Pub Songs #61: Science Fiction Convention Music

Pub Songs #61: Science Fiction Convention Music

I just got back from a killer show at InConJunction. So this week’s show starts off talking about the exciting time I had in Indianapolis. There I got to see Tom Smith, the World’s Fastest Filker, perform. That got me thinking that I need to do a special feature on the music of Science Fiction […]

Bands and Side Projects

Bands and Side Projects

I have performed with numerous bands and had a number of side projects over the years. This is the main list. You can find out more about all of these projects by clicking the links in the descriptions. Kilted Kings Become the Hero of an Epic adventure of powerful Celtic World music. Sing. Dance. Smile. […]

Laughter Is the Best Medicine, Laughter Yoga, Hypnosis in Austin

Laughter Is the Best Medicine, Laughter Yoga, Hypnosis in Austin

James Hazelrig is not only a funny fiddler, he’s also a certified hypnotist in Austin, Texas with a lot of funny advice on laughing. I chatted with him at the Sherwood Forest Faire where I start the show with him using some of his hypnosis training and marketing prowess to promote his shows. From an […]

Bedlam Bards Fiddler Hypnotizes with Music

Bedlam Bards Fiddler Hypnotizes with Music

Cedric is the fiddler and one of the singers of Bedlam Bards, a comedic Celtic group from Austin, Texas that was one of my biggest influences when learning how to put on a show. This weekend, I sat down with Cedric to get a in depth interview about how he escaped Lubbock to join the […]

#209: Memorial Day

Today’s show celebrates those people died while serving in the armed forces. Thank you for your service! Hear Memorial Day Celtic music from Alabannach, Seamus Kennedy, Rising Gael, Jim McKenna, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, 3 Pints Gone, Jimi McRae and Sam Okoo, The Celtic Rebels Band, Susan Kidney/Donna Germano, Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn, The […]

Freedom Costs (Lyrics)

Freedom Costs (Lyrics)

“Freedom Costs” lyrics and music by James “Cedric” Hazlerig Performed by Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn From CD: Firefly Drinking Songs When you can’t run, you walk / And when you can’t walk, you crawl, If you find someone to carry you / Then rise up and stand tall. One raindrop might be nothin’ / But no […]

CG012: Ten Years of Firefly. What?!

Dark smile Smooth and cool Like a Browncoat Awaiting a duel Drink Monahan’s Mudder’s Milk This week I take a brief look at my favorite TV show ever–Firefly. Two years after the show was canceled, a podcast emerged from the rubble and kept the spirit and passion for the show alive and growing. It was […]

Pub Songs #114: St Patrick’s Day Pub Songs Playlist

Pub Songs #114: St Patrick’s Day Pub Songs Playlist

Ready for another show of Irish pub songs and other great Celtic music? With St. Patrick’s Day just a couple weeks away, it is time to release my St. Patrick’s Day music playlist. You heard my music in all of this year’s shows. So this show is all about other great Celtic bands for St. […]

From Faire to Con and Back Again!

What’s up with Marc Gunn this week? Well, Marc has just recently returned home from the Texas Hill Country!  For the past two weekends, he has been  at the Sherwood Forest Fair, where he jammed with Cedric of the Bedlam Bards playing Firefly Drinking Songs, music inspired by Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity (you can find the CD of […]

Pub Songs #96: Big News about the Pub Songs Podcast

New Gunn Runners Podcast Celtic Music Magazine New focus on Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and the Renaissance Festival Podcast Louisiana Renaissance Festival Recording projects for 2012 Rie Sheridan Rose Irish Song Lyrics   Music: “Jug of Punch” by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death “All For Me Grog” by The Poxy Boggards from […]