I am back from The Shire. I’m wrapping my head around the weekend. It was incredible, beautiful, peaceful, fun, but there was a different feel. This year’s ALEP (A Long Expected Party) just felt different. I’m still not sure why. This was our fourth event. It’s hard to believe I’ve gone back to Shakertown, […]
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Help Kilted Kings Top the Charts
This summer, I did a big push for my new Steampunk CD, Pirates vs Dragons, over on CD Baby. It was a huge hit. The album climbed to #9 on the largest indie music site in the world. I think I sold 112 copies of the album on CD Baby. It stayed at the top […]
#283: Great Celtic Music Hiding at Renaissance Festivals
If you love acoustic Celtic music, you will find no better place to find great Celtic music than at Renaissance Festivals. Yes, I know the Celts had nothing to do with the “Renaissance”, but Celtic music is one of the most-popular musical styles found at Ren faires. It’s one of the last places where you can […]
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Pub Songs #146: Halloween Pub Songs
Halloween is just around the corner. I want to share with you some awesome music for your own Halloween celebrations. You can thank me later! Enjoy Halloween Pub Songs from Marc Gunn, Brobdingnagian Bards, Phillip Hole, Aurelio Voltaire, Samantha Gillogly, Flying Fish Sailors, Kilted Kings. Pub Talk * I have one final Patron’s Picks concert that […]
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Pub Songs #145: Popular Irish Pub Songs & Van Morrison
This podcast was founded not just on pub songs but Irish pub songs. I haven’t played any in a while. So while searching for popular Irish pub songs, I found a nice list on Irish Central. I have recorded versions of many of these songs. So I thought I would share them in this episode […]
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Pub Songs #144: Geek Music vs. Nerd Music
Which phrase is more appealing to you? At Dragon Con, Mikey Mason and I were talking about this branding topic. He calls his music Geek Comedy Rock. I call mine Celtic Geek. We obviously prefer the term Geek music over Nerd music. But the NerdCore genre has Nerd Music taking off around the country. Would […]
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Pub Songs #143: Dragon Protection +5! #SaveTheDragons
This month, the Pub Songs Podcast is dedicated to the dragons who deserve protection. You’ll hear some music from my new CD, Pirates vs. Dragons, plus some dragons songs from Brobdingnagian Bards, Boogie Knights, Gallamor The Bard, TheLoneGunman, Tania Opland and Mike Freeman’s collaboration with Anne McCaffrety, and Dan the Bard. Pub Talk Pirates vs. […]
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Bands and Side Projects
I have performed with numerous bands and had a number of side projects over the years. This is the main list. You can find out more about all of these projects by clicking the links in the descriptions. Kilted Kings Become the Hero of an Epic adventure of powerful Celtic World music. Sing. Dance. Smile. […]
Introduction to the Music of The Celtfather
This is Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. I’m a Celtic musician and podcaster. I thought it might be nice to have an episode of the podcast that lets you know about many of the things I do online. I don’t think this will be a comprehensive list. But it should give you a great starting point […]
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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 […]
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