Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #300: 2-Hours of St. Patrick’s Day Music

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast! We are happy to bring some great Celtic Music from Garry O Meara, String Theory, Emish, Prydein, Plastic Paddy, Patrick D’Arcy, Kilrush, Andrew McKee, Beltaine, Finbar Furey, Black 47, Drone, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Thomas Patrick Kenny, Seamus Kennedy, The Muckers, Mitchell and Vincent, Abby Green, […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #299: St Patrick’s Day Celtic Top 20

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #299: St Patrick’s Day Celtic Top 20

This extra-long St. Patrick’s Day special highlights the Best Celtic Music of 2016 as voted on by you in the Celtic Top 20 with music from The Gothard Sisters, Heidi-Jane Schwabe, Ockham’s Razor, Black Market Haggis, Stanley & Grimm, Sarah Marie Mullen, Skeleton McKee, Burning Bridget Cleary, Innisfall, Reel Treble, Liz Schettner, Faerydae, Corktown Popes, Rachel […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #296: 2-Hour Best Celtic Music Retrospective

Two hours of some of the best Celtic music as picked by you in the Celtic Top 20 with music from Runa, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Colleen Raney & Colm MacCarthaigh, Rathkeltair, The Rogues, Barleyjuice, Marc Gunn, The Gothard Sisters, Ockham’s Razor, Count 4dB, Vintage Wildflowers, Jiggernaut, Gwilym Morus, Hawp, Socks in […]

#276: The Highlands

We’re take a glimpse at the music of The Highlands this week with awesome Celtic music from Battlefield Band, Socks in the Frying Pan, Seamus Kennedy, Bonnie Rideout, Ed Miller, Solas, Gallowglass Irish Trio, Jamie Smith’s MABON, Stout Pounders, Terry Griffith, The Led Farmers, The Ne’er Duwels, Kailyarders, Barleyjuice, SeaStar. celticmusicpodcast.com/276/ If you enjoy this podcast, […]

Bands and Side Projects

Bands and Side Projects

I have performed with numerous bands and had a number of side projects over the years. This is the main list. You can find out more about all of these projects by clicking the links in the descriptions. Kilted Kings Become the Hero of an Epic adventure of powerful Celtic World music. Sing. Dance. Smile. […]

Please Review Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits Because…

Please Review Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits Because…

I found this infographic on Facebook. I listen to a lot of author marketing podcasts, so I already knew this. But seeing it written out, popped a question in my mind. Is this the same with CDs? I have 20+ albums on Amazon. None have 50+ ratings as of writing this. The most-rated one currently […]

Introduction to the Music of The Celtfather

Introduction to the Music of The Celtfather

This is Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. I’m a Celtic musician and podcaster. I thought it might be nice to have an episode of the podcast that lets you know about many of the things I do online. I don’t think this will be a comprehensive list. But it should give you a great starting point […]

#242: King of the Fairies

Last week, we featured the best Celtic music of 2015. This week, we’re gonna catch up with the newest Celtic music that has come into my inbox. You’ll hear great indie Celtic music from Avourneen, Black Market Haggis, Aul’ Grey Whistle, Bonnie Rideout, Pandora Celtica , Dublin Harpers, Beltaine, SaltyPaws, Smithfield Fair, Good Foot, Steel […]

Newsletter: Good Adventures, Best of Marc Gunn

Greetings Gunn Runner I’m sure everyone north of Alabama dug their heals into the ground to prepare for Snowzilla. However, my family loves snow. And we love a good adventure. So on Saturday, we drove up I-65 to Columbia, Tennessee. We stopped at a hardware store and bought some trash can lids. Then we drove […]

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 […]