CG002: St Patrick’s Week With Live Shows Daily

I’m getting ready for a busy week for St. Patrick’s Day. In preparation, I’m recording another Pub Songs Podcast this morning at 9am on Google Hangouts. Watch it on YouTube. This show is brought to you by The Secret World of a Celtic Rock, a brilliant compilation of Celtic rock music by some of the […]

CG001: The Secret Life of the Celtic Geek, Episode 1

Welcome to my newest podcast. Thought you could cut back, huh? Well, no such luck. The goal of this show is to provide you with a weekly, audio update of what’s going on with my music, my podcasts, my life in general. I want to use it as a sort of weekly To Do List […]

Pub Songs #133: St Patrick’s Day Irish Drinking Songs

Imagine you’ve been out all night partying for St. Patrick’s Day. It’s the wee hours of the morning. The fun may be over, but it doesn’t have to be. You can enjoy a few more fun Irish drinking songs for St. Patrick’s Day with The Celtfather. I will continue my series of St Patrick’s Day […]

Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers (Lyrics)

lyrics by Jared Billeaud and Marc Gunn, music traditional, parody of “Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her” Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Sci Fi Drinking Songs I thought I heard Jayne Cobb say Reavers Malcolm, Reavers We’ve got to get going ‘fore they come our way And we’re running from the Reavers * Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers Oh Reavers Malcolm […]

“Romulan Ale” (Lyrics, Star Trek parody of “Nottingham Ale)

by Marc Gunn, Feb 10, 2014 parody “Nottingham Ale”, Liliburlero – English, 17th century Playford tune and parent of the song Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Sci Fi Drinking Songs When Vulcan was filled with emotions and war To pull them from extinction there arose but one man Surak deplored, “Emotions are bad. Suppress all […]

Do Drinking Songs Perpetuate the Alcoholic?

If there’s one thing I hate about the cultural stereotype of the Celts, it’s alcoholism. I know this is ironic or even hypocritical considering half my album titles are about “drinking songs”. I’ve written more than my fair share of drinking songs to fit that theme too. Yet, as much as I use that term, it’s […]