Elysium is Austin’s premiere Goth club and industrial haven. It was voted Best Dance Club for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 in the Austin Chronicle Readers’ Poll. And it is well-deserved. It’s a great venue for dancing, drinking, and listening to great music. Now and then, you’ll even find the music of Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic […]
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A Brobdingnagian Minute #22 – 3 Steps to DragonCon
This weeks Brobdingnagian Bards podcast was recorded on the drive to DragonCon 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. Show Notes: Marc’s fancy sports car Lots of shows at DragonCon New CD: LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus The Bardy Balls: The Case of the Bardic Treasure The Stalkers Union of DragonCon A Word from our Table People Other […]
BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS
Austin Texas is known for its music scene, and it also happens to be the home of the Brobdingnagian Bards–a Celtic Renaissance musical duo. The Bards combine the folk songs of Ireland and Scotland with a little Lord of the Rings styling as well, making for a truly unique and interesting sound. The instrumentation is […]
October Sessions
In the Spring of 1998, I quit my job to play music full-time. It was a lofty goal… especially since I had no real plan on how I would make money. I released Ichabod’s Geography and tried booking gigs. It was an epic failure. But I learned a lot. By October, I was almost out […]
BUSKING
I’m having that annual craving to hit the road and go busking. Busking in Italy to be exact. I’ve never really done much busking outside of Renaissance Festivals. And honestly, I haven’t ever really *tried* to effectively busk. I mean, we have shows and all. But to find a location, lay out a hat or […]
It’s So Easy When You’re Evil
Last night, we performed at Elysium to an awesome crowd of Nagians and Goths who came to see Voltaire in Austin for the first time. The show went spectacular. We made some new fans and of course, best of all, Voltaire came away from the evening thrilled with Austin too. All in all a tremendous […]
Pub Songs #10: Why I Love Firefly? Done the Impossible with Bards
Bedlam Bards have a new album and Brobdingnagian Bards were added to a Firefly documentary soundtrack. It’s all in this week’s show. Why I love Firefly? Songs: “The Ballad of Joss” by Bedlam Bards from On the Drift “The Fall of Serenity Valley” by Brobdingnagian Bards from Done the Impossible Soundtrack “Firefly Theme Song” by […]
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#17: Celtic Music Awards of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
Insert this RSS Feed into your podcatcher to have the shows downloaded automatically: http://www.celticmp3s.com/podcast.xml Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com This week: #10 Great Big […]
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St Patrick’s Day MP3 from the Brobdingnagian Bards
Need some St. Patrick’s Day songs you can count on to set just the right mood as you kick back and enjoy the holiday? Then this is the perfect CD for you, packed with everything you need for a good ‘ol Irish celebration in 19 tracks. Put on the drinking songs and ballads and general […]
#12: Irish & Celtic Music from Trinity River Whalers, Barleyjuice, The Killdares
Irish & Celtic music from Mrs. Ferris’s Pighouse Collection, Barleyjuice, The Killdares, Piper’s Creek, Trinity River Whalers, Poor Man’s Fortune, The Makem and Spain Brothers, Sarah Dinan, Ed Miller, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Muses, Bedlam Bards, Michael Murphy and The River Shannon Band. Shownotes at celticmusicpodcast.com/012 If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on […]
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