Pub Songs #91: Nominate Your Favorite Fan Club Name

Potential fan club names: Gunn Runners, Gunnigans, Top Gunns, Celtic Gunns, Harp Hounds, Brownkilts, Celtic Cats, Gunnies Kenzie Crawling video Sponsor Pub Songs Podcast, contact Marc Firefly Drinking Songs tops the charts for Field Recordings and Drinking Songs Recorded the last songs for Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits. Last chance to sponsor Hobbits on Aug […]

Negative Comments and Musical Extremism

Today, I got my first negative feedback from one of the hobbit songs.  Like most people, I don’t like to hear negative comments about my art.  But I want to hear them anyway, especially when they are well-thought out and not attempts to be just plain malicious. This one was regarding “A Well-Dressed Hobbit“.  The […]

Pub Songs #85: New Hobbit Drinking Song

I’m making great progress on my new album of hobbit drinking songs.  Called Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits, I am collaborating with other Celtic and Ren Faire musicians to make something fitting for those pint size people in Hobbiton (not to mention those who just love to drink).  I have a full body of instruments […]

How I Fell in Love with Hobbits

It was the 6th grade when I first watched the Rankin & Bass animated version of The Hobbit.  My 6th grade had one big room broken up into large cubicles for teaching.  When the movie came on, everyone gathered in the common area.  The blinds were closed.  The movie began. I remember being mesmerized by […]

You Know You’re a Musician When….

You know you’re a musician when you miss “work”. It’s been great getting back to work this past week.  I’m getting a ton of work done in preparation for the months ahead.  It’s extra cool because I’m doing more than just promotion.  I’m creating. Creation is a fantastic thing.  I love seeing an idea evolve […]