After a wonderful CeltFather’s Day, it’s time for your weekly edition of The Celtic Geek. I thought I’d take the time to re-emphasize my goal in promoting indie Celtic music by sharing some thoughts as to what indie Celtic music is. Today’s show is brought to you by Audible. Go to marcgunn.com/audible and you’ll get […]
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CG010: Walking Through Wildflowers
We had a lovely time this weekend in New Orleans. We walked through a field of wildflowers. We ate amazing food. We spent a relaxing Easter with friends. Today’s show is brought to you by Audible. Get a free audiobook download when you join today. Then listen to thousands of titles. If you need a suggestion […]
How St Patrick’s Day Launched a Celtic MP3 Empire
St Patrick’s Day is just a couple weeks away. That’s when I start thinking about promoting Celtic music with free Celtic MP3s. I’ve been doing that for about fourteen years now. I think it’s safe to say I created a Celtic music empire online. I didn’t start calling myself The Celtfather. That title was given to […]
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 […]
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3 Simple Steps You Can Take to Help Me Win a Celtic Radio Music Award
I just received word that my recording of “Rising of the Moon” from Not Every Day Is St. Patrick’s Day was nominated for Best Roots Traditional in the 2013 Celtic Radio Music Awards. You can vote for me right here. I am honored and extremely excited and hopeful about this nomination. While the Irish & Celtic […]
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 […]
Relearning to Jam
One of the great joys of being a musician is the jam session. There’s nothing like getting into a groove and just having fun with it. The song can go on for ten minutes and continues to be a blast to play. If you’re really lucky, it’s also a blast to be heard. I had […]
The Greater Crime of Extreme Control of Music
We all remember the horror stories about Metallica suing their fans, and the RIAA suing… everyone. Their goal was simple–stop the illegal download of music. At some point, they woke up and realized it was bad business to sue their customers. That was great timing for iTunes who quickly dominated the market by offering reasonably […]
Brobdingnagian Bards Are the Steve Martins of Celtic Music
For years, I’ve been trying to figure out the success of the Brobdingnagian Bards. What I found was when we were on, we were ON. We blew people away. This usually happened at big venues like DragonCon where we had an audience to work with. Then something incredible happened. It was like magic. Yet, I’ve […]
Do You Believe in Yourself?
One of the fun things about driving to conventions is I get a lot of time to listen to audio books. Seth Godin is one of my favorites. Seth is a idea entrepreneur and one of the premiere marketers on the web. He is read by millions and has a ton of great advice about […]
