Brobdingnagian Bards released Memories of Middle Earth in 2003. Ten years later, we are excited to re-release the album, newly remixed and remastered. The album debuted at DragonCon to a swarm of excited comments. Now we are ready to officially release the album on September 22, 2013 aka Bilbo’s Birthday or Hobbit Day. Starting today, you […]
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DragonCon 2013: Everything Is Filk Interview with Brobdingnagian Bards
My music partner with the Brobdingnagian Bards, Andrew McKee, is hosting the Everything Is Filk podcast for the Filk Track at DragonCon. In the 3rd episode, Andrew and I chatted with each other about a wide variety of topics including our music, things we love and more. Check out the interview here.
Pub Songs #121: Preparing for DragonCon 2013
We are just two days away from the big Invasion of DragonCon 2013. This year, I will be performing with the Brobdingnagian Bards for a weekend of Celtic Renaissance insanity. You never what’s gonna happen. In preparation, I decided to record another Pub Songs Podcast live on Google Hangouts. I am thrilled to report that […]
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#144: Endless Celtic Summer
Irish Celtic music from Banish-Misfortune, La Unica, The Shams, Out of Alba, Patrick K, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Secret Commonwealth, Coole Park, The Celtic Reggae Revolution, Sassanak Lassies, Martyn Wylde, Staggering Jack, Sarah Marie Mullen, Mikey Mason, The Tomfooligans, Appalachian Celtic Consort, The Triskells, Kevin McCormack, Prydein, Barleyjuice. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you enjoy this show, then subscribe […]
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Cool Moments at GenCon 2013, Podcast News and a Remastered CD from Brobdingnagian Bards
I had a wonderful time at GenCon this year. It was a bit odd and different for me though. I brought in L.T. Panzarella as a drummer for my shows. That was pretty cool. I like having others to play with. It adds a lot of body to the music. I was hoping that it […]
Pub Songs #120: Early Biography of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Today’s show is dedicated to The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. If you love Celtic music and you’re not familiar with the group, you’re missing out. They are one of the reasons Gunns & Drums is recording an album called “How America Saved Irish Music”. They’re a shining example. Once again, the show is suffering […]
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Pub Songs #116: Scottish Songs
It looks like I have a new CD coming out this fall. It’s called Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion. Five days ago, I launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the album. I met my goal today. To celebrate, I want to share some more great Scottish songs and tunes that I think you’ll love. […]
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Why Irish Songs and Scottish Songs?
Larry on Facebook responded to yesterday’s post about my Scottish music album. He liked the idea and thought I should play more Scottish music. After all, I am from the Scottish Clan Gunn. Why not more Scottish music? When I was a kid, my dad took me to some Scottish Highland Games. I fell in […]
Pub Songs #115: St Patrick’s Day Pub Songs Playlist
Enjoy St Patrick’s Day Pub Songs! I spent the last couple weeks recording a ton of great St. Patrick’s Day music for my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and of course this podcast as well. This is the final show for the St. Patrick’s Day season. Once again, I decided to highlight music from some […]
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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. […]
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