Emerald Accent – Celtic Music Spotlight / #51

Emerald Accent – Celtic Music Spotlight / #51

Emerald Accent Irish Music was founded in the spring of 2010 for the enhancement of the Celtic cultures through music in South Mississippi. Emerald Accent includes members Clark Lowery (vocals, guitar, banjo), Gail Fox (fiddle), Tom McCandlish (bodhran, vocals). With backgrounds in Irish, Bluegrass, Blues and Classical, the band brings freshness to the genre while […]

Dragon Con 2015 Performances, Rachel Hair Trio, New Website / CF#41

Dragon Con 2015 Performances, Rachel Hair Trio, New Website / CF#41

I’m getting ready to head off on a family vacation. But I have a lot of news that needs to be shared before I head out. We are two weeks away from the largest science fiction convention in the world–Dragon Con. I’m performing all weekend with Brobdingnagian Bards. However, I have a few extra shows […]

Christmas Markets and Scotland #5 of your Celtic Christmas Greetings

In 2009 and 2010,I made a couple great trips to Europe, one to Germany for Christmas and one to Scotland. These sparked a beautiful Christmas love song I wrote for my wife. Celtic Christmas Notes Do you love to travel? Join me on a Celtic Invasion Vacations of Donegal, Ireland Singing in Oban Scotland in a pub Christmas […]

Christmas in Scotland (Lyrics)

lyrics and music by Marc Gunn Performed by Marc Gunn From CD: Celtic Christmas Greetings On a cold Glasgow eve, We wandered brisk streets Like a storybook romance from the past From New Orleans to Scotland With memories to spend And you face lit up with a laugh Happy Christmas, my sweet, you’re the reason I awake […]

Celtic Halloween Music!

Halloween is less than two weeks away. Since I play Celtic music, I thought I’d share a wee bit about my love of both of those items, especially since I have a big Celtic Halloween concert that you can watch tonight on YouTube at 7:30PM CST. Before I get started, I should point out that the […]

Celtic Invasions, Videos, Celtic Hoodies, Bracelets, and an Anniversary to Remember

I didn’t get a chance to blog at all while I was on my Celtic Invasion of the Highlands of Scotland this year. So I’m way behind in sharing my news.  So I will try an catch up today. First off, while I wasn’t blogging, I was vlogging. Yup. I posted a bunch of videos from my […]

Thank God for “Celtic Music”!

“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 […]

Wrapping Up January!

It’s hard to believe that we’re in the last week of January already, but here we are, looking forward into February!  This month has seen the release of Marc’s new CD Not Every Day is St. Patrick’s Day, and the launch of the CD and the single “Nancy Whiskey” to the top of the Charts […]