Tag Archives: Samantha Gillogly

My Ideal Band

Feb 9, 2012 Articles, News autoharp, bodhran, Brobdingnagian Bards, fiddle, Gunns & Drums, Irish bouzouki, Jamie Haeuser, mandolin, percussionist, Renaissance festivals, Samantha Gillogly, Skander

I love playing solo.  However, I miss having a band.  There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you’re jamming with a few like-minded individuals, creating music together. I still remember some of those sessions with my first band, Skander.  It was a such rush.  It sticks with me 20 years later. When Brobdingnagian Bards […]

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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #112

Nov 16, 2011 News Barrowburn, Celtic Chamber Music, Celtic Christmas, Celtic Music Magazine, Celtic Top 5, Cod Gone Wild, EHM, George Murphy, Hunting McLeod, Jil Chambless, Jimi McRae, Kathy Barwick, Kickstarter, Molly Bauckham, Rathkeltair, Samantha Gillogly, Scooter Muse, The Elders, The Langer's Ball

Music from Barrowburn Samantha Gillogly, Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse, Jimi McRae, Molly Bauckham,The Elders, Kathy Barwick, George Murphy, The Langer’s Ball, Hunting McLeod, EHM, Rathkeltair, Cod Gone Wild. Subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them […]

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A Long-Expected Party 2: There & Back Again, Another Glimpse at Perfection

Oct 6, 2011 News, Shows, Travel A Long-Expected Party, A Well-Dressed Hobbit, A World Worth Saving, ALEP, ALEP 2: There & Back Again, ALEP 3, An Evening with the Elves, Andrew McKee, autoharp, Bag End, ballroom dance, Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo's birthday party, Birmingham, Black Riders, Boston, Brandywine River, Circle of Fire, craic, Da Underhill, Don't Go Dancing With Hobbits, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Elf Night, Elves, Gandalf, heart surgery, Hobbit Dance, hobbit drinking songs, hobbits, Irish harp, Irish session, Jamie Haeuser, Jef Murray, JRR Tolkien, Kentucky, Knight's Tale, Lagan Love, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings movies, Lord of the Rings the Musical, Michael Drout, Michelle Hedden, Middle-earth, O'er the Way, Party Tree, Pippin, Pleasant Hill, Prancing Pony, Raise a Glass in Parting, Renaissance festivals, Rie Sheridan Rose, Rohan, Rohirrim, round dance, Samantha Gillogly, Shaker Village, The Party Goes Ever On, The Ring of Hope, The Road Goes Ever On, The Shire, Tolkien, We'll Have a Pint of Stout, Wild Mountain Thyme, Wildflowers of Party Field

I’m back from A Long Expected Party 2: There & Back Again at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.  I had a brilliant time. A Look Backward at ALEP 1 Three years ago, I wrote that the first ALEP was one of the top 5 weekends of my life.  It was a magical experience.  For […]

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Special Thanks to My Musical Collaborators

Aug 27, 2011 News Alex Boyd, Andrew McKee, Barrowburn, Bethany McLyr, bodhran, Brigands' Folie, Ceili Moss, concertina, Daniel I. Briggs, Dene Foye, Dogs in Doublets, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Floyd Brigdon, hobbit drinking songs, hobbit songs, Jake Weller, Jamie Haeuser, Jimmy Rimmer, Jon Richardson, Laurent Leemans, Matthew Hughes, Nathan Deese, Samantha Gillogly, Skander, Terry Griffith, TheLoneGunman

I’m still listening to Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits to see what else needs fixing before I send it off the printers. In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who recorded music for this album.  Drop by and visit some of the websites below. Samantha Gillogly contributed fiddle to the album.  She played on […]

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Pub Songs #88: Kenzie Shares Her Thoughts on Celtic Music

Jun 28, 2011 Podcasts 404 Funny, Acoustic Celtic, Celtfather, celtic music, Celtic Roots Radio, Dark Crystal, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, firefly drinking songs, HeathCast, High Desert Meowzings, IndieNation.fm, Makem and Spain Brothers, Master "Bones" Jangle and The Voodoo Island Cannibals, Matthew Hughes, Random Acts Radio, Renaissance Festival Podcast, Rimbo, Samantha Gillogly, The Malarkeys, Three Weird Sisters

Kenzie joins me on the podcast.  Today’s song from Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits is one of my favorite.  Samantha Gillogly tears it up on fiddle.  Matthew Hughes adds some rocks out on acoustic guitar.  My friend Jimmy Rimmer aka Rimbo laid an awesome bass track last night that reminds me of a 70s rock […]

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Pub Songs #86: Sponsors for Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits

Jun 14, 2011 Podcasts Bedlam Bards, Celtic t-shirts, Christie Hennessy, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, firefly drinking songs, Matthew Hughes, Samantha Gillogly, Terry Griffith, The LoneGunman, Whalebone

There’s a new live album I put together specifically for those who sponsor my upcoming album Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits.  While it does not feature any hobbit songs, it does feature 22 tracks of fun geeky Sci fi Celtic songs.  I’ll tell you more about it while I highlight a new song from the […]

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#96: Celtic Christmas Music Special

Dec 21, 2010 Celtic Christmas Altan, Angus Mohr, Boston Blackthorne, Brobdingnagian Bards, Don Grieve, Gaelica, Jennifer Grassman, Julia Lane, Oona McOuat, Ron Cody, Samantha Gillogly, The AM String Band, The Gothard Sisters, Wicked Tinkers

Celtic Christmas Special, Part 2. Music from The AM String Band, Wicked Tinkers, Don Grieve, Samantha Gillogly, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Gothard Sisters, Boston Blackthorne, Jennifer Grassman, Gaêlica, Ron Cody, Oona McOuat, Altan, Angus Mohr, Julia Lane. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/96 Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Wouldn’t it be amazing to walk among the rolling green hills of Ireland? Picture […]

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