Renaissance Festival Awards were posted this week. Congrats to all the winners. I was also excited to see my name among the most-influential people of the Faire community. It’s a great honor! To subscribe, go to iTunes, or go to Celtfather.com where you can also join my mailing list. This show is sponsored by my Patrons at marcgunn.net Post […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #196: 2 Hours of Traditional Celtic Music
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #196 has two hours of incredible traditional Celtic music from the hottest indie Celtic bands online in this week’s show, including: The Gas Men, SlipJig, Fae Wiedenhoeft, Eilis Crean, Across the Pond, Chrissy Crowley, Poor Man’s Fortune, Grey Aengus, Emerald Rose, Vince Conaway, Olta, Smitty’s Kitchen, Paddygrass, Gaelic Storm, Faire […]
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18 Funny Irish Drinking Songs and St Patrick’s Day Festival
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner and a show tomorrow, this is a good time to compile a list of funny Irish drinking songs that perhaps I might play this year. See my complete show schedule here. I also do a lot of shows online. St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival I’m working on a whole […]
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Celtic Interview: Matt Murphy of The Irish House
In episode #2, we meet Matt Murphy, the head chef and proprietor of The Irish House in New Orleans. When I lived there, the Irish community was fragmented and had lost its monthly meeting place. Matt Murphy revitalized the community by creating a family-friendly pub, restaurant, and a new home for the Irish. Last year, he […]
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Rambling After Sherwood Forest Faire
I’m back in Texas for the Sherwood Forest Faire with four shows daily. It was a great start to the season, and I’m SO happy to be back. I’m getting some nice audiences thanks in part to Gary Luther, my hawker, who’s out inviting people to my shows. It’s awesome. Thanks Gary! To subscribe, go […]
Celtic Interview: Jamie Haeuser and How America Saved Irish Music
For episode #1 of the Celtic Interviews podcast, I wanted to visit with my friend Jamie Haeuser. Jamie is a health strategist with a great love of Irish music and her hometown of New Orleans. She and I recorded How America Saved Irish Music to life. I wanted to get her thoughts on the challenges […]
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From DJ to Podcaster, Kindle vs. iPad, Best Celtic Rock 2014
I just posted my very first “DJ” experience from when I was a teenager to my Patrons. It reminded me today that I actually tried to become a DJ back in college. I reflect on that as well as on my iPad and the Best Celtic Rock and Celtic Music of 2014 all in today’s […]
Top 5 Celtic Rock Bands of 2014
Celtic Rock has a long history since it first started moving people’s feet and heads when the Folk Revival met rise of Rock in the 60s. There’s a lot of incredible bands who’ve risen to the top. Everyone has their opinion as to which are the best, as you’ll see if you do a search […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #193: Best Celtic Dinner Music in Dublin
Dublin has some of the best restaurants in Ireland. In show #193, we’re gonna enjoy some of the awesome food of the Celts in song with Irish Celtic music from Serious Kitchen, Banna De Dha, Abby Green, Pandora Celtica, Cady Finlayson, Battlelegs, The Shanties, Dun Aengus, Barleyjuice, The Irish Balladeers, Hawp, Calasaig, The Elders, Heidi […]
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2 Misconceptions About Introverts
I have a quick rant about introversion that was sparked by a person on podcast today. The guest said he was a bad public speaker because he was an introvert. That reminded me of one other misconception someone alluded to last week. Find out more about both misconceptions in this week’s Celtfather podcast. The show […]
