I finally made some decisions about upcoming albums for the year and what’s next as you’ll see in my latest Kickstarter–Dragons vs. Pirates. This album is a bit of vanity project. It started years ago with an album I recorded with Captain Black Jack Murphy called Pogue Mahone Means Kiss My Arse. It was a fun […]
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18 Funny Irish Drinking Songs and St Patrick’s Day Festival
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner and a show tomorrow, this is a good time to compile a list of funny Irish drinking songs that perhaps I might play this year. See my complete show schedule here. I also do a lot of shows online. St. Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival I’m working on a whole […]
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Listen to “Drunken Sailor”, Freedom CD Update
“Drunken Sailor” was one of the early songs I learned in my music career. The Brobdingnagian Bards released our version back in 2001. But it was nearly a year earlier when I combined the song with the Scottish song, “Donald, Where’s Your Trousers“. It turns out that was a brilliant decision. If for no other […]
Did You Hear the First Track from Celtic Music Is Freedom? Listen Here
I don’t remember if I played this song in either the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast or the Pub Songs Podcast, but I love the way it turned out. I started playing “A Drop of Nelson’s Blood” about three years ago. It’s big fun song where you can rewrite the lyrics on a whim. I […]
Dragons vs. Pirates – Sea Shanty Steampunk Album Coming Soon
Tom Emerson was there with his video camera when I let the cat out of the bag on my latest Celtic Invasion of New Orleans. The “secret” was the next album by my pirate persona, “Captain Black Jack” Murphy. The album is called “Dragons vs Pirates” (or vice versa, I really haven’t decided yet). It […]
GOING FOR BROGUE: IRISH PUB SONGS AND SEA SHANTIES WITH AN ACCENT
Several years ago, I started the Irish Songs & Lyrics website to help musicians like learn new songs by ear. The site features Irish song lyrics, chords, and streaming audio files so you can listen to the songs you want to learn. Unfortunately, the website stopped growing because we stopped recording. I decided to expand […]
