Star of the County Down

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Heaven vs. Hell Set List

Yesterday was Easter. I totally forgot about that when I setup my monthly Concert Window show. I still had fairly decent turnout for Easter. There 12 people who bought tickets averaging $9.92 per person. There were also 14 Concert Window subscribers as well. It was kind of a record low turnout, but we all had fun. I feel like […]

Celtic Love Songs Lyrics

Feb 11, 2015 Song Lyrics & Poetry Black Is the Color, Celtic Love, Celtic love songs, Child Ballad, Francis McPeake, Green Grow the Rashes, Gypsy Rover, Irish love songs, Irish song lyrics, Leo Maguire, Mairi's Wedding, Peggy Gordon, Purple Flower, Robert Burns, Star of the County Down, The Bridge, When She Held Me in Her Arms, Wild Mountain Thyme

Celtic Love got it’s first review last week on Amazon. I love seeing new reviews. I recently heard on a podcast that for books, if you can get more than 25 reviews in your first week, then your book will rank better. I don’t know how true that is, but it makes sense. It seems like a smart […]

Best Irish Folk Songs

Nov 14, 2014 News Best Irish Drinking Songs, best Irish folk songs, Black Velvet Band, Bold Fenian Men, celtic music, Danny Boy, Galway Shawl, I Am Stretched on Your Grave, Irish Rover, Old Dun Cow, Rattlin' Bog, Rocky Road to Dublin, Star of the County Down, The Parting Glass, The Unicorn Song, Whiskey in the Jar, Wild Mountain Thyme, Wild Rover

I recently polled my Celtic music-loving fans about their pick of the Best Irish Folk Songs ever. Here’s what they came up with along with links to some of the Irish song lyrics that I have available. Top 15 Best Irish Folk Songs The first twelve were the most-popular songs suggested by my Celtic music fans. […]

Pub Songs #119: Live, Do I Offer Musical Inspiration?

Aug 2, 2013 Podcasts Bing Crosby, Celtic Invasion of Wales, Google Hangouts, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, Marked By Great Size, O'er the Way, Renaissance Festival Podcast, Star of the County Down, The Bards Crier Music Marketing Ezine, Wherever I May Roam

This is my first attempt at recording a live Pub Songs Podcast on Google Hangouts. I’m gonna try and put a new show out every week or two with minimal editing. I’d love your feedback. Let me know of a song I should play each week. Yes, I want to hear your suggestions! Post them […]

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Love CD Re-Released Under Pseudonym Ichabod Zeuss

Feb 4, 2013 News A Faint Heart, a tribute to love, Geography, Ichabod Zeuss, Love Actually, Star of the County Down, The Gosling Reborn

At the beginning of 2007, I released my album “A Tribute to Love“. It was a special project to me. It was me calling into wilderness and saying, “I want a partner to love in my life!” A couple years later, I met my wife. The album was different from the start. I sold it […]

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #110

Oct 4, 2011 News Achindoun, Alison Nolan, Ask Stephen, Boston Blackthorne, Bourbon & Shamrocks, Brobdingnagian Bards, Calliope House, Celtic Indy Podcast, Celtic music podcast playlists, Cormant's Fancy, FiddleSticks, Fig For a Kiss, Green Man, Green Tea, Grinning Beggar's Celtic Podcast, Hair of the Dog, Johnson's Motorcar, Manura Manya, Morrison's Jig, Mountain Dew, My Father Was a Werewolf, Nelson's Blood, Nine-8ths Irish, Redhill Rats, Road to Lisdoonvarna, Ron Cody, September 12 2001, Shepherd's Serenade, Star of the County Down, Terry Griffith, The Battle Of Auchrim, The FuMP, Toss The Feathers, Waves of Kilkee, Wesley, Zebe's Girl

Music from Green Man, Cormant’s Fancy, Alison Nolan, Ron Cody, Terry Griffith, Hair of the Dog, FiddleSticks, Bourbon & Shamrocks, Brobdingnagian Bards, Boston Blackthorne, Redhill Rats, Green Tea, Johnsons Motorcar, Nine-8ths Irish. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Stone Mountain Highland Games Stone Mountain Highland Games return October 15-16, 2011 outside of Atlanta, Georgia. There in Stone Mountain State […]

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Know Any Good Irish Songs Like “Star of the County Down”?

Oct 4, 2011 News ALEP 2, Celtic songs, Constance Wagner, falls in love, folk songs, Gypsy Rover, Irish songs, Lish Young Buy-A-Broom, song lyrics, Star of the County Down

“Star of the County Down” is an absolutely wonderful song. I find it fascinating to see how some folk songs become more popular than others. This one has a great melody and story. It’s about a guy who sorta falls in love with the local beauty. He gets all dressed up for the local fair […]