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 […]

Successes and Failures in 2015

Successes and Failures in 2015

A couple weeks ago, I decided to list everything I could remember that was a success and failure in 2015. It turned out to be a nice long list in one of my longer Celtfather podcasts. Below, I’ve listed Successes and Failures, both personally and as a professional, that I’ve remembered from 2015. Failures and […]

How was your year? Goal Setting for 2016

How was your year? Goal Setting for 2016

I have begun reviewing my success from 2015 and I’m starting to set goals for 2016. You can learn some of my solid plans for next year. Though there will be more exciting things to come… once I figure those out! 2015 is the first year that the Celtfather has been a weekly podcast, which […]

Celtic Empire overview for November and December 2015

Celtic Empire overview for November and December 2015

It’s time for an update of all the things I am working on right now. On my drive back home from the Louisiana Renaissance Festival, I discuss my projects and the new things coming down the pipeline! Learn more about what’s new with my music and podcasting in the past few weeks and what’s to […]

Christmas Gift Giving and Thanks

Christmas Gift Giving and Thanks

I would like to start this post by sending out a sincere Thank You to everyone who has been so kind as to give me a gift or help over the years – I’m not always in a position to send a thank you, but I really do appreciate every one of your gifts with […]

Wild Colonial Bhoys – Celtic Music Spotlight

Wild Colonial Bhoys – Celtic Music Spotlight

Whether playing festivals and touring as their five-piece, guitar and fiddle-driven rock lineup or as a pared-down acoustic pub duo, the Bhoys have successfully forged their own unique place in the Irish/Celtic musical genre. Each of the five Bhoys brings immeasurable musicianship, making this what is sure to be one of the best albums you’ll […]

Jig to a Milestone – Celtic Music Spotlight

Jig to a Milestone – Celtic Music Spotlight

Jig to a Milestone is a Celtic folk duo from Gainesville, Florida, playing your favorite ballads, pub classics, instrumentals, sea shanties, and the occasional bawdy tune. Jig to a Milestone focuses on traditional acoustic sounds. They bring unique instrumentation to a repertoire that spans the centuries. Jason Catron is the voice and rhythm of the […]

Black Market Haggis – Celtic Music Spotlight

Black Market Haggis – Celtic Music Spotlight

Out of Huntsville, Alabama, Mike Clem, Andy Kruspe, and Garrett Smith have been playing Celtic music together in one form or another since 2010. During this time, they kept a running tab of cool band names and even better album names. When it came time to form a trio, “Black Market Haggis” became the clear choice for […]

Eddie Biggins – Celtic Music Spotlight

Eddie Biggins – Celtic Music Spotlight

Eddie Biggins is a singer-songwriter from the Boston area. He has written music in many varying genres, from folk to electronic to musical theater. In 2007 he joined a popular Irish band, Jug o’ Punch, and since that time has focused more on traditional music, both in a band setting and as a solo artist. […]

The Brayzen Heads – Celtic Music Spotlight

The Brayzen Heads – Celtic Music Spotlight

Out of Manchester, United Kingdom, The Brayzen Heads are an Irish Music Duo featuring Dave Gimore on Guitar and Vocals and Shane Farrell on Banjo, Fiddle & Mandolin. They play Irish Traditional Music, Songs and ballads with a mixture of more Modern Folk & Pop songs.  They  have played over 4000 shows in many different countries […]