I saw an advertisement for a lady’s fashion store with the most appalling anorexic woman on the ad. It raised an idea for a parody advertisement that I decided not to share. Was it too much? Find out more about it in this week’s Celtic Geek. Link to this page at marcgunn.com/celticgeek037 Today’s show is sponsored […]
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Where Did I Go Wrong with Procrastination?
There’s a lot on my mind right now. So I thought I’d blog. That, and I’m procrastinating recording this week’s Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. That’s okay. I’ll get it done today. The shownotes are almost done. I just need a good title for the show. Hmmm…. Where to begin? Upcoming Sci Fi Conventions Let’s see. […]
CG031: What Is Indie Celtic Music?
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 […]
New This Week: The Force, A DVD, First Celtic Podcast, and a CD Review
I’m trying to create routines to not only keep you informed of what’s going on in my world, but also to link to some of my many projects as they come out. I plan to release new stuff every week. I hope this in conjunction with The Celtic Geek podcast will make it easier for […]
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 […]
Music Is Visual
Every morning, I drive my daughter to daycare with a playlist of music that I think she will like. She’s picked her favorites. One such song is Sesame Street filk of “1-2-3-4” by Feist. We used to watch that video when she was a wee bairn, along with other Sesame Street songs. Occasionally, she asks […]
14 Thoughts That Came to Me While Mixing My Scottish CD
Today’s post will consist of thoughts that occur to me as I mixdown tracks from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion. I spent yesterday finishing up most of the songs. It’s sounding pretty durn awesome if I do say so myself. This is still my least favorite part of recording, the mixing and mastering. There just seem […]
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 […]
DragonCon 2013: Marc Highlighted by Podcast Track
In other news, the Podcasting Track did a feature on me and my panels at DragonCon. I have three podcast panels planned for the convention. Two are specifically for podcasters interested in making money with podcasting and using it as promotional tool for musicians. The other is my only solo show at the convention. Title: How […]
