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The lights of Christmas are glowing with a Christmas Story by Brad Tuck on Celtic Christmas Podcast #68. Enda Reilly, Terry McDade With The McDades, Marc Gunn, Cherish The Ladies, The Chivalrous Crickets, Screaming Orphans, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Scythian, Brad Tuck, West of Eden 0:08 - Enda Reilly "Tá An Nollaig Linn" from Christmas is With Us (Tá An Nollaig Linn) 2:56 - WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST I am Marc Gunn. I am an Celtic musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. This is the final episode of 2022. Hopefully, we are all ready for the holiday. House and trees decorated. Presents wrapped and placed beneath the tree. The cats aren't chewing on the wrapping paper. We are ready to relax for this festive time of year. Make sure you check out Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. What is Celtic Christmas music? Click the link to find out more. 4:20 - Terry McDade With The McDades "What Child Is This" from Midwinter 7:32 - Marc Gunn "Celtic Christmas Elf" from Celtic Christmas Greetings 10:26 - Cherish The Ladies "Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem/The Ballintore Fancy/The Kerry Reel/Limestone Rock" from On Christmas Night 15:17 - The Chivalrous Crickets "A Christmas Carol" from A Chivalrous Christmas Christmas is an interesting time of year for musicians. Bigger artists are able to put together Christmas-themed shows. But many of the smaller indie artists create an album and dream of playing shows, but the venues stop booking. Christmas is a listening time of year. Not necessarily a buying time of year. I tell you this to remind you to support the artists that you love in this show. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Then you can buy some music or merch from them, give them a tip, or even support your favorites on Patreon. Speaking of which… 19:16 - THANK YOU CHRISTMAS PATRONS The Celtic Christmas Podcast is brought to you by the kindness of Celtic Christmas fans on Patreon. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion, and production of the show. Thanks to our Christmas Christmas Producer: Carol Baril Join others to spread Christmas Cheer! Sign up for as little as $1 per episode on Patreon. 21:20 - Screaming Orphans "Jingle Bells" from Happy Christmas, Vol. 1 23:19 - Anne Roos & David Blonski "The Cutty Wren" from A Winter's Dance 25:57 - Scythian "Christmas at Home feat. HoneyDay, Stevie Rees, Therese Fedoryka" from Christmas Out at Sea 31:36 - BRAD TUCK STORY OF THE LIGHTS OF PORT DE GRAVE Born in Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland, Brad developed a love for music early in his life. Residing in St. John's, Brad is the drummer for a staple of the traditional Newfoundland music scene, Shanneyganock, and began a solo career in 2018 with the release of his first album "On These Waters". Brad was nominated for Traditional Artist of the Year at the 2018 & 2022 MusicNL Awards, and has released three full length albums, one EP and two Christmas singles. 35:10 - Brad Tuck "The Lights of Port de Grave" from single 39:00 - WHAT ARE  YOUR FAVORITE CELTIC CHRISTMAS SONGS THIS YEAR? I tried something new this year asking you to vote for your favorite song in each episode of the podcast. Past favorites of the season were We Banjo 3 "Joy to the World" from A Winter Wonderful Marc Gunn "Frosty the Irish Snowman" from Celtic Christmas Greetings And there's a new one coming up… If there's a song that you loved in this show or any of these episodes, please make sure you add the song to your own streaming playlist. 39:58 - West of Eden "Over the Hills" from Next Stop Christmas Celtic Christmas Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show is supported by our Christmas Patrons on Patreon. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. You can subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. And best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. 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 Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! #celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic

Finally, the Christmas Spirit is here at last with the Celtic Christmas Podcast. Full episode is in the podcast feed. It's Celtic Christmas Podcast #66 Jed Marum, Alisa Marie, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, We Banjo 3, Gaelynn Lea, Bart Zeal, Brigid's Bounty, West of Eden, Marc Gunn 0:04 - Jed Marum "Banjos We Have Heard On High" from A Celtic Christmas and Rejoice! A Christmas Album 3:21 - WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST I am Marc Gunn. I am an Atlanta-based musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about the artists and subscribe to the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Shop our Mage Records online store. 4:52 - Alisa Marie is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer from England, who creates music inspired by fantasy novels and films, in particular the works of Tolkien. Alisa's influences also include traditional folk music from Britain and Ireland. Alisa plays a number of instruments including the harp, ocarina, piano, guitar, Irish flute, tin whistle and bodhran. Her latest EP is a collection of traditional and Christmas music, recorded live in front of a real fire. 5:26 - Alisa Marie "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Winter Harp (by the fireside) 7:16 - Vicki and Jonny are two of the most versatile musicians of the folk circuit today, on stage – and now online. Their performances showcase new interpretations of old songs alongside original self penned tunes and new contemporary songs that are entirely at home in the tradition. They have developed a sound that is both familiar and fresh. Their Christmas album is absolutely delightful as you'll hear in this song. Check out this interview from 2006 with Swan & Dyer. 7:54 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "Good Christian Men Rejoice" from A Sound of Christmas Past 11:54 - Galway-based We Banjo 3 has one foot in Irish music and one foot in Americana music. They seamlessly combine the virtuosity and precision in each genre's traditional disciplines with the artful song-craft and infectious live performance of today's musical landscape. Their version of “Joy to the World” was a hit on earlier episodes this year. 12:23 - We Banjo 3 "We Three Kings" from A Winter Wonderful CELTIC CHRISTMAS SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: Joyful Celtic Christmas Music 16:26 - THANK YOU CHRISTMAS PATRONS The Celtic Christmas Podcast is brought to you by the kindness of Celtic Christmas fans on Patreon. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion, and production of the show. Patrons can vote for your favorite song in each episode and they also get music-only episodes. Thanks to our newest Christmas Patrons: O'McPub Band Thanks to our Christmas Producer: Carol Baril Join others to spread Christmas Cheer! Sign up for as little as $1 per episode on Patreon. 16:58 - Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016. Since then, she has captivated audiences around the world with her haunting original songs and traditional fiddle tunes. Most recently, she composed the music for Macbeth on Broadway, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. 17:26 - Gaelynn Lea "Love Came Down at Christmas / It's in Every One of Us" from Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn 21:39 - Bart Zeal is a Dutch songwriter of folky fantasy-themed songs. He is inspired by stories of people and places in both real-life and fantasy settings. Since November 2020, Bart creates one song a month, both covers and originals. He has a personal goal to make a living with his music by 2030. He hopes his music will create lasting connections with fans and friends, for the best thing about singing songs is finding enthusiastic listeners! 22:25 - Bart Zeal "Yule" from December Celebrations 25:04 - Brigid's Bounty "Merry Christmas Celtic Medley" from Celtic Christmas Medleys 31:26 - West of Eden is the Swedish folk-rock band that has vitalized the Celtic music scene with their unique sound and songwriting. A deep love for the traditional British and Irish folk music has earned them a solid reputation. 31:45 - West of Eden "Next Stop Christmas (with Stefan Andersson)" from Next Stop Christmas 34:53 - WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CELTIC CHRISTMAS SONG IN THIS EPISODE? Support the artist by buying their music and joining their mailing list, or even joining their Patreon page, just like many have done with this podcast. You can also add the song to your own Celtic music playlist. Cast your vote for the Celtic Christmas Favorite song. The most-popular track will be added to our Christmas playlists. You have just two weeks to vote. So… cast those votes. Then let me know if there's a Celtic Christmas song or tune that I should add to the next episode of the show. 35:46 - Marc Gunn "Frosty the Irish Snowman” from Celtic Christmas Greetings 38:51 - CLOSING Celtic Christmas Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show is supported by our Christmas Patrons on Patreon. Spread cheer and vote for your favorite Christmas song in this show. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. You'll get access to our Celtic Christmas Playlists. You can subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. And best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. 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 Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! #celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic #frostythesnowman

Winter's Eve is a wee bit away, but Anne Roos has a tune to get you in the holiday mood on the Celtic Christmas Podcast. What are your Top 5 Christmas traditions?  It's Celtic Christmas Podcast #65. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Music from  Terry McDade & The McDades, Jennifer Licko, The Chivalrous Crickets, Susan Toman, Spoil the Dance, Marc Gunn, Steel Clover, Anne Roos & David Blonski, We Banjo 3  WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST I am Marc Gunn. I am a musician and podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. If you want to get your music on the show, email me celticpodcast. Punching through the walls of tradition, The McDades' Celtic-rooted music fuses the spontaneity of jazz improvisation and infectious global rhythms. The Juno Award Winners' cutting edge sound is the perfect complement to their fiery performances. 0:48 - Terry McDade & The McDades "The First Noel" from Winter Rose 3:26 - INTRO - Jennifer Licko The award-winning music of Jennifer Licko is influenced by stories, melodies, and instruments from the Carolinas and the ancient Scots who settled the cape fear region. As a vocalist, her message through song is delivered through both traditional Celtic music and original compositions that help deliver the story of who we are today because of our deep-rooted Celtic heritage. She has several Celtic Christmas concerts scheduled in December in North Carolina and South Carolina. In addition to her Christmas album, she also has a Christmas bundle you should check out. She's been a part of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast since 2008. 4:09 - Jennifer Licko "The Holly and The Ivy" from The Lights Of Christmas 7:48 - THANK YOU CHRISTMAS PATRONS The Celtic Christmas Podcast is brought to you by the kindness of Celtic Christmas fans on Patreon. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion, and production of the show. Thanks to our Christmas Song Hengers: Joe H, Hank W, robert k, Trevor T, Jan C Thanks to our Christmas Producer: Carol Baril Join others to spread Christmas Cheer! Sign up for as little as $1 per episode on Patreon. A fan of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast recommended I reach out to The Chivalrous Crickets. They explore the roots, branches, and crossroads of Celtic, English, and American folk music. With equal attention to engaging performances and academic rigor, they bring to the stage boldly reimagined arrangements of standards and original songs with traditional influence. Their first full-length album was a Christmas album released last year. 8:50 - The Chivalrous Crickets "Rise Up Shepherd - Bright Morning Stars" from A Chivalrous Cricketmas 13:40 - MY TOP 5 CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS? Nuts Kids opening Presents Lamb dinner Decorating the Christmas tree Listening to Christmas music Canadian born musician Susan Toman is a Celtic harpist, harpsichordist, and pianist who has gained widespread recognition as a performer, teacher, and recording artist. She performs as a soloist and in ensembles for concerts, weddings and special events. Susan teaches music in her home studio in Ottawa, Ontario, and is also available for online lessons. She has a Christmas concert scheduled for December 10th in Ottawa, Canada. 15:30 - Susan Toman "Silent Night" from Angels on High 18:14 - INTRO – Spoil The Dance Spoil The Dance hail from N.E. Derbys. They play traditional and contemporary songs and tunes of a mostly Scots/Irish nature. Their Bandcamp page says all profits from gigs and album sales are donated to local charities. They have a brand new single. 18:38 - Spoil the Dance "Noel Nouvelet (Sing We Now Of Christmas)" from Noel Nouvelet (Sing We Now Of Christmas) 22:37 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: Fun Christmas Songs for Kids and Families Marc Gunn is a Rhythm & Folk songwriter who fuses Irish and Scottish folk songs with pop culture. His musical weapon of choice is the autoharp. He breathes Rock and Roll into this folk instrument and adds a bellowing taste of rhythm & blues. 23:35 - Marc Gunn "Frosty the Irish Snowman" from Celtic Christmas Greetings 26:40 - INTRO – Steel Clover Steel Clover, (also known as Sue Borowski), is a Celtic singer, songwriter and recording artist from the historic steel town of Homestead, Pittsburgh, PA. Sue has been in the Celtic scene for almost a decade and has been playing music in some very interesting venues. She is a multi-instrumentalist and continues to study Irish and Scottish fiddling. 27:05 - Steel Clover "Winter Wonder Day" from Season Of Love 30:24 - HOLIDAY FEATURE: ANNE ROOS & DAVID BLONSKI Harpist Anne Roos is a Grammy Award-winning harper. David Blonski in a new age Flutist of old world and folk melodies. Together you can relish the playful dancing between Anne's Celtic harp and David's silver flute in traditional tunes that echo the spirit of the fall, winter, and holidays. Their brand new Christmas album is called A Winter's Dance. Joyfully enter another place and time, dance with the snowflakes, and immerse yourself in these delightful instrumentals! Anne Roos has been a part of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast since 2008. She is a brilliant harper. She will tell you a little more about her tune. 32:55 - Anne Roos & David Blonski “Winter's Eve Aire” from A Winter's Dance You can find out more about the album on Anne Roos' website at harpistanneroos.com. 37:05 - WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CELTIC CHRISTMAS SONG? Patrons of Celtic Christmas Podcast can Cast Your Vote for Your Favorite Track in each episode. In a moment, I'll tell you which tune won last time. But before I do, please add all of your favorite songs to your own holiday playlist. Or even better, support the artist by buying their music or joining their mailing list. It's time to announce the most-popular Celtic Christmas track in the last episode. The winner was… Galway-based We Banjo 3 has one foot in Irish music and one foot in Americana music, seamlessly combining the virtuosity and precision in each genre's traditional disciplines with the artful song-craft and infectious live performance of today's musical landscape. 38:14 - We Banjo 3 "Joy to the World" from A Winter Wonderful You have just two weeks to vote for your favorite track. Become a patron and cast your vote. While you're there, let me know if there's a Celtic Christmas song or tune that I should add to the next episode of the show. 41:02 - CLOSING Celtic Christmas Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Subscribe through your favorite podcatcher or on our website where you can become a Christmas Patron for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! #celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic

Greetings Gunn Runner I love looking at my successes each year. Honestly, I was pretty excited about my musical successes last year. I felt like I had a few break through moments. So let's make a list. It's all on my monthly update, Celtfather Unkilted, show #288. The podcast is brought to you by my amazing Patrons in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. - MUSINGS: Successes for 2021 Finished Selcouth! Finally figured out the basic art of booking gigs. Booked a lot of breweries and new venues. Rebooted In the 'Verse podcast Wrote several new songs. That are Really good. I can write songs on Command! Developed new plan for Pub Songs & Stories with seasons...actual SEASONS! Collecting and sharing great stories from Celtic musicians Started developing a new plan for MG Patreon to release more music to Patrons. Came up with new plan for an easier to compile Celtic Top 20. Started creating a new format and plan for Celtic Christmas Podcast. Happy with the promotion of new playlisting ideas. Started recording a new CD with Brobdingnagian Bards Found a new time that works for Coffee with The Celtfather. Reformatted Coffee for seasons too. Getting closer to finishing Dancing With Hobbits Nearly finished Adventure with Me CD Released my first vinyl album Got back to performing at sci fi conventions. Re-released Name on My Soul as Flower of Scotland. Improved at busking Developed Album Release strategy. Have new merch plan with lapel pins. Developed regular Celtic Heartstrings Booked a castle in Scotland for 2022 Pulled back to focus on podcasting Been running regularly three days a week. Making more time for family. Have new Celtic podcast email series. Created plan to promote the Celtic podcast at festivals CELTFATHER MONTHLY UPDATES - REGULAR SHOWS Pub Songs & Stories. 10 episodes per season Spring focus on Selcouth Off January, June, July, December Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Focus on promoting show to fans Promote Celtic Top 20 Every month, compile Top 5 for Spotify In The 'Verse podcast Next: The War Doctor Celtic Christmas Podcast Thoughts about the new format More like pub stories Playlist focused, easier with all the cover songs Brobdingnagian Bards podcast No plans yet Stories on Patreon Thank you Gunn Runners! Coffee with The Celtfather. Wednesdays at 11 AM Eastern. Season 10 begins on Weds, Jan 19 Most episodes will be practice shows -  MUSIC PRODCUTION Selcouth release date: Feb 21 Another Faire to Remember Dancing with Hobbits Come Adventure With Me. Kickstarter in April Climate Renaissance Singles on Patreon. - MERCH Christmas ornaments Greeting cards. $4 or 20 Temporary Re-release of CDs Vinyl records Celtic Heartstrings. Different price points Lapel pins Booklet. Remember, subscribe to my mailing list, you get a discount code to save 15%. Patrons save 25%! - WEBSITES I made a special page for people who take my business card and use the QR code. It'll be interesting to see if this works. But the basic idea is the card will give you a quick link to listen to music, subscribe to my podcast and mailing list. It's similar to what you'll find at Celtfather.net but even more focused. I updated lyrics for the Irish Song Lyrics website, including: - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1166 is up from 1152 Celtic Music Magazine = 4107 is up from 4100 YouTube Subscribers =  5614 is up from 5578 Facebook Likes = 3831 is up from 3820 Instagram = 1917 is up from 1915 Spotify followers:  1924 is up 36 from 1888 # Number of listens on Spotify: 11,612 is up from  4901 LATEST SPOTIFY ALBUM STATS Most-popular songs on Spotify: Frosty the Irish Snowman (4470), Christmas in the Shire (4112), Slainte Mhaith Christmas (3410), The Hero of Christmas (2916), Yuletide (2609), The Widow and the Devil (2280), Celtic Christmas Elf (2015), Let's Have A Celtic Christmas (1628), Jingle  Bells (1557) The Scottish King of Christmas (1316) Most-popular songs on Amazon Music: Doctor of Gallifrey (595), Hero of Canton (340), Christmas in Scotland (155), The Widow abd the Devil (146), The Night Paddy Murphy Died (79) Top albums on Amazon: Sci Fi Drinking Songs (843), As Long As I'm Flyin (452), Kilted For Her Pleasure (332), Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion (324), Going for Brogue (159) Last year's playlists from this time last year: Top Irish & Celtic Music: 616 up from 604 Sci F'Irish Music: 14 Nagians Only: 21 Celtfather Experience: 31 Hobbit Drinking Songs: 5 Firefly Drinking Songs: 140 up from 138 Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers: 82 up from 81 Jedi Drinking Songs: 36 up from 34 Marc Gunn Songwriting: 3 Joyful Celtic Christmas Music: 130 up from 113 Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families: 2200 is up from 1967 Christmas Drinking Songs: 61 up from 41 Celtic Christmas Women: 44 up from 11 Irish Christmas Songs for Kids: 8 up from 5 Celtic Christmas Songs: 14 up from 13 Christmas Drive: 42 Celtic Christmas Music 2021: 26 19:01 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 169 up from 168 Patreon Monthly Income: $1312 up from$1285 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, pin 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 Is Black Friday an ethical holiday? Overcoming fear is the theme of a new song inspired by the hobbit. Top 10 songs on Spotify. It's all on my monthly update, Celtfather Unkilted, show #287. The podcast is brought to you by my amazing Patrons in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. I have some new subscribers, and I hope to make this an even more important part of my general promotion in the weeks ahead. 0:42 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR THE COMING MONTH DEC 1: Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11 AM EST DEC 5: Grant Park Farmer's Market @ 9 AM - Noon DEC 8: Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11 AM EST DEC 15: Season 9 Finale Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11 AM EST DEC 16: Celtfather Live @ 7 PM EST 1:14 - MUSINGS: The Ethics of Black Friday I'm pretty confident that you know all about Black Friday. Now, we also have Cyber Monday. These are two days when people open up their wallets and many businesses offer HUGE discounts. I confess I am very torn by those holidays. On the one hand, I have my own business. CD sales are still one of the big ways I make money. My Patreon needs to be twice what it is for me to remove my dependence on CD and merch sales. On the other hand is consumerism. We create so much waste. I'm not even gonna go into what that waste does to our environment and its effect on climate change. One of the things I love about the new digital revolution is I can potentially create music and make a living without adding to the waste. One day I hope to sell out all my CDs. Then I will just release them on a limited basis, for those who truly love the media. My storage shelves will be mostly empty. The Christmas holiday doesn't help. It's all about spending. It bothered me a lot more back in the 90s when I first heard about Buy Nothing Day. That day was created in response to the consumerism. It's on the very same day as Black Friday. "Don't buy" is the message. Back around 2001, it became possible to accept credit cards at gigs. But at the time, I was $15K in debt. All because of MY irresponsible use of credit cards. It got me questioning. Should I accept credit card payments...and potentially have you, my customer, go into debt because of my products? Eventually, I decided you should be responsible for yourself. But at the same time is that cop out? This is one of those ethical dilemmas. I was talking recently with people about ethics in healthcare. The question was raised: should a parent have full control of their child's healthcare? Do they know what's best for their child? The quick answer is yes. I know what's best for my daughters. But that comes from my privileged, fairly healthy family background. A parent who is strung out on drugs, sick, or poor or in abusive relationship. They might not be healthy enough to do what is best for their child. There are so many nuances. There isn't one right answer. It's each different for each person. My biggest complaint with corporations is that in order to be successful, they need to do what will make the most-profit for their business. That sounds reasonable. They should be allowed to make money freely, without government interference. That is until you realize that they can dump sewage into our water, poison our air, and destroy our environment. They can murder people and not be culpable. Because they are a business. The actions of the business will not financially impact the owners of that business. Reminds of McDonalds: "Would you like to Supersize that?" That phrase made them boatloads of money. The cost was the increased obesity of their customers. It took regulations to stop them from using that simple sales phrase. Sure it made them more money. But was it ethical? We are all manipulated by businesses trying to make a buck. That's why Black Friday changed from businesses saying, "Huh. We get a lot more sales on the day after Thanksgiving" to "Let's capitalize on that and start a holiday!" I decided not to do a Black Friday sale this year. I thought about it. And I plan to put together a sale on my website soon. I'm not abandoning sales altogether. But I'm torn. If nothing else, I think it's important to think about what's right. The ethics of sales. Just because you think it's fine. Doesn't mean it's ethically right. It could be. But think about it. CELTFATHER MONTHLY UPDATES 6:34 - PODCASTS Pub Songs & Stories. New logo. Songs & Stories Wild Mountain Thyme, Coast. Mingulay Boat Song, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Jiggle Your Old Bones Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. In The 'Verse podcast Rankin & Bass' 1977 animated movie The Hobbit. Song about overcoming fear. Come Adventure With Me Celtic Christmas Podcast. New format Playlist focused, easier with all the cover songs Brobdingnagian Bards podcast: Stories on Patreon: Still need to release my Conjuration Stories. I had a theme epiphany 11:27 - VIDEOS Coffee with The Celtfather. Wednesdays at 11 AM Eastern. Last episode of Season 9 is Weds, Dec 15 Season 10 gonna do songs from CDs Watch "Blink" Video inspired by Doctor Who. 12:12 - IN THE STUDIO Selcouth progress Trying to record "Blink" and "Come Adventure With Me" "Yuletide" released on Nov 29. On playlists. 14:47 - MERCH Plan to release Christmas ornaments soon. Re-release of CDs Remember, subscribe to my mailing list, you get a discount code to save 15%. Patrons save 25%! - WEBSITES I made a special page for people who take my business card and use the QR code. It'll be interesting to see if this works. But the basic idea is the card will give you a quick link to listen to music, subscribe to my podcast and mailing list. It's similar to what you'll find at Celtfather.net but even more focused. I updated lyrics for the Irish Song Lyrics website, including: 16:17 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1152 is up from 1151 Celtic Music Magazine = 4100 is up from 4087 YouTube Subscribers =  5578 is up 26 from 5552 Facebook Likes = 3820 is up from 3817 Instagram = 1915 is up from 1900 Spotify followers:  1888 is up 19 from 1869 # Number of listens on Spotify: 4901 is up from 3153 LATEST SPOTIFY ALBUM STATS Most-popular songs on Spotify: "The Widow and the Devil" (2336), "Frosty the Irish Snowman" (1275), "The Hero of Christmas" (763), "Christmas in the Shire" (592), "Doctor of Gallifrey" (592), "Slainte Mhaith Christmas" (571), "Hobbit Hornpipe" (507), “O'er the Way” (357), "A Working in the Garden" (344), "Jingle  Bells" (297) Most-popular songs on Amazon Music: "Doctor of Gallifrey" (442), "Hero of Canton" (319),  "The Widow and the Devil" (159), "Close Your Eyes" (54), "Christmas in Scotland" (40) Top albums on Amazon: Sci Fi Drinking Songs (703), As Long As I'm Flyin (423), Kilted For Her Pleasure (397), Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion (342), Going for Brogue (132) Last year's playlists from this time last year: Top Irish & Celtic Music: 604 is up from 602 Sci F'Irish Music: 14 is up from 13 Nagians Only: 21  (same) Celtfather Experience: 31 (same) Hobbit Drinking Songs: 5 (same) Firefly Drinking Songs: 138 (same) Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers: 81 is up from 80 Jedi Drinking Songs: 34 is up from 33 Marc Gunn Songwriting: 3 Joyful Celtic Christmas Music: 113 is up from 110 Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families: 1967 is up from 1941 Christmas Drinking Songs: 41 Celtic Christmas Women: 11 Irish Christmas Songs for Kids: 5 Celtic Christmas Songs: 13 Christmas Drive: 19:01 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 168 is up from 165 Patreon Monthly Income: $1285 is down from $1286 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, pin 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

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Greetings Gunn Runner It's time to take a look back at the past year, to decide what worked and what didn't. What is useful and what isn't? Before we get to all that, we're gonna do a review of December. It's all on Celtfather Monthly, show #273 0:14 - PODCASTS December is always the toughest month for podcasting for me. That's because in addition to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I have the Celtic Christmas Podcast and I have to create the Best Celtic Music of the Year episode. I can't do that until all of the votes in the Celtic Top 20 are in. So December is a little bit different. There was only one regular episode of the podcast this year. That came out on the first Thursday of the month. The second episode was a Patron Request show. that was a good and long show. This year's Christmas episode highlighted Celtic women playing Christmas music. It was a two hour special, thanks to a Patreon milestone we hit. Fantastic show whether you enjoy Christmas music or not. Meanwhile, I finished up the final two episodes of the Celtic Christmas Podcast. It was a pretty good year, though a bit labor intensive. Again, that's in large part to all of the other podcasts and work I need to do. I'm probably gonna cut back on shows. But we shall see. I'm gonna set some new milestones next year to see if I do more or less episodes. If you love the podcast, look for those in October. I did enjoy releasing the Hang the Holly episodes of the Celtic Christmas Podcast. Stay tuned. I will publicly release them to the feed in the months to come. Planning for the Pub Songs Podcast is getting better. It's amazing how much easier things become when you create a solid plan and plan ahead. There's still a little uncertainty. But I find myself already planning the January episodes. I even recorded one of those already. So I know what's coming. If I can keep that up and fine tune it, this may become favorite podcast. What I don't know yet is what listeners think. The show gets a really good number of downloads. But is it something that gets people excited? Something that makes you want to share it? I'm reading another book on Bing Crosby. He ran the Kraft Music Hall for over a decade. That was one of the most-popular radio programs of the 30s and 40s. I often liken podcasting to the early days of radio. So I'm looking for ideas. While I can offer music that I feel like you will enjoy, I don't have the comedic skills of Bing. Certainly not as a solo podcaster and I don't have the easy ability to add co-host. Hm. I don't know. Maybe I could work out something with Andrew. Honestly, I'd love the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast to become something more. I just haven't figured out how. And sadly, Andrew and I had trouble the past couple o'months recording a podcast at all. 6:27 - VIDEOS Coffee with The Celtfather came to a wonderful conclusion. We had a bunch of viewers watching the final episode of the season. Season 8 returns on Thursday, January 7 at noon eastern. I'll have to let you know about Celtfather Live. I'm cataloging this BEFORE that show. So I'm not sure about the success. I'll let you know next month. But you can also catch the next Celtfather Live on January 21. All Heroic Gunn Runners will get access to that show. The video single release plan is working great. I have enough videos to release them weekly. I put out "Slainte Mhaith Christmas", "Let's Have a Celtic Christmas", "Kilty Pleasure", and "Hero of Christmas". 8:06 - IN THE STUDIO Oh, the studio. I did not spend much time recording, at least at the beginning of the month. I did write a new tune that I'm gonna try and record, maybe add a guest musician to as well. In fact, it might turn into a hobbit tune with Sam Gillogly. We shall see... I did decide to finish "Wherever I May Roam" though. That song just needed completion. It sounds great. Is it everything I dream it should be? I don't know. But I'm not sure where to go with it. Or how to revamp. The Browncoat Christmas EP I released with Mikey Mason is getting more play than some singles. But it doesn't look to be added to a bunch of Firefly or Christmas playlists. It's just getting light play as of recording this. 9:32 - MERCH I have some new merch packages that I will probably launch in January. If you're into some discounted CDs, keep an eye open. And if you're subscribe to my mailing list, you get a discount code to save 15%. - CELTIC TRAVEL Hooray for a vaccine! I know it's still rolling out. And I will happily get the vaccine as soon as it is available to me. May be I can finally back to planning the Celtic Invasion of Scotland. Sign up at CelticInvasion.com if you want to be one of the first on the list. 9:53 - WEBSITES I updated lyrics for the Irish Song Lyrics website, including: “Rosin the Bow” “The Smial or the Tree” “Hero of Christmas” "Kilkelly, Ireland" "Johnny Jump Up" "Rocky Road to Dublin" 10:06 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR JANUARY THURS: Coffee with The Celtfather, YouTube (Season 7) @ 12:00 PM EST Season 8 will start on January 7. JAN 15: Tucker Brewing Company in Tucker, GA @ 4:30 - 7:30 PM ET JAN 21: Celtfather Live on YouTube @ 8:00 - 9 PM EDT. Tickets $8. JAN 23: Ironshield Brewing in Lawrenceville, GA @  7:00 – 10:00 PM. 10:52 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1191 is down from 1194 Celtic Music Magazine = 4027 is up from 4021 YouTube Subscribers = 4907 is up 16 from 4891 Facebook Likes = 3755 is up from 3752 Instagram = 1858 is up from 1856 Spotify followers: 1684 is up from 1670 # Number of listens on Spotify: 7838 is up from 3265 Latest Spotify Single Stats: "Hobbit Hornpipe" released Aug 26: 373 is down from 447 "October Waltz" released Oct 14: 13 is down from 103 "Tough Times" released Oct 21: 69 is down from 163 "The Hero of Christmas" released on Nov 17: 1454 is up from 148 "Firefly Jingle Bells" on Dec 1: 81 "Grandma Got Devoured by Reavers" on Dec 1: 69 "12 Days of Firefly Christmas" on Dec 1: 93 Most-popular songs on Spotify: "Christmas in the Shire" (3K), "Slainte Mhaith Christmas" (2.9K), "Frosty the Irish Snowman" (2.6K), The Widow and the Devil (1.5K), Hero of Christmas (1.5K) Most-popular songs on Amazon Music: "Doctor of Gallifrey" (377), "Hero of Canton" (303), "The Widow and the Devil" (117), "Christmas in Scotland" (97) "Jedi Drinking Song Prequel" (77) Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families = 1927 is up from 1762 Last year's playlists from this time last year: Top Irish & Celtic Music: 547 is up from 426 Sci F'Irish Music: 12 Nagians Only: 21 Celtfather Experience: 30 Hobbit Drinking Songs: 4 Firefly Drinking Songs: 122 is up from 101 Christmas Drinking Songs: 36 is up from 29 Joyful Celtic Christmas Music: 89  is up from 83 Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers: 59 Jedi Drinking Songs: 32 14:30 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 155 is down from 158 Patreon Monthly Income: $1202 is down from $1221 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. 15:18 - GOALS FOR 2021 I'm gonna break down last year's successes and then share plans for 2021. Promote one "Hit" song every month. (in videos, podcasts, blogs, on social, mp3 giveaway, in emails). Pick 12 songs. Give away original recording of hit song. Once a month. Mingulay Boat Song. Wild Mountain Thyme. Promote one Coffee event per month FOR NEWBIES. The show AFTER Celtfather Live Encourage and seek a cover of an original song once a month. Take photos for promo purposes. Build up Instagram. Thank you for supporting Sci F'Irish music at Celtfather.com! #CFMonthly

Celtic Christmas music. The return of the Celtic Christmas Podcast and playlists. Holiday interview with graphic artist Miranda Nelson. And the hardest songs to record. Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic Geeks celebrating Celtic culture through music. I am your Guide. My name is Marc Gunn. 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.net. WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY 0:25 - CELTIC SONG:  “Slainte Mhaith Christmas” from Single 1:55 - WELCOME - Final episode of 2020. Listen to Celtfather for how the year did -- Post a review in Apple Podcasts. If you enjoy this show, please subscribe or post a review on Apple Podcasts. I’d love your feedback. -- If you’re not listening to the Celtic Christmas Podcast, you’re missing out! There are four new episodes now online for 2020. It’s free to subscribe. There’s a lot of wonderful music. Sign up at CelticChristmasMusic.net or at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. -- Updating my Christmas Playlists on Spotify. -- A short story of what’s new with The Celtfather: The hardest song to record - “Wherever I May Roam” 10:40 - CD SPONSOR: Celtic Christmas Greetings 11:26 - GEEK SONG: “Frosty the Irish Snowman” from Celtic Christmas Greetings 13:59 - SPOTLIGHT: Miranda Nelson of Miranda Nelson Designs Today, I get to introduce you to one of the people behind my music. For most of my career, I had the time and energy to do everything myself. All of the recording, editing, graphics, online promotion. I did it all. It was exhausting. It was also all before I got married and had kids. I came to realize I needed help over the past ten years. So I put out a call to folks online. Miranda Nelson offered to help me with graphics. Three years later, she now does nearly all the graphics for my music and all of my podcasts. So let me start by saying. Thank you Miranda for all your help and welcome to the pub. How did you find my music and podcasts? What inspired you to want to do the thankless job of graphic design for a nobody musician and podcaster? FOUND MUSIC AND PODCASTS & WHY How did you get into Celtic culture and music? And how long have you been a geek? HOW So this is largely a Christmas podcast. Can you tell me a fun special Christmas moment in your life? Something that made you smile? SMILE And finally, do you have any Christmas song requests that you’d like to hear? Thank you so much Miranda. It’s great chatting with you. In addition to the graphics she does for my podcast, Miranda has an online store at mirandanelsondesigns.com. She has some fantastic Celtic shirt designs through TeePublic, including a Firefly/Doctor who crossover shirt. 17:49 - SPOTLIGHT SONG: “Castle of Dromore” by The Selkie Girls from Winter Lore: Songs of Celtic Christmas 21:21 -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 2021. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ -- New videos: “Slainte Mhaith Christmas”, “Demon Lullaby”, “Let’ Have a Celtic Christmas”, “Hallelujah”, “Bring Me Home, Boys” -- 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. 22:03 - UPCOMING SHOWS THURS: Coffee with The Celtfather on YouTube @ 12:00 PM Eastern DEC 17: Celtfather Live on YouTube @ 8:00 - 9 PM EDT. Tickets $8. JAN 15: Tucker Brewing Company in Tucker, GA @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM ET JAN 21: Celtfather Live on YouTube @ 8:00 - 9 PM EDT. Tickets $8. JAN 23: Ironshield Brewing in Lawrenceville, GA @  7:00 – 10:00 PM. 23:28 - SUPPORT WHAT YOU LOVE If you enjoy the music in this show, please show your support. Buy music or merch. Follow me on streaming. And tell a friend. Streaming music gives you a quick and easy way to sample my 23 albums. Digital sales keep my business running. Tips and CD sales allow me to tour and have online concerts. Kickstarter funds the production of physical products like CDs, shirts, and other merch. And Patreon funds my songwriting! 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: Matt and Nykki Boersma, John, Jas Weigt, Kelley Durski, Iliana Martin, Henry Clark 24:08 ­­­- JOIN THE PUB CHAT (read and see videos at bottom of notes) There are a lot of creative Celtic Geeks. I would love to hear from you. You can send a written comment. Include a picture of something you created. Or perhaps you could share something about what you are reading, learning, or watching. Or do you have a solo business. Tell me about it. Email me marc@marcgunn.com or Chat in the Celtic Geeks group on Facebook. 27:02 - SONG: “Celtic Christmas Elf” from Celtic Christmas Greetings Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to 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 #christmaself #celticchristmasmusic   PUB CHAT Deedra Winey emailed cat photos: "Yes,I have 2 cats at present. One loves everyone he meets. One hates everyone on sight, except the Dish Network guy who came dressed in camo, with a beard like Santa, I had a bit of kitty porno going on with her! She needed to be locked up. She has never reacted to anyone else like that. lol My Dimi, Mr friendly, a Russian Blue from the SPCA rules our roost.He loves to help mom,sort cards,send cards,surf the net and he helped me pack for our beach trip. He call meetings nearly every day,and we laugh...every time.” Carol Baril replied to my newsletter: “You are so funny!  I weigh my cats regularly so I know if they are becoming overweight!  Don't want a diabetic cat as they age!  Not that your turkey remark didn't make me chuckle!  As for your Pub Song Podcast, I love the diversity of songs you are doing.  Stick a couple of cat songs in there for me!  Like you probably didn't already figure that out! HA HA! I have shared your posts on the Christmas podcast with my Facebook friends and I hope more folks support that podcast.  I LOVE Christmas music and those podcasts are some of my favorites!  Thanks for all you do to keep all of us fans sane and happy! You always brighten my day and no matter how we may disagree on some things, you will always be my Clarence!  I need that angel without wings to help keep my stress levels down, especially thru this pandemic where I'm not allowed to hug those I care most for! God bless you and your family!  Hugs to all!”

Greetings Gunn Runner A new season of Celtic Christmas music and a new format to Pub Songs Podcast. Hallelujah and The Hero of Christmas and a Black Friday Sale. It's all on Celtfather Monthly, show #271 0:11 - PODCASTS It was a good month for podcasts. I planned ahead and recorded several Irish & Celtic Music Podcast episodes. I'm also getting ready to finishing up episodes so I can put out the Celtic Top 20 during the last week of December. I am liking the direction of the Pub Songs Podcast. It requires a lot more planning. I also feel like there are more open loops. That's because I have multiple sections. It includes a short interview, a CD feature, and some facts about any trad Celtic songs. I have to figure out how to better streamline that. But I still feel more flexible. For instance, I had the idea of releasing an episode at the end of December with Auld Lang Syne and what not. But it would lack many of those sections. And happily I was okay with that. I'm keeping my mind open and flexible with the format. That's tough for me. Ultimately, I tossed that show idea, but only because of lack of time. Not because of the show idea. The Celtic Christmas Podcast is in full swing. Two episodes in 2020. A third will be out before the end of the month. I also started a bonus podcast featured called "Hang the Holly". That is sort of a new podcast where I share details about artists in the latest episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast. The idea started because I was expecting the show to be booted from Spotify. And I wanted to keep it on there. You see, last year, Spotify was the #1 player of the podcast. But Spotify is rejecting any podcast that is primarily music. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was kicked off last spring. Now I have Hang the Holly promoting the latest shows. Or at least that's the hope. Admittedly, the listens are so few so far, that I'm not sure I will continue this feature. But we shall see. I'm not really sure how to measure the success. But it will continue through Christmas at least. 2:46 - VIDEOS Season 7 of Coffee with The Celtfather is coming to an end. The first two episodes in December are Christmas music shows. And on Thursday, December 17, the season ends with who knows what kind of music. Maybe I should do a poll. What were your favorite new songs in 2020? I definitely played a lot of new music. December 17 is also the next Celtfather Live concert. I am feeling good about those shows. If you're following, I changed the way those shows worked. Basically, tickets are $8 or you can spend $15 or more in my store and get a ticket. In November, I made the show available to all my Heroic Patrons who pledge $10 or more on Patreon. Overall, sales were down from October. But only by $23. So that's pretty fantastic. Plus, I saw a bunch of new Heroes in the Gunn Runners Club. I say bunch but like 2 or 3 is just a lot in general and as you'll see in the stats, it greatly affects my income. So again, I call that a HUGE win. Now as a sort of Christmas gift, the December show will be available to every member of the Gunn Runner Club plus the ticketed people. But that's one month only. Well, unless I see some major rise in Gunn Runner memberships at the $5 level. We shall see how it works out. I had a LOT of video singles made this month. ONE of the reasons I moved Coffee with The Celtfather back to YouTube was to streamline the video single creation process. I was having a lot of trouble recording video singles of me singing songs. But if I just record a show on YouTube. I can pick the best performances and turn 'em into videos to promote my music. This month was great for those videos. I'm releasing one new video per week. This month was "Bright Side of Everything", "Bring Me Home, Boys", "Hallelujah", and "Close Your Eyes (aka The Demon Lullaby)". "Hallelujah", in particular, is doing exceptionally well. It's getting a higher than normal number of views. It felt like a really fantastic performance when I sang it on Coffee at the beginning of November. 6:41 - IN THE STUDIO I got a little bit more time back in the studio this month. I finally recorded "Genetic Counseling Song". I also sent it to some musicians, including Matt Hughes, who's on the next Pub Songs Podcast. And my friend Rimbo laid some bass for the song as well. I did some practicing for some traditional Irish tunes I want on the CD. Sam Gillogly recorded the fiddle part. But I just did not know how to play along. I'm working on that. I also started a secret recording with a daughter. I will say no more about that. Also in November, my engineer, Mitchell sent me a recording of "Wherever I May Roam". It was the final... version... Well, that's what I thought. Shortly after telling him we were done, I told him, we were not actually done. I'll be talking about that on #221 of the Pub Songs Podcast. In a last minute move, Mikey Mason and I are officially releasing Browncoat Christmas on December 1st. This is a 4-song EP of Christmas songs inspired by Firefly, including our newest single release, "The Hero of Christmas". I also have lyrics by Nancy Flynn that I want to record this season. We shall see if I have anything for Gunn Runners in the next month. 8:16 - MERCH I feel like merch should be a greater priority in a musician's career. It's one of the best ways for biggest methods for us to make money. Alas, I just don't do it. It's lowest on my priority list behind creating music and podcasts and a dozen other things. Oh well. I did at long last put A Celtic Christmas in my Mage Records store. This is a compilation CD I released in 2013. It's a great album with a lot of fun Christmas songs by Celtic musicians. Nevertheless, I did create a Black Friday sale, of sorts. And it's good until the end of November. You can buy Any CD in my store. You'll get a second copy of that CD to share with a friend for free. Then you can pick one more CD from my store and get that one doubled as well. Basically 4 CDs for just $20. Oh! If you're subscribed to my mailing list, you still get a discount code to save 15%. 9:27 - CELTIC TRAVEL I have my first invaders for the Celtic Invasion of Scotland. And I'm happy to see there are vaccines coming out. That's a good sign for the 2021 invasion. I suppose it's time to do some serious planning. 9:41 - WEBSITES I updated lyrics for the Irish Song Lyrics website, including: “Barnyards of Delgaty” “Genetic Counseling Song” “Hero of Christmas” “Galway Shawl” “Maid Went to the Mill” “Wild Colonial Boy” “Wreck of the Bold Lady Jean”  - SHOWS PLANNED FOR DECEMBER THURS: Coffee with The Celtfather, YouTube (Season 7) @ 12:00 PM EST End of Season on December 17. Season 8 will start on January 7. DEC 4: The Lost Druid in Avondale Estates, GA @ 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET. Free. DEC 17: Celtfather Live on YouTube @ 8:00 - 9 PM EDT. Tickets $8. 11:15 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1194 is down from 1196 Celtic Music Magazine = 4021 is up from 4001 YouTube Subscribers = 4891 is up from 4853 Facebook Likes = 3752 is down from 3755 Instagram = 1856 is up from 1851 Spotify followers: 1670 is 16 up from 1654 # Number of listens on Spotify: 3265 is up from 2532 Latest Spotify Single Stats:  "Hobbit Hornpipe" released Aug 26: 447 is up from 399  "Whiskey in the Jar" released Sept 8: 17 is down from 73  "Brandywine River Reel" released Sept 22: 19 is down from 75 "O'er the Way" released Oct 1: 20 is down from 85 "Together (KrabbeConnect) released Oct 7: 52 is down from 257 "October Waltz" released Oct 14: 103 is up from 54 "Tough Times" released Oct 21: 163 is up from 28 "Wild Colonial Boy" released on Nov 3: 63 "The Hero of Christmas" released on Nov 17: 148 Most-popular songs on Spotify: The Widow and the Devil (1.5K), "Christmas in the Shire" (493), Doctor of Gallifrey (483), Hobbit Hornpipe (447), Slainte Mhaith Christmas (403), A-Working in the Garden (330), Frosty the Irish Snowman (268), Hero of Canton (187), Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster (172), Tough Times (163) Most-popular songs on Amazon Music: Doctor of Gallifrey (379), Hero of Canton (342), The Widow and the Devil (117), As Long As I'm Flyin' (84), Jedi Drinking Song Prequel (82) Christmas playlist starting nov 14 = 1762 is up from 1743 18:34 - PATREON Patreon Subscribers: 158 is up from 157 Patreon Monthly Income: $1221 is up from $1208 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.  - RANT Before I conclude, I want to send a HUGE congrats to President-Elect Joe Biden. America definitely spoke with a landslide victory. At least by Trump's past definition of a landslide. Except Biden won definitely won the popular vote AND the electoral college vote. America wanted kindness back in the White House. We got it! I thought about not mentioning this at all because I know a lot of people in our country voted for the incumbent president. Our nation has a lot of healing to do. But I spent the last couple o' months promoting Biden. I firmly believe he is the best person to not only actually make America great again, but to heal our country. No. I don't expect a smooth transition. Trump has already corrupted our democracy by declaring voter fraud, without ANY actual evidence that stands up in a court of law. yet, millions of Americans believe that lie. But the fact is Trump lost the majority of American votes, again. He lost the popular vote. He lost the electoral college. Joe Biden definitely won the presidency. And I'm proud that America stood up for what is right. There's obviously more to talk about. I was shocked by how many people did vote for Trump. After all the verifiable lies, after all the attacks on decency, and the intentional inflammation of division, I'm curious why. I believe in balance. Trump tipped the country into extremism and corruption. Why would good people continue to support him? I just don't know. Hopefully, I can ask that question in the future and try to understand how we can better unite our country. Until then, I'm thankful that we have a new president coming in January bring a more principled character as the leader of our country. Congratulations President Elect Joe Biden and definitely a big congrats to America's first female Vice President, first Black and Asian woman VP, Kamala Harris. This is a BIG step for a better America. Thank you for supporting Sci F'Irish music at Celtfather.com! #CFMonthly

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. 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

Greetings Gunn Runner It’s hard to believe we’re entering the final month of the year. Where has the time gone? What will next year bring? I suppose it is time to start planning for 2020. It’s time to settle on the next CDs. Time to review all that I have accomplished this year. And it’s time to decide what changes to make. I don’t ever remember doing that when I was younger. I focused on creating. I never understood how important it was to truly review my successes and failures. I’ve been doing it for a decade or so. But I still felt like I was flying by the seat of my pants. I am nearly done with the audiobook, Getting Things Done. I am trying to unlock all of the ideas and thoughts that are in my brain, get them down on paper, and figure out what I will do next. What about you. What kind of future planning rituals do you do each year? All right, let’s get on with the monthly news, starting with... PODCASTS The Pub Songs Podcast is doing pretty well staying on schedule. The new simplified format works for me. Hopefully, it works for you too. I announced my new CD in November. I shared a cool way to vote, be it for the Celtic Top 20 or in general. And I encouraged listeners to remember success is best measured by how much you help others. I have two episodes planned for December. Both have Christmas names. But I haven’t solidified the themes yet. Stories from the Road is successfully coming out twice a week. I feel eventually I’m gonna get behind. That seems like a LOT of content. But so far, I’m ahead. And I have lots to talk about in the run up to the Selcouth Kickstarter. Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is doing fantastic as usual. I have so much feedback. I did a two hour special to highlight all the feedback I missed over the past couple years. I’m ending the Year of the Celtic Woman on that show. However, I decided I will not stop my quarterly Celtic women episodes. I feel that’s important. So it will be a regular part of the content that I release into the future. The first episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast is now online. And I put it into the hands of listeners as to whether there will be more than one. That’s because I started a Patreon page for the podcast. You see, I’ve been losing money with the Celtic Christmas podcast for as long as it’s been running. And I was OK with that. It was sort of like my gift for the holiday. The trouble is I spend a lot of time and mental effort to create and release episodes, especially in December. That takes me away from things that I should be doing. Ultimately, it was not a smart marketing move to run that podcast, even if it made me happy. And so in comes patreon once again. I started a new fundraiser for the show to help pay for the production and my time producing the show. Patrons sponsored the first episode of the season. If we hit our next goal, then we will get either one or two more episodes this year. Depends on when or if the next milestone is hit. There is a new episode of In the ‘Verse with Mikey Mason. We discuss themes from the episode, "Out of Gas". It has one of my new favorite songs to sing. That's a song called "Breathing". The next one will tackle the episode "Ariel". We are also going to try to get back onto a monthly schedule. So this episode will come out on December 1. 8:04 - VIDEOS Season 4 of Coffee with the Celtfather comes to close on December 11. The show did does not have a huge number of viewers. But it seems a favorite nevertheless. There's a steady stream of 15-20 people watching each week. So I’m going to run it for at least one more season, restarting in January. The show will continue at 10:30 AM Eastern on Wednesday. However, It will be exclusively available on Facebook. I tried a web service that allowed me to broadcast on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. I was hoping that would increase my reach, which would also mean more tips or more patrons signing up in the Gunn Runners Club. It didn't make an impact sadly, at least not enough to really justify paying $20 a month. It was a good test nevertheless. I learned that Facebook is a good busking platform. And YouTube is probably better for video singles. So next season, I might try release one video every week or two and make them line up with the coffee show. Oh! And Patreon Heroes get the full audio recordings of the coffee show. I also record a couple extra songs for that audio. I will continue to do that next season. But I’m not sure if anyone enjoys that. The feedback has been limited. So if you like it or if you don't bother listening, especially if you don't listen, let me know. That will help decide if I should keep it going. 10:05 - MERCH Selcouth is the name of my next album. I’m planning a kickstarter for January.  The CD features my uniquely strange yet marvelous mode of music. You will enjoy many of the songs that I have played but not released over the past year. There will be several Firefly songs, some traditional Irish songs and tunes, some comedic songs, some sci-fi and fantasy and cats, and some uniquely Marc Gunn songs. This is the mixed bag that I promised myself for a long time. I will have more details coming on future podcasts and definitely in January. I skipped the Black Friday sales this year. Even though I have a bunch of new products in my store at magerecords.com. I also have some great special offers. Visit my home page for details. I also have THREE NEW SINGLES that you can look for in the days to come. The first is the Brobdingnagian Bards' "The Last Jedi Drinking Song". That comes out on December 13. Just in time for the release of the last Star Wars episode. The second is "Slainte Mhaith Christmas". Basically, I re-recorded my song "Slainte Mhaith" and gave it a Christmas twist when I realized it could easily work for that. I don't have a release date yet. But it'll be ASAP. The last one was an even more last minute Christmas release. That is "Hero of Christmas". This is one of the songs that Mikey Mason and I wrote last year for our Blue Sun Holiday Tour. It's a parody of "Hero of Canton" all about Santa Claus. Again, I don't have a release date for that. I'm gonna aim for December 15th. But I should've released these two songs sooner. Oh well... 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. 13:00 - SHOWS PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER Dec 12: Public YouTube Show Dec 14: Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker GA Jan 10-12: GaFilk, Atlanta, GA (not a guest) Jan 24: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co, Alabaster, AL Jan 25: Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL Mar 20-22: Cleveland ConCoction, Cleveland, OH May 14-17: California Autoharp Gathering, Dunlap, CA Sep 30-Oct 4: ALEP 5, Shakerstown, KY Dec 4 & 11, Weds 10:30 AM EDT: Coffee with The Celtfather, Facebook, YouTube 14:20 - STATS Mailing list subscribers = 1077 is up from 1015 YouTube Subscribers = 4324 is up 39 from 4285 YouTube Watch Time = 27.1 is up from 26.3 YouTube Views = 11.6K is up from 9.4K Facebook Likes = 3646 is up from 3642 FB Page Views = 434 is down from 481 FB Reach = 5684 is down from 5808 FB Video Views = 1883 is down from 3386 Spotify Latest Single Stats: "When She Held Me in Her Arms": 661 is up from 647 Spotify followers: 1400 is up from 1375 # Number of listens on Spotify: 4237 is up from 2053 Most-popular songs on Spotify: Christmas in the Shire (1.4K), The Widow and the Devil (1.3K), Frosty the Irish Snowman (1.2K), Jingle Bells (707), Celtic Christmas Elf (451), Scottish King of Christmas (400) Top Irish & Celtic Music: 416 is up from 398 Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families: 1573 is up from 1433 (already more than 1539 in February) Firefly Drinking Songs: 99 Joyful Celtic Christmas Music: 58 Christmas Drinking Songs: 24 Patreon Subscribers: 158 is the same Patreon Monthly Income: $968 is up from $962 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

Spread the Christmas Cheer with Celtic Christmas music from Marc Gunn's album Celtic Christmas Greetings. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC 1:10 Let’s Have a Celtic Christmas 3:21 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 6:21 Celtic Christmas Elf 9:18 Christmas in Scotland 12:26 Christmas in Killarney 14:17 The Scottish King of Christmas 16:40 Jingle Bells 19:32 Frosty the Irish Snowman 22:42 Snowfall 26:21 Silent Night 29:30 Christmas in the Shire If you enjoyed this show, please LIKE and SHARE this episode. Subscribe or post comments on Apple Podcasts Then subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine, the official newsletter of the Celtic Christmas Podcast and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It is free to subscribe, and you'll get an inside look into the latest Celtic podcast news. Sign up today, and you can download 34 Celtic MP3s for FREE! Promote Celtic culture through music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! CELTIC CHRISTMAS NEWS Welcome to the Celtic Christmas Podcast, helping you celebrate Christmas with Celtic musicians. My name is Marc Gunn. I'm the host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and I'm also a Celtic musician. It looks like you will get THREE episodes of the Celtic Christmas Podcast this year. That's because I decided to do something bold and scary for this episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast. I'm gonna share my Christmas album, in its entirety, for free. I released my album Celtic Christmas Greetings in 2014. It's a mix of traditional Christmas songs, some Celtic Christmas covers and some original Celtic Christmas songs. It's a fun and beautiful album, if I do say so myself. I want you to hear it. Before we get started, I want to let you know that if you enjoy the music, you can buy this CD in my online store. If you buy it on Bandcamp, you'll also get a digital copy of the album along with the physical CD. Use the coupon code CELTICCHRISTMAS2018 and you'll save 15% on your physical CD purchase. If you want more Celtic Christmas music, there are 49 episodes for this. Give 'em a listen! - I hope you enjoy this podcast. Again, if you did, please buy the album. You can get it on CD Baby, Amazon Music, Google Play, iTunes, and everywhere music is sold online. But you can save 15% on the physical CD if you head on over to my Bandcamp store at magerecords.com Finally, if you want even more Christmas music, I have a couple playlists on Spotify. One is Celtic Christmas music featuring many of the bands you heard here. Another is Fun Christmas Songs for Kids & Families. You'll find links to both in the shownotes.

Do you love Christmas music? Do you love Celtic music? Subscribe to the Celtic Christmas Podcast. You'll enjoy hours of great Christmas music and entertainment from many of the best indie Celtic musicians online. You'll be rich with holiday spirit and a wealth of Celtic Christmas craic for your holiday pleasure. I know it's November and a bit early in the year to start sharing Celtic Christmas music. But I want to make sure you know the Celtic Christmas Podcast will be back with more wonderful episodes highlighting Christmas music from Celtic bands. You'll enjoy music from Steel City Rovers, Marc Gunn, De Ceadaoin, Caitríona O’Leary, Rosanne Cash, Seamus Kennedy, Eddie Biggins. Shownotes at  www.celticchristmaspodcast.com * The Celtic Christmas Podcast is brought to you through the generosity of the Patrons of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. You can become a patron and support Celtic music for as little as $1 per episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Doing so will give the gift of Celtic Christmas music to Celtic music fans around the world. Make a pledge today! * If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. * Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Subscribe today to download 34 Celtic MP3s for free. How's that for a Christmas gift? And 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 Celtic Christmas Podcast. This Week’s Celtic Christmas Music 0:11 "Christmas Eve Reverie" by Steel City Rovers from Grand Misadventures 5:12 "Frosty the Irish Snowman" by Marc Gunn featuring Samantha Gillogly from Celtic Christmas Greetings 8:13 "Christmas Eve" by De Ceadaoin from Savor the Notes 13:44 "Behould Three Kings" by Caitríona O’Leary with Rosanne Cash from The Wexford Carols 16:53 "Christmas in the Trenches" by Seamus Kennedy from Bar Rooms & Ballads 24:21 "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake" by Eddie Biggins from To Drive the Cold Winter Away The Celtic Christmas Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Spread the holiday cheer. Share this podcast, then visit CelticChristmasMusic.net for more details about the artists in this show. Merry Christmas!

Did you know that Frosty the Snowman was based in a particular city? You'll learn that fact and find out who the celebrity voice is in the TV show. Find out why I made a few adjustments to the song for my own “Frosty the Irish Snowman” for my CD Celtic Christmas Greetings. Celtic Christmas Notes I play […]

I'm pleased to share another rough mix of from my Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards. This is a slight modification of "Frosty the Snowman". There are no substantial changes to the song we all love. But since it doesn't snow too often in Ireland, I had to take a few creativity licenses. Thanks to Samantha Gillogly who added a bouncy fiddle part to the song as well. The greeting cards have just six days left until the Kickstarter campaign comes to a close. You support it by making a pledge. Just go to http://celticmusic.org/CelticChristmasGreetingCards  to get yours for this Celtic Christmas season!