I have long thought about starting a Celtic festival. Andrew McKee and I talked about it quite a few times when we started the Brobdingnagian Bards. It’s a great way to get a gig and help your fellow musicians. If you do it right. That was one of the sticking points–doing it right. It’s a lot […]
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Pub Songs #123: Sea Shanties and Monday Morning Update
In an effort to keep the Pub Songs Podcast on its weekly schedule, I decided to release a show today. This one has no corresponding video, sadly. I’m kinda swamped with mixing and mastering CDs. So I decided to do the quickest show possible to stay on schedule and still do everything else I need […]
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A Celtic Music Festival of Thanks for Gunn Runners
I love Celtic music. However, I have no delusions. My music is not for the typical Celtic music fan. I won’t have a PBS special any time soon, wearing formal Scottish attire and having a puffed out chest while an orchestra backs my autoharp. At the end of this year, I will have two albums […]
Who’s In Your Community?
I wonder why it is that we find it so important to be a part of a community. It’s probably something instinctual… being part of the herd. Whatever the reason, I find myself daily looking at new ways to promote my own tribe, which is one part Celtic culture and the other part Geek. And […]
CelticCon: Where Would You Go to Attend the Con?
I’m still brainstorming the idea of CelticCon, a sci fi convention celebrating Celtic culture in the sci fi/fantasy world. Right now, I’m seriously thinking and planning on this, but I could use some help. Here’s what I have so far. The first event would either be next year in January (Burns Day? Hmm…) or early February […]
Brainstorm With Me: CelticCon
From the very first day of performing at a Renaissance faire, I dreamed of starting my own. Then I started performing at sci fi conventions. I dreamed of starting my own con. As I fought to perform at Celtic festivals, I thought, “It’d be so much easier if I just started my own Celtic festival.” […]
