Best Irish Drinking Songs is quickly becoming one of my most-popular albums for sale on iTunes. Make sense. It is a compilation that features 20 of the best traditional Irish drinking songs… from my albums, at least. Plus, there are a few originals thrown into that mix. If you’re just getting started with my music, Best Irish […]
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Christmas Elves vs. Leprechauns #2 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings
Today, I explore the origins of my “Celtic Christmas Elf” song that was recorded on my latest CD Celtic Christmas Greetings. I’ve had a fascination of leprechauns since eating Lucky Charms cereal as child. But what happens when they become conscripted in Santa’s Workshop. You’ll find out the history of both today for this Celtic […]
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Pub Songs #110: Best Irish Drinking Songs for St. Patrick’s Day… or Any Day
The polls open up tomorrow. Whichever candidate you support, go vote for them. The political system only works when we are active participants in it. This show features some great pub songs from my upcoming CD “Not Every Day Is St. Patrick’s Day”. Whether your candidate wins or loses, it’s the perfect music to celebrate […]
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Pub Songs #105: Happy Birthday Pub Songs
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Pub Songs Podcast. Where has the time gone? In Today’s Show: How to Following your dream Bards Crier Music Marketing Ezine and eBook Coming Soon “Enjoy Freedom? Thank a Browncoat!” – Reprint of the Famous Unification War T-Shirt Pre-order a Monahan’s Mudder’s Milk T-Shirt Upcoming shows: Wkd, Jul […]
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Listen to Arthur McBride
“Arthur McBride” is great anti-recruiting song from Ireland. The cat version is one of my favorites from Whiskers in the Jar. That one was written by Cedric of the Bedlam Bards. Both are brilliant. A couple of civilians meet some recruiters and show them how much they don’t want to be a part of the […]
Cuddles McGish (Lyrics, parody of Arthur McBride)
by James Hazlerig, March 15, 2005 Cedric from the Bedlam Bards submitted this song for my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD about a cat who avoids enlisting in a dog brigade. I knew an old tomcat named Cuddles McGish, As we were catnapping down by the food dish, And dreaming of catnip and […]