Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #47: St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Music Diaspora Special #1

St Patrick’s Day Celtic music from Persephone Pickers, Heather Alexander, Athas, Marc Gunn, Plaidgrass, Answer Hymn, Jed Marum, Celtic Stone, Allison Girvan, Redhill Rats, Switchback, Hair of the Dog, Bad Haggis, The McDades. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/47 Underwriting for this program is provided by… SONG HENGE, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more […]

Marc Gunn at Dog & Duck for Ren Gathering

This coming Saturday will be the Austin AARG. Marc Gunn will be appearing as well as William Toohey with his pipes. Half Seven at the Dog & Duck corner of 17th and Guadalupe! Come Early! Be Loud! Stay Late and Wear Garb! The Central Texas Rennies meet once a month when faire isn’t in session […]

Reviewers Wanted – Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation

I am looking for TEN REVIEWERS to review the new Renaissance Festival Compilation CD. This compilation features music from Renaissance festival music groups from throughout the nation. Sorry. The Free CDs Are All Gone.Please Buy Your Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation here. Want other Free CDs? Track Listing:1. Fugli, “Crazy Leo’s Indulgences”, www.povera.com2. Bedlam Bards, “Bedlam […]

Renaissance Festival Podcast, Vol. 1 – Compilation CD

The Renaissance Festival Podcast is a free, bi-monthly, downloadable radio show of Renaissance festival entertainment. It is hosted by Marc Gunn and Kristen Roger, and produced Joe Haydu and Marc Gunn, the show features music and entertainment from around the world. Now we are proud to announce our latest compilation CD. This album benefits the […]

Mage Records Compilations

I have a lot of projects on my mind. Yes, a LOT! Most recently, I’ve been working on some compilation CDs to be released on my label, Mage Records. I also have a bunch of new compilations planned. So I thought I’d use this page to list compilations currently completed and those in progress or […]

Tonight’s Show at Elysium

I want to thank everyone who came out to the Space Madness event at Elysium. It turned out surprisingly well considering the idea came together a little over a week ago. There were a lot of folks dressed in costume from a Star Trek ensign to Poison Ivy. Mmm… It was way cool fun. And […]

Thank You Thank You Thank You!!! – Recovering from an Internet Scam

Let me start by saying how much I appreciate EVERYONE who’s written their sympathies, support and hugs. Wow! Ya’ll are amazing! While I wanted to warn other musicians, I never dreamed we would get THIS MUCH support. THANK YOU! Tons of people got the word out about our distress and these internet scammers in LJs, […]

Celtic Heritage Festival 2007

The 16th annual Celtic Heritage Festival is almost here! The Festival is on October 13 & 14th, 2007 at the Bedford Boys Ranch, Bedford Texas. The Festival celebrates the heritage of the seven Celtic nations (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia) and features an entertaining blend of traditional and modern Celtic […]

Ande’s Lyric Writing Tips

Here’s some of the guidelines Ande Rasmussen follows when he is writing lyrics: 1) there are no rules, there’s only tools, you’ll find exceptions to everything below, but it’s generally good to stick with them, unless you have a really good reason not to 2) Genuine Idea Is the idea worthy of becoming a song? […]