Tag Archives: Wild Mountain Thyme

New DVD: Wild Mountain Thyme

Apr 23, 2014 News Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Black Is the Color, California Autoharp Gathering, Catnipped Kitty, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, DVD, Flower of Scotland, Freedom Costs, I'll Tell My Ma, Kilkelly Ireland, Kilted For Her Pleasure, King of the Road, Leaving of Liverpool, Men of New Basin Canal, The Bridge, The Widow and the Devil, We'll Have a Pint of Stout, Wild Mountain Thyme, Witch Doctor

Imagine fields of wild mountain thyme and the joy you experience with Marc Gunn’s performances. You will experience them live from the California Autoharp Gathering. STOP and picture what life will be like watching Marc Gunn perform in front of an audience of a hundred people. The rapt attention. The cheers. A room singing together. […]

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CG010: Walking Through Wildflowers

Apr 21, 2014 Celtfather Music & Travel Podcast, News, Podcasts Brobdingnagian Bards, Brothers in Arms, Celtic Geek Con, Devo Spice, DragonCon, FuMPFest, I Am The Doctor, Lois McMaster Bujold, Manic Mondays, New Orleans, Sci Fi Drinking Songs, The FuMP, Wild Mountain Thyme

We had a lovely time this weekend in New Orleans. We walked through a field of wildflowers. We ate amazing food. We spent a relaxing Easter with friends. Today’s show is brought to you by Audible. Get a free audiobook download when you join today. Then listen to thousands of titles. If you need a suggestion […]

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Pub Songs #134: Best Irish Pub Songs

Mar 7, 2014 Podcasts Best Irish Pub Songs, Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, Celtic Music Magazine, Dicey Riley, Dirty Old Town, Donald Where's Your Trousers, Drunken Sailor, firefly drinking songs, Freedom Costs, Google, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, Nancy Whiskey, Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day, Rocky Road to Dublin, Sci Fi Drinking Songs, st. patrick's day, The Bridge, The Secret World of Celtic Rock, The Smial or the Tree, Wild Kitty, Wild Mountain Thyme

St Patrick’s Day is just 10 days away. I just announced that I will be doing daily episodes of the Pub Songs Podcast from March 10-15, Monday through Friday, at 9am. The shows will be broadcast live through Google Hangouts. If you want to be notified about them, make sure you add me to your […]

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Pub Songs #122: DragonCon with Sci Fi Drinking Songs Live

Sep 5, 2013 Podcasts Close Your Eyes, Come Take a Trip in My Airship, Danny Boy (Cat version), Doctor of Gallifrey, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Isn't It Grand Boys to Be Walking Undead, It's Good to Have Jayne on Your Side, Lord of the Pounce, Monahan's Mudder's Milk, Wherever I May Roam, Wild Mountain Thyme, Zombie Love Song

Once again, DragonCon ended with a bang and a live Pub Songs Podcast by yours truly. The con was wild and crazy fun, as has always been typical with reunions of the Brobdingnagian Bards. That’s what the weekend was all about for me. However, this was my only solo show and as always a great […]

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Can Cover Songs Make or Break a Folk Musician?

Oct 21, 2011 Articles, News Almost Irish, Beatles, Bedlam Bards, Bedlam Boys, Bill Palmer, Brobdingnagian Bards, Ceann, Celtic band, celtic music, Celtic singers, Celtic songs, contemporary Celtic band, cover songs, Do Virgins Taste Better, Enya, folk musician, Folkways, free music marketing, How to Make It As a Folk Musician, If I Had a Million Ducats, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, irish drinking songs, Irish singers, Islington, Jedi Drinking Song, King of the Road, Last Ones Standing, Maid Went to the Mill, marketing strategy, mass media, music biz, Renaissance festival bands, Roger Miller, Scottish cover songs, Scottish Songs of Drinking and Rebellion, The Dregs, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Mower, The Unicorn Song, traditional Celtic songs, traditional songs, Whiskey in the Jar, Wild Mountain Thyme, Wild Rover, word-of-mouth

It’s not easy making it as a folk musician.  That’s why I spend a lot of time thinking about how to succeed in the music biz.  I do it for me, but also for other musicians that I help out through my free music marketing ezine.  Nearly every day, I learn something new. There are […]

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A Long-Expected Party 2: There & Back Again, Another Glimpse at Perfection

Oct 6, 2011 News, Shows, Travel A Long-Expected Party, A Well-Dressed Hobbit, A World Worth Saving, ALEP, ALEP 2: There & Back Again, ALEP 3, An Evening with the Elves, Andrew McKee, autoharp, Bag End, ballroom dance, Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo's birthday party, Birmingham, Black Riders, Boston, Brandywine River, Circle of Fire, craic, Da Underhill, Don't Go Dancing With Hobbits, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, Elf Night, Elves, Gandalf, heart surgery, Hobbit Dance, hobbit drinking songs, hobbits, Irish harp, Irish session, Jamie Haeuser, Jef Murray, JRR Tolkien, Kentucky, Knight's Tale, Lagan Love, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings movies, Lord of the Rings the Musical, Michael Drout, Michelle Hedden, Middle-earth, O'er the Way, Party Tree, Pippin, Pleasant Hill, Prancing Pony, Raise a Glass in Parting, Renaissance festivals, Rie Sheridan Rose, Rohan, Rohirrim, round dance, Samantha Gillogly, Shaker Village, The Party Goes Ever On, The Ring of Hope, The Road Goes Ever On, The Shire, Tolkien, We'll Have a Pint of Stout, Wild Mountain Thyme, Wildflowers of Party Field

I’m back from A Long Expected Party 2: There & Back Again at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.  I had a brilliant time. A Look Backward at ALEP 1 Three years ago, I wrote that the first ALEP was one of the top 5 weekends of my life.  It was a magical experience.  For […]

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