Pub Songs #144: Geek Music vs. Nerd Music

Pub Songs #144: Geek Music vs. Nerd Music

Which phrase is more appealing to you? At Dragon Con, Mikey Mason and I were talking about this branding topic. He calls his music Geek Comedy Rock. I call mine Celtic Geek. We obviously prefer the term Geek music over Nerd music. But the NerdCore genre has Nerd Music taking off around the country. Would […]

Pub Songs #61: Science Fiction Convention Music

Pub Songs #61: Science Fiction Convention Music

I just got back from a killer show at InConJunction. So this week’s show starts off talking about the exciting time I had in Indianapolis. There I got to see Tom Smith, the World’s Fastest Filker, perform. That got me thinking that I need to do a special feature on the music of Science Fiction […]

Dragon Con 2015 Review, Emerald Rose, Drinking Songs / CF#43

Dragon Con 2015 Review, Emerald Rose, Drinking Songs / CF#43

I had an amazing time at DragonCon 2015! The Firefly Drinking Songs and Hobbit Drinking Songs concerts were huge and a ton of fun! The Brobdingnagian Bards concerts were fantastic (though a blur), followed by an excellent set with Tom Smith. And thanks to the tremendous help of my Atlanta Street Team, we’ve hit a […]

#202: Funny Irish Songs, Scottish Songs, and Parodies

Get ready to laugh along to a great collection of Funny Irish songs. You’ll some Celtic comedy songs by Seamus Kennedy, StoneRing, Lintie, The Irish Balladeers, Brobdingnagian Bards, Jonathan Ramsey, Rambling Sailors, Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats, Tullamore Celtic Band, Ceann, Cairde na Gael, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Tom Smith, The Merry Wives of Windsor, […]

CG028: 3 Final Previews of Sci Fi Drinking Songs

There’s just three days left for my Kickstarter for Sci Fi Drinking Songs. Instead of sharing one song a day, I’m gonna share three songs that have rough mixes already. These are “Doctor of Gallifrey”, “A Boy and His Frog” and “Romulan Ale”. If you enjoy the music, I want you to do two things. […]

Guest Vocals by Tom Smith for his song “A Boy and His Frog”

One of the songs I cover on Sci Fi Drinking Songs is “A Boy and His Frog“. It was written by the World’s Fastest Filker, the amazing Tom Smith. It’s a Wonderful song about Kermit and Jim Henson. Tom also recorded on my song “My Puddy Tat, Sylvester“. Well, now he’s here with his best Kermit-y […]

Brainstorm With Me: CelticCon

From the very first day of performing at a Renaissance faire, I dreamed of starting my own.  Then I started performing at sci fi conventions.  I dreamed of starting my own con.  As I fought to perform at Celtic festivals, I thought, “It’d be so much easier if I just started my own Celtic festival.” […]

Free Pirate Music for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! Arrrrgggh! This be Captain Black Jack Murphy.  I pirated this blog for the day to celebrate this fine holiday.  Aside from just talking like a pirate, ye be wanting to listen to good piratey music.  So I wants to give ye a free pirate CD to pirate.  It be […]

Top 5 Regrets About DragonCon 2011

I had an amazingly awesome time at DragonCon, but whenever you plan something, it never quite works like you expect it to.  This time, the whole weekend turned out better because my family came out.  Yet, there’s still a few things I wish could’ve happened. I wish the Bedlam Bards could’ve made it.  The Firefly […]

DragonCon Filk Track Schedule

The entire schedule for the DragonCon Filk track is now posted online.   You can check it out on their website.  This is what is currently listed. Time Title Room Length FRIDAY, September 2, 2011 1:30pm ET Early meet and greet Other Baker (Hyatt – 138) 1 hour 2:30pm ET Panel discussion: What is Filk? Other […]