Tag Archives: Enya

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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Music Influences and Inspirations

Apr 15, 2015 Articles Angelo Branduardi, Black 47, Bryan Bowers, Cat Stevens, Ceann, Christy Moore, Clandestine, Clannad, David Garza, Ed Miller, Elvis Presley, Enya, Fabrizio de Andre, influences, Jackopierce, Johnny Cash, Joni Minstrel, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, The Corries, The Irish Balladeers, The Wolfe Tones, Weird Al Yankovic

I found this old blog post in html format on my website. I thought I’d reshare it now. It already seems a little out-dated, but oh well. I’m not entirely sure when this podcast was first published.. As you may have realized by my strange pick of instruments, the autoharp, I was late bloomer to […]

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Memories of Middle Earth (Remastered) Pre-Orders Now Open

Sep 4, 2013 News amazon, Bilbo's Birthday, Brobdingnagian Bards, Enya, Hobbit Day, itunes, Legolas, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings Oscar Party, Memories of Middle Earth, Return of the King

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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Thank God for “Celtic Music”!

Feb 6, 2013 News autoharp, Black 47, Celtic, Celtic heritage, celtic music, Celtic Music Magazine, Celtic New Age, Celtic rock, Enya, Ireland, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, irish music, Irish songs, Larry Kirwan, Scotland, Scottish bagpipes, Scottish music, Scottish songs, traditional Irish music, U2, Van Morrison

“Celtic music” is a marketing term used to define the sound and music of the Celts.  I’ve used it to promote my Celtic Music Magazine and my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and a LOT of my websites.  A decade ago, it was lamented as a useless term because every band who thought they were […]

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Can Cover Songs Make or Break a Folk Musician?

Oct 21, 2011 Articles, News Almost Irish, Beatles, Bedlam Bards, Bedlam Boys, Bill Palmer, Brobdingnagian Bards, Ceann, Celtic band, celtic music, Celtic singers, Celtic songs, contemporary Celtic band, cover songs, Do Virgins Taste Better, Enya, folk musician, Folkways, free music marketing, How to Make It As a Folk Musician, If I Had a Million Ducats, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, irish drinking songs, Irish singers, Islington, Jedi Drinking Song, King of the Road, Last Ones Standing, Maid Went to the Mill, marketing strategy, mass media, music biz, Renaissance festival bands, Roger Miller, Scottish cover songs, Scottish Songs of Drinking and Rebellion, The Dregs, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Mower, The Unicorn Song, traditional Celtic songs, traditional songs, Whiskey in the Jar, Wild Mountain Thyme, Wild Rover, word-of-mouth

It’s not easy making it as a folk musician.  That’s why I spend a lot of time thinking about how to succeed in the music biz.  I do it for me, but also for other musicians that I help out through my free music marketing ezine.  Nearly every day, I learn something new. There are […]

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