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I confess, the Irish harp is not usually my favorite instrument when it comes to Irish music. It’s beautiful, but I like more upbeat music. Dublin Harpers changed my impression with what can be done with the harp. They play upbeat Celtic tunes that rock. Plus, their whole family gets involved as you’ll hear about […]
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Many people don’t realize that for a short period of time in January 2013, I was shanghaied by air pirates. I’m the coming weeks, I will share this riveting story as well as a new Kickstarter for my next album, Dragons vs Pirates. I look forward to sharing more about it, but for now, please […]
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 […]
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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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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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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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 […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
