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Top-Played Celtic Music Bands of 2015

Jan 5, 2016 News Ask Stephen, Best Celtic Artists, Best Celtic Music, Bow Triplets, Breabach, Cady Finlayson, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Woman, Clandestine, Eilis Crean, Enya, Heather Dale, Jed Marum, Jesse Ferguson, Jimi McRae, Lunasa, Ockham's Razor, Poitin, Rathkeltair, Slan, Sligo Rags, Stout Pounders, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, The Elders, The Gothard Sisters, The Pogues, The Rogues, The Selkie Girls, The Tea Merchants

Last year, I compiled my pick of the Best Celtic Music of 2014. It included some of my favorite artists that I played then. Well, all except for my Top 5 Celtic Rock bands. I’m pleased to say that most of those 20 artists are still getting a lot of attention. Only one seems to […]

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18 Funny Irish Drinking Songs and St Patrick’s Day Festival

Feb 16, 2015 Articles, Celtfather Music & Travel Podcast, MP3s, Podcasts Beer Beer Beer, Big Strong Man, Burning Bridget Cleary, Celtic Thunder, Charlie Mopps, Close Your Eyes, Daniel Glasser, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, drinking songs, Drunken Sailor, Everybody Needs a Drinking Song, Finnegan's Wake, Firefly, firefly drinking songs, funny irish drinking songs, hobbit drinking songs, irish drinking songs, Irish Lilting, Isn't It Grand Boys, Johnny Jump Up, Joss Whedon, Kilted For Her Pleasure, Lord of the Dance, Lord of the Pounce, Mick Ryan, Monahan's Mudder's Milk, My Bruddah Sylvest, Pat Cooksey, sea shanty, St Patrick's Day Internet Music Festival, St. Patrick Never Drank, The Barrel Song, The Clancy Brothers, The Mermaid Song, The Sick Note, The Widow and the Devil, Wild Rover

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner and a show tomorrow, this is a good time to compile a list of funny Irish drinking songs that perhaps I might play this year. See my complete show schedule here. I also do a lot of shows online. St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival I’m working on a whole […]

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Celtic Christmas Marketing

Oct 24, 2014 News Celtic Christmas, Celtic Christmas Elf, Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Woman, Christmas in Killarney, Christmas in Scotland, Christmas in the Shire, Frosty the Irish Snowman, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Greeting Cards, Jingle Bells, marketing, Rie Sheridan Rose, Riverdance, Silent Night, The Scottish King of Christmas

I’m doing a whole bunch of Celtic Christmas marketing research. It makes me remember why I’ve been so successful in the music business–the digital realm is virtually untouched. While most Celtic musicians promote themselves online, few have done nearly as much as I have. I told my Patrons the other day that I was looking […]

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CG051: Celtic Music Emergency

Sep 12, 2014 Celtfather Music & Travel Podcast, News, Podcasts Brobdingnagian Bards, celtic music, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Woman, CelticThursday, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, irish music

I was looking at Google Trends today. I found that “Celtic music” has declined dramatically in popularity since 2008. So in today’s podcast, I not only talk about what happened, but also how we can change the trend and create a spike in popularity. Today’s show is sponsored by the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. […]

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Will You Help Us Top the Celtic Charts?

May 7, 2012 News amazon, Celtic music groups, celtic musicians, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Top 10, Celtic Woman, Czech Republic, FIMM, Ireland, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, Irish Celtic Music, Italy, itunes, Memories of Ireland, Poitin, record label, Riverdance, Rome, Top the Celtic Charts

Celtic Music CD Store, in conjunction with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, is proud to release a brand new CD of Irish Celtic Music. The CD is released under the name Marc Gunn’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It is a new compilation to promote the award-winning, hit podcast, plus the incredible music of […]

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New CD of Irish Celtic Music, Help Top the Charts

May 7, 2012 News amazon, Celtic music groups, celtic musicians, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Top 10, Celtic Woman, Czech Republic, FIMM, Ireland, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, Irish Celtic Music, Italy, itunes, Memories of Ireland, Poitin, Riverdance, Rome

Greetings Gunn Runners! Mage Records (my label), in conjunction with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, is proud to release a brand new CD of Irish Celtic Music. In fact, that is the name of this amazing album. The CD is released under the name Marc Gunn’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It is a […]

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Top Celtic Folk Bands

Dec 31, 2010 Articles Altan, best celtic albums, Boston Blackthorne, Cady Finlayson, Ceann, Celtic Thunder, Claire Roche, Clandestine, Damh the Bard, Ed Miller, Hank Cramer, Heather Dale, Jasper Coal, Jed Marum, Joe Travers, Luka Bloom, Maidens IV, Old Blind Dogs, Pandora Celtica, Poitin, Rising Gael, Sligo Rags, The Blarney Rebel Band, The Gothard Sisters, top celtic bands, top Celtic folk bands, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer

I came across an article online called the Top Celtic Folk/Rock bands. To me the article was a wee bit blurred. It focuses on Celtic Rock bands, but then casually throws in The Dubliners and The Chieftains.  Kinda weird, but it works him. So that’s fine to me. I mention it because, I finished my […]

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