The Pub Songs Podcast is a personal podcast of Marc Gunn. It opens with some pub songs from Ireland, Scotland and around the world, song that you may hear in pubs, plus, folk song lyrics and news. It also features poetry, rants, and raves and some of the favorite non-Celtic bands of Marc Gunn. Visit […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #30
Brought to you by… The Brobdingnagian Bards’ TOUR OF IRELAND. Ever wanted to visit Ireland? Come drink Guinness with us in Dublin, visit the Rock of Cashel, roam the Dingle peninsula, Killarney, Galway, and enjoy a medieval banquet in Bunratty Castle. Next June, you can join the Brobdingnagian Bards on this exciting historical tour of […]
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Bragging About Celtic Music Success
Tonight, I wrote some news that I sent off to the Ceili, a newsletter put out by Southwest Celtic Music Association. It got me thinking of my successes. I’m not really one to brag about about my accomplishments. Most of the time, I forget to tell people about them period. Part of the reason is […]
Austin Celtic Calendar and Meetup
About this time last year, I had this brilliant idea of creating a monthly Celtic calendar and distributing it around Austin so folks in Austin would know when Celtic happenings are happening. I created a template, even went so far as to purchase a domain–www.austincelticcalendar.com. Then gigs and life got the better of me and […]
Autoharp Music Tips
I wonder what year I started my Autoharp Music Tips website? Was it indeed in 1999? Not sure. But whenever it was, it’s long been found at autoharp.bardscrier.com. Well, not any more! I am proud to announce the start of a brand new Autoharp Music Tips URL. The website that has helped thousands of autoharp […]
Paws on the Sunny Side II – International Cat Show in Portland
When I first started thinking about promoting my CD Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, I never imagined I’d actually perform AT a cat show. So when they contacted me with this fascinating proposition, I had to say yes. So now I get to attend my very first cat show, meow for hundreds of people, […]
Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion CD
IRISH DRINKING SONGS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO SING So if you love Irish songs, this is the perfect Marc Gunn twist on Irish drinking songs. Back in high school, I was huge fan of Weird Al. It was a natural progression because my dad was a fan of his comedic predecessors. When I grew […]
PLOW MONDAY
In 1995, my band Skander broke up. I started looking for another band and found a band called Societal Jive that featured friends of mine from the an acting troupe I helped start called The Moore Hill Players. David English was one of the members. I really loved their heavy metal sound. So when David […]
Monkeys Over Mongolia
by Marc Gunn, October 8, 2006 I’ve always liked nonsensical songs. Early in my Brobdingnagian Bards music career, I wanted to write songs using suggestions from the audience. The closest we ever got to that was “If I Had A Million Ducats”. That was not quite what I envisioned. After asking a few people, I […]
On the Dignity of Kilts
by Julian Jensen Since we are on the topic of removing pants: My first encounter with the kilt phenomenon this Pennsic. Anyone who has ever worn a real kilt knows instantly that there is no dignity to be salvaged from kilts. I am not talking about those wimpy little kilts that you simply buy and […]