12 Irish Songs for Kids for St. Patrick’s Day

When my first daughter was born, I had a flood of comments from Gunn Runners asking me when I would release a kids CD. It was bound to happen. I theme most of my albums from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers to Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits to […]

Celtic Empire overview for November and December 2015

Celtic Empire overview for November and December 2015

It’s time for an update of all the things I am working on right now. On my drive back home from the Louisiana Renaissance Festival, I discuss my projects and the new things coming down the pipeline! Learn more about what’s new with my music and podcasting in the past few weeks and what’s to […]

Best Smoothie Recipe for Kids (AND the Healthiest!) / #CF61

Best Smoothie Recipe for Kids (AND the Healthiest!) / #CF61

I love smoothies. The very best tasting to me are all-natural ingredients. With this recipe, I even figured out what to do with all of that fruit that was going bad. I dump it in the freezer for my smoothies. When there’s leftover smoothies, I use it to make popsicles. I’ve been using this recipe […]

Fandooble: Geek Kids Game Review for 4, 5, 6+ Year-Old Children / #CF60

Fandooble: Geek Kids Game Review for 4, 5, 6+ Year-Old Children / #CF60

I have two new kids game to review. This is the first. The game is called Fandooble. It’s a dice game where you’re goal is to win the most treasure from the dragon’s horde. I gave this game to my 4 year-old, about to turn 5-year old daughter, and she loved it. She was totally […]

How do you balance Infants and Work From Home? / #CF55

How do you balance Infants and Work From Home? / #CF55

Recently, I was sent a question that I thought should be shared with my listeners, as it could be pertinent advice for a lot of folks out there. Question: My husband and I still trying to start a family. We’re not there yet, so maybe this question is premature, but I’m starting to seriously look […]

Celtfather or Celt Father, Changes Coming / CF#47

Celtfather or Celt Father, Changes Coming / CF#47

Big changes are coming to The Celtfather podcast. I can no longer publish the show on Monday mornings like I’ve been doing, more or less, for a year and a half. The demands of fatherhood and desire to keep a regular schedule to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast means that this show will once […]

GenCon 2015 & Celtic Geek Music

GenCon was a blast this year! The Firefly Drinking Songs show was packed, the Cat Lover’s Show was pretty good but needs some more work, and the SciFi Drinking Songs Show is going to be changing into the Celtic Geek Drinking Songs! The title is in flux, but that’s the plan. Busking went really well (one […]

Christmas Songs for Kids #7 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings

I loved Christmas song when I was a kid. My daughter is now 4, and I want to educate her not only on some of the great Christmas songs out there, but also some of the great Celtic Christmas songs. But a lot of what makes something “great” is dependent on the child. I’m happy […]

CG057: Michael Drout Interview with a Tolkien Professor, How to Read the Silmarillion

Michael Drout is an amazing professor who teaches the works of JRR Tolkien. He’s also a regular guest of A Long Expected Party, aka ALEP, the ultimate Tolkien gathering in the world. I had the pleasure of talking to him about his love of Tolkien and he also provided valuable insight on how to read […]

Wanted: Celtic Christmas Song Lyrics for Kids

I drove Kenzie to daycare this morning. We listened to Christmas songs for kids on Spotify. Yesterday, I listened to Celtic Christmas music on Spotify. I was a bit disappointed with the “Celtic Christmas” selections on Spotify. I really think I need to pursue a new theme for the holidays. It seems to me that […]