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Greetings Nagians Another Faire to Remember is officially done. The music is off to the printers. Today, we start talking about the first five songs on the new album. Why are they there? What's the inspiration for them? What cool things happened in the recording process. This album is far more personal than we realized. So we're excited to talk about it and even share a song. Brobdingnagian Bards will be at Sherwood Forest Faire on the weekends of April 12-13 and 19-20. We might have smaller stage. But the show will be better than ever! Find out more about upcoming shows of Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee on our websites. Find out more about Brobdingnagian Bards and subscribe to our newsletter on Patreon.

Welcome to Filk Files! But what is Filk? And why are there so many aliens, adventurers, hobbits, muppets, and nerds in this episode? Host: Olivia Harding Guest Speakers: Daisy O'Danny, Marc Gunn, Andrew McKee, Dan Marcotte You can find the full interviews with each guest speaker (including a video interview with the Brobdingnagian Bards!) as well as other goodies on the Folk Files Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast. All the proceeds from this month's purchases will be donated to the RESCU Foundation. Special Thanks To: Aaron J. Morton Musical excerpts: ARTIST: Arthur Rowan WORK: Trooper's Lament SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgMrUDGiOC4 ARTIST: Rowan and the Rose WORK: Australian Shore SOURCE: https://www.rowanandtherose.com/product-page/favorite-things-2016-digital ARTIST: Daisy O'Danny WORK: The Irish Rover SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz1SDrNhaLc ARTIST: Dan the Bard WORK: Fred the Ranger SOURCE: https://www.danthebard.com/category/all-products ARTIST: Weird Al Yankovic WORK: The Saga Begins SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU ARTIST: Brobdingnagian Bards WORK: If I Had A Million Ducats SOURCE: https://brobdingnagianbards.bandcamp.com/track/if-i-had-a-million-ducats-2 ARTIST: Brobdingnagian Bards WORK: Hobbit's Dance SOURCE: https://brobdingnagianbards.bandcamp.com/track/hobbits-dance ARTIST: Daisy O'Danny WORK: Boot and Rally SOURCE: https://www.patreon.com/c/folkfilespodcast/shop ARTIST: Mikey Mason WORK: Best Game Ever SOURCE: https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/best-game-ever ARTIST: Mikey Mason WORK: Shades of Gray SOURCE: https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/shades-of-gray ARTIST: Roll That Die WORK: Bard City SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtmZRJMlrFc ARTIST: Tom Smith WORK: A Boy and His Frog SOURCE: https://tomsmith.bandcamp.com/track/a-boy-and-his-frog

How “The Unicorn Song” became a Brobdingnagian Bards staple while still standing out as 100% unique. Did the unicorns truly die a horrific death? It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #86 HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name. THANK YOU NAGIANS! We run our own record label. It is funded through the generosity of our Nagians on Patreon. Your kind support pays our bills, allows us to promote our music, and of course, it puts money in our pockets so that we can keep creating music and podcasts and more, just for you. For as little as $5 per month, you get bonus behind-the-scenes podcasts, videos, and bootleg concert recordings. This is just for Patrons. Join the Nagians Only Club right now! UPCOMING SHOWS Marc Gunn OCT 18-20: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA NOV 2: Georgia Renaissance Festival Fall Fling, Fairborn, GA from 2-9 PM NOV 9: IrishFest Atlanta, Roswell, GA with Inara NOV 15-17: CONjuration, Duluth, GA NOV 23: Georgia Renaissance Festival Fall Fling, Fairborn, GA from 2-9 PM NOV 30: Georgia Renaissance Festival Fall Fling, Fairborn, GA from 2-9 PM DEC 8: Nerdy Wonderland at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA Every Wednesday, Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11:30 AM Eastern Andrew McKee NOV 2-DEC 8: Louisiana Renaissance Festival, Hammond, LA DEC 14-15: Sherwood Celtic Music Festival, Paige, TX ABOUT THE SONG: The Unicorn Song Written by Shel Silverstein and The Irish Rovers Brobdingnagian Bards “The Unicorn Song” from Songs of Ireland CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

Enjoy an hour-long concert live from Dragon Con 2024. Hilarity may now ensue! It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #85   HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name.    THANK YOU NAGIANS! We run our own record label. It is funded through the generosity of our Nagians on Patreon. Your kind support pays our bills, allows us to promote our music, and of course, it puts money in our pockets so that we can keep creating music and podcasts and more, just for you. For as little as $5 per month, you get bonus behind-the-scenes podcasts, videos, and bootleg concert recordings. This is just for Patrons. Join the Nagians Only Club right now! UPCOMING SHOWS Marc Gunn   OCT 18-20: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA NOV 8-10: IrishFest Atlanta, Roswell, GA with Inara NOV 15-17: CONjuration, Duluth, GA Andrew McKee NOV 2-DEC 8: Louisiana Renaissance Festival, Hammond, LA DEC 14-15: Sherwood Celtic Music Festival, Paige, TX   DRAGON CON 2024 BOOTLEG Name On My Soul Jedi Mickey Lily the Pink Donald Where's Your Trousers Seven Drunken Nights Mushrooms Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits Love Song to Alcohol Heart of Fangorn Thorin's Eulogy Old Dun Cow Always Look on the Bright Side of Life CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

Marc and Andrew share how they found and add the song "The Scotsman" to their muscial repertoire. Plus, there's big news a-coming! It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #84   0:02 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name.    THANK YOU NAGIANS! 1:19 - We run our own record label. It is funded through the generosity of our Nagians on Patreon. Your kind support pays our bills, allows us to promote our music, and of course, it puts money in our pockets so that we can keep creating music and podcasts and more, just for you. For as little as $5 per month, you get bonus behind-the-scenes podcasts, videos, and bootleg concert recordings. This is just for Patrons. Join the Nagians Only Club right now! 3:50 - UPCOMING SHOWS Brobdingnagian Bards AUG 29-SEP 2: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA   Marc Gunn AUG 17: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6:30-9:30 PM SEP 28 – OCT 5: Celtic Invasion of Scotland's Whisky, UK OCT 18-20: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA NOV 8-10: IrishFest Atlanta, Roswell, GA with Inara NOV 15-17: CONjuration, Duluth, GA Andrew McKee NOV 2-DEC 8: Louisiana Renaissance Festival, Hammond, LA DEC 14-15: Sherwood Celtic Music Festival, Paige, TX   8:47 - ABOUT THE SONG: The Scotsman Written by Mike Cross 16:04 - Brobdingnagian Bards “The Scotsman” from A Faire to Remember 18:15 - CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

What is a ducat anyway? Brobdingnagian Bards talk about their Barenaked Ladies parody of "If I Had a Million Dollars". Plus, you'll enjoy the Worst version of the song EVER in this episode. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #82 0:02 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name. 1:01 - THANK YOU NAGIANS! We run our own record label. It is funded through the generosity of our Nagians on Patreon. Your kind support pays our bills, allows us to promote our music, and of course, it puts money in our pockets so that we can keep creating music and podcasts and more, just for you. For as little as $5 per month, you get bonus behind-the-scenes podcasts, videos, and bootleg concert recordings. This is just for Patrons. Join the Nagians Only Club right now! 1:46 - UPCOMING SHOWS Brobdingnagian Bards AUG 29-SEP 2: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA Marc Gunn JUNE 22: Nerdy Wonderland at The Lost Druid, Avondale Estates, GA JUL 27: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6:30-9:30 PM AUG 1-4: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN Andrew McKee JUN 15th - JUN 23rd: North Dakota Renaissance Faire, Fargo, ND AUG 1-4: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN with Bards at Comedy Music Cabaret 5:25 - ABOUT THE SONG: If I Had A Million Ducats Origin Story of Brobdingnagian Bards: We Made Lemonade A Million Million Ducats 22:49 - Brobdingnagian Bards “If I Had A Million Ducats - THE Worst Ever” from A Million Million Ducats 26:05 - FAIRE MEMORIES First Renaissance festival? 30:30 - NEXT TIME: Bards Bootleg Concert 30:53 - CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

In this deeply personal episode, I share my own journey through the challenges of parenting a son struggling with anger and substance abuse. In this crossover episode with People Who Suffer, Andrew McKee interviews me for a change and I'll walk you through the first signs of my son's struggles and how my emotions became entangled with his; when he was angry, I was angry. When he was upset, I was upset.The situation escalated when my son confessed his substance use, disappeared emotionally and physically, and began skipping school, missing 60 days in one semester. I know it sounds familiar to many of you when I say that shame overwhelmed me, causing me to shut down as a person and a mother, plagued by thoughts of what I should have done differently. I feared we had lost him. As parents, we were consumed by shame and tried to keep our struggles a secret.Getting our son into wilderness was a decision that I firmly believe saved my son's life, leading to an incredible shift in my perspective and also many more ups and downs. When I realized my own part in my son's, family's and my own struggles, and I started working on myself, it completely changed everything. It changes me, it changed my son, and it changed our family. Now, years later, I can truly say my sons have a completely different mom emotionally. Have a listen to my personal story which I hope will benefit all of you.In this episode on how I went from a struggling parent to a parent coach, we discuss:My personal story from being a struggling mom of a struggling teen, all the way to being a parent coach;The first signs of our son struggling with anger and substance use;The shame and guilt I felt as a mom of a struggling teen;How we learned about wilderness and got our son in;The epiphany needed to change our lives;The moment that felt like the beginning of the rest of my life;And so much more!Need support?

A happy night drinking leads you to reflect on the good and the bad of life. Is it all worth it? Learn more about the song “Satisfied” this week on the show. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #81. 0:02 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Satisfied” from Songs of Ireland   4:45 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name.    THANK YOU NAGIANS! We finance our music entirely through the monthly financial generosity and support of our Nagians on Patreon. Sign up so you get access to behind-the-scenes, Brobdingnagian Bards-exclusive content. Join the Nagians Only Club!   UPCOMING SHOWS Marc Gunn JUNE 22: Nerdy Wonderland at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA AUG 1-4: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN with Bards at Comedy Music Cabaret   Andrew McKee MAR 2 - APR  21st: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX MAY 18th - JUN 9th: New Jersey Ren Faire, Columbus, NJ JUN 15th - JUN 23rd: North Dakota Renaissance Faire, Fargo, ND AUG 1-4: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN with Bards at Comedy Music Cabaret   WHAT'S NEW New bonus, patron-only podcast to be published. Kickstarter for Another Faire to Remember is up   TODAY'S SONG STORY: SATISFIED Recorded for Songs of Marked By Great Size and Songs of Ireland, and on Andrew's CD, The Irish Bard Satisfied Lyrics words and music Andrew McKee It was twelve days ago in a pub. Night was near. I was on me fourth pint of their best Irish beer When a thought quickly struck me of all I hold dear. So I went on outside to the hill with my beer. Well, I smelled all the flowers all the flowers. I've left none to behind. I've told more the truth than I've told fib or lie And I hope when you find me in the hills where I'll lie That it'll always be said that I died satisfied. Well, I took both the good and the bad in me life. And I made the most of it in a home with me wife. And I raised me two kids both a girl and a boy. And they made all me life, oh, a gift to enjoy. As for friends I've had many I ne're walked alone, And a few were like family just as much as me own They helped in times troubled and made happiness known. And they gave me a young heart I've never outgrown, Well, the evening was leaving and the sun said goodbye. I thought of me past and I smiled with a sigh. Oh, I had no regrets nay a reason to cry. So I drank me beer down 'till the glass all was dry. 32:00 - Andrew McKee “Satisfied” from The Irish Bard 35:10 - CREDITS Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net  

Pain is hard to deal with. Sometimes it feels overwhelming. You can get through it with maybe a little help from Doctor Who. We talk about my song Redemption. You can learn all about it today on Pub Songs & Stories #283 0:16 - Marc Gunn “By Amazing Grace” from Come Adventure With Me By Amazing Grace, Hat Came Back, Tartanic Inspired by the Firefly episode “Heart of Glass” featuring Andrew McKee of Brobdingnagian Bards and Jamie Haeuser) 4:23 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Sci F'Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. If you're new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather. New Poll: What are your favorite songs on Sci Fi Drinking Songs? New Merch Bundle: CD, Album Pin, Poster and Songbook for $90 9:32 - UPCOMING SHOWS MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX MAR 28: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert w/Brobdingnagian Bards @ 8 PM MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA Make sure you check the calendar on the Marc Gunn homepage to see the latest list of performances. 10:35 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer “Folk Club Song” from Twelve Months & A Day 15:44 - JOIN THE CLUB The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you'll get access to videos like my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Email follow@celtfather ! If you can't support me financially, just sign up on Patreon for free. Special thanks to our newest and returning patrons: Laura Belle, Michelle Powers, James Regan 17:20 - THE STORY OF REDEMPTION Recorded for The War Doctor | Doctor Who #2.3 Inspired by “The Day of the Doctor” from Doctor Who Download the “Redemption” MP3 Lyrics and music Marc Gunn. Marc Gunn: autoharp, vocals; Rich Brotherton: bass, guitar, percussion. Mixed by Rich Brotherton Background This is a story about finding redemption. In the 50th anniversary Doctor Who episode "The Day of the Doctor", the 10th (Matt Smith) and 11th Doctor (David Tennant) meet The War Doctor. They are horrified and filled with dread to once again see themselves as the man who committed horrible atrocities wiping out the Time Lords and the Daleks with a doomsday weapon. But after centuries dealing with that pain. They finally come to grips with it. They accept the decision they made even though it caused the death of billions of people. But even better, they remember Who they are. The Doctor. Never cruel or cowardly. Never give up or give in. Doctors give hope. They are finally able to save the people they thought they lost. Redemption Lyrics I was so young. I made a mistake That I have never shared. Much to regret. I tried to forget. I ran. That just laid it bare. To speak the words out loud made me Shudder for the harm I done Now I help the innocent Still I feel the need to run. * Because I burn. I  burn. It won't cover the pain But it's time I learn. Time I learn. Redemption can come again (x3) Are great men truly forged in fire? While others light the flame? That's what I tell myself so that I can avoid the blame. Deep down inside there's a scared little child Smashing statues, filled with fright. Under cover, changing faces To hide away in plain sight But still I burn. I  burn. It won't cover the pain But it's time I learn. It's time I learn. Redemption can come again (x3) And still my monsters come from my past They shatter my future bones. Scary to face them, but time will heal Don't have to do it alone Promise to keep, tho I may weep For the pain I kept deep down Face my fears for 1200 years Hope will turn my life around No longer burn. No longer  burn. It may not cover the pain But it's time I learn. It's time I learn. Redemption can come again (x3) 26:11 - Marc Gunn “Redemption” from Come Adventure With Me 29:47 - CLOSING 33:25 - CREDITS Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen. You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I'm performing. Remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com! #pubstories  

Sometimes you have to kiss a bunch of frogs to find true love. Listen to our story behind our song “Frog Kissin'” and get an update about our next CD. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #80 0:02 - NAGIANS ONLY: Bard Specific Content, Where were they? Rant about public domain and arrangements Andrew at Sherwood Marc's new CD Come Adventure With Me 19:48 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Wild Mountain Thyme” from A Faire to Remember — 23:44 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name. THANK YOU NAGIANS! We finance our music entirely through the monthly financial generosity and support of our fans on Patreon. Sign up to our individual Patreon pages so that you can access behind-the-scenes, Brobdingnagian Bards-exclusive content. You'll get an extended version of this podcast, bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Support us on Patreon. 28:46 - BARD NEWS Frog Kissin Story New monthly Bards Blog New CD, Another Faire to Remember Marc Gunn MAR 17: Wings Cafe & Tap House, Marietta, GA @ 3-7 PM MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX MAR 28: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert w/ Brobdingnagian Bards @ 8 PM MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA Andrew McKee MAR 2 - APR 21st: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX MAY 18th - JUN 9th: New Jersey Ren Faire, Columbus, NJ 34:01 - TODAY'S SONG STORY: FROG KISSIN' Recorded by Chet Atkins originally. I heard a version by Ed Kilbourne. It was in 4/4 time and sounded nothing like our version. Our is in 3/4 time. That was the only way I could make it sound like a song that belonged at a Renaissance Festival. Stage performance choreography Frog Kissin' Lyrics words and music by Buddy Kalb, arrangement Marc Gunn Do you remember in the fairy tale, how the wicked witches spell Turned the handsome prince to a toad? By the power of a potion, she handed him the notion He was lower than the dirt in the road. And though she left him green and warted, her evil plans were thwarted Their chanced to happen by a young miss Who in spite of his complexion, offered him affection And broke the wicked curse with her kiss So if you've never been frog kissing Then you don't know what you've been missin', There's a wealth of opportunity under each and every log. And if you've never been charm-breakin', Then you've never been handsome prince makin'. You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a frog! Once upon a time ago, I was down and feelin' low Like a lonely frog in a pond My life was just a joke, and I was just about to croak Cuz I'd be zapped by life's wicked wand. But in the depths of my depression, there came a true expression Of love from a person so sweet. She gave me warm fuzzy feelings, feelings that were healin' And she knocked me off my little webbed feet. There's a happy-ever-after-land, deep in the heart of man Where a prince and princess abides. But all we get are glimpses, of the happy prince or princess 'Cauce they're covered with a green warty hide. Though they're full of life's potential, they're lacking one essential To enable them to shine like a star. That's a handsome guy or missus, to smother them with kisses And love them just the way that they are. That's the secret of frog kissing You can do it too if you'll just listen There's a wealth of opportunity under each and every log. That's the secret of charm-breakin', That's the secret of handsome prince makin'. You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a… You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a… You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a frog! 47:32 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Frog Kissin'” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 50:29 - CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net  

“Exclamations” is a parody of “Interjections” from Schoolhouse Rock. You'll learn the story behind this fun song. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #79 0:02 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard buy any other name… would have a shorter name.  THANK YOU NAGIANS! We finance our music entirely through the monthly financial generosity and support of our fans on Patreon. Sign up to our individual Patreon pages so that you can access behind-the-scenes, Brobdingnagian Bards-exclusive content.  You'll get an extended version of this podcast, bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Support Andrew McKee at http://patreon.com/irishbard  Support Marc Gunn at http://patreon.com/celtfather  4:45 - UPCOMING SHOWS MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX MAR 28: Bards Internet Concert MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX Marc Gunn FEB 10: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6:30-9:30 PM FEB 15: Hobbit Drinking Songs on Bandcamp @ 7:30 PM FEB 17: Goblin Market: Frost Faire @ 6:00-10:30 PM APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA JUN 22: Nerdy Wonderland Summer Solstice, The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA   Andrew McKee MAR 2 - APR 21: Sherwood Forest Faire, McDade, TX MAY 18th - JUN 9th: New Jersey Ren Faire, Columbus, NJ   8:26 - TODAY'S SONG STORY: EXCLAMATIONS 16:05 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Exclamations” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 18:38 - CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net  

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May the Bards Be With You! Who slammed what at Dragon Con? Join Brobdingnagian Bards as they share their favorite moments at Dragon Con and throughout the summer. You'll also learn the little known story about their hit song “Jedi Drinking Song” which helped earn them a #1 album on CD Baby back in 2005.  It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #78 0:02 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name. Andrew McKee  THANK YOU NAGIANS! We finance our music entirely through the monthly financial generosity and support of our fans on Patreon. Sign up to our individual Patreon pages so that you can access behind-the-scenes, Brobdingnagian Bards-exclusive content.  You'll get an extended version of this podcast, bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Support Andrew McKee at http://patreon.com/irishbard  Support Marc Gunn at http://patreon.com/celtfather  2:10 - UPCOMING SHOWS Marc Gunn OCT 13: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 6:00-9:00 PM OCT 19: Bandcamp Internet Concert @ 7:30 PM OCT 20-22: Multiverse Con, Atlanta, GA NOV 4: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estate, GA @ 6:30 PM NOV 17-19: Conjuration, Sonesta Suite hotel, Gwinnett Place, GA DEC 3: Nerdy Wonderland & Holiday Market at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA DEC 10: Nerdy Noel, Huntsville, AL Andrew McKee Nov 4th - Dec 10th: Louisiana Ren Faire 9:24 - MUSICAL PINS 12:13 - DRAGON CON 27:03 - JEDI DRINKING SONG 41:07 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Jedi Drinking Song” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 45:07 - CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net   #brobdingnagianBards #starwarsjedi #musicalpins  

Its been a little while since Grimmfest Monsters and Movies, but the memories of those two cool days are still with me and I thought. You know what. time to share some of the conversations that I had with wonderful people at that event. First up (after an intro) Is my chat with some of the talent behind the film Wolf Manor (a k a Scream of the Wolf) Dominic Brunt, Ashley Thorpe, Shaune Harrison, Paula-Anne Booker and Andrew McKee sit down with me for a chat.! Enjoy!! Check out https://frompage2screen.com/ for more content including reviews, competitions, interviews and movie news that you dont see everywhere else. Check out 'thegeekhouse' in groups on Facebook Video Content at https://www.youtube.com/frompage2screen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frompage2screen/ Stuarts Twitter: https://twitter.com/FromPage2Screen

HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. A Bard by any other name… would have a shorter name. THANK YOU NAGIANS! We finance our music entirely through the monthly, financial generosity and support of our fans on Patreon. Sign up to our individual Patreon pages so that you can access behind-the-scenes, Brobdingnagian Bards-exclusive content. You'll get an extended version of this podcast, bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Support Andrew McKee at http://patreon.com/irishbard Support Marc Gunn at http://patreon.com/celtfather WHAT'S COMING? Andrew McKee May 20-21, 27-29, and June 10-11: New Jersey Ren Faire AUG 3-6: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN Marc Gunn JUN 3-10: Celtic Invasion Vacations, County Mayo, Ireland JUN 24: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ TBD JUL 22: Burnt Hickory Brewery, Kennesaw, GA @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM AUG 3-6: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN Coffee and Pub Songs & Stories paused for summer. Back in August TODAY'S SONG STORY Bog Down in the Valley Recorded for Songs of Ireland words and music Traditional O-ro the rattlin' bog, the bog down in the valley-o O-ro the rattlin' bog, the bog down in the valley-o And in that bog there was a tree, a rare tree, a rattlin' tree With the tree in the bog And the bog down in the valley-o. Now on that tree there was a limb, a rare limb, a rattlin' limb With the limb on the tree and the tree in the bog And the bog down in the valley-o. Now on that limb there was a branch, a rare branch, a rattlin' branch With the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the bog And the bog down in the valley-o. (Repeat, adding a line each time) Now on that branch there was a twig, a rare twig, a rattlin' twig..... Now on that twig there was a nest, a rare nest, a rattlin' nest..... Now in that nest there was an egg , a rare egg, a rattlin' egg..... Now in that egg there was a bird, a rare bird, a rattlin' bird..... Now on that bird there was a feather, a rare feather, a rattlin' feather ..... Now on that feather there was a flea, a rare flea, a rattlin' flea ..... CLOSING Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

What crazy things happened at Sherwood Forest Faire. Patronage takes a big turn for the better. Why Old Dun Cow still blows audiences minds 20 years after we started playing it. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #76 HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Today's theme: Patreon Song story: Old Dun Cow What's new? Sherwood Forest Faire Jordan Con Friday night show. Changing the primary merch category THANK YOU NAGIANS! Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. They take traditional Irish and Scottish songs and give them a comedic twist. Their unique brand of music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin put Austin, Texas on the Celtic music map. Brobdingnagian Bards music is financed entirely by their individual fans on Patreon. For just $5 per month, you can support the Brobdingnagian Bards individually and help them create new music while enjoying bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Quick Reminder. The Brobdingnagian Bards Patreon page will close down in the very near future. But we still need your support. Our recommendation is that you unsubscribe from the Bards Patreon page and then Join the Patreon of Andrew McKeeAND Marc Gunn. UPCOMING SHOWS Andrew McKee MAY 6-7: Scarborough Faire, Waxahachie, TX MAY 20-JUN 4, New Jersey Renaissance Festival, Southampton, NJ JUN 10-11, South Jersey Celtic Festival, Southampton, NJ Marc Gunn MAY 13: Pontoon Brewing, Sandy Springs, GA @ 12-3 PM JUN 3-10: Celtic Invasion Vacations, County Mayo, Ireland JUN 24: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ TBD JUL 22: Burnt Hickory Brewery, Kennesaw, GA @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM AUG 3-6: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net  

My goal is to get someone to share what I make. Highlight a new theme each week. Your mom is calling! Or is it? It might be a scammer. But I can help you protect yourself. Can we make the music business more sustainable? I have an interview with Kyle Carey. This is Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories #269. 0:16 - Marc Gunn “Romulan Ale” from Sci Fi Drinking Songs 3:23 - WELCOME TO SCI FI PUB SONGS & STORIES This is the audio edition of my newsletter. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Rhythm & Folk Celtic musician in Atlanta. I play traditional Irish and Scottish drinking songs, but I am also a songwriter. I write songs Celtic culture and fuse them pop culture, things like Lord of the Rings, Firefly, Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who and more. If you're new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that at PubSong.com. Or even better send me an email to pubsong@ celtfather. You can not only subscribe, but you can also download all of my songs in this show. You will get an email with a link to download this month's songs. It's quick and easy. Oh! And let me know what you're doing while listening to this episode. And as you hopefully heard in the last episode when I say I have CDs. Your job is to shout, “You have CDs!” 5:01 - UPCOMING SHOWS APR 6: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert with Brobdingnagian Bards @ 7 PM CST APR 8-9: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 20: Cat Drinking Songs on Bandcamp @ 7 PM EST APR 21-23: Jordan Con, Atlanta, GA APR 29. The Lost Druid Earth Day Biking Concert, Avondale Estates @ 6:30-9:30 PM JUN 3-10: Celtic Invasion Vacations, County Mayo, Ireland 5:43 - Marc Gunn “A Well-Dressed Hobbit” from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits 8:02 - KYLE CAREY IS MAKING MUSIC MORE SUSTAINABLE Kyle Carey plays Gaelic Americana music. She's originally from New Hampshire and sings songs in Irish and Scots Gaelic. Her songwriting is inspired by American and Celtic folklore. She has a brand new Kickstarter currently running for her album, The Last Bough. 23:59 - Kyle Carey “June Day” from North Star 27:50 - SUPPORT THE THINGS YOU LOVE If you enjoy this show and want to keep it going, join over 150 other Gunn Runners on Patreon. Every week, you get bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you get weekly access to my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts and discounts on merch. Sign up for as little as $5 per month. You can also save 15% with an annual membership. I make music and podcasts because of your generosity so please join the Club today! Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Alice M, Karla A, Triskele, Ayden B 28:49 - DEFENDING YOURSELF FROM AI DEEP FAKES One of my favorite podcasts to listen to is called Akimbo. It's by Seth Godin, a brilliant marketer and thought leader. He constantly challenges his listeners to “make things better by making better things.” That resonates with me. One of my early Irish & Celtic Music Podcast slogans was “changing the way you hear Celtic music.” That was about improving the culture, embracing change, recognizing that our past is important but so is our future. That's what podcasting is all about. Or it can be. This week, Seth didn't something intriguing. He asked ChatGPT to evaluate the functions, the future, and the problems of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT. He recorded the responses… Well, sort of. It turned out the entire recording, except the intro, was an AI voice manipulator that sounded almost exactly like Seth Godin. There was one moment in the recording that I thought, this is kind of dry sounding. I chalked it up to ChatGPT. Little did I know, it wasn't Seth speaking. My mom just shared an AI scam that's happening. I have an idea on how to fix. Thank you Harry Potter! The scam is that an AI simulator will call you on the phone and have the same voice as someone you know. They say that they are in financial trouble. They ask for your help. What do you do? At some point, the simulator will be good enough to fool you. Just like Seth Godin's podcast fooled me. We're already there. But I immediately came up with a defense. It's from the final books of Harry Potter. I'll let ChatGPT explain: “In the final books of the Harry Potter series, Remus Lupin asked Harry Potter a question to prove that he was not an imposter. The question was: "What is the secret of the Marauder's Map?" This was a question that only the true creators of the map - Lupin, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew - would know the answer to. Harry correctly answered that the map was activated by tapping it with one's wand and saying "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," and that it could be closed by tapping it again and saying "Mischief managed." This answer convinced Lupin that Harry was indeed who he claimed to be.” Yeah. I was talking about it with my mom and realized this is the way we need to protect ourselves from THIS AI scam. We ask a question that only the person we're talking with would know the answer to. Seems simple. But it's a good lesson to pass on. So please please share this idea. Because at some point, you won't be able to tell who's real and who's not. Mind you, that's not to scare you. As I said at the beginning, change is inevitable. We need to work with this bizarre new paradigm. As Seth Godin's podcast points out, it can be beneficial or it can be hurtful. We have the power to choose and to make change. So let's do something for the better. Oh and if you want some more thoughts on ChatGPT by Andrew McKee and me. We did a great podcast on it on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. 37:47 - Marc Gunn “The Long Arm” from As Long As I'm Flyin' 39:33 - CREDITS Thanks for listening to Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. You can subscribe and listen to the show wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to read the show notes for this episode and find out where I'm performing. And of course, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com! #pubstories #kylecarey #ecofriendlymusicians

The departure of the Irish from Ireland in the 1800s had some tragic consequences. Jamie Haeuser's songs “Men of New Basin Canal” and “Bridget's Prayer” dig into that. So we're gonna dig into the songs and the album How America Saved Irish Music. Great news about my next album, Come Adventure With Me. Bandcamp now playlists. And learning to say no. This is Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories #266. 0:30 - Marc Gunn “Old Dun Cow” from St Patrick's Day 4:35 - WELCOME TO SCI FI PUB SONGS & STORIES This is the audio edition of my newsletter as well as the liner notes for the songs I record so that you can enjoy my music even more! And who am I? I am Marc Gunn. I'm a rhythm and folk Celtic musician living in Atlanta, Georgia. I play traditional Irish and Scottish drinking songs. But I'm also a songwriter. I write songs inspired by Celtic culture as well as songs inspired by pop culture, things like Lord of the Rings, Firefly, Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who and more. That's the reason one brewery I play called my music Sci F'Irish music. It's also why this is Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories. WHAT'S NEW St Patrick's Day music on Irish & Celtic Music Podcast 6:08 - UPCOMING SHOWS MAR 10: Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker, Ga @ 6:30-9:30 PM MAR 11: Pontoon Brewing, Tucker, Ga @ 3-6 PM MAR 15: St Patrick's Day Concert on Bandcamp @ 7 PM EST MAR 18: Pontoon Brewing, Sandy Springs, GA @ 12-3 PM MAR 18: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 7-10 PM JUN 3-10: Celtic Invasion Vacations, County Mayo, Ireland 9:34 - Lauren Oxford “What Rings True” from Lauren Oxford 14:40 - IF YOU'RE WAITING TO COME ADVENTURE WITH ME… Then you don't have too much longer to wait. Well, assuming you were part of the Kickstarter. My engineer, Mitchell, sent me three songs last week. I listened to each of them while I was getting my car emissions tested. We spent the rest of the morning emailing and forth with mixes and edits. I love the result, and those are the final tracks for the album. I should have a track listing soon. I want to make sure we nail down the last of those songs. But I greenlighted Mitchell to start creating a song order so I could start listening. The other thing I finally did was come up with a couple Album Pin designs thanks to Miranda. I ran a poll on Patreon between two different designs: one a dragon and one a compass. It was a tight poll. They both are pretty fantastic. But as they say in Highlander: there can be only one! That's actually not at all true. I can do more. But for the Kickstarter, I went with the Compass design that reads: “Never Stop Adventuring”. I'll send that to the printers as soon as I have a track listing. Finally, I'm still on target for sending out the digital album to everyone on Kickstarter on March 17. Here's hoping! 21:10 - Marc Gunn “Whiskey in the Jar feat. Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard” from St Patrick's Day 24:26 - DOWNLOAD MY FREE EP You can download all of my songs in this show. Just send me an email.  pubsong@celtfather You will get an auto responder with a link to download this month's album. You can also subscribe to the podcast if you're not already subscribed. It's quick and easy. While you're emailing me to get your free EP, let me know what you're doing while listening to this episode. 25:00 - STORY OF MEN OF NEW BASIN CANAL I was living in New Orleans in 2009 when I got a phone call from Jamie Haeuser. She was driving back from an Irish session in NOLA to her home in Robert, Louisiana across the causeway. She told me she had written lyrics for two songs. She asked if I'd set them to music. Of course, without hesitation, I said, “Yes! What are they about?” She then told me how the Causeway she was driving across had once been the New Basin Canal. It was a shipping canal from Lake Pontchartrain through swamp to booming uptown part of New Orleans. Work on the canal began in 1832. Almost immediately, they ran to problems. Yellow fever ravaged the workers. It was deemed too costly to use slaves to build the canal. So instead, the Irish immigrants were hired to build it. Many people don't realize that New Orleans was one of the top immigration points for the Irish behind New York and Boston. As a result, it's estimated that between 500-30,000 Irishmen died digging the New Basin Canal. No one knows for sure the exact number. Wikipedia suggests 8000 might be a more accurate number. But holy crap! But even a popular number of 8000 people dying to dig this canal is insane? So Jamie decided to write a song called “Men of New Basin Canal” to share their story. 26:43 - Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser “Men of New Basin Canal” from How America Saved Irish Music Here, we came to find a bit of land Land our fathers never had No land we found but only death From fever, the yellow jack The yellow jack, one day you're up The next you're in the grave A grave they call New Basin Canal For us six miles of pain * Heave ho, boyo, it's dig and death Heave ho, God help us all O‘Hanlan was the first to fall Then down went Mike O'Shea The boss called up and down the line For men to bear away The men who fell, hundreds a day Shook like a Mayo gale Too few there were to dig the trench Too few to bear away. Why is it Erin's sons are called When slaves they cannot spare When earth and water must be moved To make the rich man's share From lake to river to move the goods That make the rich men more Down we fall time and again And none to hear our prayer But we will rise, somehow, sometime To rule those who rule us We'll fight to o'ercome the loss Of thousands of Ireland's best We will be known as men who died Will live to make our mark The men of New Basin Canal Known as New Orleans own It's a powerful story. It had me mesmerized imagining the almost shanty style of work to dig the canal. So when I came up with the melody and chorus, that's the rhythm that I picked. Especially with her “Heave ho, boy”. It just screamed sea shanty. Later, Jamie and I recorded the song for our CD, How America Saved Irish Music. The one little thing I had to add to it was a crash symbol. You see, I have long thought this was a great sing and interact along. In particular, I always imagined clapping like this. Heave ho, boyo, it's dig and death [clap, clap] Heave ho, God help us all It gives it a great energy. But for the recording, I didn't want clapping. I wanted that crash symbol much like the one used in the song “Zombie” by The Cranberries. Jamie didn't stop at one song though. She also wrote “Bridget's Prayer.” It's basically the same story but it's from the perspective of women who watched their men die digging the canal. The ones buried them. It's another great song. Oh, Michael, please don't go today You're shakin' like a leaf We will make do, o stor, maron We will make do somehow I've washing in, I can do more Just don't go back, I pray It's death my darlin' one, I know It's death in that new canal I pray, in holy Bridget's name I pray, God help us all My babies need their father here My babies need you so Please don't go back, I know that you Will fall if go you do I can find work, I'll sew and wash ‘Till bloody my fingers are Just don't go back, oh, stor maron It's death in that new canal Oh, Michael love, I cannot live Without you, dearest heart Find other work, I care not what Find anything but that I cannot stand to see you fall Like our friends before have done Too many widows made too young It's death in that new canal A big thanks to TJ Barrens, our sound engineer, Doctor Sick, who provided fiddle and mandolin, and Katie Haeuser who shared some amazing background vocals for the album. 29:52 - INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE HAEUSER 49:27 - Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser “Bridget's Prayer” from How America Saved Irish Music 51:31 - JOIN THE CLUB The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. Every week, you get bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you get weekly access to my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Sign up for as little as $5 per month and save 15% with an annual membership. Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Alice M, Karla Ad, Triskele, Ayden B 52:25 - SAYING NO, EVEN IF IT'S INCLUDED Inara asked me to fill her juice bottle up to a certain line. No higher! I asked her why. She said it was because if she drinks more than that, then she'll get filled up and not be hungry for breakfast. I was blown away that at age 8, she already knows her limits. I might've learned that by 48… She also knew that it was too tempting if I gave her more than her limit. She might end up drinking it. Seth Godin wrote a blog recently about saying no, even if it's included. He concludes that “No might be better than free.” I've come to appreciate saying, “No,” a little bit more recently. I do it on those rare times I go eat fast food. “Do you want the meal?”. No. Not really. Thanks. But I'm also thinking of it in terms of environmentalism. The Album Pin printer I use, GS-JJ, automatically put each album pin in plastic when it is shipped. I really don't want those little pieces of plastic that encase each pin. It just occurred to me today, I can say, no. I can ask them to not put them in there. I bring canvas tote bags to the grocery store so I can bag the groceries myself and not take another plastic bag home with me. When I choose fruit and vegetables, I pick the ones that aren't in plastic bags. I get a little grossed out by putting them on the scanner. But then I wash them when I get home. I don't need more stuff in my life. If I buy it, it needs a reason to stick around. Sometimes that can be for pure enjoyment. Sometimes it's like you want to archive something you love, like many of you do with CDs or USBs. But most of the time it's gotta be something practical. So I do my best to say no. Obviously, I'm. not perfect. I don't do all of these things every time. But as long as I'm learning to say no to excess more than I say yes, I'll call that a win! What about you? What do you say “no” to? 1:00:57 - Brobdingnagian Bards “The Orange and The Green” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales We talk about AI on the next Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. 1:03:22 - BANDCAMP APP NOW HAS PLAYLISTS One of the big reasons I started selling my music through Bandcamp was because of their app. Yes. You can download music as MP3s or whatever lossless format you prefer, but you can also stream the music through their app. But up until now, I could only listen to one album at a time from one artist at a time. No longer! You can now create your own playlists with music that you own. So if you've been buying my music on Bandcamp these past few years, head on over. Make your own playlist. Buy some merch while you're there. The full store opens up on Wednesday. And this Friday, March 3 is Bandcamp Friday, Bandcamp waives all of their fees. So I earn a little bit more from each purchase. It's prolly a good time to pick up some USBs to archive your music! Or get a ticket to my St Patrick's Day concert. If you love this episode, then take a screenshot on your phone. Post it on social media. And tag @celtfather. Tell me what you like about this episode and what you'd like to hear in the future. 1:06:02 - Marc Gunn “Tae the Begging” from St Patrick's Day 1:10:20 - CREDITS Thanks for listening to Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Every week, you'll get a new podcast or song or video or video concert. You'll also save 25% off all my merch in my store. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. You can subscribe and listen to the show wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to read the show notes for this episode and find out where I'm performing. And of course, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com! #pubstories #stpatricksday #irishdisaspora

Everyone is talking about AI with sites like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and DALL-E. What does the future hold? We may be just musicians but we started CompuBards, a musical computer repair business, because Andrew knows a lot about computers and has a curious mind. Marc knows a lot about marketing and follows trends. We're gonna share our take on artificial intelligence. Should you be excited or worried? And of course, we'll also break down our song “Jedi Mickey” and for patrons you'll hear us talk about our performance of “The Orange and The Green”. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #75 THANK YOU NAGIANS! Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. They take traditional Irish and Scottish songs and give them a comedic twist. Their unique brand of music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin put Austin, Texas on the Celtic music map. Brobdingnagian Bards music is financed entirely by their fans in the Nagians Only Club. For just $5 per month, you can support the Brobdingnagian Bards and help them create new music while enjoying bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon today! HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? What's new? Seth Godin wrote a blog about some of the challenges going forward: Checking the date. 2:18 - UPCOMING SHOWS APR 1-9: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 6: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert with Brobdingnagian Bards @ 7 PM CST ANDREW'S UPCOMING SHOWS Mar 4 - Apr 23, 2023: Sherwood Forest Faire, McDade, TX Mar 17: Old Town Restaurant and Bar, Bastrop, TX @ 8:30 PM CST May 20 - Jun 4, 2023: New Jersey Ren Faire, Southampton Township, NJ MARC'S UPCOMING SHOWS MAR 10: Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker, Ga @ 6:30-9:30 PM MAR 11: Pontoon Brewing, Tucker, Ga @ 3-6 PM MAR 15: St Patrick's Day Concert on Bandcamp @ 7 PM EST MAR 18: Pontoon Brewing, Sandy Springs, Ga @ 12-3 PM MAR 18: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, Ga @ 7-10 PM 9:28 - AI DISCUSSIONS 46:00 - TODAY'S STORY: 54:41 - SONG: “Jedi Mickey” from I Will Not Sing Along The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net. SONG LYRICS Jedi Mickey by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee A long time ago, a tugboat faraway. Mickey whistled out a tune while bouncing away He turned color after one too many drinks Then called up Lucas saying, “Haha!  Dude... your writing stinks!” When Mickey sobered up, he called the board to plan, "I've had a vision, a lightsaber in my hand We'll make Star Wars as we wish upon a star And will do it far better with a story by Pixar. Haha!" [to the tune When you Wish upon a Star] When the mouse wants your franchise He'll start off licensing for rides. If you're tired and you need some cash He'll buy from you...... One part mouse and one part duck One part Jedi and formulaic luck A Wookie on my right and a Goofy one on my left Merging these two companies... is the big test There's a star destroyer shaped like a mushroom house The Beagle boys stand before a Sith Lord mouse While far away a Jedi Mouse stares into space The three moons of Tatooine replaced... by Mickey's face Mickey meets Minnie. The force is strong with her. He lays a kiss on her, and the fans all hurl Minnie is his sister and that folks is a shame Our love for those mice will never... be the same Mickey stabs the Sith. The dark mouse disappears Wherever there's one Sith Lord, another will appear A duck steps forward with a cloak as black as ink With Jedi mice and ducks, I'll need... a stronger drink.  

Do groundhogs taste better than than those that do not? We talk a wee bit bit about the movie. We also dig deep into the "Do Virgins Taste Better Medley". We can't help but compare what is funny now versus what used to be funny. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #74   THANK YOU NAGIANS! Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. They take traditional Irish and Scottish songs and give them a comedic twist. Their unique brand of music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin put Austin, Texas on the Celtic music map. Brobdingnagian Bards music is financed entirely by their fans in the Nagians Only Club. For just $5 per month, you can support the Brobdingnagian Bards and help them create new music while enjoying bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon today! 0:02 - NAGIANS ONLY: Zingers Recording and editing shows Running your mouth Life's A Faire Faire drama… That 90's show 20:14 - SONG: “Auld Lang Syne” from Real Men Wear Kilts 24:34 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Today's theme: Groundhog Day What's new? What song would you like to hear us talk about? 31:55 - UPCOMING SHOWS APR 1-2, 8-9: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 6: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert with Brobdingnagian Bards @ 7 PM CST MARC FEB 9: Cat Drinking Songs Concert on Bandcamp @ 7 PM ET MAR 15: St Patrick's Day Internet Concert @ 7 PM ET JUN 3-10: Celtic Invasion Vacations, County Mayo, Ireland ANDREW MONDAYS: Faire Life @ 7 PM CT, Back on Jan 30 39:48 - TODAY'S STORY: 58:03 - SONG: “Do Virgins Taste Better Medley” from A Faire to Remember SONG LYRICS Do Virgins Taste Better words by Randy Farran, music Traditional A dragon has come to our village today. We've asked him to leave, but he won't go away. Now he's talked to our king and they worked out a deal. No homes will he burn and no crops will he steal. Now there is but one catch, we dislike it a bunch. Twice a year he invites him a virgin to lunch. Well, we've no other choice, so the deal we'll respect. But we can't help but wonder and pause to reflect. * Do virgins taste better than those who are not? Are they salty, or sweeter, more juicy or what? Do you savor them slowly? Gulp them down on the spot? Do virgins taste better than those who are not? Now we'd like to be shed you, and many have tried. But no one can get through your thick scaly hide. We hope that some day, some brave knight will come by. 'Cause we can't wait around 'til you're too fat to fly. Now you have such good taste in your women for sure, They always are pretty, they always are pure. But your notion of dining, it makes us all flinch, For your favorite entree is barbecued wench. Now we've found a solution, it works out so neat, If you insist on nothing but virgins to eat. No more will our number ever grow small, We'll simply make sure there's no virgins at all! The Dragon's Retort words by Claire Stephens, music traditional Now, I am a dragon. Please listen to me. For I'm misunderstood to a dreadful degree. This ecology needs my and I know my place. But I'm fighting extinction with all of my race. Well, I came to this village to better my health Which is ever so poor, despite all my wealth. But I get no assistance and no sympathy, Just impertinent questioning shouted at me. * Yes, virgins taste better than those who are not. But my favorite snack mixed with peril is fraught. For my teeth will decay and my trim go to pot. Yes, virgins taste better than those who are not. Well, I'm really quite kind almost all through the year. Vegetarian ways are now mine out of fear. But a birthday needs sweets as I'm sure you'll agree. And barbecued wench tastes like candy to me As it happens our interests are almost the same. You see I'm really quite skillful at managing game. If I ate just your men, would your excess decline? Of course not, the rest would just make better time. Now, the number of babies a woman can bare Has limits. That's why my prunings done there. And an orphan's a sad sight and so when I much. I'm careful to eat only virgins for lunch The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

Christmas time in Texas is a very different experience from traditional motifs. Perhaps you too can relate to some of these things. We talk about the song from our Christmas EP. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #73 THANK YOU NAGIANS! Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. They take traditional Irish and Scottish songs and give them a comedic twist. Their unique brand of music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin put Austin, Texas on the Celtic music map. Brobdingnagian Bards music is financed entirely by their fans in the Nagians Only Club. For just $5 per month, you can support the Brobdingnagian Bards and help them create new music while enjoying bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon today! 0:02 - NAGIANS ONLY: Live Brobdingnagian Bards Bootleg Concert in Rome, Italy! 13:59 - SONG: “Little Drummer Boy” from Christmas in Brobdingnag, Vol. 1 17:21 - NAGIANS ONLY: CLOSING REMARKS 20:05 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE? Today's theme… What's new? Marc: Show at The Lost Druid. Andrew: Louisiana Ren Faire review What song would you like to hear us talk about? 22:41 - UPCOMING SHOWS Dec 10: Pontoon Brewing, Sandy Springs, GA @ 2:00 - 5:00 PM Dec 17: Three Taverns Craft Brewery, Decatur, GA @ 12:30 - 3:00 PM 2023 Jan 6-8: GaFilk, Atlanta, GA Jan 21: Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL @ 7 PM Jan 28: The Lost Druid, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6:30-9:30 PM 23:14 - WHAT'S NEW? 36:26 - TODAY'S STORY: How do Bards Celebrate Christmas Time in Texas? 50:10 - SONG: “Christmas Time in Texas” from Christmas in Brobdingnag, Vol. 1 The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net SONG LYRICS Christmas Time in Texas by Marc Gunn & Andrew McKee There's no white Christmas day less you drive a white Chevrolet You won't hear sleigh bells ringing less the Salvation Army is Santa-ing In your...Christmas time in Texas. And if you feel the holiday blues, Go outside with no shoes And when Santa Claus arrives, He'll be wearing SPF 45 In your...Christmas time in Texas. O The sun is shining bright. Don't expect snowflakes tonight. And if you hear Kris Kringle outside His sleigh won't get stuck, He's flying in style In his monster truck During Christmas time in Texas. So don't bother with Christmas lights. Buy your cold winter clothing half-price. Then the presents beneath your tree, Will all smell just like mesquite. In your... Christmas time in Texas. O The sun is shining bright. Don't expect snowflakes tonight. Santa, won't come down your chimney That's not what their for, In Texas we're friendly. He'll use the front door. During Christmas time in Texas. Christmas morning, you will hope In your stocking, there's a new rope Forget eggnog. Drink lite beer As you wrastle your new steer In your...Christmas time in Texas. O The sun is shining bright. Don't expect snowflakes tonight. And if you hear in your chimney, A man that is stuck. Load up your shotgun. This stranger is Fu… in trouble. During Christmas time in Texas.

Today's livestream #couragedearheart guest was Andrew Mckee. He has experienced #ADHD all of his life (was only diagnosed at 48) and lived with a lot of suicidal ideation & unhappiness for most of his life. In his late 40's he met Steve Chandler, and George & Linda Pransky at a conference which introduced him to the 3 Principles, but it was meeting psychiatrist Dr Bill Pettit who really turned things around for him. One of my 1st podcast episodes is with the lovely Dr. Bill and you can find that here: (HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU LISTEN TO THIS!) Andrew in his own words.. "has been given the gift of knowing the difference between Who I Am and who I thought I was. This gift of knowing changed my experience of life from one of suffering to one of peace. I now have the label in the life of being a Coach who serves others by helping them experience this knowing."   *As always, these episodes are saved in GUIDE #2 in my free FB group, on my YouTube channel, and on my actual podcast. Thank you xx My free community can be found here (This is where I record a lot of my podcast episodes live) Free series of 5 Vlogs - "Comfortable in your own skin" FLY - First Love Yourself 11-day self-study program Circle Community Membership The 8-week Finding Freedom from Habits & Anxiety program can be found here Courage Dear Heart Podcast YouTube Channel: Charli Wall

What are your Top 5 Brobdingnagian Bards songs that you play during your Dunegons & Dragons Campaign? We conducted a ranked-choice voting poll. We also discuss Andrew's new CD, The Irish Bard.  It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #72. THANK YOU NAGIANS! Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo. They take traditional Irish and Scottish songs and give them a comedic twist. Their unique brand of music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin put Austin, Texas on the Celtic music map.  Brobdingnagian Bards music is financed entirely by their fans in the Nagians Only Club. For just $5 per month, you can support the Brobdingnagian Bards and help them create new music while enjoying bootleg concerts, videos, and first access to new songs. Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon today! NAGIANS ONLY: Most-Influential Non-Ren Faire Song that Influenced Us at Ren Faire WELCOME Rank Choice Voting TOP 5 BARD SONGS FOR YOUR D&D CAMPAIGN Exclamations Ring of Hope Mermaid Song Whiskey in the Jar A Prudent Thief UPCOMING SHOWS Andrew at Louisiana Renaissance Festival NOV 16: Celtfather Live on Bandcamp @ 7 PM  NOV 19: Three Taverns Brewery, Decatur, GA @ 12:00-1:30 PM NOV 19: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 7:00-10:00 PM DEC 2: The Lost Druid, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6:30 – 9:30 PM DEC 10: Pontoon Brewing, Sandy Springs, GA @ 2:00 – 5:00 PM DEC 17: Three Taverns Craft Brewery, Decatur, GA @ 12:30 – 3:00 PM   ANDREW'S NEW CD Andrew's New CD, The Irish Bard The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

Sometimes life hits you hard, and then you have to make new decisions you hadn't imagined making.  Previous goals and ambitions can evaporate, especially after enduring something emotionally, psychologically, and/or spiritually harrowing.  Our guest Andrew McKee was tested by tragedy, on top of career confusion, when he entered an MD/PhD program but realized midway he wasn't on the right track.  He decided to quit his PhD and embarked on a journey of experimentation and self-discovery.   Today, Andrew has 20+ years of experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and healthcare sectors. He is the CEO and founder of Headland Strategy Group, a consultancy firm with offices in the US and Asia and specialising in growth strategy for therapeutics and diagnostics companies. Andrew has previously worked for McKinsey and Company, Google, Genentech and holds biomedical engineering and MD degrees from Duke University. He also is a published writer and holds patents licensed to industry. He is a husband, a father of 3 children, and a professional saxophonist.   In today's episode, our host Tina Persson welcomes Andrew McKee. They talk about how Andrew, even after quitting his PhD, made such an impressive career. They discuss music, art, entrepreneurship, and the importance of networking with people from different walks of life. He also gives insights into his life and about his life mentors who advised him to take a leap of faith.   On the cusp of a critical life decision, one of Andrew's mentors “...encouraged me that if I take time to reflect and get still, I probably know more than I realise [about what I should do].”   If you want to learn more about Andrew's successful journey, including different ideas for facing major life challenges, make sure to listen to this episode.   For the show transcript, please click here: https://phdcareerstories.com/pub/amckee   PhD Career Stories is now on major social media channels. To receive more content regularly, follow us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and our Website.

Jigs & Reels, the Celtic instrumental music of Ireland is on this week's Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Lúnasa, Ogham, Mary - Grace Autumn Lee, The Lilies of the Midwest, Willos' & Massimo Giuntini, Bella Issakova & Randy Clepper, The Chieftains, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, Anne Roos, David Blonski, Barrenhart, Téada, Highlander Celtic Rock Band Australia, Banshee in the Kitchen, Wakefire, Telenn Tri VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2022 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2022 episode.  Vote Now! GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Wakefire 0:11 - Lúnasa "Sinead Maire's" from Cas 5:14 - WELCOME 6:34 - Ogham "Johnny Mickey's / Where is the Cat" from The Gold Ring 9:17 - Mary - Grace Autumn Lee "Erin Quinn's: Tyrell's Pass/The Coolinarne Jig/The Thatcher (Jigs)" from Eyre 12:43 - The Lilies of the Midwest "That's Right Too  -  The Turnpike  -  Shakin' Down the Acorns" from Flora 16:52 - Willos' & Massimo Giuntini "The Belfort Set" from From Now On 21:37 - FEEDBACK 26:55 - Bella Issakova & Randy Clepper "Blackbird / Jack Rowe / Eanach Mhic Coilin / Carthy's Reel" from Pre - Release 32:36 - The Chieftains "Humours of Carolan" from Bear's Sonic Journals: The Foxhunt  -  Live In San Francisco 1976 41:27 - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira "Cumberland Gap" from All It Brings 45:42 - Anne Roos & David Blonski "Lovely is the Dark Blue Sky" from A Winter's Dance 48:39 - Barrenhart "Hector The Hero" from Celtic Grass 53:23 - THANKS 55:15 - Téada "Jigs  -  The Cauliflower / Tom Busby's / A Tribute to Jim" from Coiscéim Coiligh / As the Days Brighten 58:36 - Highlander Celtic Rock Band Australia "Bung Knee Jigs" from North of the Wall 1:01:50 - Banshee in the Kitchen "Rouge Mouse" from The Last Pint  -  Not 1:04:58 - Wakefire “Catharsis” from Meaning of Life 1:08:34 - CLOSING 1:09:27 - Telenn Tri "The Rock on the Clyde / Monaghan's" from Macquarie Street The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll get access to our Best of this Year Playlist. You'll also find links to all of the artists played in this episode so you can buy from them and help them keep creating new music. And you will better connect with your Celtic heritage. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. The show is supported by our Patrons of the Podcast on Patreon. Visit SongHenge.com to get bonus podcasts and vote in the Celtic Top 20. Finally, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME CELTOPHILE TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a musician and podcaster based out of Atlanta, Georgia. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times and chapters for each song when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. The podcast is also a proud sponsor of IrishFest Atlanta taking place November 4 - 5, 2022. This is all thanks to the support of our Patrons of the Podcast, I donate 10% of the money earned from patrons to Celtic non - profits. IrishFest Atlanta promotes the culture of Ireland through the country's traditional music, song, dance, and language. It is a weekend of cultural performances, lectures, and workshops in a festive environment appealing to community members of all ages and varying familiarity of all things Irish. Tickets are now on sale for the festival. You can see a list of performance times and workshops on the festival website at IrishFestAtlanta.org. You will hear a couple tracks from artists performing at this year's festival in this show. WHAT'S NEW IN IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 Two weeks after the episode is launched, I compile the latest Celtic Top 20 votes to update a playlist on Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube. These are the results of your voting. You can help these artists out by following the playlists and adding tracks you love to your playlists. Subscribe to our newsletter to find out who was added this week. Listen on Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out at least four times a month. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. 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We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Bob Shea AKA Nurse Bob emailed: "Hey there. Loving your podcast. I am walking through the fields, around sheep, cows, stone walls, sunshine and Irelands magnificent nature. I'm on the Dingle Way. From Florida, I did the Saint Declan‘s Way last week and this week it's the Dingle way. Thanks for keeping me company! Thanks again. I am gliding along with your music. Makes the hills easier to horse through." Kyle Hayes emailed: "I'm very excited that you're going to be at the highland games in TN. I went the first time when I was 12, back in 2001 or so. It's when I got hooked on bagpipes, celtic music etc. I even had plans to join the Nashville pipe band, but didn't have time due to other activies. Now I'm teaching English in Mexico City and found out in May that there are pipe bands here, so I'm taking lessons so I can join them. Surprisingly, the pipe band I'll be joining as large crowds when they perform; there are also a number of celtic bands here as well. Enjoy Tennessee, I wish I could be there!" Anne Lorkowski posted a photo on Facebook after I posted a picture of me running on the beach. She writes: "What a coincidence, I'm listening to the new episode while running along the beach in Fiji! Oh did I say running? My bad, I'm actually drinking a pina colada during happy hour. Sláinte and Bula!

It's a modern fairy tale based on a great book by Robert Munsch. The Paperbag Princess turns the classic knight saves the princess story on its end. Find out how the song was written on the next Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #71. WELCOME List of Banned Books from Secret Society of Books Find out more about Dragon Con when you become a Patron. What song would you like to hear us talk about? Andrew McKee has a new CD!!!! Buy it on Bandcamp. Next Time: Bog Down in the Valley UPCOMING SHOWS Andrew McKee: SEP 28-OCT 2: ALEP, Shakertown, KY NOV-DEC: Louisiana Ren Fest, Hammond, LA Marc Gunn: SEP 22: Hobbit Drinking Songs Livestream @ 7:30 PM ET SEP 28-OCT 2: ALEP, Shakertown, KY OCT 8: Ironshield Brewing in Lawrenceville, GA @  7:00 – 10:00 PM. OCT 14-16: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA NOV 4-6: Conjuration, Atlanta, GA SONG STORY: HAPPILY EVER AFTER “Happily Ever After” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales — Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon. The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

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We're taking a flashback look and listen to A Fairy Story" on this new episode of the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast show #70. Is this song still PC? WELCOME Dragon Con New merch Marc's New Kickstarter for Come Adventure With Me What song would you like to hear us talk about? UPCOMING SHOWS Andrew McKee: SEP 1-5: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA SEP 10-11 Sherwood Celtic Festival NOV 5-DEC 11 Louisiana Renaissance Festival Marc Gunn: AUG 26: Three Taverns Brewery, Decatur, GA @ 6:30-9:30 PM SEP 1-5: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA SEP 10-11: Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Hendersonville, TN SEP 28-OCT 2: Hobbit Band at ALEP in Shakertown, KY OCT 14-16: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA SONG STORY: A FAIRY STORY “A Fairy Story” by Brobdingnagian Bards from A Faire to Remember Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon. The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. You can subscribe and listen to the show wherever you find podcasts. You can also subscribe to our mailing list. You will get updates of new music and podcasts. And of course, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Find out more at thebards.net --- SONG LYRICS: A FAIRY STORY words and music by Shay Healy, Oisin Music Ltd, Ireland In days of old in a kingdom bold, there lived a fearsome dragon. And the King he was in great distress and the countries spirits flagoned. Until one day there came a knight, he was handsome, bold, and charming. And he slew the dragon with his sword with a smile that was so disarming. With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, a smile that was so disarming. Said the King I wish to know your name, but the knight said do not bother. For the name of a knight of the realm says he, is the same as any other. Said the King tonight in my daughter's bed you shall take your leisure. And she'll reward you for your deed, with a night of exhausting pleasure. With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, anight of exhausting pleasure. One daughter she had raven hair, a maiden young and chaste. And she slept all night in the pale moonlight, naked to the waist. The other daughter she was fair, the fairest in the town. And she slept all night in the pale moonlight naked from her small waist down. With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, naked from her small waist down. Well the knight he spends many hour behind the castle wall. But the ending to my story dear, isn't what it seems at all. For in neither bed of neither maid was he repaid for his glory. But he slept all night with the King instead for this is a fairy story. With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, for this is a Fairy story.  

Seven sisters turn to stone in solidarity for true love. It's a new song in the works on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #69. BARDIC CHAT CIRCLE Discussion of Album Pins Gen Con confirmed Andrew's New CD Evening at Bree New Lord of the Rings Series UPCOMING SHOWS Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard AUG 4-7: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN SEP 1-5: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA SEP 10-11: Sherwood Forest Celtic Festival, Paige, TX NOV 5 - DEC 11: Louisiana Renaissance Festival, Hammond, LA Marc Gunn AUG 4-7: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN AUG 11: Celtfather Live Streaming Concert @ 7:30 PM ET. Free AUG 17: Coffee with The Celtfather Season 10 Launch @ 11 AM ET AUG 20: Best End Brewing @ 7:00 – 10:00 PM AUG 26: Three Taverns Brewery, Decatur, GA @ TBA SEP 1-5: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA SEP 10-11: Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Hendersonville, TN SEP 28-OCT 2: Hobbit Band at ALEP in Shakertown, KY DISCUSSION STORY BEHIND “SEVEN SISTERS” SEVEN SISTERS LYRICS There were seven sisters. They were kind and goodThe oldest sister went into the woodsShe met and fell in love with a gentlemanHe was the only son of the laird of the land  Singing hi da diddle diddle die dal day Hi da diddle diddle die dal day  Every day just as the sunset fell, The gentleman and maiden met beside a wellTheir love was true. Their love was strongThe swore to tell their parents that they belong  The oldest sister told her six siblingsShe met a man to love for eternity They giggled and laughed with pride and joyThey would see her wed, the sisters swore.  The gentleman shared the love he foundBut the Laird reminded him he was duty boundHe was betrothed to a fair ladyTo extend his father's land along the sea There in the meadow, the gentleman professed To marry the maiden in a pretty white dressShe and her sisters, they promisedThey would wait for him til their Marriage kiss The Laird he learned of the marriage planHe swore his son would become a manHe chained his son on the bailey groundthe gentleman said he was already bound As the sun set, the laird laughed cruelly You'll stay there till you listen to meThe Gentleman called out to the nightI will be faithful to my love so bright There was a bright light. The ground it shook. The water went dry Down by the brook. The sisters heard the gentlemen's cry.They turn to stane so they'd never die The Lord went down to the Bailey ground To see if his son had come aroundThere where his son had been chained alaneAll that stood was a standings stane Deep in the wood by a dried up brookStand Seven tall stones that continue to lookThe seven sisters await the swainWho stands in the courtyard all alane  Brobdingnagian Bards “Seven Sisters” from Another Faire to Remember NEXT TIME: Marc interviews Andrew about his new CD. MARC: If you want to hear more from us right now and hear Andrew say, “It's the most powerful I've ever owned”.  ANDREW: Then Marc exclaims, “Did you finish…?” --- Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon to enjoy another fifteen minutes of Bardic ridiculousness and enjoy a video podcast of this show. The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

We were considering what songs we should include on our next album, Another Faire to Remember. Our most-popular songs are our originals. In this show, we brainstorm ideas for two new songs that we will write and share with you over the next few months. Another Faire to Remember continues our celebration of Renaissance festivals much like our hit CD A Faire to Remember. That album shared our picks of the Top 10 most-popular songs at faires. This one features some more brilliant songs from the circuit plus its time for us to start writing new songs together. In this show, you will learn… What breathes in what Andrew breathes out? It could be the topic of a new song on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. Who's kissing who or what? Sometimes you have to wonder what Andrew is thinking. Especially when he's working on a new song. Find out more about it on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. Trees or rocks? It's the grudge match of all time! Or perhaps Marc is writing a new song. Subscribe to the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. What is the purpose of stone circles? Are they, as Outlander suggests, portals to a love story across time? Or something else? Could Marc answer that question on the next Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast? It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #68. --- Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon. The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

How long is a Brobdingnagian Minute? It's between here aaaaand here... You'll have watch and listen to find out for sure. Get an ETD for Andrew's, not one but two, CDs. Find out why Marc is so happy with his brand new CD. The Brobdingnagian Bards are going back to Sherwood Forest Faire in April. But will Andrew actually be able to make a Bards show in time... without dying from exhaustion? And which nobleman did Marc almost kill last year when his mask came off. Are NFTs just a hoax to make corporations more rich? And is there another Faire that you should remember? It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #67. Join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon. The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

Will Bachman hosts a panel discussion on hiring your first associate. The panel includes top-tier consultants  J. Andrew McKee, David Burnie of The Burnie Group, and Belinda Li. Key points include: 04:32: Deciding to hire your first employee 07:45: The pros and cons of having employees 11:20: The right time to add additional employees 17:17: Recruiting through LinkedIn Unleashed is produced by Umbrex, which has a mission of connecting independent management consultants with one another, creating opportunities for members to meet, build relationships, and share lessons learned. Learn more at www.umbrex.com.

How a musician saved the lives of hundreds of people on a sinking cruise ship. A story of bravery, leadership, and extreme cowardice. Is Wild Mountain Thyme an Scottish song or an Irish song? And guess which recorder player can be heard in a jewelry shop in the Highlands of Scotland? It's Pub Songs & Stories #244. WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY Welcome to Pub Songs & Stories. This is the Virtual Public House for musicians to share the stories and inspiration behind their music with your host Marc Gunn. Subscribe to the podcast and download free music at PubSong.com. 0:33 - WHAT'S NEW? Today's show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Thanks to Expat Fledgling, Krory Dempsey, Ryan and Kelly Melville, John Mota There's an MP3 of “Mingulay Boat Song”, a questionnaire to help plan my Coffee shows. What's coming up? Loreena McKennitt What song would you like to hear more about? 3:25 - UPCOMING SHOWS NOV 17: Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11 AM EST NOV 24: Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11 AM EST NOV 27: “Firefly Drinking Songs” at Giga-Bits Tabletop Cafe in Marietta, GA @ 4-6 PM 3:46 - STORY OF OCEANOS What would you do if your ship started to sink? Jump ship or do what it takes to save the lives of hundreds of people. Paul Eastman is our storyteller today. He is the lead singer and songwriter for the Celtic Rock band, Coast. He tells the story of Moss Hill, a musician on a cruise ship whose bravery saved the passengers. MTS Oceanos was a cruise ship that sank in 1991. It suffered uncontrolled flooding. Her captain and some of the crew were convicted of negligence for fleeing the ship without helping the passengers, who were rescued thanks to the efforts of the ship's entertainers. But I'll let Coast tell that story... 12:54 - “Oceanos” by Coast from 10.2 You can find out more about the band on their website. They also have music video with footage from the ship as people are rescued and it eventually sinks. And you can watch a documentary about the Oceanos on their blog. This is from their latest album, 10.2. If you enjoy the band, the music, the story, please... 17:45 - SUPPORT WHAT YOU LOVE The musicians on this podcast are happy to share their music freely with you. You can find their music on streaming music sites. But streaming is a way to sample the music. If you hear something you love, these artists need your support. Please visit their website, sign up to their mailing list and buy something. You could buy a digital download, a shirt, a sticker, a pin, a songbook, jewelry, or even the classic physical CD. Your purchase allows them to keep making music. And if you're not into the physical stuff, many artists accept tips or are on Patreon. So again please support the arts. If this show made you happy, then you can also join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. Your support pays for the production and promotion of my music and this podcast. If you have questions or comments, drop me an email.  Save 15% with an annual membership. 18:38 - NEXT TIME We're stepping back in time as I share Stories from how my music career began. It's all from a live episode of Pub Songs & Stories that was recorded at CONjuration in Atlanta. Loreena McKennit is coming to an episode soon. 19:03 - STORY OF WILD MOUNTAIN THYME "Wild Mountain Thyme", also known as "Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?", is a Scottish/Irish folk song. Yes. Scottish AND Irish. The lyrics and melody are based on the song "The Braes of Balquhither" by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill and Scottish composer Robert Archibald Smith. They were adapted by Belfast musician Francis McPeake into "Wild Mountain Thyme". According to Wikipedia, Tannahill's original song was first published in Robert Archibald Smith's Scottish Minstrel. It is about the hills (braes) around Balquhidder near Lochearnhead. Tannahill collected and adapted traditional songs. "The Braes of Balquhither" may have been based on the traditional song "The Braes o' Bowhether". McPeake is said to have dedicated the song to his first wife, but his son wrote an additional verse in order to celebrate his father's remarriage. "Wild Mountain Thyme" was first recorded by McPeake's nephew, also named Francis McPeake, in 1957 for the BBC series As I Roved Out. While Francis McPeake holds the copyright to the song, it is generally believed that rather than writing the song, he arranged an existing travelling folk version and popularised the song as his father's. When interviewed on radio, Francis McPeake said it was based on a song he heard whilst travelling in Scotland, and he rewrote it later. Bob Dylan's recording of the song cited it as traditional, with the arranger unknown, though Dylan's copyright records indicate that the song is sometimes "attributed to" McPeake. In her book Fragrance and Wellbeing: Plant Aromatics and Their Influence on the Psyche, author Jennifer Peace Rhind describes "Wild Mountain Thyme" as essentially a love song, with the line, "Wild Mountain Thyme grows among the Scottish heather" perhaps being an indirect reference to the old custom of young women wearing a sprig of thyme, mint or lavender to attract a suitor. Rhind also notes that, in British folklore, the thyme plant was the fairies' playground and often the herb would be left undisturbed for their use. As for me, I don't remember where I found the song. But it would've been when I started performing at Renaissance festivals or possibly MP3.com. Andrew McKee and I worked our first arrangement for the song in 2000 for the Brobdingnagian Bards album Gullible's Travels. It was later re-recorded with a better version for A Faire to Remember. It stands out largely because of Andrew's recorder solo. It's beautiful. But it's also just a gorgeous song, covered by many people. One of my favorite moments for this song happened on my Celtic Invasion of the Highlands of Scotland in 2013. We were staying in Aviemore, Scotland in the Highlands. I remember walking through the gift shop, when I heard Andrew's unmistakeable recorder playing. My mind nearly exploded as I searched the shop for the origins of the sound. I found a small glass cabinet that had jewelry in it. Gorgeous jewelry made of compressed heather. There were necklaces, earrings, pendants and brooches. It was just fantastic. Then there was like a TARDIS in my brain. It flashed back to an email I had received years earlier. A company asked me if they could use our recording in their shop. So there it was the Brobdingnagian Bards, or rather Andrew McKee, because it was really just the recorder part, on repeat in Scotland. You can check out the company at heathergems.com. In the summer of 2009, I worked out a new arrangement of the song for my CD, The Bridge. That version also inspired a lot of people. It's one of my favorite songs on the album. I love this song, but one of the things that made me so proud about performing this song is hearing my own improvement in singing. It's one of those songs that as I got better, I developed a better ability to phrase things in how it's sung. It makes me feel really good about my own vocal abilities. 24:05 - “Wild Mountain Thyme” by Marc Gunn from The Bridge Pub Songs & Stories was produced by Marc Gunn. The show is edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. You can subscribe and listen wherever you find podcasts. You can also subscribe to my mailing list. You will get regular updates of new music, podcasts, special offers, and you'll get 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub at www.pubsong.com! #coastband #wildmountainthyme #oceanos #pubsongs #heathergems

Andrew has over 15 years experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and other healthcare sectors. His team specializes in growth strategy projects pertaining to cutting-edge medical technologies. Since 2012, his team has conducted over 100 projects for executives in the C suite, commercial franchises, corporate development, and R&D, and spanning nearly every therapeutic area undergoing innovation.  In this episode, he gives an in-depth view of the biotech industry. Andrew can be reached through LinkedIn or you can email him at Andrew@headlandstrategy.com. And you can listen to more from Andrew on Episode 355. Key points include:  01:09:  A quick explanation of biotech, agricultural biotech, and industrial biotech 08:09: The difference between pharma and biotech 12:28: Drugs that fall into the biotech category 18:45: Differences in delivery methodologies between small molecule and more complex molecules 24:31: The different roles and functions at biotech and pharma companies Unleashed is produced by Umbrex, which has a mission of connecting independent management consultants with one another, creating opportunities for members to meet, build relationships, and share lessons learned. Learn more at www.umbrex.com.

Seriah is joined by Super Inframan AKA Saxon, and Taylor Bell of the Green Lion Podcast. A wide-ranging conversation ensues. Topics include heavy metal music, Mount Shasta, Lemuria, space brothers, the Shaver mysteries, H.P. Lovecraft and material that seems to "want" to be written, lizard people, Bigfoot as "Keepers of the Woods", Native American folklore, ancient Polynesian immigration, Atlantis and other lost civilizations, "The Lost Continent of Pan", Gobekli Tepe, bicameral mind theory, history lost at the end of the last ice age, "Hamlet's Mill", archeoastronomy and mythology, pole-shift and pole-reversal, Velikovsky's Venus theory, the power of the entrenched status quo in science and academia, Egyptology, giants in the Americas, fact suppression by both science and religion, Michael A. Cremo and Richard L. Thompson, the value of questioning one's own beliefs, "Seth Speaks", scientific knowledge in Hindu ancient texts, and much more! Recap by Vincent Treewell Outro Music by Andrew McKee with Hourglass Download

Some songs just get stuck in your head. It can be a joyous experience or torture. Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee explore some of those songs. We also announce the next CD that is coming. We talk about reunion shows and another Bog Off. It's all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #65. WHAT'S NEW BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS NEWS * Chipmunk Bog-Off * Songs that get stuck in your head! * Ringtones for mood * Hello from Inara * Comfort level on stage * New Ludicrous Drive The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

How an old Irish warning about drinking too late made its way into a fun Irish song. Tartanic teaches you how bagpipe tunes are named. And if your actions are cruel and controlling, then you may not be the righteous person you think you are. That's the idea behind my next single. Welcome to Pub Songs & Stories. This is a Virtual Public House for musicians to share the stories and inspiration behind their music. I am Marc Gunn. Today's show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. You will get behind-the-scenes music and podcasts as a member. Subscribe to the podcast and download free music when you sign up at PubSong.com. #pubsongs #amazinggrace #tartanic WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY 0:30 - “Mairi's Wedding” from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion Learn more about the history of “Mairi's Wedding” on Wikipedia. 2:26 - WELCOME New Single: “Peggy Gordon”. You can hear more about that song on show #174 of Pub Songs Podcast. It was released on July 2, 2021 New Single: I have a new single coming out on Thurs, July 29. It's called “By Amazing Grace”. I'll tell you more about it in a bit. MG website updated as a blog… again. Name on My Soul now Flower of Scotland. 7:55 - TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS. Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. We're going to Scotland in 2022. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ 8:41 - UPCOMING SHOWS JUL 15: Celtfather Live @ 8 PM ET. Get your tickets. JUL 16-18: JordanCon, Atlanta, GA JUL 30: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @  7:00 – 10:00 PM. AUG 5: Coffee with The Celtfather on YouTube (Season 9 returns on Aug 5) @ 12:00 PM Eastern AUG 13: Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker, GA @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM. SEP 2-6: Dragon Con with Brobdingnagian Bards, Atlanta, GA SEP 16-19: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN. You can find my complete calendar on my website. 9:51 - I'm very pleased to introduce you to Giacomo the Jester aka Carl Asch. Giocomo was performing once again at Sherwood Forest Faire this year. I featured him in 2017 on Celtfather Music & Travel. He was on episode #214. But I first found out about him in about 2000. He plays in a band called Empty Hats. They released a wonderful song on MP3.com called “The Hat Came Back”. It was such a fun song, when I got to the faire, I knew one person I HAD to have on this podcast. He told me how his band and this song came to be. 10:31 - STORY FROM GIACOMO THE JESTER 11:55 - “The Hat Came Back” by Empty Hats from Empty Hats 14:30 - STORY FROM MARC GUNN I have a new single that will be released on July 29. It's called “By Amazing Grace”. I wrote it for the In the ‘Verse podcast I did with Mikey Mason. You can listen to episode #13 here. The song is about toxic masculinity. Being masculine and strong are fine. But when masculinity is used as a weapon to belittle and control women or anyone, that's when it's a problem. Just like in the Firefly episode, “Heart of Gold,” where I got inspiration for this song. “By Amazing Grace” turns the tables. It's about a man who meets a woman. He woos her. They fall in love. Then his true colors are revealed. He's actually a monster bent on controlling people. When you meet people like that, there are two things you can do. You can allow them to control you or you stand up to them, fight back, teach them that there is a better place than toxic masculinity, one where people are equal. So she fights back with the reminder that real men are those who treasure and support the women they love. 18:22 - “By Amazing Grace” from Selcouth (featuring Andrew McKee of Brobdingnagian Bards and Jamie Haeuser) 22:29 - Adrian Walter is the drummer, dancer, and front man of the bagpipe band Tartanic. If you let him—he'll pick up guitars and penny whistles or a didgeridoo—but heavy medication has aided greatly to quell this urge. 24:48 - STORY FROM TARTANIC 29:22 - “BallZ/Ringworm” by Tartanic from Uncivilized 33:45 -- New Irish & Celtic Song Lyrics. I updated the lyrics for all of the songs I sing in this show. You will find lyrics and chords so you can play along with me. Just click the song title to find the lyrics or follow the link in the shownotes to find more Irish & Celtic song lyrics. 33:55 - “Big Strong Man” from St Patrick's Day 36:16 - SUPPORT WHAT YOU LOVE If you enjoy the music in this show, please show your support. You can learn more about my guests by following the link to them on the website. Sign up to our mailing lists. Buy music or merch. Follow us on streaming and tell a friend. Pub Songs & Stories is based on the value-for-value model. If you get pleasure from this show, you can buy my Virtual Public House CD or send me a few bucks to keep it going. Or best of all, Join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. Your support pays for the production and promotion of my music and this podcast. Follow the link in the shownotes. Special thanks to my newest patrons: Amelia P, Ron L, Rod N If you have questions or comments, email me or Chat in the Celtic Geeks group on Facebook. Post a review in Apple Podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe or post a review on Apple Podcasts. I'd love your feedback. 37:49 - “Wherever I May Roam” from Selcouth Pub Songs & Stories was produced by Marc Gunn. The show is edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. You can subscribe in your favorite podcatcher or listen on my website where you can subscribe to my mailing list. I'll email you regular updates of new music and podcasts, special offers, and you'll get 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub at www.pubsong.com!

Marc and Andrew catch up with each other in Texas where they performed together at Sherwood Forest Faire. They talk about the faire, masks, and vinyl records. Andrew explains what cryptocurrency is and why it sucks. Plus, start a very cunning plan to release an EP later this year. It's all in show #64.  How Sherwood is going Team Moderna Mask wearing You have Cdsssss? Or stickers??? CDs on Vinyl or Edison Recorder New Bards EP being planned Got my money's worth Cryptocurrency & Blockchain & NFTs Andrew and Life's A Faire Marc and Local Shows The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net    

Many Irish Americans were refugees. Hear how an Irish band is giving back to help refugees displaced from their native lands. How a little eavesdropping on a conversation led to a fun pub song and a round of beer for the band. Celebrate Star Wars Day with fun Jedi drinking songs. Welcome to Pub Songs & Stories. This is a Virtual Public House for musicians to share the stories and inspiration behind their music. My name is Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. I am your guide. Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast and download free music when you sign up at PubSong.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONSEvery year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. We’re going to Scotland in 2022. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY 0:31 - “Lily the Pink” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 4:09 - WELCOME -- One of the reasons I picked this song is because I’ve had a lot of requests for it over the past few years because of its popularity with the Brobdingnagian Bards. Now of course, Andrew McKee, my partner with the Bards sang the song. One of the other reasons why I picked this song was in case the Virtual Public House CD, volume 2 was a go. But first we gotta get to the Virtual Public House, maybe volume 1. -- The Celtfather Story… Last year, I hired my audio editor to edit this podcast. I already had Mitchell editing the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. That’s been going for a while. But the Pub Songs Podcast has always had a lot more talking. And because there’s more talking, that also means there’s more editing to be done. Which means it’s more expensive to produce. I was trying to think of a way to either cut expenses or bring in more money when I realized in every show, I sing 2-3 songs. I should do something with them. And maybe if I publish an album, it will earn enough to fund the shows for each Quarter of the year. So that’s what I did. Virtual Public House is the name of my brand new album. You’ll get 23 tracks. All of the songs were recorded and performed during the first three months episodes of 2021 on Pub Songs & Stories. Every time you buy one of these CDs, it will help fund the show. If all goes well, I should have a new album to release each quarter highlighting songs from the previous quarter. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see what you think of THIS album. You can buy it in my store at MageRecords.com. If you are a member of the Gunn Runners Club, then you can even use your discount code to save on CD purchases. I thought about releasing this album on Vinyl. But unfortunately, it is far too long for that. And why do even bother mentioning vinyl? Well, on May 6, you will be able to buy As Long As I’m Flyin on vinyl. Yes. I am talking about a record. Like if you were talking about a record player. That’s exactly what I just did. I noticed my CD producer, Kunaki, now allows artists to sell vinyl records. I got all excited and decided to release my newest album. Then I realized, it’s been a while since I released a full production album. Anyway, you can find that in my Mage Record store. -- If you are not yet subscribed to the podcast, do so in your favorite podcatcher. You can find links to subscribe on our website at PubSong.com. I’d also love it if you would Post a review in Apple Podcasts. How does this show make you feel? I’d love your feedback. 8:34 -  Laughing Jack Story: How a little eavesdropping on a conversation led to a fun pub song and a round of beer for the band. 11:45 - “I’m Not Irish” by Laughing Jack from Live at the Indy Folk Series 15:07 - Will and Jake Thorne Story: They share how Irish Americans were refugees and how they're giving back to help the millions of world-wide refugees currently displaced from their native lands. 17:28 - “Where the Wild Shamrocks Grow” by Turf Fire Liars from Long Memories Short Fuses 21:56 – Marc Gunn Story: What is Star Wars Day? Star Wars is on May 4. It celebrates George Lucas's Star Wars media franchise. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force be with you" as "May the Fourth be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. You find the full history of Star Wars Day on Wikipedia. 23:05 - “Jedi Drinking Song” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales -- New Irish & Celtic Song Lyrics. I updated the lyrics for all of the songs I sing in this show. You will find lyrics and chords so you can play along with me. Just click the song title to find the lyrics or follow the link in the shownotes to find more Irish & Celtic song lyrics. 27:09 - UPCOMING SHOWS THURS: Coffee with The Celtfather on YouTube (Season 8) @ 12:00 PM Eastern MAY 8: Pepper Place Farmer's Market in Birmingham, AL @ 8:00 AM – 12 PM CT MAY 8: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co. in Alabaster, AL @ 7-10 PM MAY 13: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert online @ 7 PM TBD: Art Show for Carmanda 28:57 - SUPPORT WHAT YOU LOVE If you enjoy the music in this show, please show your support. Buy music or merch from me or my guests. Follow us on streaming and tell a friend. You can sample my albums for free in my Mage Records store on Bandcamp. And you can learn more about my guests by following the link on the website. The Pub Songs Podcast is based on the value-for-value model. If you get pleasure from this show, send me a few bucks to keep it going and get lots of bonus content. Join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. Your support pays for the production and promotion of my music and this podcast. Follow the link in the shownotes. Special thanks to my newest patrons: Keith Gifford If you have questions or comments, email me or Chat in the Celtic Geeks group on Facebook. Let me know what you think about this podcast. -- Send an email to the address in the show. I’ll send you a gift of 3 MP3s from the St Patrick’s Day album. Now on sale. 30:30 - “The Last Jedi Drinking Song” from I Will Not Sing Along Pub Songs & Stories was produced by Marc Gunn. The show is edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. You can everywhere you find podcasts or on my website where you can subscribe to my mailing list. I’ll email you regular updates of new music and podcasts, special offers, and you’ll get 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub at www.pubsong.com! #pubsongs

New stories in the virtual public house. Limited-edition CDs. I'm a Rover, Seldom Sober video. Who recorded on what Selcouth song. And a new hobbit single. It's all on my monthly update, Celtfather Music & Travel, show #279. 0:17  - PODCASTS I've made so many changes to the Pub Songs Podcast over the years. I'm always wondering what do I want it to be? I think I finally have a format I'm excited about. The new intro goes like this: "Welcome to the Pub Songs & Stories, the Virtual Public House where you hear the stories and inspiration behind the music." The new format solves several issues I've had. First, it gives me a way to share my music in a fun capacity, performing "live" for my listeners, in much the same way Bing Crosby would've done on the Kraft Music Hall back in the day. I can sing new recordings of songs. I can share my stories about songs too. These can be either what the song is about or just a story related to the song I'm singing in the show. This is by far the toughest thing about producing the show, coming up with engaging stories. The new format also allows me to share stories and help other musicians. I plan to feature two stories from two different artists in each episode, plus one of their songs from each. If I can get an acoustic original performance, all the better. But right now, I'm just sharing studio recordings. My goal is to help promote them in a more personal setting, again, through stories. But even better, I realized that most musicians don't have my skill with podcasting. I see this new feature as a way for musicians to sort of have their own podcast. Of course that also means I can promote to their fans as well. So it's a win-win as far as I can see... IF I can keep up with the stories. You may also note that I'm not limiting this to Celtic musicians. Instead it's gonna be around my niche Celtic AND Geek music. The new description zooms in on musicians in general. If there's  a story to be told, I might consider it. Oh! There's one more thing I am launching--limited-edition CDs. I asked Mitchell to start mixing down all of my songs in Pub Songs & Stories. Every three months or so, we will release a CD featuring the best of all of those songs. I'm also considering a possible USB which might include outtakes or song duplicates PLUS all of the podcast episodes. Again, it's limited edition. So the CD won't be available for long. 3-6 months. I though this might be another nice to fund the podcast. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast had some killer St Patrick's Day shows this year. Episode #500 was over four hours long. I LOVED hearing all of the congrats that were sent in by artists. It was a big pick me up. The March episode of Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast featured music. No big news there.  Hopefully, Andrew and I can stay on top of upcoming shows. 4:53 - VIDEOS I think YouTube algorithms are finally understanding my channel. I'm not seeing greater subscribers yet. But the channel is mostly live shows (Coffee with The Celtfather) and I'm getting a decent number of folks watching those. I posted a couple new video singles recently. One was recorded in 2018 for the Celtic Invasion of the Isle of Skye. It's my journey from Glasgow to Inverness by train. The music is for "I'm A Rover, Seldom Sober".  I have more video singles that are coming. I also created several new Canvases for Spotify. I'm still thinking about what videos to use for which song. Slowly getting those uploaded. The next Celtfather Live concert is scheduled for Thursday, April 15. This one is "For Mother Earth". I'm not sure what songs to include on that outside of "Heart of Fangorn". But whatever. If you have any suggestions, let me know. Tickets are different this time. All you have to do is spend $8 in my Mage Records store and you will get access to the show. And of course it's free to all Heroic Gunn Runners. 7:16 - IN THE STUDIO I'm still getting tracks back from musicians for Selcouth are done. No big update just yet. But I have most of the tracks from Screeched Inn done for "Bright Side of Everything". I'm waiting on some background vocals. Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer sent their tracks for "Favor of a Dance". They sound amazing. I have an update I'm waiting on from Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard, for "By Amazing Grace". The Muckers recorded their parts for "Kilty Pleasure" but I'm still waiting for the tracks. Nathan Deese sent his recordings for "Breathing". And it's perfect! Sam Gillogly and I released a new single on March 18 called "Proudfoot Shuffle". It's already getting a lot of streams on Spotify. I also started rewriting "Happy Birthday From Ireland". I never play that song because it's rather vain based. It was a birthday song for me. So now I'm editing the lyrics to make more about all of the children of Irish immigrants who are discovering their heritage. 9:08 - MERCH Of course, I already mentioned the Pub Songs & Stories CD that'll come out probably next month. I'm planning some package deals very soon. I don't remember which package deal is first. I think it's a comedy package... Keep any eye on the store and my mailing list for details. Subscribe to my mailing list, you get a discount code to save 15%. 9:33 - CELTIC TRAVEL Want to join me on Celtic Invasion of Scotland Sign up to the mailing list at CelticInvasion.com if you want to be one of the first on the list. 9:56 - WEBSITES I updated lyrics for the Irish Song Lyrics website, including: “Men of New Basin Canal” "Beer, Beer, Beer" "The Leprechaun" “Kilty Pleasure” "Kilkelly, Ireland" “When the Dairy Farm Caught Fire” "Molly Malone" “St Patrick Never Drank” “Breathing” “Kilted For Her Pleasure” 10:23 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR MARCH THURS: Coffee with The Celtfather, YouTube (Season 8) @ 12:00 PM EST APR 15: "For Mother Earth" Celtfather Live on YouTube @ 8:00 - 9:30 PM ET. Tickets $8. APR 17: Pepper Place Farmer's Market in Birmingham, AL @ 8:00 AM - 12 PM CT APR 17: The Lost Druid Brewery in Avondale Estates, GA @ TBA APR 23-25: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 29: Brobdingnagian Bards Live on YouTube @ TBA 11:53 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1228 is up from 1219 Celtic Music Magazine = 4062 is up from 4026 YouTube Subscribers = 5337 is up from 5009 Facebook Likes = 3763 is up from 3746 Instagram = 1869 is up from 1867 Spotify followers: 1751 is up from 1737 # Number of listens on Spotify: 4962 is up from 3395 Latest Spotify Single Stats: "Proudfoot Shuffle" released on Mar 18: 147 "Hobbit Hornpipe" released Aug 26: 569 is up from 458 "The Hero of Christmas" released on Nov 17: 111 is down from 119 Latest Spotify Album Stats: St Patrick's Day: 2.2K is up from 1K Most-popular songs on Spotify: "The Widow and the Devil" (2.5K), "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"  (1.6K), "The Leprechaun" (637), "Doctor of Gallifrey" (592), "Beer, Beer, Beer" (590), "Hobbit Hornpipe" (569), "Drunken Sailor" (543), "Lord of the Pounce" (438), "I'll Drink From Dusk Til Dawn" (407), "Nancy Whiskey" (386) Most-popular songs on Amazon Music: "Hero of Canton" (1787), "Doctor of Gallifrey" (599), "The Widow and the Devil" (150), "Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster" (99), "Sail the Sky" (98) Top albums: As Long As I'm Flyin (2167), Sci Fi Drinking Songs (1117), St Patrick's Day Songs for Kids (608), Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion (515), Going for Brogue (505) Last year's playlists from this time last year: Top Irish & Celtic Music: 575 up from 564 Sci F'Irish Music: 12 (same) Nagians Only: 21 (same) Celtfather Experience: 29 is down 30 Hobbit Drinking Songs: 6 is up from 5 Firefly Drinking Songs: 126 is up from 122 Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers: 62 is up from 61 Jedi Drinking Songs: 32 is up from 31 15:18 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 159 is up from 156 Patreon Monthly Income: $1215 is up from $1194 Thanks as always for supporting my music. Streaming music gives you a quick and easy way to sample all of my music. Digital sales keep my business running. Tips and CD sales allow me to tour. Kickstarter funds physical products like CDs, shirts ,and other merch. And Patreon funds my songwriting! Join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon to support my songwriting. You will step behind-the-scenes with new music, bonus podcasts, videos, and live concerts. Thank you for supporting Sci F'Irish music at Celtfather.com! #CFMonthly

In today’s episode, I host a panel discussion with Jennifer Hartz, J. Andrew McKee, Jay Altizer, and Ashutosh Dalvi. They share insights, advice, and their own story on taking the leap from a comfortable salaried position to becoming an independent consultant. Key points include: 01:13: The decision to become an independent consultant.  08:40: The positives and negatives of the transition 14:32: Advice to those making the transition 21:22: Cash flow and workflow 25:40: People who should not go independent   You can connect with members on the panel through LinkedIn. Unleashed is produced by Umbrex, which has a mission of connecting independent management consultants with one another, creating opportunities for members to meet, build relationships, and share lessons learned. Learn more at: www.umbrex.com.

Enjoy some of your favorite Brobdingnagian Bards songs from Jedi to burning pubs and virgins. It's all right here, on show #62. If you're not already subscribed, you can do so at Bardbootlegs.com. You can also post a comment about the show on Apple Podcasts. TODAY IN BROBDINGNAG 0:35 - "Old Dun Cow" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 4:30 - "Do Virgins Taste Better Medley" from A Faire to Remember 9:15 - "Lily the Pink" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales Alright, before we get back to the music. Andrew will teach you how to say our band name. "How to Say Brobdingnagian" from our website Next up is our parody of the Barenaked Ladies song, "If I Had $1000000". 13:44 - "If I Had A Million Ducats" from A Faire to Remember 17:01 - "The Ring of Hope" from Memories of Middle Earth 21:18 - "Jedi Drinking Song" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales If you enjoy any of our music, then we have CDs. Now the correct response, when we say, "we have CDs" is to say, "you have CDs." The inflection at the end really makes it. But yes, we do have CDs. Notice how I wait for you to say it. If you go to our website at thebards.net, you will find a link to "Buy Music". That'll take you to our store on Bandcamp. There, you will find the last remaining CDs... of the Brobdingnagian Bards catalog. (Great job!) We do make our living as musicians and entertainers. So your support help us in that way. Or you can join the Nagians Only Club on Patreon. Your support makes Brobdingnagian Bards music happen. So thank you. And if you want to find out when and where we are playing, make sure you visit our website as well. All of our gigs will be posted there, whether they are on or offline. 26:56 - "Jedi Mickey" from I Will Not Sing Along The Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by The Celtfather, Marc Gunn, and Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net

In a weekly email to Unleashed subscribers in the fall of 2019, I asked, "What you are doing this fall to get better at what you do?" Umbrex member J. Andrew McKee sent me the following extraordinary response, and I asked him to be a guest on the show to discuss.  To learn more about Andrew's consulting practice (which we don't discuss), visit: HeadlandStrategy.com. Here is Andrew's answer on what he is doing to get better at what he does: New: Resumed saxophone practice 2-4 times a week, with a goal to resume performing in a narrow (muse-inspired) set of genres by 2021.  I may also get a teacher if I can sustain through Q1 (9 months ongoing!) Hired a change coach with psychology and spiritual training to help me vision an inspiring growth trajectory for my consulting business while balancing writing and family priorities Teaching more private webinars and a university course (one 3-hour module) (me and my staff) Teaching more lunch and learns to our growing staff Doing Zoom hip hop dance classes with my daughters (Michael Peele!) Sending more emotionally vulnerable emails to my close guy friends about the ups and downs of life, and having more 1:1 phone calls where I stop beating around the bush Protecting occasional afternoons for 3-4 hour hikes with masks with longtime friends Calling my father more regularly (Q2 weeks) Resuming a meditation practice after I intentionally let it lapse on behalf of first protecting a full night of sleep, and now that our youngest child is out of diapers and I can manage 10-20 minutes per day. Planning to hire an HR consultant to help us build behaviors to learn new knowledge and skills into a broader sense of "performance review" than is typically done.  I would also like to align this with peer-encouraged deliberate practice.  We are also noodling on hiring an expert for certain skills (e.g., market research interviews), and having them work with us like a coach (pre- and post-game feedback). Added volunteer programs to mentor students at a historically black university, including mock interview practice, career advice, help with career connections, and so on. Sustained: Writing literary fiction 2-3 hours per day Journaling daily about anything and everything ("Morning pages" in the spirit of Julia Cameron) No alcohol since 2013 (or other drugs) No caffeine since summer 2019 (except 1-2 cups decaf coffee or 1 cup of green tea) Intermitted fasting when I feel like it Protecting 7.5 to 8.0 hours of sleep per night, helped by reminders from my Oura Ring Protecting time for the family each day (AM and dinner time) and every weekend, including supporting them in music and sports Reading almost zero business books, which I find very low yield in general Reading widely and muse-inspired, drawing from a long list of books I'd love to read and reading them when I feel inspired, across nonfiction and fiction in a 1:1 mix Listening broadly to music that inspires and moves me

Greetings Gunn Runner Dragon Con approaches. New coffee dates. Brobdingnagian Bards concerts. And lots of news from the studio. It's all today on Celtfather Monthly. Let’s talk about it... on show #268. 0:12 - PODCASTS This was a good month for podcasts. I'm still ahead on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Four solid episodes for August. I even have next two recorded and ready for editing. And I'm getting a few new band submissions to the show. I released two episodes Pub Songs Podcast in August. They were fairly easy to produce too. One is on Irish Rebel Songs and the other touches on Dragon Con and my newest Hobbit single. If you have any show ideas, I would love to hear them. I recorded another Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast with Andrew McKee. We've been a bit lax about recording those. We wanted to get out an episode before Dragon Con. Though we were also recording video concert for Dragon Con. We had a very productive day. 2:04 - VIDEOS The video situation is still kind of on hold right now. I have a lot of things on my plate. So it's just on the back burner. And I must say, it feels good to focus on music creation. More about that in a moment. I did look a couple past video concerts to see if I could find any singles I wanted to release. But I had no luck there. My Coffee show is coming back. I am planning to relaunch the show on Thursdays, starting September 10 at noon. It looks like everything I do ends up on Thursday. For better or worse, that seems like the best day for me. So I'll see what I can do to stick to that new date and time. I am debating rebranding the show title. Maybe something like Coffee with Celts or Coffee n Celts... or maybe even using Sci F'Irish music... I don't know. All I know is I never drink coffee during the show. It was always a bad time. So we shall see... I am actually recording video concerts though. That's because Dragon Con is Labor Day weekend. I plan to have some pre-recorded shows for that. I might do a live stream too. But we shall see. There will be some Brobdingnagian Bards live streams. But I'm working out details right now. I'm still brainstorming a Musical TV Show idea. It's sort of like the Firefly Drinking Songs show from Gen Con and will also be at Dragon Con. But I can't come up with a concept I love. And that makes sense. Hopefully, I'll figure something out. Oh! And Andrew McKee was finally able to setup our computers to stream live. And it's sounding pretty amazing so far. Hopefully, he and I can have some live concerts together in the future. But we have several planned for Dragon Con. 4:45 - IN THE STUDIO I feel like I am creating a lot of new music. It feels good to closes some loops on new and old music. I have six songs currently in the works for my next CD Selcouth. I'm waiting on instrumentation for three others. And I have one that still needs a final mix. All in all, I'm proud how the CD is progressing. I still hope to release it to my Kickstarter supporters by October or November. I'm also excited about my release schedule. I have a bunch of new releases coming soon. Last week, I released "Hobbit Hornpipe". That's the first single from the album Dancing With Hobbits with Sam Gillogly. We hope to release a hobbit dance CD next year. We're gonna try and release a new single every month. I am proudly re-releasing St Patrick's Day. Formerly known as Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day, I pulled the album from the net in August because the album has not done nearly as well as I hoped. There are many reasons for this. But the album will be back in time for Halfway to St Patrick's Day. I added three new songs to the album. And there's one new recording of a previous song. And a couple remixes. You can get the album now on Bandcamp. But it will be streaming everywhere come September 7th. The physical CD is pending... I have to make a decision how to release that. On September 22nd, my next single with Sam Gillogly comes out. It's called "Brandywine River Reel". And it's a fun one! Another good hobbit dance tune. October 7th is the official release of "Together". This is the Celtic rock song I recorded a couple months back. There's a big KrabbeConnect convention happening on the weekend of October 10th. So the song will be available just in time for the big event! 7:30 - MERCH Every Friday since the pandemic started, Bandcamp has waived all of their profits for items purchased in the store. If you're looking for a time to support my music... well, anytime is good. But if you want to maximize my income, buy any time on Friday, September 4 at magerecords.com. 7:59 - CELTIC TRAVEL I opened the 2021 Celtic Invasion of Scotland to past invaders. As expected, I am flooded with no responses. I guess some could be mailing application forms. But again, this is what I expect. I realize many of the challenges of hosting a trip in Scotland while we're still in the middle of a pandemic. Should we wear masks? Will the country let us in? Will there be a vaccine? Will the U.K. require a quarantine period? It's bizarre. But yes. Masks will probably be necessary. It's totally dependent on entry into the country. And if a vaccine is available, I will might require invaders to be vaccinated. As for the quarantine period, who knows... Nevertheless, we are booked for June 5-12, 2021. And if my family and I can go stay at the castle in Helensburgh, Scotland, we will. I do hope I have others joining us though. - WEBSITES Not much is new for the Irish Song Lyrics website. Slipped out of my priorities. I still need to do the lyrics for the latest Pub Songs Podcast episodes. 9:16 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER THURS: Coffee with The Celtfather, YouTube (Season 6) @ 12:00 PM EST SEP 2: Brobdingnagian Bards Concert with Dragon Con Filk Music Track @ 8:00-9:00 PM ET SEP 4: Brobdingnagian Bards Concert with Dragon Con Filk Music Track @ 4:00-5:00 PM ET SEP 4: Dragon Con TV presents Firefly Drinking Songs w/Marc Gunn @ 10:00-11:00 PM ET SEP 5: Marc Gunn Concert with Dragon Con Filk Music Track @ 2:30-3:30 PM ET SEP 5: Andrew McKee Concert with Dragon Con Filk Music Track @ 4:00-5:00 PM ET SEP 6: Songs Lyrics I Wish I Rewrote But Didn't [Panel] w/Marc Gunn @ 1:00-2:00 PM ET SEP 6: Writing Music w/Andrew McKee [Panel] @ 2:30-3:30 PM ET SEP 6: Hobbit Drinking Songs with Brobdingnagian Bards for Dragon Con High Fantasy Track @ 8:30-9:30 PM ET SEP 7: Promoting Your Music With Podcasting [Panel] w/Marc Gunn @ 1:00-2:00 PM ET SEP 7: Pub Songs Podcast Live with Dragon Con Digital Media Track @ 2:00-3:00 PM ET SEP 17: Halfway to St Patrick's Day at Tucker Brewing Company in Tucker GA @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM EDT 14:74 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1171 is up from 1158 Celtic Music Magazine = 4003 is the same as last month YouTube Subscribers = 4738 is up 63 from 4675 Facebook Likes = 3755 is up from 3754 Instagram = 1838 is up from 1832 Spotify followers: 1608 is up 29 from 1579 # Number of listens on Spotify: 2280 is up from 2090 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "Hobbit Hornpipe": 18 Most-popular songs on Spotify: The Widow and the Devil (1.4K), Doctor of Gallifrey (501), Hero of Canton (366), A-Working in the Garden (292), Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers (241) Most-popular songs on Amazon Music: Doctor of Gallifrey (233), Hero of Canton (186), The Widow and the Devil (167), Scots Wha Hae (56), I'm A Rover, Seldom Sober (42) 18:38 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 159 is up from 158 Patreon Monthly Income: $1178 is down from $1191 Thanks as always for supporting my music. Streaming music gives you a quick and easy way to sample all of my music. Digital sales keep my business running. Tips and CD sales allow me to tour. Kickstarter funds physical products like CDs, shirts and other merch. And Patreon funds my songwriting! Join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon to support my songwriting. You will step behind-the-scenes with new music, bonus podcasts, videos, and live concerts. Thank you for supporting Sci F'Irish music at Celtfather.com! #CFMonthly

Greetings Gunn Runner Two new singles are coming out. Selcouth progress report. Something new and different for my live streaming concerts. New songs written. And would you like to stay with me in a castle in Scotland? Another month down. Another to begin. Let’s talk about it... on show #267. 0:21 - PODCASTS The toughest thing about making podcasts is coming up with a concept. What is the show about? For the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, it's easy. I don't usually do themes. Because they are hard to create. Even the Celtic Running Music show I ran this week. It had to pick out a good running rhythms and tap out the tempos to make sure the show picked up speed as you ran. It's much easier to just create a show and then name it after a song or an organic theme. I can't create that podcast and stress about a theme if I want to put it out every week. That's the problem I'm having with the Pub Songs Podcast. Some days I come up with a theme. Others, I have no idea. Then the show keeps getting pushed back. That's what happened with the Gen Con show. It was a couple days late before I was struck with the thought, DUH! I can just call it the Gen Con show and promote those shows. That makes the second show of August a little easier. I can make that the Dragon Con show. I still don't know what to do for the first episode. So if you have a theme idea, let me know. The other episode I did in July was a replay of Coffee with The Celtfather where I highlighted the songs of Rie Sheridan Rose. It's amazing that we've been writing songs together for probably 18 years. It's just mind-blowing. I'm so fortunate to have her helping me create music. My only sadness is that I hadn't done that episode sooner. That theme issue put Stories from the Road on the back burner this month too. I just didn't think to publish it. And here we are at the end of the month. Mikey and I published the final Firefly episode of the In the ‘Verse podcast. This was for Objects in Space. I'll be honest. I was surprised in this months Celtfather Live that I got a song request for that song. I kinda felt it was a throw away. But guess we shall see. 2:51 - VIDEOS I published two video singles this month: "The Mermaid" and "Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits". They were both from Andrew McKee's Life's a Faire webcast in June. "The Mermaid" has done pretty well with 186 views as I type. I was surprised that "Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits" didn't do better. But I guess that's the random nature of the beast. Some songs get caught up in the algorithm and do well. Others don't. The best thing about that Life's A Faire broadcast is I learned how to create video singles FROM video concerts that are posted on YouTube. This means if I get a good recording of a song or two during Coffee or Celtfather Live, I can always repost it as a video single. Boo-yah! One of the big projects in July was recording a Firefly Drinking Songs concert for Gen Con and Dragon Con. This was super cool because it was scripted show. I learned how hard it would be to create a TV series. Oy! That's because I recorded each section live. I scripted what I would say. And I tried to tell a story. The story is basically that I hijack the Cortex in order to broadcast a Bob Hope style concert for the Browncoat troops fighting during the Unification War in Firefly. It ends in disaster. It was fun to create. But it also took much of the day. And I'm still uncertain if the video quality is not as good as it should've been. You can get tickets to watch the Firefly Drinking Songs show at Gen Con. I'll tell you more about it later. As for the Dragon Con version, there are a couple parts that are different. And I'm hoping it'll broadcast on Dragon Con TV. Oh! And Mikey Mason is a guest as usual during both shows. My live streaming video concerts ran into some problems this month. Some are still not resolved as I type. Our internet router is on the complete opposite side of where my office is. So when my internet extender died right before the Celtfather Live concert this month, I've been living with crappy infrequent internet access. It's very frustrating. Coffee with the Celtfather is a challenge because of that. That said, I have a 150' chord to plug directly into the router for a special project with Andrew and a new extender is on its way. Here's hoping I can do something in time for my live streaming shows at Gen Con next week. 6:10 - IN THE STUDIO Moments before typing this I finished recording "Together", the Krabbe Connect song I mentioned last month. I got the final tracks from Daniel Briggs. He recorded bass, mandolin and octave mandolin for the song to give it a more Celtic feel. It's hilarious. As I was finishing the mix, I realized I COULD share it on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast because I added this mando reel to the intro to turn this sort of pop song into a Folk Pop song. LOL. I love it. It has a great sound. And again, as I was listening, I realized the song could actually go beyond the Krabbe Connect world. So that's an extra WIN in my book. That is not the only song I'm getting ready to release. Sam Gillogly and I confirmed that we are going to release an album called Dancing With Hobbits. This is an idea that came from the last ALEP. That's the hobbit gathering in Kentucky that I talk about a lot. We talked about recording an instrumental album of original dance music for hobbits. We recorded a track several years ago after the last ALEP, I think. That's when we started talking about this idea. But a week ago, Sam and I finally confirmed that we would make an album together. But we're gonna do it by releasing singles. The goal is to put out one a month until we release the album late next year in time for the next ALEP which is currently delayed until 2021. I am excited about this for several reasons. One of the big ones is that I LOVE traditional style Celtic music. The tunes. But because I play the autoharp, I don't really record many. Yeah. I CAN. But I don't. It just doesn't sound right. But get me a fiddle player... So hopefully, I'll have lots of new tunes to share via the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast in the months to come. Now i just have to figure out what tune comes first. And to stay on that schedule. The first one is called "Hobbit Hornpipe". I'm trying to get permission to share it with Patrons. But I'll let you know if that's possible. I made progress on Selcouth too. My parts for "Breathing" are laid. I think I need to re-record one more vocal for "Bright Side of Everything". But it's close to being done. I also laid down a track for "Kilty Pleasure", "Favor of Dance", and "Tough Times". That's pretty good progress. Though I'm already worrying about hitting my October/November deadline for Kickstarter supporters. Finally, I wrote and recorded another new song called "Back in the Ocean". It's a story about a male selkie who goes to land, has some fun, and decides life on land ain't all it's cracked up to be. He's much happier back in the ocean. 13:15 - MERCH I have not touched my Bandcamp store in quite a while. Not since I posted those new Celtic Heartstring necklaces a couple months ago. No doubt this is one reason I'm not selling great over there. But I'm happy just be creating right now. So if you haven't been, check it out. Buy something. 13:36 - TRAVEL I'm jonesing to travel. I love traveling. So I've been back on YouTube watching videos of Scotland and other places in Europe. I can't wait. I am researching the 2021 Celtic Invasion of Scotland. In fact, I booked a castle in Helensburgh, Scotland. The dates for the invasion are June 5-12. Obviously, that's assuming we are able to get out of the country to go there. But I can't hang on that. So I'm gonna plan right now. 14:51 - WEBSITES Not much is new for the Irish Song Lyrics website. Slipped out of my priorities. I still need to do the lyrics for the latest Pub Songs Podcast episodes. 15:07 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR AUGUST I don't know if I have said this before. But booking for the forseeable future will be tentative. I had two physical shows in July in Birmingham. Both were canceled. I'm booked at Pepper Place Farmer's Market in Birmingham in mid-August. I'm assuming that will be canceled too. So if there's a date on my schedule. Check in with me or the venue a few days before to see if it's happening. JUL 30: Comedy Music Cabaret at Gen Con ONLINE at 6:00 - 7:00 PM EDT JUL 30: Sci F'Irish Drinking Songs at Gen Con ONLINE at 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT JUL 31: Firefly Drinking Songs at Gen Con ONLINE at 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT AUG 1: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers at Gen Con ONLINE at 6:00 - 7:00 PM EDT AUG 1: Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion at Gen Con ONLINE at 8:00 - 9:00 PM EDT AUG 15: Pepper Place Farmer's Market in Birmingham, AL @ 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT SEP 2-6: Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA (pending) Weds Morning: Coffee with The Celtfather, Facebook (Season 5!) @ 11:00 AM EST   - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1158 is up from 1130 Celtic Music Magazine = 4003 is down from 4007 YouTube Subscribers = 4675 is up 26 from 4649 Facebook Likes = 3754 is up 19 from 3735 Instagram = 1832 is up from 1825 followers Spotify followers: 1579 is up 35 from 1548 # Number of listens on Spotify: 2090 is up from 2003 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "Molly Malone": 12 is down from 21 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "The Last Jedi Drinking Song": 43 is down from 64 Spotify Latest Album Stats: I Will Not Sing Along: 217 is down from 293 Most-popular songs on Spotify: The Widow and the Devil (1.4K), Doctor of Gallifrey (419), A-Working in the Garden (229), Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers (195), Hero of Canton (180), Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster (164) Most-popular songs on Amazon Music: Doctor of Gallifrey (218), Hero of Canton (151), The Widow and the Devil (89), I'm A Rover, Seldom Sober (40), Come Ye By Atholl (37) - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 158 is down from 160 Patreon Monthly Income: $1191 is up from $1175 Thanks as always for supporting my music. Streaming music gives you a quick and easy way to sample all of my music. Digital sales keep my business running. Tips and CD sales allow me to tour. Kickstarter funds physical products like CDs, shirts and other merch. And Patreon funds my songwriting! Join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon to support my songwriting. You will step behind-the-scenes with new music, bonus podcasts, videos, and live concerts. Thank you for supporting Sci F'Iirsh music. Slainte! #CFMonthly

In this fourteenth episode of Life's a Faire, Andrew interviews himself. Chapter List: 00:36 Andrew McKee Links Mentioned: Andrew McKee Tips PayPal - PayPal.me/IrishBard Venmo - @IrishBard CDs TheIrishBard.BandCamp.com theIrishBard.com Ongoing support can be given at Patreon.com/IrishBard Don't forget to subscribe to the show! The Life's a Faire Podcast www.facebook.com/lifesafaire www.youtube.com/lifesafaire www.patreon.com/lifesafaire www.lifesafaire.com

Come on down to St Stephen's Green for some great Celtic music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Lilt, Anna Bosnick, The Rowan Tree, A Campo Traviesa, Lisa Schettner, Captain John Stout, Brad Reid, Dylan Walshe, Kellswater Bridge, The Celtic Camerata, St Stephen's Green, iThongo, Skeleton McKee, Mark Saul, Erin Ruth I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, you will get a few cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Plus, you'll get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free, just for signing up today. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2020 episode.  Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:03 - "The Jiggery Pokerwork / The Return Home" by Lilt from X 2:57 - WELCOME 3:33 - "Eddy & Back / Where's Your Flipping Fiddle / Millenium Bridge (feat. Matt Diaz & Erin Michet)" by Anna Bosnick from The Ring 9:24 - "Man of Letters" by The Rowan Tree from Kolar's Gold 14:03 - "Axéitame a Polainiña (Aire Tradicional) (Galicia)" by A Campo Traviesa from The Kid on the Mountain 18:28 - "Great Expectations" by Lisa Schettner from Single 22:05 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 26:04 - "Ye Jacobites by Captain John Stout from Love Abides 29:46 - "Haley Small's Reel" by Brad Reid from Single 33:19 - "Where Dublin Meets Wicklow" by Dylan Walshe from All Manner of Ways 36:48 - "Cobbler's Daughter" by Kellswater Bridge from The Proof Is In the Pudding 40:12 - "Beer, Beer, Beer/Charles O'Conor" by The Celtic Camerata from On the Threshold of a Drink 43:28 - CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 45:55 - "Oh Maggie" by St Stephen's Green from Shadows of Green 49:14 - "Banish Misfortune" by iThongo from Afroceltica 51:40 - "9000 Years" by Skeleton McKee from Edinburgh Underground 54:51 - "Wicked Train of Thought" by Mark Saul from Mixolydian 1:00:04 - CLOSING 1:01:12 - "She Moved Through the Fair" by Erin Ruth from Erin Ruth The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS Find out more about Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard on his website and his new podcast, Life’s A Faire. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. Your contribution also allows us to support the Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival on September 12-13 and the Texas Scottish Festival on October 16-18. A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Konni, Craig H, Richard, G, Alison S, Not Higgins You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Annelise emailed: "Hi Marc, I'm writing to thank you for the bonus episode, "Pandemic Patience." I'm a university student and was sent home from school last month because of the pandemic. I've been listening to your podcast for two years, and your extra episodes have helped soften the blow of school closing. I love listening to the podcast while I study for my online classes. (Which I'm doing right now!). Thank you again for your podcast and all you do! Slainte" Jacob emailed on Patreon: "I had to change my support level due to my job loss. Apologies. Hopefully I will find something that lets me move the amount back up again. Please keep sharing the great Celtic music!" Scott Benson emailed: "Hi Marc,  I am sorry to give you bad news but I had to drop my patron status with the celtic music podcast.  I have been slowly tightening my belt with everything going on and I held off as long as I could with the podcast.  As a fellow Celtic musician I appreciate all that goes into the work and I was happy to support.  I cancelled my Amazon prime membership, hulu, and my audible membership before I the podcast...I was really trying to hold on as long as I could.  I hope to be able to join back as a patron in the future but for the moment it is just a little too tight for me.  Keep up the good work!  Slainte."

There were a lot of new podcasts and videos I released in May. I had saw some YouTube success. I recorded a Pride Month podcast. I learned new techniques for live streaming shows. I lost a Bog Off... twice. I worked on my next CD. And I started planning how to sell physical CDs at shows... while social distancing. It's all on show #263. 0:46 - PODCASTS Whew. I just barely finished my two episodes of the Pub Songs Podcast this month. At the beginning of the month, I recorded a Star Wars Drinking Songs shows where I several of my Star Wars songs. The second I released last week. It was a summer music special. There was an interview I did with Mazz O'Flaherty last summer. It was a good show. I had a good month with Stories from the Road. Every month, I ask myself if I completed an episode each Friday. I did good this month. I talked about our trip to Texas, a time I forgot the lyrics to "Wild Rover", and one of the wild things that happens with studio recordings. I also included an interview I did on a local Celtic radio program. All in all, it was a good month. I did NOT stay ahead with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. One of the reasons I don't record many specialty shows is they are intimidating... mentally. I had two I needed to complete. One was the Celtic Women Singers show. That wasn't too bad. I had a guest host, but she had to back out. But the tough episode was the Pride Month show. I spent the last 8 months trying to find LGBTQ artists to put on this special show celebrating Celtic musicians who are also gay, lesbians, transgender, etc. I came up short on artists. But fortunately Kris Clements of the Seattle-based Celtic rock band, Ockham's Razor offered to help out. So he guest hosts with me on that show. It'll be out the first week of June. I'm very happy with how the show turned out. But it was a lot of mental effort to compile. I was hoping to complete it in January. And I just finished it last week. So that's just added stress. On the In the ‘Verse podcast, I wrote a new song called "By Amazing Grace". I was hoping to have another episode of the show out. But alas, I just ran short on time. So Mikey and I will record the next one next week. Of course, he already finished his song. But that's okay. I'll have mine out. We're covering the episode "Objects in Space" next. 3:53 - VIDEOS May was the month of videos. It was the month where I found out why people post cover songs on YouTube. Sure, I already knew WHY. But I reaped the rewards because in April I recorded four videos back to back. So I released a new video, I think every week. I started the month with "Wild Rover". That was followed by a travel video of "Skellig Michael" in Ireland. Then came "Wild Kitty", my parody of "Wild Rover". After that was "Loch Lomond". I finished the video singles with "Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers". And what were the results? I saw the viewership rise with each release. I'll talk about stats in a bit. But if you look back to my "Lookout Mountain" video from March which has just 74 views and compare it to "Wild Rover" with 234 in just one month... or "Loch Lomond" with 757 in just one week. Well... you can bet I'm happy. They're not all doing THAT great. But "Wild Kitty" almost has 200 views. And "Reavers" has some of the the longest watch time of my video singles. All in all, I am psyched. Now if I can just make time to record four more. Something about the video singles... I have block for recording those. Though it's not as bad as the educational videos. I wanted to do a "How to Play Wild Rover" video. That is still not recorded. Coffee with the Celtfather is still going. Though I planned to stop it in mid-May, that plan is out the window for now. I'm still learning a lot even if viewership is hit and miss. My fellow Brobdingnagian Bard, Andrew McKee, started live streaming his new Life's A Faire podcast. Because of that he's learning a LOT about new ways to live stream. And we are trying them all out together and sharing our knowledge. I learned a LOT this month. Meanwhile, Andrew and I live streamed a couple of Bog Offs. We each performed "Rattlin' Bog" to see who could sing it faster. It was a fun event. It also stretched some ideas for other events. You can watch the 2nd Bog Off on the Brobdingnagian Bards Facebook page. Oh! And Andrew has a new Facebook page too. Follow him if you're not doing so yet. 7:57 - IN THE STUDIO I spent a little bit of time working on Selcouth this month. I recorded two new songs and tracked them. Meaning, I recorded them to a click track. So my vocals, which need re-recording, can easily be done without re-recording. I don't usually prefer tracking albums. I want to with this one. 8:32 - MERCH I didn't add any new merch this month to the store. But I have started brainstorming HOW to sell music while social distancing. I have my first shows booked at the end of June. I'll talk about that in a moment. But what struck me was the buyer's experience at a show where you're still trying to social distance yourself. Imagine. You're at an outdoor event listening to music. You love the music. You want to support the artist. The artist takes a break. You go up to the merch table wearing your mask. Now what? Do you want to pick up CDs that have been handled by a dozen other people? Probably not. What do you do? That's what I'm trying to figure out. If you have thoughts, let me know. 10:47 - TRAVEL Gwen and I are starting to plan the 2021 Celtic Invasion of Scotland. I have no details. But I hope to email my Celtic Invaders. If you want to join me in Scotland, let me know. 11:11 - IRISH & CELTIC SONG LYRICS Here are some of the new Irish & Celtic Song Lyrics that were updated this month: Maid Went to the Mill Reavers Malcolm Reavers Come By the Hills Jedi Mickey Happy Birthday from Ireland Wild Rover Loch Lomond The Last Jedi Drinking Song Purple Flower 11:35 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR JUNE JUN 7: Gathering of the Faire on Facebook @ 8 PM EST JUN 11: Celtfather Live on YouTube @ 8:30 PM EST JUN 20: The Lost Druid, Decatur, GA @ 7:30 - 9:30 PM JUN 25: Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker, GA @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM WEDS: Coffee with The Celtfather, Facebook (Season 6) @ 11:00 AM EST 13:30 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1088 is up from 1037 Celtic Music Magazine = 3999 is up from 3992 YouTube Subscribers = 5607 is up 57 from 4550 (about 11 more than usual) YouTube Watch Time = 29.5K is up from 25.8K (about the same as usual) YouTube Views = 11.8K is up from 9.4K (48 more than usual) Facebook Likes = 3715 is up from 3711 FB Page Views = 470 is down from 568 FB Reach = 29.5K is up from 15.3K FB Video Views = 2592 is down from 10383 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "Molly Malone": 23 is down from 48 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "The Last Jedi Drinking Song": 94 is up from 79 Spotify Latest Album Stats: I Will Not Sing Along: 302 is down from 306 streams Spotify followers: 1530 is down from 1533 # Number of listens on Spotify: 2109 is up from 2027 Most-popular songs on Spotify: The Widow and the Devil (1.4K), Doctor of Gallifrey (418), A-Working in the Garden (222), Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster (175), Hero of Canton (174), Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers (158) 17:53 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 159 is up from 153 Patreon Monthly Income: $1208 is up from $1059 Thanks as always for supporting my music. Remember. You can help me create and release more music. Join the Gunn Runners Club to step behind-the-scenes with bonus podcasts, new music, videos, and live concerts. Slainte! #CFMonthly

“Bog Down in the Valley” aka “Rattlin' Bog” is a musical staple of the Brobdingnagian Bards. The Bards also perform it separately. In April, Marc Gunn challenged Andrew McKee to a Bog Off! Andrew narrowly won that competition. They are back next week with an all new challenge. Who will win this month? Watch the Bog Off live on Wednesday, May 13 at 11 AM CST on the Bards Facebook page. This is Patreon Episode number 18 and overall Episode 58. Check out Flupandemic on YouTube. ANDREW MCKEE SHOWS & NEWS Life’s A Faire Personal Livestreams coming up Patreon Pages for Lifesafaire and TheIrishBard MARC GUNN SHOWS & NEWS Weekly Coffee with The Celtfather on Wednesday at 10:30 AM EST Newest Pub Songs Podcast: Star Wars Drinking Day Videos: Skellig Michael, Ballincollig Castle, Wild Rover  Patreon Special Offer: Get a Marc Gunn Sticker and Exclusive Concert on May 14 If you have questions, comments, or thoughts, please post them in the comments section.  We would love to hear from you! Visit our website at thebards.net. #brobdingnagianbards

It's a brand new year. Compiling stats to watch my growth each month is a little time consuming. But it is also pretty fantastic for plotting statistical growth. I know exactly where I was this time last year. I’m gonna start the show with the usual updates. Then I’ll go into stats and finish up with goals for 2020. 1:53 - PODCASTS I published a bonus episode of the Pub Songs Podcast to 2019. I shared my love of the new Frozen 2 movie. The next couple of episodes I’m gonna share thoughts about my next album, Selcouth, as well as talk about individual songs on the album. I think February will move towards promoting St Patrick's Day featuring some top 5 and 10s. I don’t have any specific Stories from the Road episodes planned. But I hope to get ahead when I get a full work day next week. The first episode of the 2020 season of the  Irish & Celtic Music Podcast kicks off next week. I took a much needed break. You can still expect more features of women in the upcoming year. I also want to draw attention to our environment, something close to the heart of the Celts. The Celtic Christmas Podcast released three episodes last year. I'm already planning to launch an early fundraiser for the show in 2020. Mikey Mason and I recorded an episode of In the ‘Verse back in December. We did not release it because with the holiday, I think we both had trouble making time to write a song. But I finally sat down with my song. The episode we wrote songs for was "War Stories". It's one of my favorites. I had trouble writing a song for the episode though. But right before we left for Christmas vacation, I wrote "My Man". It's from the perspective of Zoe, and wow, I love it. It kinda helped me understand Wash better than ever. Hopefully, we'll release it soon. I'll see Andrew McKee at Georgia Filk next weekend. I suspect we will record a Brobdingnagian Bards podcast while we're together. We also have some videos we need to record together to complete our Kickstarter rewards. 4:20 - VIDEOS Season 5 of Coffee with the Celtfather begins on January 8. The show will continue at 10:30 AM Eastern on Wednesday. However, It will be exclusively available on Facebook. I made quite a few updates to my YouTube channel. In particular, I deleted many of my most-successful videos. That's because they were episodes of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast... and they were blocked by Facebook. It seems Facebook will only keep podcasts up if it's not primarily a music show. I'm still debating whether I want to keep episodes of the Pub Songs Podcast up there. I talk in a lot of those so many of those aren't getting blocked. But I think I might just rework the entire channel into a Marc Gunn music channel. It's wild looking at the most-popular videos now that all the Celtic podcast videos are gone. Bizarre! My top video is a review of my portable amp. Then comes a "Whiskey in the Jar" video featuring the Bedlam Bards. "Danny Boy for Cat Lovers" is after that. Then just a recording of my version of "Whiskey in the Jar" with just the album cover. And #5 is Funny Irish Pub Songs, a live video I made. Wild! The channel will see a big change in the days to come. 7:07 - MERCH I posted a Gunn Runners Card on Patreon. This card gives Heroic Gunn Runners on Patreon a 25% discount on all merch in my store and at shows. Seems like a lot of Gunn Runners are happy to pay full price to support my music. I am very grateful to all of you. But if you need or want the discount. It's there for you. Selcouth is the name of my next album. The Kickstarter officially launches on January 27 and goes through February 14. I still have a TON of videos and text to write for this Kickstarter. Heck! I still don't have an album cover. So stay tuned. Oh! And make sure you subscribe to my mailing list if you're not already. I will let you know when it goes live. In the middle of that, the Brobdingnagian Bards officially release I Will Not Sing Along, our 10th studio album on February 2, 2020--GROUNDHOG DAY! 9:00 - TRAVEL I still have space for my Celtic Invasion of Venice. You can listen to the Celtic Invasion Vacations itinerary. To find out how amazing this trip will be. Email me if you have questions. The deadline to sign up is February 15. 9:51 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR JANUARY JAN 10-12: GaFilk in Atlanta, GA JAN 16: Internet Concert on YouTube @ 8:30 PM JAN 18: The Lost Druid, Decatur, GA @ 7:30 PM JAN 24: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co, Alabaster, AL @ 7:30 PM JAN 25: Maggie McGuinnes Pub, Huntsville, AL @ 7:00 PM FEB 1: Tucker Brewing Company @ 6:30 - 9:30 FEB 13: Internet Concert on YouTube @ 8:30 PM FEB 15: The Lost Druid, Decatur, GA @ 7:30 PM MAR 7: The Lost Druid, Decatur, GA @ 7:30 PM MAR 12: Internet Concert on YouTube @ 8:30 PM MAR 20-22: ConCoction, Cleveland, Ohio Jan 8 and on, Weds 10:30 AM EDT: Coffee with The Celtfather, Facebook (Season 5!) I will continue to provide audio versions of most shows for Heroic Patrons. 12:45 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1030 is down from 1077 YouTube Subscribers = 4355 is up from 4324 YouTube Watch Time = 32.1K min (535.0 hours) is up from 27.1 YouTube Views = 12.2K is up from 11.6K Facebook Likes = 3653 is up from 3646 FB Page Views = 447 is up from 434 FB Reach = 10942 is up from 5684 FB Video Views = 6419 is up from 1883 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "Slainte Mhaith Christmas": 3238 up from 0 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "The Last Jedi Drinking Song": 539 up from 0 Spotify followers: 1428 is up from 1400 # Number of listens on Spotify: 10184 is up from 4237 Most-popular songs on Spotify: Christmas in the Shire (4.9K), Frosty the Irish Snowman (14.6K), Slainte Mhaith Christmas (3.2K), Celtic Christmas Elf (2.3K), Jingle Bells (2.3K), Top Irish & Celtic Music: 426 is up from 416 Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families: 1858 is up from 1573 Firefly Drinking Songs: 101 is up from 99 Joyful Celtic Christmas Music: 83 is up from 58 Christmas Drinking Songs: 29 is up from 24 18:31 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 152 is down from 158 Patreon Monthly Income: $946 is down from $968 Tier Changes in 2020: GUNN RUNNERS: Behind-the-Scenes. $5 or more per month. Includes: DOWNLOAD new MP3s that are recorded and mixed before they are released. Plus get rough mixes of new songs EARLY ACCESS to some publicly available content GO BEHIND-THE-SCENES with the Stories from the Road podcast. I share my adventures, thoughts and news exclusively with you. HERO. $10 or more per month. You'll get everything above, plus BOOTLEG audio recordings of coffee shows and some concerts. LEARN how to play my songs with PDF sheet music. Make a request for a song you'd like to learn. SAVE 25% off everything in my MageRecords.com store! ACCESS to over 40 Bootleg Concerts, both audio and video and 7 Full-Length Albums. SUPERHERO. $25 or more per month. Includes: SPECIAL THANKS to you in each new single that is released. One-time Physical Copy of "Heroes" CD, autographed at your request, after 3 months of membership at this level 24:17 - GOALS FOR 2020 My success is ultimately defined by how I inspire you. So if you are sharing, enjoying, And creating, then I am successful.  And if all that happens, then I should see an increase in everything I do in online. So many people focus on metrics. But that distracts from the point of what we are trying to do. Hopefully, this will inspire you to create your own goals for 2020. I spent a lot of time in December trying to plan my next year. I haven't even thought about that five, ten or twenty year plan. I just needed to get in control of THIS YEAR'S plan. But I feel I did. BEST WAYS TO GROW MY FANBASE Live Shows Promote hit songs Give away free music Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Music videos. Covers, keywords or popular songs. One evening video concert per month. Second Thursday of the month at 8:30 pm. Coffee. At least one newbie concert a month. Create an event. Last BEST WAY TO SUPPORT EXISTING FANS Live Shows Marc’s Musings. Should I go monthly? or bi-monthly? Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Pub Songs Podcast Stories from the Road In the Verse Teach fans to play/sing along. Monthly tutorial. Video Singles New music Build Community One evening video concert per month. Second Thursday of the month at 8:30 pm. Coffee. At least one newbie concert a month. Create an event. Last 30:35 - BEST STRATEGIES Perform live Increase mailing list. With free Lead generator. Promote top videos and songs 33:40 - MUSIC Release Selcouth Release 3 singles with other musicians Hero of Christmas Hobbit tune with Samantha Gillogly Molly Malone with Jesse Ferguson Write 10 new songs Hit #1 on reverbnation in March. Teach online how to sing and play 10 songs. Also videos. Release 10 sheet music pieces 38:35 - GIGGING Play 6 new venues Play 8 monthly internet concerts Play 24 coffee shows. 12 episodes over two seasons. Play 2 house concerts Contact 20 conventions 40:18 - PODCASTS Pub Songs Podcast. 2 podcasts per month. 20. Commit to one more year of the pub Songs Podcast. And I see if it has done me any good. Or should I do just monthly? What if I plan each episode in advance to do about songs? For new album? Or classic song? 12 about a song episodes. 2nd episode of the month. 10 episodes custom to promote stories Stories from the Road. Weekly. 45 Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Weekly. 48 Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. Monthly. 11 In the 'Verse. Monthly. 10 43:03 - VIDEO 1 Official music video for a CD. 3 travel videos to promote Celtic invasion vacations 8 videos of me singing live some of my most-popular songs 1 videos of me singing along with myself on a song 1 official off-the-wall music video. Fun and silly. Unrelated to the music played. update YouTube channel to reflect Celtic Geek 46:26 - SALES Bandcamp sales. $300 per month. $3600 for the year. Social = 10000 followers on YouTube, Spotify, Facebook, mailing list Thanks as always for supporting my music. Remember. 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For our final Dragon Con 2019 Podcast, Andrew fills out the Filk Music Track performer roster with House Band The PDX Broadsides! They are so excited to be back for their second year at Dragon Con, and are participating on the Filk Music Track for our first panel and a show.  They chat with Andrew about all of the things that they've been up to since the last Dragon Con, including their newest album, Relatable Content, and their very first East Coast Tour later this year! The post The PDX Broadsides appeared first on Everything is Filk.

For our final Dragon Con 2019 Podcast, Andrew fills out the Filk Music Track performer roster with House Band The PDX Broadsides! They are so excited to be back for their second year at Dragon Con, and are participating on the Filk Music Track for our first panel and a show.  They chat with Andrew about all of the things that they've been up to since the last Dragon Con, including their newest album, Relatable Content, and their very first East Coast Tour later this year! The post The PDX Broadsides appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Andrew chats with the absolutely fabulous Hawthorn and Holly and all the things that they've been up to, including their new album, We Are The Wizard Resistance, and their successful Kickstarter that made it happen. They chat about their plans for Dragon Con this year, but also their future plans (hint, hint, a new album!) for the band. The post Hawthorn and Holly appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Andrew chats with the absolutely fabulous Hawthorn and Holly and all the things that they've been up to, including their new album, We Are The Wizard Resistance, and their successful Kickstarter that made it happen. They chat about their plans for Dragon Con this year, but also their future plans (hint, hint, a new album!) for the band. The post Hawthorn and Holly appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Back for another year (but with a time limit this time) is the absolutely amazing Mikey Mason! Andrew finds out what Mikey has been up to since last Dragon Con, including his new album, M, bringing an amazing mix of the personal, the geeky, the tragedy and the comedy in the best way possible. The post Mikey Mason appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Back for another year (but with a time limit this time) is the absolutely amazing Mikey Mason! Andrew finds out what Mikey has been up to since last Dragon Con, including his new album, M, bringing an amazing mix of the personal, the geeky, the tragedy and the comedy in the best way possible. The post Mikey Mason appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Our favorite rockin' rocket scientists, Foot Pound Force take some time out of their busy schedule to chat with Andrew as they prep for a show in Huntsville in this episode. They talk about what they've been up to since last Dragon Con, including adding a new member and what they're looking forward to at this year's Con. The post Foot Pound Force appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Our favorite rockin' rocket scientists, Foot Pound Force take some time out of their busy schedule to chat with Andrew as they prep for a show in Huntsville in this episode. They talk about what they've been up to since last Dragon Con, including adding a new member and what they're looking forward to at this year's Con. The post Foot Pound Force appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Andrew welcomes back Gray Rinehart to the podcast in this episode, where Gray talks about his recent projects since last year, including the new fantasy novel that he's working on, his new audiobook of his (great) science fiction novel, Walking on the Sea of Clouds. He gives Andrew an education on the publishing process, both for his books and the production of his audiobook. But wait, there's more! He also shares a demo song from the new album that he's currently working on! Listen now! The post Gray Rinehart appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Andrew welcomes back Gray Rinehart to the podcast in this episode, where Gray talks about his recent projects since last year, including the new fantasy novel that he's working on, his new audiobook of his (great) science fiction novel, Walking on the Sea of Clouds. He gives Andrew an education on the publishing process, both for his books and the production of his audiobook. But wait, there's more! He also shares a demo song from the new album that he's currently working on! Listen now! The post Gray Rinehart appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Andrew chats with the amazing Misbehavin' Maidens in this episode. They chat about their welcome back to Dragon Con and that their brand new album (and amazing Kickstarter) was inspired from Dragon Con last year.  The post Misbehavin’ Maidens appeared first on Everything is Filk.

Andrew chats with the amazing Misbehavin' Maidens in this episode. They chat about their welcome back to Dragon Con and that their brand new album (and amazing Kickstarter) was inspired from Dragon Con last year.  The post Misbehavin’ Maidens appeared first on Everything is Filk.

After taking a year off, we're so happy that the Blibbering Humdingers are back on the Dragon Con Filk Music Track this year. They talk to Andrew about their new album, Pennsic War and the amazing opportunity to create The Filk of Tigtone for adult swim.  The post The Blibbering Humdingers appeared first on Everything is Filk.

After taking a year off, we're so happy that the Blibbering Humdingers are back on the Dragon Con Filk Music Track this year. They talk to Andrew about their new album, Pennsic War and the amazing opportunity to create The Filk of Tigtone for adult swim.  The post The Blibbering Humdingers appeared first on Everything is Filk.

The Boys are Back! Andrew interviews Marc Gunn (and himself) to talk the Brobdingnagian Bards at Dragon Con this year. They discuss Marc's move to Atlanta (Welcome to the ATL!), their amazingly successful Kickstarter and preparing for (and possibly taking over) Dragon Con. The post Brobdingnagian Bards appeared first on Everything is Filk.

The Boys are Back! Andrew interviews Marc Gunn (and himself) to talk the Brobdingnagian Bards at Dragon Con this year. They discuss Marc's move to Atlanta (Welcome to the ATL!), their amazingly successful Kickstarter and preparing for (and possibly taking over) Dragon Con. The post Brobdingnagian Bards appeared first on Everything is Filk.

The Night Sabers join Andrew in this episode, flying in from outer space to talk about their very first time performing at Dragon Con this year. They tell us a little about the history of the band and all of the shows that they'll be doing this year at the Big Show, not only at the Filk Music Track but also on the Anime Track and at the art show.  The post Night Sabers appeared first on Everything is Filk.

The Night Sabers join Andrew in this episode, flying in from outer space to talk about their very first time performing at Dragon Con this year. They tell us a little about the history of the band and all of the shows that they'll be doing this year at the Big Show, not only at the Filk Music Track but also on the Anime Track and at the art show.  The post Night Sabers appeared first on Everything is Filk.

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Ten years ago, Sherwood Forest Faire opened their borders to allow a medieval festival to happen. In this episode, you will learn how the festival came to be. You'll meet some of the musicians who have performed there since the beginning. You'll hear their music and some of the stories I recorded at the faire. Some are about travel or women in music, hypnosis, and juggling. There's a lot to unpack. And you get 3 1/2 hours to do just that. Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future. Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you! If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show. Cead mile failte! PubSong.net   WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY 0:57 "Big Strong Man" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of Ireland Sherwood Arrival and See Vince Conaway 10th anniversary of Sherwood Forest Faire Interview in show #50 5:18 "Kilted For Her Pleasure" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure 7:32 Meeting Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard 8:46 "Satisfied" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard 12:02 Interview: Year 10 of the Sherwood Forest Faire with Autolycus 18:27 "Salty Sailor" by Shillelagh from A Turn of Fortune 22:03 Interview: Castle building with George Appling 37:29 "Jiggy Biddy's Slur Horn" by Tartanic from Uncharted 40:59 Interview: Musical Women in History with Apryl Knight 56:35 "The Cat On the Stairs" by Apryl Knight from Allons-Y! Time Traveler's Tales 59:11 "RPG Monster Song" by Apryl Knight from One Nerdy Knight 1:01:51 PUB CHAT I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email. Troy Rodgers emailed before my last Celtfather Evenings show: "I've got my ticket! See you there! I keep meaning to offer Pub Songs feedback. Let me do so now. I love the new format. The latest episode... How America Saved Irish Music is one of my favorites of your albums. To hear you and Jaime discuss everything that went into this, it's gold. Excellent podcast." Pamala emailed: "Marc, I fell asleep listening to #PubSongs last night. Your voice is so soothing and the music is just right so my brain settles down and sleep. I woke this morning with a smile because of you and your music being in my ears. Thank you for all you do to share this wonderful music and yourself. Blessed Be, Pamala" I want your Ireland or Celtic Travel Questions. Email me! 1:03:08 "Johnny Jump Up" by Bedlam Bards from Furious Fancies 1:06:19  Interview: Laughter Hypnosis with Cedric of Bedlam Bards 1:38:45 "Leaf on the Wind" by Bedlam Bards from On the Drift (Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity) Get Cedric's book: The Little Book of Laughnosis: Using the Hypnotic Power of Unconditional Laughter to Change Lives 1:43:20 "Fantasia XI" by Vince Conaway from Liminal Spaces 1:45:05 Interview: Best Travel Tips by Vince Conaway 2:09:22 "Riding on a Load of Hay" by Vince Conaway from Liminal Spaces 2:11:51 NEWS Moving so one podcast per month Season 3 of Coffee with The Celtfather ends on April 17 Mikey Mason just hit his next big milestone which secures 8 more episodes of In the 'Verse podcast Brobdingnagian Bards are launching a Kickstarter in July. Subscribe to our mailing list and podcast. Help me move. Buy a shirt! 2:13:39 "The Water Is Wide" by Faire to Middlin from Kilts, Celts & Kippers 2:18:10 Interview: Adventures in Juggling with Paolo Garbanzo 2:40:53 "The Ballad of Steve" by Paolo Garbanzo 2:48:47 Celtic Invasion Vacations: Dingle, Ireland 2019 Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. 2019 is the Celtic Invasion of Dingle. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about these two exciting trips. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ 2:50:52 Interview: Rockin' Irish Harp with Dubliner Harpers 3:01:21 "Island Reel" by Dublin Harpers from Shenanigans 3:03:15 Interview: Married to Rambling Sailors 3:19:51 "Paddy Doyle's Boots" by Rambling Sailors from Kenway's Favorites 3:21:09 Interview: The Voodoo Island Cannibals Return with Master "Bones" Jangles 3:24:09 "Funeral Dirge" by Master Bones Jangle and The Voodoo Island Cannibals from Sail to the Wind The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: Elizabeth B. Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world. 3:27:26 UPCOMING SHOWS Every Weds, 11 AM: Coffee with The Celtfather Apr 19: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co. Sat, May 4: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co. This is my farewell to Birmingham and Gwen’s congratulations on graduating, and Inara’s happy birthday celebration. Join us! May 17-19: California Autoharp Gathering June 8-15: Celtic Invasion of Star Wars Aug 1-4: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN Dragon Con? Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend. 3:29:05 "Serenity Valley Waltz" by Marc Gunn from Heroes Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

Laugh it up with some silly Celtic songs for April Fools Day. http://bestcelticmusic.net/ Gaelic Fury Band, Seamus Kennedy, Stout Pounders, Whiskey Bay Rovers, Emerald Rose, Barleyjuice, Ceann, Marc Gunn, Don Gabbert , Hair of the Dog, Andrew McKee, Charmas, Sligo Rags, Plastic Paddy, The Barley Boys, Jim Cope, Coyote Run, Ed Miller I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is dedicated to growing our community and helping the incredible artists who so generously share their music. If you find music you love, buy their albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow them on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, I'll send you a few cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Plus, you'll get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free, just for signing up today. Thank you again for being a Celt of Kindness. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 With the new year comes a new votes in the Celtic Top 20. This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2019 episode.  Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:03 "Little Beggarman" by Gaelic Fury Band from Swimming Upstream 3:31 "God Is From New Jersey (The Tornado Song)" by Seamus Kennedy from On the Rocks 5:07 "Johnny Jump Up" by Stout Pounders from 3 Drinks Minimum 10:02 "Drunken Sailor" by Whiskey Bay Rovers from Broadsides and Ballads 12:13 "Fairies Stole My Keys" by Emerald Rose from Con Suite 15:00 "Tim Finnegan's Wake" by Barleyjuice from Six Yanks 19:43 CELTIC FEEDBACK 22:19 "The Need For Mead" by Ceann from Almost Irish 26:03 "Doctor of Gallifrey" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs 28:57 "Tejas Go Bragh (The Song)" by Don Gabbert from Alone On the Porch 34:43 "Three Drunken Maidens" by Hair of the Dog from Liam Left the Lights On Again 37:18 "Beer Medley" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard 43:21 "The Mermaid" by Charmas from Songs of the Sea 48:12 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 49:29 "We're Irish Tonight (Hung Over in the Morning)" by Sligo Rags from Roll Me Down the Mountain 53:05 "Muirshin Durkin" by Plastic Paddy from Lucky Enough 55:36 "Me Jolly Grog" by The Barley Boys from It's A Long Drive From Ireland 58:36 "Laugh & Half-Draft" by Jim Cope from King of Ballyhooley 1:01:34 "Mairi Mac" by Coyote Run from Pleads the 5th 1:06:49 "The Devil Made Texas/The Irish Washerwoman/The Lads o' Duns/Duns Dings A'" by Ed Miller from The Edinburgh Rambler The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/.   CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. I want to ask you to support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. What are your pick of the funniest Celtic songs? This week in the Celtic Music Magazine I share with you a few secrets I learned about how to visit Skellig Michael in Ireland. This island as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The island climbs 700 feet. It is known for the Gaelic monastery that was founded there in the 6th and 8th centuries. It was also featured in the Star Wars, The Last Jedi. So it's not easy to access. I share an article where you can learn more about how to access the island when you travel to Ireland. Subscribe here. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos.  2019 is the Celtic Invasion of Dingle. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about these two exciting trips. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! This show exists because of the kind patronage of people like you. You can make a pledge of a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. And you also get episodes before regular listeners. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast at http://patreon.com/celticpodcast. I want to thank our newest Patron: J Koenig Thank you so much for helping us celebrate Celtic culture through music.   I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Joan emailed: "Hi Marc. I listen to the podcast at work. When I'm on a tight deadline working on my library's newsletter, the songs you play really help keep me focused - especially your Instrumental Music Study Aid episodes. Thanks for filling my ears and keeping my brain on target!" Darius emailed: "Hello Marc, I came across your wonderful podcast recently & subscribed! Regarding voting, although all your featured musicians are wonderful, when asked to vote for a specific episode's featured musician, perhaps asking to vote for that particular/featured song would be more appropriate? By that I mean, I have gone back & searched the bands featured but found 2 or 3 songs as my personal favourites. Absolutely no offence to the great bands but I wouldn't go as far as voting them as my favourite bands, rather songs :) Also, what do you think about either as the final episode of the year or the first episode of the year, featuring the top rated songs of the year, voted by the listeners? Anyway thank you again and I promise to become a paid subscriber once I have some income. Currently in the process of starting a sustainable, holistic, self sufficient & off-grid Ecovillage in Canada. More on that if you are interested. Namaste"

Brobdingnagian Bards are back for the 10th season of Sherwood Forest Faire. That means were are once again in the same vicinity of each other. That means craziness will ensue. Andrew McKee is a little hoarse in this episode. That means Marc Gunn gets to make fun of him while Andrew's guard is down. But it's not all goofiness. In fact, we make a big announcement. We're making a new album! You can learn the new album name.  As always, this show is brought to you by our Nagians Only Club on Patreon. Sign up today so we can keep entertaining you! Find out more about our show #43 in the shownotes and more about our music at www.thebards.net.

Inspiration is a funny friend. It finds you and guides you. It takes you to strange and wonderful places. It introduces you to heroes. I started playing Celtic music in 1999... by accident. I had three "Celtic" songs in my song repertoire: "The Scotsman", "Irish Ballad" by Tom Lehrer, and an original Enya-esque song with nonsensical lyrics called "Lounging in La La Land". I was practicing on the South Mall at the University of Texas at Austin when red-haired gentleman asked if I'd like to perform at a Renaissance festival. As a Dungeons & Dragons nerd, I was so excited I asked my friend Andrew McKee to start a band with me. Soon the Brobdingnagian Bards found new Celtic music heroes and inspiration. For me, it was The Wolfe Tones, Christy Moore, The Irish Balladeers, and some random cassette that was called Irish Drinking Songs. That was my introduction to Celtic music. Those were my first Celtic music heroes. Later, I added Ed Miller, Serious Kitchen (featuring Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer), Dougie MacLean, The Elders, Gaelic Storm, Clandestine, and even Bing Crosby. So of course many of these you have heard on my podcasts. Who are your Celtic music heroes? Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the virtual Public House for Celtic culture and change through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to a kinder, happier world. Today’s show is brought to you by my Heroic Gunn Runners on Patreon. These generous people pledge $10 per month so that I can keep creating music, podcasts and live streaming video shows like Coffee with The Celtfather. Of course, you can support me for any amount. But these are my heroes. Thank you! If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show. Cead mile failte! PubSong.net Celtic bands mentioned in this show: Screeched Inn, Kilt, Spirit of the West, Great Big Sea, Flogging Molly, Koady and Tim Chaisson, Jake Charron, East Pointers, NUA, 10 Strings and a Goat Skin, Andrea Beaton, Syr, Stout Pounders, Patrick Ball, 3 Pints Gone, Darby O’Gill, Young Dubliners, Wicked Tinkers, Bad Gaggis, Kilted Kings, The Chieftains, Silly Wizard, Emerald Rose, Dropkick Murphys, The Larkin’s and the Moranes, The Pogues, The Tossers, Brobdingnagian Bards, Old Blind Dogs, Damh the Bard, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, The Fighting Jamesons, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Woman, Clannad, Barney McKenna, Lunasa, Solas, Leahy, Off Kilter, The Clancy Brothers, Tullamore, Runrig, Brian McNeil, Back Bush, Tears for Beers, Alan Stivell, The Sweet Sorrows   WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY? 0:16 "As Long As I'm Flyin'" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin' Last week, I raised the question on my Facebook page: Who are your Celtic music heroes? What Celtic bands and musicians inspired you? Here's a link to Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. 4:32 "I's The B'y" by Screeched Inn from Screeched Inn 7:05 "Happy Cammy Drammy Birthday" by NUA from BOLD 11:50 "Run Paddy Run" by Stout Pounders from 3 Drinks Minimum 14:21 "Doctor of Gallifrey" by Marc Gunn from Sci Drinking Songs 17:46 "Skye Boat Song" by 3 Pints Gone from Live at the Shamrock Club 22:19 "The B-52" by Bad Haggis from Trip 25:48 Rant: Is it Good enough to share with a friend? Remarkable enough? 31:19 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul 37:27 "Hills of America" by Emerald Rose from Celtic Crescent 41:17 "Terror Time" by Old Blind Dogs from Four on the Floor 45:28 d20 Math Question. 46:36 "Antlered Crown and Standing Stone" by Damh the Bard from Antlered Crown and Standing Stone 51:36 "Lily the Pink" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 54:38 Long-form podcast content 56:00 "Kiss Me I'm Irish" by Gaelic Storm from Bring Yer Willies 1:00:49 "Gasoline" by Enter the Haggis from Casualties of Retail 1:05:38 PUB CHAT I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email. 1:05:54 NEWS Podcast music submissions form at 4celts.com 1:06:33 "Nancy Whiskey" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day 1:08:32 "Sinead Maire" by Lunasa from Cas 1:16:35 "The Ballad Of Jack Dolan (The Wild Colonial Boy)" by Tullamore from Wild and Wicked Youth 1:20:34 "Day After Day" by Tears for Beers from The Secret World of Celtic Rock 1:26:51 UPCOMING SHOWS Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at 11 am Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co., March 8 at 7:30 PM. No cover charge. St Patrick's Day on YouTube, March 10 at 8 PM. Free show! Join me at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama on March 17 with Kilted Kings for a St Patrick's Day celebration on the beach. Sherwood Forest Faire, outside Austin, Texas, weekends, March 23 and 30 1:28:50 "Raise a Glass in Parting" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music, podcasts, and live videos for your enjoyment. Special thanks to my new patrons: Tina R., Kimberly K, UT Scot, Raised pledge, Paige, River G. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, podcasts,  videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today. If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend. Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

Patreon is an incredible tool for helping musicians and creators to get paid. However, as a new patron, it's very easy to miss out on all of the cool features Patreon has to offer. Andrew McKee and I try to break down those features to share with you how you can get the most out of your patronage. Let's Get Started This is The Celtfather. My name is Marc Gunn. I'm here with The Irish Bard, Andrew McKee. Today, we're gonna give you a Patreon Primer, to help you better understand how to get the most out of Patreon. I've been using Patreon since 2014. However, it really wasn't until I started the account for the Brobdingnagian Bards that I really realized that a podcast like this would be super useful. I have a lot of friends on Patreon. And Andrew is planning his own Patreon. I thought we'd talk about some of the awesome things you can enjoy and how best to do that. Sign up for different levels. Each offers progressively more access to our creations. Why you should Download the Patreon App This is the easiest way to interact with the community. It's not superbly sophisticated, but you can comment and reply to comments. You can ask questions, and get answers.You can also listen to podcast episodes directly from the app, either downloading or streaming the episode directly in the app. It saves your space. You can fast forward in 15 second increments or you can drag the slider to different points in the podcast. How to subscribe to the Patreon Feed If you have a preferred podcatcher, you are also given a personal podcast feed that you can insert directly into your podcatcher. That's how I prefer to listen. How to Download Music to your computer Now if there are albums or singles you want in a blog post, you'll probably need to use your desktop computer. You can listen directly in the app, but it's kind of annoying. I would prefer to download them and put them directly into my iTunes. Searching in the App Patreon doesn't currently offer a great search feature directly in the app or on the desktop version.That said, Patreons best option is the tag feature. We try to tag every post that we make with simple, easy-to-figure out tags.ie. "bootlegs" are our live concerts. "A Brobdingnagian Minute" will load all of those podcast episodes. "MP3" is the free mp3s that we share. "vlogs" are video blogs.Go to the Posts page on the desktop. You'll see tags on the lefthand side. Just click one and get the desired content. If there's a better way, let me know. How to Interact with the Community Bonuses Save money on Merch Here are some great Patreons you can support Marc Gunn Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard Brobdingnagian Bards Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Did we miss anything? Is there something you like about it or that you think would make Patreon better? Post in the comments.

What are your favorite Irish Drinking Songs? Here's a fun list for 2018 with Celtic drinking songs from Crikwater, Cormac Gannon, Jesse Ferguson, Peat in the Creel, Matt & Shannon Heaton, The High Kings, The Kindred Kilts, Jim Cope, Hearthfire Duo, Andrew McKee, Bill Grogan's Goat, The Jackdaws, The Saucy Rovers, Screeched Inn, Plastic Paddy, The Muckers, Seamus Kennedy. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ Listen and share this podcast. Download 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, follow them on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. TODAY'S SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Don't just see the world. Go on a relaxing adventure with a small group of Celtic music fans, just like you. We won't see everything. Instead, we will stay in one area. We will get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can help me decide where we should go into 2019. Subscribe to the mailing list to join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 "Three Drunken Maidens" by Crikwater from Crikwater 3:19 "Tipping It Up to Nancy" by Cormac Gannon from Different 5:44 "Molly Malone" by Jesse Ferguson from Folk Favourites 8:21 "Real Old Mountain Dew" by Peat in the Creel from The Barn Session 10:37 "Mrs. McGrath" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Tell You in Earnest 16:11 "Irish Pub Song" by The High Kings from Decade: Best Of The High Kings 19:49 CELTIC PODCAST 21:41 "Wild Colonial Boy (Live)" by The Kindred Kilts from Live at Summer Crush Winery 25:20 "South Australia" by Jim Cope from King of Ballyhooley 27:40 "Lannigan's Ball" by Hearthfire Duo from A Long Way From Home 32:01 "Satisfied" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard 35:09 "Mary Mac" by Bill Grogan's Goat from Third Eye 40:39 CELTIC FEEDBACK 42:37 "Raggle Taggle Gypsy" by The Jackdaws from On the Lash 46:09 "Rolling Down to Maui" by The Saucy Rovers from Treasure Sickness 49:51 "Whisky in the Jar" by Screeched Inn from Screeched Inn 53:38 "Dicey Riley" by Plastic Paddy from Lucky Enough 56:51 "Paddy on the Railway" by The Muckers from The Muckers 1:01:06 "The Parting Glass" by Seamus Kennedy from In Concert The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Imagine a world with no Celtic music. Sounds pretty horrible, right? All you have is boring music being shoved down your throats by big record labels. You wouldn't get to experience the incredible music shared each and every week in the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Our incredibly generous people bring you hours of great Celtic music. You can help celebrate Celtic music and culture and keep this show running every week. Become a Patron of the Podcast at http://patreon.com/celticpodcast CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic and Geek musician and podcaster. This podcast is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. I want to ask you to support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. The 2018 Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirts are now on sale. Find those shirts in our store at bestcelticmusic.net. If you want to find 11 more ways you can help support the bands in this podcast, go to songhenge.com. This simple easy list will do a lot to help your favorite bands get noticed. Someone made an angry comment on Facebook the other day. He asked if I was paying royalties to the artists whose music I was using. One of the tragedies of creating this podcast is that I cannot afford to pay artists for play in the show. I calculated that it would cost over $20,000 per episode if I was to pay the standard royalty rate. Instead, I ask artists to permit me to use their music royalty-free. But I feel bad about just doing that. So years ago, I started donating a portion of the income I earn from compilation CDs and from Patreon to Celtic non-profits, to help support our Celtic community. I just compiled the list of 2017 donations. We donated a total of $3885.57 that went to Celtic non-profits last year. That means we have donated a grand total of over $31,000 to Celtic non-profits since I started donating money in 2004. You can see a breakdown of the Celtic non-profit donations on the website. You can support this podcast by becoming a Patron of the Podcast on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $1 per episode or more keeps this show running and helps Celtic non-profits keep sharing Celtic music and culture. Plus, you'll get episodes before regular listeners. It's a great to support Celtic music. I want to thank our newest Patron: Dawn O Davis VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 It's easier than ever to do. Just list the show number, and the name of one or two bands. That's it. You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2018 episode. http://bestcelticmusic.net/vote/ I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture  of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Karen Walker emailed her New Years wishes: "Dear Mark and family and all you Musicians. It has been a magical year listening to your podcast, and all the other connections to the Celtic and Irish community. As the hours of 2017, happily slip into our past, may you all be cheered, dancing singing merrily,! For no matter the circumstances flowing in and out our lives, music, friendship and staying positive bolsters our strengths and warms our hearts!" Kelly Garrod emailed: "Hi Marc, While standing in a long line at the post office today (Christmas is next week) and wearing my NEW Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirt, the lady in front of me asked about your podcast.  I told her it was wonderful, and have been a listener for a number of years. While standing in line, she downloaded your podcast and planned to be a new listener on her drive home. I didn’t know it would be this easy to spread the word about your good work." James, Savannah & Mikayla Allen emailed a picture: "Hey Marc! Just wanted to share a picture of what we did while listening to the latest episode! This is the 1st 5 of the eventual 8 dozen cowboy cookies we made tonight. Don't try to count them, a few "samples" were removed for "quality assurance purposes" by these 2 rascals! Keep up the great work!"

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Laugh along with funny Celtic songs from Black Market Haggis, Plastic Paddy, Ed Miller, Sligo Rags, Crikwater, New Shilling, The Crimson Pirates, Seamus Kennedy, Andrew McKee, Merry Wives of Windsor, Emerald Rose, Mairi Morrison & Alasdair Roberts, Stout Pounders, Dust Rhinos, River Drivers, The Canny Brothers Band, Barleyjuice. Listen. Like. Share. Then download 34 Celtic MP3s for Free!  Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.   Today's show is brought to you by Celtic Invasion Vacations Every year, I take Celtic music fans on an adventure of a lifetime. This is not your typical wham-bam-thank you m'aam tour. We travel in small groups. We explore the Celtic history of different regions. We don't need to see everything, because this is a vacation. Instead, our invasion brings out the relaxation and magic of our adventure. In 2018, you can join me on a Celtic Invasion of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Sign up to the mailing list at celticinvasion.com.   Notes: * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a musician and podcaster. You can share this show and find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. And you can support this show on Patreon. * CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 10 Great Music Podcasts to Suit All Tastes 37: Marc Gunn, “The Celtfather” of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast | MusicPreneur’s Making it Happen Get Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Bumper Stickers Join the Irish & Celtic Music Club The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast comes out each and every week due to the generosity of people like you. Your kind pledge of as little as $1 per episode pays for the production of this podcast, as well as my time in producing the show. You get shows before regular listeners and my deepest thanks. When we hit a milestone, you get a 2-hour special. We are just $31 away from the next 2-hour special. I want to thank to our newest patrons: Lydia & Tom Russell, Sean Morrow. And I want to extend an extra-special thanks to our Celtic Superstars: Nancie, Kevin Long, Annie Lorkowski, Derek Lineberry, Lynda MacNeil, Bryan Brake, John Sharkey White II, Theresa Sullivan, John Bilderback, Shawn Cali. Thank you all so much for your generosity! Become a patron today! * I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Beth Folkemer posted on Facebook: "Cormorant's Fancy is super excited about being featured on this week's podcast! We're letting everyone know how to subscribe! Thanks so much!!!" Kathryn Burke posted on Facebook: "I listen to this podcast while walking. It gives me a bounce to my step." Edward Montgomery posted on Facebook: "I found your podcast a couple of days ago and LOVE IT! The song "Moron with the Bodhran" is now my inspiration; I have the first part taken care of and I'm learning to play the bodhran. I have been listening while commuting (60 miles round trip) to my teaching job. Once I figure out how, I want to become a patron. My wife and I will be in Dublin and Dingle in two months."   This Week in Celtic Music 0:05 "Angus and the Kilt" by Black Market Haggis from Better Than It Sounds 4:15 "Dicey Riley" by Plastic Paddy from Lucky Enough 7:27 "I Wish They'd Do It Now" by Ed Miller from Live at the Cactus Cafe 10:53 "We're Irish Tonight (Hung Over in the Morning)" by Sligo Rags from Roll Me Down the Mountain 14:32 "Three Drunken Maidens" by Crikwater from Crikwater 16:56 "Mary Mac" by New Shilling from Irishtown Sessions 20:15 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 21:35 "Irish Rover" by The Crimson Pirates from That's So Sad 24:56 "The Scottish Song" by Seamus Kennedy from A Smile and a Tear 28:06 "Orange and Green" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard 30:30 "Lannigan's Ball" by Merry Wives of Windsor from Bottoms Up 34:36 "Danny in the Jar" by Emerald Rose from Con Suite 37:07 CELTIC FEEDBACk 38:53 "Never Wed An Old Man" by Mairi Morrison & Alasdair Roberts from Urstan 41:04 "Don't Go Blamin' Whiskey" by Stout Pounders from Thirst 44:50 "Drank the Whole Town Dry" by Dust Rhinos from I Should Behave 47:54 "Hot Asphalt" by River Drivers from River Drivers 51:06 "Drunken Sailor" by The Canny Brothers Band from The Guinness Situation 54:50 "Weekend Irish" by Barleyjuice from A Night at the Pub BONUS 58:43 "Johnny Jump Up" by Beer Belly from King of Bellies 1:02:00 "The Scotsman" by Beltaine from Tilly's Jig 1:04:07 "Drinking for Two" by The Langer's Ball from Whiskey Outlaws 1:07:09 "Isn't It Grand, Boys?" by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death 1:11:28 "Tie Me Down" by We Banjo 3 from Roots of the Banjo Tree VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20. It's easier than ever to do. Just list the show number, and the name of one or two bands. That's it. You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2017 episode. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at celticmusicpodcast.com.

Nearly 3 hours of St. Patrick's Day pub songs in one giant playlist with music from House of Hamill, The Selkie Girls, Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger, Sons of Malarkey, Andrew McKee, Poitin, NUA, The Muckers, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Runa, Connemara Stone Company, Black Market Haggis, Boston Blackthorne, Marc Gunn & Samantha Gillogly, The Ne'er Duwels, Claire Roche, Seamus Kennedy, Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser, Plastic Paddy, Johnsons Motorcar, FIMM, We Banjo 3, Abby Green, The Dubliners' Tabby Cats. by Slipjig, Smithfield Fair, Ockham's Razor, The Tea Merchants, Celtic Pink Floyd, Barleyjuice, The Tossers, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Marc Gunn. Get 5 MP3s free at pubsong.net If you're new to this podcast, I want you to think first if you enjoyed that first song. Because if you don't like my music, you won't like this show. So stop listening now. I have released over 20 studio albums since 2004. I thought it would be nice to make playlists of my music, when I realized, I have been publishing this podcast since 2005. This is the perfect place to create a Marc Gunn playlist. So over the next two hours, you will enjoy lots of my music, intermixed with a small sampling of my favorite bands from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I say small, because there's a lot of great music, and I also am aiming for a drinking songs feel to this show. Because that's kinda what I do. Sci Fi and Irish drinking songs, merged together in harmony. But don't worry. There's a bunch of trad tunes in the mix as well... Pub Talk Listen to more St. Patrick's Day music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. There are four hours of St. Patrick's Day music specials there. Plus you can download "17 Free Celtic MP3s for St. Patrick's Day" from some of the awesome indie Celtic bands featured on the podcast last year. You can find more St. Patrick's Day Party Music on my website I dedicated to St Paddy's Day. You'll find St Patrick's Day lyrics, playlists and even a podcast dedicated to St. Patrick's Day. I want to send out a quick thanks to my newest patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Special thanks to Jim Cope, Kate Dempsey, Kimber, and Karen Walker. The Gunn Runners Club is my home on Patreon. Right now, 94 people generously pledge $1 per month or more to support my life as a musician. Patrons get free music, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, a stereo version of the Pub Songs Podcast and first look at new videos. You can support me for as little as $1 per month. You can see all the cool gifts you get for just $1 at marcgunn.com/us/   Who's Playing the Pub Today 0:16 "Rising of the Moon" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's day 3:37 "Fierce Cottage" by House of Hamill from Wide Awake 7:55 "Shepherd Lad" by The Selkie Girls from Pirate Queen 11:51 "I'm a Rover, Seldom Sober" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion 14:02 "Loretto Reid's" by Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger from Sound & fury 17:20 "The Rocky Road to Dublin" by Sons of Malarkey from Gulls Lads 21:04 "Orange and Green" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard 23:54 PUB TALK 25:01 "Brendan's Reels" by Poitin from Simple Pleasures 29:02 "Browncoats Keep Flyin'" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs 31:50 "Rest in Pineapple" by NUA from FLOW 35:57 "Paddy on the Railway" by The Muckers from The Muckers 39:08 "The Bold Fisherman" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Paper of Pins 45:27 "Fairy Tale Waltz" by Marc Gunn from Heart's Ease 49:05 "The Ruthless Wife" by Runa from Current Affairs 53:54 "Boys from the Ruhr" by Connemara Stone Company from Back Home 57:35 "Babes in the Woods Set" by Black Market Haggis from Better Than It Sounds 1:00:20 "Peggy Gordon" by Marc Gunn from The Bridge 1:04:34 "Billy in the Lowlands" by Boston Blackthorne from County Kerry to Kerry Park 1:08:47 "Prancing Pony" by Marc Gunn with Samantha Gillogly from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits 1:11:40 JOIN THE GUNN RUNNERS CLUB 1:12:19 "The Widow and the Devil" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure 1:15:39 "Crossing the Atlantic" by The Ne'er Duwels from The Ne'er Duwels 1:21:27 "The Wreck of the Bold Irish Stout" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs Dragons 1:26:32 "The Robin's Jaunt Set" by Claire Roche from Hello, I'm Claire Roche 1:29:55 "The Scottish Song" by Seamus Kennedy from A Smile and a Tear 1:33:05 "Streets of Laredo/Bard of Armagh" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music 1:37:23 "Kitty's Rambles/Dowd's 9 Lives/Jenny's Chickens" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats from Whiskers in the Jar 1:41:30 "Irish Lass" by Plastic Paddy from Lucky Enough 1:44:17 "27years" by Johnsons Motorcar from Funky Disco Hardcore 1:47:27 "Johnny Jump Up" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Live at the Cactus Cafe 1:51:57 "Celtic Wedding Reels" by FIMM from Roiboos e Disappunti and Irish Celtic Music 1:59:25 "Tell Me Why" by We Banjo 3 from Gather the Good 2:04:04 "The Boatman" by Abby Green from Fig for a Kiss 2:09:36 "Lord of the Pounce" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers 2:13:54 "Star Above the Garter/Dennis Murphy's/Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife" by Slipjig from So Far... 2:18:22 "Dumbarton's Drums" by Smithfield Fair from Scotland, Fair Scotland 2:22:36 "Hi Ri Him Bo" by Ockham's Razor from Wolves in the Walls 2:26:26 "Led Zepplin Polkas" by The Tea Merchants from One Lump or Two? 2:23:52 "Another Brick in the Wall Pt2" by Celtic Pink Floyd from Live, In Studio 2:36:55 "Mush Mush" by Barleyjuice from A Night at the Pub 2:40:59 "Pleasant Peasant Pheasant Plucking Song" by Marc Gunn from What Color Is Your Dragon? 2:42:56 "Did It All For You" by The Tossers from Agony 2:44:45 "Celtic-American" by The Stubby Shillelaghs from Celtic-American 2:50:09 "The Parting Glass" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get twice monthly updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast! We are happy to bring some great Celtic Music from Garry O Meara, String Theory, Emish, Prydein, Plastic Paddy, Patrick D'Arcy, Kilrush, Andrew McKee, Beltaine, Finbar Furey, Black 47, Drone, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Thomas Patrick Kenny, Seamus Kennedy, The Muckers, Mitchell and Vincent, Abby Green, The Led Farmers, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfetones, The Brayzen Heads, Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Elders, NUA, Jim Cope, Battlelegs, Black Market Haggis, Sisters of Murphy, In For A Penny. Listen. Like. Share. Then download 34 Celtic MP3s for Free!  Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their music on iTunes, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.   Today's show is brought to you by Celtic Invasion Vacations Every year, I take Celtic music fans on an adventure of a lifetime. This is not your typical wham-bam-thank you m'aam tour. We travel in small groups. We explore the Celtic history of different regions. We don't need to see everything, because this is a vacation. Instead, our invasion brings out the relaxation and magic of our adventure. In 2018, you can join me on a Celtic Invasion of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Sign up to the mailing list at celticinvasion.com.   Notes: * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a musician and podcaster. You can share this show and find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. And you can support this show on Patreon. We have a big feature on iTunes this week. So if you're new, I want to welcome to the incredible world of Celtic music. We celebrate St Patrick's Day all year long. Every week, you get an action-packed, hour-long show full of Celtic music. Many of these bands are small, independent artists whoh don't have the financial support of a giant record label. They can't afford a publicist. So I bring you their music for free... with the hope that you might find a new favorite band and buy their music. If you enjoy what you hear. Please support the artists. You can also support this pdocast by sharing it with your friends. * CELTIC PODCAST NEWS: As always, I want to send out a HUGE thanks to the patrons of the podcast. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 per episode pays for the production of this podcast as well as my time in producing the show. You will enjoy a personal podcast feed where you can listen to the show before regular subscribers, occasional extended editions of the show, and my deepest thanks. When we hit a milestone, you get a 2-hour special. Thanks to our newest patrons: John OConnor, Keriann Noble, Mary Botkin, Samuel G, Donald McLeod, and a extra special thanks to our newest Celtic Superstar, Nancie. Thank you all for your generosity! Become a patron today! If you haven't downloaded your Free Irish & Celtic Music Podcast app, go to iTunes or Amazon and do so today. Listen to past St Patrick's Day episodes on our website. You can also find other St. Patrick's Day shows to check out, including St Patrick's Day Podcast and Pub Songs Podcast. I posted a 2-hour St Pats Special there last week. Best Irish Drinking Songs Lyrics Finally, I hope you listened to show #298: 17 for St Patrick's Day. Because you can download all 17 of those songs and tunes right now. Click here to read the article and download the MP3s. * I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Dan Cunningham emailed me on Facebook: "Thank you Marc for your podcast and all you do for the Celtic community. I've been an advid fan for years We receive your podcast on TuneIn and it's tradition that my wife and I listen to the new podcast every Saturday morning during our breakfast. My wife Cindy and I live in the North land of Minnesota and we both look forward to the weekends and the Irish and Celtic music podcast. God bless." Google changed their voicemail service. I can longer download the audio files. Fortunately, their voice-to-text feature is pretty good. I got a voicemail from Heidi Jane: "Hey Mark, I just wanted to say thank you very much for including me. It's really an honor, and I'm just grateful. It's a good time of year to remind me to tell people about your podcast. Thank you so much and happy Saint Patrick's day. I'm really glad that you are doing this for everybody and for the music. It's very noble and wonderful. Take care." Jason Roberts sent: "Hey mark, I've been a listener since pretty much the beginning and I just want to send a huge amount of congratulations out to you for your 300 episodes. I record audio and produce learning video for my job in the computer world, so I truly understand the huge effort that goes into planning and recording your audio and producing these podcast sessions. I also dabble with playing guitar and my favorite music to play is Irish trad music. You're an inspiration along with all the artist that you help, and I wish you the best on your next 300 episodes. Hey, man when you finish this next podcast. Take a few minutes and enjoy a pint or three of the black stuff."   This Week in Celtic Music 0:07 "The Jolly Beggarman/Whiskey Before Breakfast" by Garry O Meara from Pickin' Time 5:10 "Dowd's #9/ Bag of Spuds/ The Tamlin" by String Theory by String Theory 8:52 "P Stands for Paddy" by Emish from Sinners Make the Best Saints 14:28 "Backdraft" by Prydein from Loud Pipes (Save Lives) 18:16 "Muirshin Durkin" by Plastic Paddy from Lucky Enough 20:47 "Song & Hop Jig: The Whistling Thief / The Rocky Road To Dublin" by Patrick D'Arcy from Wallop the Spot 25:11 "Charlie on the MTA" by Kilrush from The Basement Sessions 29:05 "Sailor's Wife Set" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard 31:40 "Two Hours After St. Parick's Day" by Beltaine from Jump at Samhain's Fire 35:08 "Up By Christchurch And Down By St. Patrick's And Home" by Finbar Furey from Colours 39:25 "St Patrick's Day" by Black 47 from Last Call 43:24 NEW PATRONS OF THE PODCAST 44:07 "Branle Double" by Drone from Drone v Awen 46:29 "Merry Ploughboy" by Wild Colonial Bhoys from Century 50:13 "Raglan Road" by Thomas Patrick Kenny from The Music of Turlough O'carolan and Other Irish Treasures 53:30 "The Irish Pub Song" by Seamus Kennedy from Tricky Tongue Twisters 56:10 "Old Dun Cow" by The Muckers from The Muckers 1:00:09 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 1:01:03 "Morgan Rattler - Lads of Alnwick" by Mitchell and Vincent from Circling the Square 1:07:38 "She Moved Through the Fair" by Abby Green from Why Should I? 1:11:05 "The White Set" by The Led Farmers from Katie 1:14:42 "Song of the Celts" by Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfetones from Let Ye All Be Irish Tonight 1:18:16 "Whiskey in the Jar" by The Brayzen Heads from Floored 1:21:52 "Clawhammer Reels" by Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger from Sound & Fury 1:24:37 "Finnegan's Wake" by Brobdingnagian Bards from The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs 1:28:01 CELTIC FEEDBACK 1:31:10 "The Miners" by The Elders from Story Road 1:35:28 "YK INN" by NUA from FLOW 1:40:17 "Irish Rover" by Jim Cope from King of Balleyhooley 1:43:26 "Wild Rover" by Battlelegs from Lost My Shoes 1:47:58 "Whistling Postman Set" by Black Market Haggis from Better Than It Sounds 1:51:59 "Green Over Red" by Sisters of Murphy from Working Stiffs Unite 1:58:50 "Parting Glass" by In For A Penny from Every Day Should Be St Patrick's Day VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20. It's easier than ever to do. Just list the show number, and the name of one or two bands. That's it. You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2016 episode. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at celticmusicpodcast.com.