Ballroom Dancing, Salsa Dancing, and Swing Dancing in Austin

Tonight, I went salsa dancing. I haven’t been dancing in a long time. It was exhausting, but a heckuva lot of fun. I need to go dancing more regularly when I’m in Austin. Last week, I started looking up swing dancing. The big thing is I want to do social dancing. I want an opportunity […]

“Heart and Soul” MP3 with Jimmy Durante… Sorta

I started learning “Heart and Soul” on the autoharp. And since it wasn’t until college that I realized there were lyrics to the tune, I’ve always been enamoried with the idea of learning the vocal version so I am. But as I practiced and everytime I sang it, I could hear the voice of Jimmy […]

IRISH SONG LYRICS

Irish Songs & Lyrics. That’s the official title of my Irish song lyrics website. The Irish Songs & Lyrics website began nearly six years ago. Originally, it was the Brobdingnagian Bards’ Celtic Lyrics website. The goal was to feature Celtic songs, lyrics, chords, MP3s and sheet music (though sheet music never made it on the […]

Psychics and Precognition

I was chatting with a friend about psychics yesterday. She went to a psychic and had some revealing revelation. It got me thinking. When I think of psychics, I think, “What a waste of money and a scam!” Guess I’ve seen one too many Psychic Network commercials or something. Yet, as I think about me […]

BUSKING

I’m having that annual craving to hit the road and go busking. Busking in Italy to be exact. I’ve never really done much busking outside of Renaissance Festivals. And honestly, I haven’t ever really *tried* to effectively busk. I mean, we have shows and all. But to find a location, lay out a hat or […]

Pub Songs #10: Why I Love Firefly? Done the Impossible with Bards

Pub Songs #10: Why I Love Firefly? Done the Impossible with Bards

Bedlam Bards have a new album and Brobdingnagian Bards were added to a Firefly documentary soundtrack. It’s all in this week’s show. Why I love Firefly? Songs: “The Ballad of Joss” by Bedlam Bards from On the Drift “The Fall of Serenity Valley” by Brobdingnagian Bards from Done the Impossible Soundtrack “Firefly Theme Song” by […]

CELTIC MP3s MUSIC MAGAZINE

In the summer of 2001, the Brobdingnagian Bards were doing fairly well on the Celtic MP3 charts on the late great MP3.com. That summer, I started the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine, a weekly electronic newsletter dedicated to promoting Celtic music. Visit the Celtic Music Magazine Actually, the magazine was a blatent attempt to promote the […]

What Is a House Concert?

Would you like Live Celtic music in your home? Think you can get 15 people to pay a few bucks to see us perform live? Then, Host a House Concert   What is a House Concert? A house concert is quite simply a live music performance in someone’s home. You invite your friends over to […]