Tag Archives: Bilbo Baggins

CG058: ALEP Year and Hobbit Love

Oct 6, 2014 Celtfather Music & Travel Podcast, News, Podcasts A Long-Expected Party, ALEP, Bilbo Baggins, Concert Window, Dwarven dance, Jef Murray, JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Drout, The Hobbit

ALEP was wonderful. Now it’s another ALEP Year until the next one. You’ll have to listen to find out how an ALEP Year is. In this week’s episode, I talk about my favorite moments at ALEP. Plus, I announce a bunch of shows that are coming up. The show is brought to you by ALEP. […]

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CG055: Bilbo Baggins Interview at ALEP 3

Sep 30, 2014 Celtfather Music & Travel Podcast, Podcasts A Long-Expected Party, ALEP, Bilbo Baggins, Brigadoon, DragonCon, Dwarf choir, Elf choir, hobbit choir, immersion, JRR Tolkien, Kentucky, Lord of the Rings, Mordor

Every three years, much like Brigadoon, a small hobbit village arises from the mist in central Kentucky. I just got back and was able to snag an interview with one of the founders of ALEP, A Long Expected Party, the ultimate gathering of Lord of the Rings fans on the planet. Our very own Bilbo […]

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New Single: “The Smial or the Tree” (Hobbit Parody of “The Orange and the Green”)

Dec 6, 2012 MP3s, News A Long-Expected Party, A Well-Dressed Hobbit, ALEP, Bilbo Baggins, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Nancy Flynn, The Hobbit movie, The Orange and the Green, The Smial or the Tree

My latest album “Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits” is still doing well thanks to all the promotional help back in September and with the impending release of “The Hobbit” movie. I gave away a single to everyone who helped me in that September promotion. Now I am releasing the song as a single. The song […]

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A Long-Expected Party 2: There & Back Again, Another Glimpse at Perfection

Oct 6, 2011 News, Shows, Travel A Long-Expected Party, A Well-Dressed Hobbit, A World Worth Saving, ALEP, ALEP 2: There & Back Again, ALEP 3, An Evening with the Elves, Andrew McKee, autoharp, Bag End, ballroom dance, Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo's birthday party, Birmingham, Black Riders, Boston, Brandywine River, Circle of Fire, craic, Da Underhill, Don't Go Dancing With Hobbits, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Elf Night, Elves, Gandalf, heart surgery, Hobbit Dance, hobbit drinking songs, hobbits, Irish harp, Irish session, Jamie Haeuser, Jef Murray, JRR Tolkien, Kentucky, Knight's Tale, Lagan Love, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings movies, Lord of the Rings the Musical, Michael Drout, Michelle Hedden, Middle-earth, O'er the Way, Party Tree, Pippin, Pleasant Hill, Prancing Pony, Raise a Glass in Parting, Renaissance festivals, Rie Sheridan Rose, Rohan, Rohirrim, round dance, Samantha Gillogly, Shaker Village, The Party Goes Ever On, The Ring of Hope, The Road Goes Ever On, The Shire, Tolkien, We'll Have a Pint of Stout, Wild Mountain Thyme, Wildflowers of Party Field

I’m back from A Long Expected Party 2: There & Back Again at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.  I had a brilliant time. A Look Backward at ALEP 1 Three years ago, I wrote that the first ALEP was one of the top 5 weekends of my life.  It was a magical experience.  For […]

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Happy Birthday Bilbo!

Mar 30, 2006 News Bilbo Baggins, Happy Birthday, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings music, Memories of Middle Earth, The Hobbit, Voltaire

It’s not really his birthday. Well, not yet. That’s officially on Sept 22. But I wanted to tell you about my latest music promotion idea. That’s to say, “Happy Birthday”. I’ve long had a love of birthdays. So much, in fact, I keep writing birthday songs. If I don’t watch out, I’m gonna be known […]

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