A while back, I posted my rating system on an episode of the Pub Songs Podcast. I’m rather proud of it and like how it works. But I realize I didn’t have a written account. So here goes. First, I should point out that this system is geared towards my iTunes playlist. However, it works […]
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Scottish Songs and Burns Supper
I woke up this morning and realized we are just five days away from St. Andrew’s Day. That’s the Scottish version of St. Patrick’s Day. It is celebrated on November 30th, usually with a big feast. I’ll be honest, I’m not super familiar with the holiday outside of what I read about it on Wikipedia. […]
Pub Songs #126: Vote Celtic Music in the Podcast Awards
Welcome to another edition of the Pub Songs Podcast. This week, I am PACKED full of news. I’ve had a busy month, thus the delay in posting a show. But I’m back with more Celtic geeky goodness. First and foremost is the exciting news that the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was nominated in the […]
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Can a Giant Mish-Mash of CDs, Websites, Podcast, and News Save the World?
I had a busy week. So alas, I wasn’t again able to publish a new Pub Songs Podcast. My apologies. I do want to keep it weekly, but there’s a lot to do. Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion Arrived from the Printers Yesterday, Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion arrived from the printers. I […]
Relearning to Jam
One of the great joys of being a musician is the jam session. There’s nothing like getting into a groove and just having fun with it. The song can go on for ten minutes and continues to be a blast to play. If you’re really lucky, it’s also a blast to be heard. I had […]
Pub Songs #125: Changing the Way You Hear Celtic Music News
I’m very pleased to bring you an extra interesting show today. I have some big news for the week, but to some degree it feels like repetition of news I’ve already shared. Yes, it is a progress report, and I made a lot of progress, but I need something different. So this week, I decided […]
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Fulfilling Scottish Kickstarter
I’m about to send out surveys from the Kickstarter fundraiser for Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion. One of the questions includes a choice of CDs from my catalog. Here are the albums from which you can you choose: MARC GUNN Soul of a Harper (2004) What Color Is Your Dragon? (2009) Heart’s Ease (2009) Happy […]
Pub Songs #124: Celtic Christmas and Gunn Runner Community
It was another busy week. I’m still at work on two CDs: Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion and A Celtic Christmas. Both are nearing completion. I have one more song to finish mixing for the Scottish CD and I’m getting ready to send the Christmas album to the printers. It was fully funded on Kickstarter […]
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Scottish Songs of Awesome
I took a break from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion for the past few days. I’m still waiting on parts for two songs. While I was waiting, I finally jumped back onto my Kickstarter for Keep the Celtic in Christmas, a compilation CD I started last year for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (BTW, new show […]
Pub Songs #123: Sea Shanties and Monday Morning Update
In an effort to keep the Pub Songs Podcast on its weekly schedule, I decided to release a show today. This one has no corresponding video, sadly. I’m kinda swamped with mixing and mastering CDs. So I decided to do the quickest show possible to stay on schedule and still do everything else I need […]
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