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Day 1 of the Georgia Renaissance Festival in Review + Scottish Songs on Kickstarter

Apr 13, 2013 News Georgia Renaissance Festival, Kickstarter, Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

We had an awesome opening day for the Georgia Renaissance Festival. The weather was perfect. The crowds are out in full force. My shows were full of people. Great sing-alongs. It was just fun! I have four shows daily. Three at the Brewer’s Pub at 12, 1:30 and 4:30 and one at the Oasis Stage. […]

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Why Irish Songs and Scottish Songs?

Mar 20, 2013 Articles, News Amazing Grace, Barnyards of Delgaty, Brobdingnagian Bards, Clan Gunn, Ed Miller, Flower of Scotland, Folkways, Half Price Books, irish drinking songs, Irish songs, Loch Lomond, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Patron of the Arts, Real Men Wear Kilts, Royce Perry, Scotland the Brave, Scottish Highland Games, Scottish music, Scottish songs, Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, Song Henge, The Corries, The Irish Balladeers, The Orange and the Green, The Scotsman, The Wolfe Tones, Ye Jacobites By Name

Larry on Facebook responded to yesterday’s post about my Scottish music album.  He liked the idea and thought I should play more Scottish music.  After all, I am from the Scottish Clan Gunn.  Why not more Scottish music? When I was a kid, my dad took me to some Scottish Highland Games.  I fell in […]

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Next Up: Scottish Music

Mar 19, 2013 News filk, Kickstarter, Scottish music, Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

The votes are in for my poll of which CD should I record next.  The winning CD was Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion.  I’ve talked about that album for a few years now.  I’m glad that you are interested in hearing it too.  So I started planning my Kickstarter campaign.  It will go live next month. […]

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Be Safe, Be Sorry

Jan 30, 2013 News a tribute to love, Ais Vis Lo Lop, Best Irish Drinking Songs, Bring Me Home Boys, Brobdingnagian Bards, Busy Doin' Nothing, cat songs, Celtic Chirstmas, Celtic lyrics, Celtic Songs Companion, Close Your Eyes, Doctor of Gallifrey, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Gunns & Drums, Heart's Ease, I Will not Sing Along, Ichabod Zeuss, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, irish drinking songs, Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, Irish song lyrics, Jamie Haeuser, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, Keep the Celtic in Christmas, Kilted For Her Pleasure, La La La, Marcia Yudkin, Memories of Middle Earth, Men of New Basin Canal, Molly Malone, Nancy Whiskey, Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day, Purple Cow, Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, Seth Godin, Songs of My Father's People, The Purple Cow, What Color Is Your Dragon, Whiskers in the Jar, Who's Gonna Shoe, Zombie Love Song

That’s the title of Marcia Yudkin’s weekly email newsletter.  Marcia is a fantastic copywriter.  I’ve been a subscriber for several years.  This latest email is one of many reasons why.  Marcia wrote, “With ‘me too’ marketing, you spend the same to get your message out as for a more distinctive idea.  Yet you enjoy a […]

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Listen to “An Irish Lullaby”

Aug 3, 2012 News An Irish Lullaby, Coorie Doon, Matt McGinn, Miner's Lullaby, Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day, Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

My mom used to sing this to me when I was a wee one. I thought I would be singing it to my own daughter. Now and then, I do. But I sing it more to my wife than to Kenzie. It was superseded by Matt McGinn’s “Miner’s Lullaby” aka “Coorie Doon”. Probably because it […]

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