It was an absolute crazy week with a stomach bug, a tooth pulled, Kenzie’s birthday party, and a family visit. I’m exhausted. There’s no rest for the weary because Celtic Halloween approaches. Then I’m off to the Louisiana Renaissance Festival for 6 weekends. I still have a Celtic Christmas Kickstarter to promote with just 8 […]
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CG066: Jingle Bells for Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards on Kickstarter
Here’s another rough cut from my Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards and CD that are now on Kickstarter. Everyone in America, at least, knows “Jingle Bells”. It’s a favorite for kids especially. So I decided to keep the rhythm and mood of it more traditional Christmas than Celtic. Samantha Gillogly add a beautiful fiddle part which […]
CG064: Celtic Christmas Elf. Listen to Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards
This is still one of my favorite Celtic Christmas songs that I’ve written. It captures a little bit of the American Christmas mythos while merging it with the satire and leprechauns of Ireland and the old English recruitment tactic of the 19th century. You can get this and other Celtic Christmas music as part of […]
CG063: Christmas in Killarney, Listen to Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards Music
One of my favorite Celtic Christmas songs was made famous by Bing Crosby. It’s a delightful song with a toe-tapping melody. I had Samantha Gillogly give it an even more Irish sound with some fantastic fiddling. You can get this and other Celtic Christmas music as part of my Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards that are […]
CG062: Firefly Show, Celtic Music Journal, and Kickstarter
In show #62, I talk about some of the fun things that happened during the Firefly Drinking Songs shows and the excitement for the Celtic Halloween show. I inform you of a new Celtic music YouTube series that has me excited and update you on a new level for the Kickstarter campaign that I hope […]
Celtic Halloween, House Concerts, Celtic Music Spotlight Changes / CG060
I’m back from a rockin’ weekend of house concerts in Maryland and Virginia where I shared a bunch of Celtic music as well as geek music with some wonderful people. Now I’m gearing up for the Celtic Halloween special on YouTube tonight and the ultimate Firefly Drinking Songs show on Sunday. There’s a LOT of […]
CG059: Song Henge vs. Patreon
I’ve been meaning to do this show for a while. Some of you signed up to Song Henge because it was for a brief time MY fan club as well as that of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. That has changed a wee bit even if most of the content hasn’t. How are Song […]
CG058: ALEP Year and Hobbit Love
ALEP was wonderful. Now it’s another ALEP Year until the next one. You’ll have to listen to find out how an ALEP Year is. In this week’s episode, I talk about my favorite moments at ALEP. Plus, I announce a bunch of shows that are coming up. The show is brought to you by ALEP. […]
CG057: Michael Drout Interview with a Tolkien Professor, How to Read the Silmarillion
Michael Drout is an amazing professor who teaches the works of JRR Tolkien. He’s also a regular guest of A Long Expected Party, aka ALEP, the ultimate Tolkien gathering in the world. I had the pleasure of talking to him about his love of Tolkien and he also provided valuable insight on how to read […]
CG056: Jef Murray Interview at ALEP and Thoughts on Painting
Jef Murray is a fantasy artist best known for his illustrations inspired by JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. He’s been a regular guest of ALEP these past few years. I had the overwhelming pleasure of sitting down with him to talk about his art and love of Tolkien. www.jefmurray.com If you love J.R.R. Tolkien, The […]
