#246: Passing Train to St. Patrick’s Day

We’re less than a week away from Irish Music Month. I thought I’d share a bunch of new indie Celtic music from Heidi-Jane Schwabe, Athas, Abby Green, Jonathan Milton, Myddle Earth, Dearest Home, Avourneen, Nessa, Saby O’, La Unica, Stephen Kern, The Tomfooligans, Niteworks, and Lady Moon that was recently submitted before we jump full […]

Giant’s Causeway Legend & Fact on a Celtic Invasion Vacation

Giant’s Causeway Legend & Fact on a Celtic Invasion Vacation

In county Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland is the giants causeway. What one Radio Times poll named the fourth greatest wonder of the United Kingdom. 40,000 interlocking basalt columns line the coast, the result of a volcanic eruption millions of years ago. Now it’s one of the most popular tourist attractions in […]

First Concert Window of 2016 Review

First Concert Window of 2016 Review

I had a good show last night on Concert Window. It was great to be back. It was awesome to see all of the names who popped up in the chat room. Here’s the stats: 17 People bought tickets at an average of $6.87 per ticket. Your total share is $81.72 6 Subscribers watched, your […]

#244: Celtic Love Songs & Tunes

Happy Celtic Valentine’s Day! I’m happy to share with you a bunch of Celtic love songs and tunes which show the Celts know as much as about love as anyone, some even more passionately so. You’ll enjoy great Celtic music from Mithril Duo, Tullamore, The Makem & Spain Brothers, Battlefield Band, Colleen Raney & Colm Maccárthaigh, […]

Celtic Geek, Concert Window, St Patrick’s Day, Happy Valentine’s Day

Celtic Geek, Concert Window, St Patrick’s Day, Happy Valentine’s Day

Some weeks I want to podcast some new and exciting episodes. Other weeks, I just want to share some news. That’s the case for this week’s podcast as I talk about a new compilation CD, my first Concert Window performance of the year, Celtic Love Songs and of course the third annual St. Patrick’s Day […]

#243: Whiskey Kelpie Reels

I was an interesting interesting mood this week while picking songs for the podcast. So I bring you an extra fun episode that leans towards a little more contemporary Celtic music from Finvarra, John Byrne Band, Jamie Smith’s MABON, Cluan, MacTalla Mor, Patrick Penta, Bill Grogan’s Goat, John McLean Allan, Poitin, Ockham’s Razor, Greenwich Meantime, Sprag […]

Thinking Out Loud About Mailing Lists

Thinking Out Loud About Mailing Lists

I have two mailing lists I use: Reverbnation and Aweber. Reverbnation is designed specifically for musicians. In fact, one of the reasons I was the #1 Celtic musician in the world on that site last year was because of how I grew and used my mailing list. I also like it because it easily allows […]

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 […]