtic bands I played most-often on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I love all of these bands, but there were a few surprises that I didn’t anticipate. Ranked in Order: The Bow Triplets […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #241: Top 20 Best Celtic Music of 2015

It’s time, once again, to celebrate the Top 20 Best Celtic songs of 2015. We had a lot of great music last year as I found out when I compiled all of  your votes. That’s right. YOU get to vote for the best Celtic music of the year. Today, you’re gonna hear the Best Celtic music […]

Kids starting Businesses with Spare Time? Mr.Robert and the Daycare Kids

Kids starting Businesses with Spare Time? Mr.Robert and the Daycare Kids

I met Robert at ShadowCon XX, and was blown away by what he’s started with his kids. In 2009, Robert started off with five kids who needed something to do or felt like no one wanted them around, and began helping old folks out by removing pests from their homes at no charge. Before long, […]

ShadowCon 2016 Review and Set List

ShadowCon 2016 Review and Set List

I had a rockin’ show at  ShadowCon last night here in West Memphis. I saved my set list and thought I’d like to share it. But I’ve been turning this into an audio blog, so I decided instead to talk about the show as a podcast. Hopefully, you’ll find it fun to listen to. As […]

Celtic Bands Wanted for St Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival

Celtic Bands Wanted for St Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival

I’m making plans for the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival. For the third year, I want to bring Celtic bands together to share Celtic videos with folks. I have some changes planned from previous years. And I want more bands to join the event. Listen to find out how your band can become […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #239: 2-Hours of Celtic Harp Music

We hit another major Milestone for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast back in November. Because of the generosity of the Patrons of the Podcast, I now bring you two hours of amazing Celtic Harp Music from Sarah Marie Mullen, The Duplets, Harpnotic, Claire Roche, Scott Hoye, Leah Jorgensen, Donna Germano, Margaret Davis, Daphne Quigley-Freund & […]

How to Create an Awesome Set List for Your Live Show

How to Create an Awesome Set List for Your Live Show

A few years back, I was trying to find out how to create a great set list. I found virtually no blogs or articles on the topic. I tried again last month and the results were once again poor. I decided to share my own tips on how I create my awesome shows. However, I […]