Wow! This sounds awesome.
Eclectic Mix is a podcast hosted by George L. Smyth who has an eclectic mix of music. So much show that he's published 224 podcasts highlighting some of the music he enjoys. My music was featured in the latest show. It's a beautiful feature.
Check it out.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Sunday, March 22, 2009
As another year comes to a close, it is time for me to reflect of what I accomplished and what I want to accomplish next year. I also would like to get some feedback from you.
I accomplished a lot this year, exploring different methods of communication, podcasting, releasing five CDs (four solo and one with the Brobdingnagian Bards), and I moved from Austin after 18 years. Now I would like your thoughts on the year. I want to find out what worked, what didn't, and what you'd like to see more of next year. If you have a moment, please go through these questions and respond. You can post publicly or email to slainte at marcgunn.com with Marc_Gunn_Survey in the subject line.
Below are the CDs I released this year. Which did you enjoy and why? Which are you still listening to regularly? Which have you shared with friends? What were their responses?
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Marc Gunn 2008 EP-
Real Men Wear Kilts-
What Color Is Your Dragon?-
Whiskers in the Jar-
Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent-
A Tribute to Love-
Renaissance Festival Podcast CompilationBelow you'll see some of my social networks. What did you like or dislike and why? What would you like to see more of? Less of?
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Marc Gunn's Sunset Connoisseurs Society-
Reverbnation-
Myspace-
SoundClick-
Eventful-
Twitter-
Facebook-
Livejournal-
DeviantArt-
Song HengeAnd my podcasts. What did you love? What did you not listen to? Which are you sharing with others?
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast-
Renaissance Festival Podcast-
Pub Songs Podcast-
A Brobdingnagian Minute-
Cat Lovers Podcast-
MarcSongs PodcastFinally, live shows. Did you see me perform live this year? Have you seen any videos on YouTube? What did you like or dislike? Have you shared any videos or audio files from shows?
I greatly appreciate your feedback here. It really means a lot and helps me out more than you'd know.
Happy New Year and Slainte!
-Marc Gunn
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, December 30, 2008
I'm thrilled to announce that my
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was nominated for Best Podsafe Music and People's Choice in
The People's Choice Podcast Awards! I'm thrilled what a great way to celebrate an already awesome weekend.
Voting for the winners opens up on October 23rd. So start spreading the word to folks to vote for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast in a few days.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Sunday, October 19, 2008
The
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is the premiere podcast for all styles of
Celtic music. The show comes out about every two weeks and features an hour of amazing music from some of the best independent Celtic music groups online with over 40,000 downloads of each show. Best of all, it's 100% free!
That's right, you can download it and listen to the show at your leisure, or stream it online. The choice is yours. If you enjoy the podcast, you can now vote for it in The People's Choice Podcast Awards. Here's how:
- Go to http://podcastawards.com
- Vote for "Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, http://celticmusicpodcast.com/"
- Nominate it for "Best Podsafe Music" and also "People's Choice"
- If you want vote for another add Celtic podcastd, nominate "Irish Fireside, http://irishfireside.com/" for "Best Travel"
- Some other categories to consider: "The Signal" for "Movies and TV", http://signal.serenityfirefly.com/
That's all you need to do. You can only vote once. So no more need be done, EXCEPT to tell your friends about the
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast so they too will nominate us for The People's Choice Podcast Awards.
Thanks and slainte!
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Brobdingnagian Bards have been amazed and gratified by the outpouring of love and support from their fans over the last 10 years. Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee have had the good fortune to meet interesting people, see new places, and, most importantly, have fun every step of the way throughout their journey together. After much soul searching, the time has come for them to follow their own artistic pursuits for a while.
Bard CDs and Merchandise will still be available for purchase through
www.thebards.net and all of the valuable information will still be available. Information on Marc and Andrew's individual projects will be listed on the site and newsletter so please stay tuned for updates.
The Bards greatly appreciate your continued interest in their music and look forward to sharing their music with you for years to come. Thanks again to all of you for your support.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, September 15, 2008
I received word that last weekend's episode of
Dr. Demento had TWO, count 'em 1, 2 songs by yours truly. The songs? One from each of my
cats CDs. Yay!
What Shall We Do With A Catnipped Kitty - Marc Gunn
I'll Tell My Cat - Marc Gunn
Feel free to
request a song for Dr. Demento.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, August 19, 2008
I love DragonCon. Knowing now that I might not get invited back as a guest and get a guest membership pass, I decided I really, really want an Eternal Membership badge. The problem is that it costs $750!
So I decided I'm gonna try and raise the money for an Eternal Membership badge. At first, I thought I'd pre-sale my new CD
What Color Is Your Dragon?, but I don't think that alone will raise the money quick enough (I need to send it off ASAP). So I decided to do something different. I'm a podcaster. I will podcast... for YOU!
You may've heard some of my live show
Pub Songs Podcasts. I basically play a live show post it online for free to download. I'm gonna do that for 15 lucky people. You will get your Very Own show. You pick Ten of your favorite songs of mine. I will play my heart out for them. It is completely dedicated to you.
The cost? A mere $50 for a copy of
What Color Is Your Dragon? and your podcast burned on a CD or available for download. Your choice.
Don't want it for yourself? Why not offer the podcast as a dedication to a loved one, a birthday, anniversary, a proposal? It's your choice. Just fifty bucks to make dreams happen!
Click here to place your order. Remember, only 15 of these shows are available so order ASAP!
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Sunday, August 03, 2008
This email came to me today from
Modern Bard:
Hi Marc,
So I've been updating Modern Bard for the past two days now and I've noticed something. You sir, are the Chuck Norris of Renaissance Festival Musicians. Not including compilation CDs, you have released 34 recordings (that I've counted so far), making you the most prolific faire artist ever! I just wanted to congratulate you on this mind numbing (or is that ear-numbing) accomplishment. The next closest is Heather Alexander with 33 recordings (if you count Compilations). Of course, if we tack on your compilation count, you soar even further ahead.
So, since I'm the guy who keeps track of this stuff, I thought I should say something and hey, maybe this calls for a celebratory re-release of those Ichabod recordings of yours. Can't let those vanish forever man, they aren't in the archive yet.... ;)
Bob
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, July 31, 2008
I broke down and signed up on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/marc_gunn. I shouldn't have, but someone made a good point that it could be really useful when we're wandering around DragonCon trying to setup a show. I can always Twitter where we're at and let folks know.
One of the many uses. So if you want some random thing-a-ma-bobbies from me... Eventually I'll figure it out. :)
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, July 31, 2008
The
Cactus Cafe show tonight went great. There was a nice mix of music and a ton of fun. :)
We raised $212 from donations and CD sales for
Thundering Paws.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, July 31, 2008
Here's a bunch of stations I put together on SoundClick so you can hear my music.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, June 24, 2008
I got word that the
Indie Band Survival Guide has the presses. Last year, Andrew and I interviewed with
music marketing tips for the guide. The book was written by members of the
Beatnik Turtle, a cool geek pop band out of Chicago.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, June 03, 2008
I just published Show #50 of the
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It got me thinking about the
PodCastAwards. These are people's choice awards, meaning you can vote for the podcast when it starts up on July 1st and starts accepting nominations. I want the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to win for Best Podsafe Music and maybe some more categories. But I'm gonna need your help to do so.
So I decided in July, which also happens to be the three-year anniversary of the podcast, I'm gonna pump up production of the podcast with short features to garner your votes for the PodCastAwards. I hope you will help out by telling people about the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.
More to come...
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A little late remembering to mention it, but on March 16th, I was featured on
Eye of the Storm in Boston, WBNW 1120AM radio. I was invited to talk about my
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD as well as other
fun Celtic music projects of mine.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Friday, March 28, 2008
Here are the most-recent podcasts my music was played in:
Aspire,
Astral Audio Experience,
Average Joe Radio,
Cross and Canvas,
DALECAST,
DigiVegas Indie Podcast,
Far From the Pulse,
Guy In A Tie,
KidsCast UK/ KidsCastSCiFi,
Mat - on- NutCast,
Mischief and Mayhem,
My Pocket Player - Mój odtwarzacz,
Open Mike Insert Foot,
Podcast Ping,
poltercast,
Power Ogg,
The Kahn Man's Comedy Corner,
The Tone Deaf Radio Show, and
Week in Geek. I was also featured on
Mellow Melodies March show.
You can hear my music or play it through the Podsafe Music Network.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, March 20, 2008
Victims of Irish Music, the instrumental compilation CD released by Marc Gunn's
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, is fast sweeping the
Celtic music charts as it climbs to #20 on iTunes World Music Charts. The CD features some of the hottest, new and independent Celtic musicians playing Irish music today from around the globe. A portion of the income earned from the CD benefits Celtic non-profits.
Download Victims of Irish Music off iTunes today!
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Friday, March 14, 2008
I posted some
new banners to my website. You can help promote my music by using these banners. Special thanks to James McDaniel II of
Dumb Ogre Designs who created the graphics.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, March 13, 2008
Here's how we pulled in the latest
Austin Music Awards, as well as some of our Celtic friends.
#1 Best Folk Band: Brobdingnagian Bards#6 Instrumental:
Doc Grauzer#2 None of the Above:
Brobdingnagian Bards#7 Novelty:
The Dubliners' Tabby Cats#4 DJ:
Boba Fett#4 World:
The Tea Merchants#10 World:
Bedlam Bards#4 Misc. Instrument:
Andrew McKee, recorder#5 Strings:
Marc Gunn, autoharp
#6 Local Label:
Mage Records#1 Acoustic Venue:
Cactus Cafe#7 Live Music Venue:
Elysium#9 Radio Music Program:
Celtic Storm#5 Record Store:
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, March 13, 2008
Looking for live Celtic music for St. Patrick's Day this year? I now have a list of
St. Patrick's Day in Austin gigs posted thanks to Jan. At present, neither Brobdingnagian Bards nor I have any public gigs scheduled. But I still hope to have a gathering of some kind.
Oh! If you want a great CD, check out
Victims of Irish Music. It is one of the most-popular
Irish music CDs on iTunes and it was an Editor's Pick on CD Baby.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Have you met Marc Gunn? Well, the folks at FaireNews.com called me up and interviewed me just in time for the
3rd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards. Learn a little bit more about me.
Read the article.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, February 27, 2008
I got notice that an interview I did a couple week's back is now up at
Bengal's Corner.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, February 12, 2008
There is now a new Dr. Demento request page at
http://drdemento.com/request/ and it allows you to make requests in text or audio format. He's going to start playing audio requests on the air, just like phone calls in the old days!
So if you would like to request one my songs on the show, here's two that made it on the show.
- "The Cat Came Back... The Cat's Perspective"
- "I Saved the Planet Earth"
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Saturday, February 09, 2008
The FuMP does it again! My song "I Saved The Planet Earth" was played on
The Dr. Demento Show #08-04 - January 27, 2008. If ye like the song, go request it there. Maybe it'll end up on the monthly T0p Ten. Incidentally, I hope to add that song to my upcoming CD, "
What Color Is Your Dragon? Folk Music with Delusions of Grandeur". I haven't started mixing the CD yet, but hope to this week before we head off to Arizona.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Saturday, January 26, 2008
Nikki O'Shea, author of
The Adventure of the Brobdingnagian Bards Comic, let me know that Book 2 of the comic book is being set up. I may even be available in time for Christmas.
But if you can't wait for that, order a copy of
The Bards Comic Book 1: Do Virgins Taste Better. It is now for sale at Lulu.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, November 21, 2007
So tonight we did a promo at the
Louisiana Renaissance Festival site. Andrew and I were playing "Wild Rover" by the beer garden. After the song, the pretzel man stopped us and said, "Have you heard that CD, '
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers'?" I laughed. He then went on to say how he played it every morning at some faire in Illinois. hehe! Rockin'!
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, November 15, 2007
Let me start by saying how much I appreciate EVERYONE who's written their sympathies, support and hugs. Wow! Ya'll are amazing! While I wanted to warn other musicians, I never dreamed we would get THIS MUCH support. THANK YOU!
Tons of people got the word out about our distress and these internet scammers in LJs, Myspace, Blogs and websites.
The FuMP (The Funny Music Project) took a HUGE stand passing around the word. A HUGE thanks to Tom Smith, Sudden Death and Rob Balder! Ya'll are Amazing!
Ren Radio and
Wander Radio put the word out on the netwaves. Rennies and even some music groups showered us with emails and phone calls. And the
Nagians went above and beyond the call of duty with hundreds of dollars of donations and pledges, some asking Nothing in Return. Wow! Wow! And Wow!
I haven't done the full calculations today, but I'm fairly certain we are now back in the black. So THANK YOU! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
I am so very grateful to everyone who donated their money and energy to spreading the word about this scam. I think we Really Got the word out. I heard four other Celtic groups were contacted with the same offer and narrowly missed out on losing thousands of dollars too. Your efforts have worked. And I'm leaving open
http://www.marcgunn.com/fraud/ to hopefully warn others about the dangers of internet scams. Feel free to post your stories and suggestions there as well.
All that said, I don't think we even went through all 30 DVDs that we offered to release. So my thought was to leave the
donation button open just a little bit longer, at least until those 30 DVDs are gone, and donate all the surplus to a non-profit.
Do any of you know of any non-profits who help folks scammed like us? if so, please let me know.
Again, thank you a million times over. Your support in this stressful time was overwhelming. Thank you.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, October 24, 2007
No. This really isn't some sort of perversion. Last week, we were featured in Jennie Breeden's web comic,
The Devil's Panties. But then many of you prolly already know that. I had over fifteen people mention it to me. Sorry it took so long to post.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, October 16, 2007
We almost made it!
LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus climbed to #2 today! (I thought the charts changed more than once a week... is it twice a week?)
Whatever the case, the CD is now just a pinch away from #1. Just a few more days until the sale ends next Monday. So pick up your copy asap!
The Bards sparkle liveauthor: Lynn McKinney
If you're a fan of live music, this is the album for you! On this album there's a lovely selection of Bard Banter, with audience participation and comedy improvisation. The guys were really on their highest level of wit when they recorded these songs, and the recording is a feast of humor and pop culture references for the media fan. But there's plenty of music too, in fine Bard Style! I've always maintained that the guys lose a certain something if you don't hear them live, and this is as close as you can get to being at a Live Bards Concert without actually being there.Labels: publicity
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Friday, October 12, 2007
My song "Silhouette of Longing Love" is topping the charts on Spirit With, a free New Age radio music to relax your mind and energize your soul 24hrs/day.
Here are the latest hot music picks chosen by our radio audience.
- Jon Rattenbury - Fly Away - Eternal Spirit
- Australis - Lifegiving - Lifegiving
- Renaud Schmitt - Giants - RensMusic
- Jennifer Haines - Trooper - Thoughts & Dreams
- Rodrigo Rodriguez - Inner Thoughts - Inner Thoughts
- Marc Gunn - Silhouette of Longing Love
- Jon Rattenbury - Timeless Quest - Eternal Spirit
- Bernward Koch - Childhood Hour - Walking Through Clouds
- Linda Seeley - Orion's Wish - Make Something Happen
- Michele Ippolito - Mystic Mood - Mystic Moods
Find out more at
www.spiritwithinmusic.com.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, October 08, 2007
I know. I know. I'm posting a LOT about the CD, but I just saw that our new CD
LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus is the Editor's Pick on CD Baby's
Musical Comedy Charts. WOOT! Guess we did something right! :)
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, October 08, 2007
Hey Marc! Something kinda cool happened today. You see, I was sitting in Theatre class just after the bell rang, and I heard a very interesting rhythmic ensemble of chiming. It sounded so very familiar...I think it was, hmmm, autoharp? Or something like that? Two more bars into it the recorder came in and I proceeded to flip out with much squeeing.
My Theatre teacher at North Mesquite High School has a Song of the Day every day, and a question to go with it (a writing prompt for our journals). The question today was, "What would you do if you had a million dollars?"
Marc said he would buy someone a keep, and Andrew repeated diligently to emphasize the point. Wait...do you know these guys?
My Theatre teacher's a fan. Everyone in the class gained 5 points for their test that day because I knew "If I Had A Million Ducats" by the Brobdingnagian Bards.
Thought I'd let you know.
Melanie
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Friday, October 05, 2007
I've been messing more and more with Soundclick. Yesterday, I compiled ALL of our songs in one station on SoundClick. So if you want a nice mix of music by me and the Brobdingnagian Bards, then give it a listen. There's enough here to keep you busy ALL DAY on Friday and then some!
Course if you like any of it and want to support the us, you can always
buy our music.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Friday, October 05, 2007
Some of you may know that I am a HUGE Firefly fan. I admit it. I watch a few episodes of the
TV show or
movie at least once a week. I bought the
Collector's Edition with the hope that we'll get a second movie. I play
firefly music by the
Bedlam Bards in
my podcasts. And one of my favorite podcasts of all is
The Signal.
The Signal is a podcast about
Firefly and
Serenity. It has all the latest news and fun tidbits that make me watch the show even more. I'm a huge fan. And oddly enough, two of the hosts Les and Kari are fans of the Brobdingnagian Bards. This year at
DragonCon, we finally got our shot to perform on The Signal.
While Andrew and I were in
Ireland, I got an email from someone telling me about the
Sing A Song for Saffron Contest. The idea was to write a song about Saffron, aka YoSaffBridge, from the TV show. I've been wanting to write a song for
Firefly since the show came out, but nothing came to me. But there I was, in Ireland, and a melody popped into my head and I started writing. I got home,
made a recording, and sent it off to the competition. A few weeks later, I learned I won "Best Filk Song" in the competition. I just received a couple o'shiny prizes in the mail today.
The song is called "
She Said Her Name Was Saffron". And thanks to that song, Andrew and I were invited to perform on The Signal. The
DragonCon special was posted live today. Go hear my new song.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Interview with Marc Gunn
Hey Everyone!Last Sunday I had the awesome opportunity to interview Marc Gunn of the Brobdignagian Bards. If you want to listen to it, it is now available on my site at www.pnwcmpodcast.com. It was a live interview, made possible by the good people at Blog Talk Radio. This format allow me not only to interview artists, but allows fans to call in and ask questions, or just fawn over thier favorite musician. Hopefully this is the first of many. I plan to do one live interview a month, to suppliment my once a month podcast posting. If you are an artist who would like to participate, feel free to email me at pnwcmpodcast@gmail.com. I would like to schedule them out as far as I can, so if you have a CD or tour you want to promote at a specific time, contact me. If there is an artist you really want me to interview, whom you would really like to ask questions or fawn over...feel free to email me too. Enjoy the interview!Becky JohnstonPacific Northwest Celtic Music Podcast Labels: publicity
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I got an email yesterday from
Dr Demento who said my song, "The Cat Came Back... The Cat's Perspective" will be on the Dr Demento show, July 7th weekend, and he featured "Exclamations" a week or so a go. Woohoo!
All thanks to
The FuMP! That's the Funny Music Project to the uninitiated, where you can download free comical songs by comedy musicians. I finally signed up the Bards and myself to the FuMP and we were featured while we were in Europe. Hope to have more FuMPS in the near future too.
And hopefully Lucrezia can find my notebook. My European journal of events and notes. I left it in Italy, and I'm heartbroken. First glance, she didn't find it. It had a new song I wrote about Saffron from Firefly for a competition. Don't think it'll be done in time for the competition now since I don't have the damn lyrics. Grrr...
On another note, I'm listening to my friend
Rimbo's CD,
Rimbosity. It had a few tracks where I sing. Very different style. More electronica, but awesome CD! Saw it was on
iTunes which is what reminded me to listen again.
And I was reminded about it while looking to see that
Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion is NOW ON iTUNES as well!
You can save money by ordering it there if you haven't picked up your copy yet.
Umm. What other tangent can I go on?
Guess that's it now. I need to start catching up on stuff.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, July 05, 2007
Well, the reviews are pouring in for my new CD of
Irish Drinking Songs:
The Cat Lover's Companion. I've gotten a LOT of fantastic reviews, everything from women wanting to mother my children to fond recognition of my stylistic differences between The Bards and solo work to blissful enjoyment of traditional
Irish songs. Come to think of it I don't think I gave everyone warnings when I sent out those CDs. I always consider myself more a balladeer than a comedian. I think this CD does a good job of reflecting that.
It's actually kinda interesting to see what happens when Andrew and I get together and play music. We have a style all our own. It's always fun. But how can it not be with Andrew there. He's got amazing wit and comedic timing, plus a helluva musician who puts me to shame. I'm much tamer than my old rock music days.
I've also decided I'm gonna try to put together a special release to see if I can top some charts on iTunes. But all that's another month away.
Meantime, here's the first of the reviews:
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, April 23, 2007
Wow! I haven't seen it yet, but I got an email from someone who told me about a feature for the
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. As he describes it
ABC World News Video Podcast went out to find some popular podcast and my podcast was one that was picked for it!
Now if I can just download the video, I gotta see it! Look 15:15 minutes into the show. It's the 3/27/2007 show.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, March 28, 2007
AUSTIN, TX (March 15, 2007) - Indie Celtic music favorites the Brobdingnagian Bards were named Best "None of the Above" Band of 2006-07 at the prestigious Austin Music Awards held last night at the Austin Convention Center, kicking off the music portion of the international South By Southwest music conference. The AMA's are celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year and have long been the standard for recognizing the best musical talent coming out of one of the best music cities, Austin, TX.
Sponsored by the Austin Chronicle, the awards celebrate local bands, Austin based releases and individual musical performances. Categories range from Best Drummer to Best Experimental Performance and everything in between. The awards also sponsor an Austin Music Hall of Fame that includes past inductees such as the Killer Bees, the Butthole Surfers and Soulhat.
For more information on the awards and affiliated events go to
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/MusicAwards.
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The Bards, self describe their music as Scottish and Irish folk songs combined with the Lord of the Rings music and a wee bit o'Celtic fun. The Brobdingnagian Bards (pronounced brob-din-nahg-EE-en) are The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo from Austin, Texas. Their unique brand of folk music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin has made them one of the most-popular Celtic music groups online where they give away thousands of free Celtic MP3 downloads daily.
The Brobdingnagian Bards perform coast-to-coast, and in a given month might be at a Lord of the Rings Oscar Party, a Celtic festival, or a Science Fiction Convention. However, they are an absolute favorite at Renaissance Faires where they add high-energy and wit to make every show a memorable experience.
ABOUT The Bards (Andrew McKee / Marc Gunn)
Andrew McKee played guitar and saxophone in high school. He grew up with a classical music background and found the transition from saxophone to recorder to be seamless which led him to perform on Marc Gunn's first solo album. He is entirely self-taught on the mandolin.
Marc Gunn is an Irish and Scottish folk singer with a strange affinity for Celtic ballads, drinking songs and cats. He is the lead singer for the Brobdingnagian Bards, an internet music promoter, podcaster, poet, photographer and publisher of many, many things on and offline. Communicate with me through my websites:
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, March 14, 2007
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http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com February 12, 2007
CONTACT: Marc Gunn
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THE IRISH AND CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST HITS #1 ON THE MOST POPULAR MUSIC PODCASTS AT iTUNES
AUSTIN, TX (February 12, 2007) – Let's face it, everybody likes to be #1. For the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (
http://celticmusicpodcast.com/) that chance came this week when they reached the top spot on iTunes list of music podcasts. Not only did they top the music podcast chart, they also ranked 14th of all podcasts in the world since iTunes is the #1 distributor of podcasts. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is a free, bi-monthly, downloadable radio show of independent Irish & Celtic music. It features Irish drinking songs, Scottish folk songs, bagpipes, music from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Wales, Nova Scotia, Galicia, Australia, the United States, and around the world.
Two exciting podcasts are slated to be released by the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast this March. The first is a St. Patrick's Day podcast, featuring perennial Celtic music favorites as well as historical tidbits and other St. Paddy's Day fun. Also coming in March is a podcast which will announce the Celtic Music Award winners for 2006 and feature music from the winners. Selections are made by popular vote and are hosted by Celtic MP3s Music Magazine (
http://www.celticmp3s.com). The awards honor the most popular online Celtic music groups and individuals. Both podcasts are sure to be among the best of the coming year.
With the increasing popularity of iTunes, a more diverse crowd of listeners is clearly seeking out their music choices from iTunes vast catalog of downloads. The popularity of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is clear evidence of this ever-widening circle. Listeners are encouraged to vote for their favorite songs and submit suggestions for podcasts they would like to hear. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast also has a page on my Myspace.com (
http://myspace.com/irishcelticmusicpodcast) where information about recent and upcoming podcasts can also be found.
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcasts are sponsored by Song Henge (
www.SongHenge.com) a website offering the largest selection of totally free and legal downloads of Celtic music.
ABOUT Marc Gunn / The Bards
Marc Gunn is an Irish and Scottish folk singer with a strange affinity for Celtic ballads, drinking songs and cats. He is the lead singer for the Brobdingnagian Bards. He is also Celtic music podcaster and promoter as well as publisher of Celtic MP3s Music Magazine.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, February 12, 2007
The Renaissance Festival Podcast, Song Henge, and the Brobdingnagian Bards are pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards for 2006. These performers were voted on by you, the Renaissance festival fan.
Keep an eye on this website for more Ren Faire Awards, and enjoy the podcast.
The Brobdingnagian Bards host the annual awards, we are ineligible to win. Special thanks to everyone who voted for us nonetheless, and if you care to suppport us in a similar fashion, please vote for the us in the Austin Chronicle's annual Austin Music Awards poll.
Best Music Groups of 2006
- Bedlam Bards
- Bocca Musica
- The Rogues
- Bounding Main
- Marooned
Best Music Soloists of 2006
- Craig of Farrington
- Owain Phyfe
- Darcy Nair
- Heather Alexander
- Joni Minstrel
Best New CD of 2006
- On the Drift by Bedlam Bards
- We Are Entertainers by Bocca Musica
- Broadside Buddies by The Bilge Pumps
- Who's your Patty by Tartan Terrors
- Intertwined by Three Quarter Ale
Best Non-Musical Group of 2006
- Tortuga Twins
- Barely Balanced
- Washing Well Wenches
- Hack and Slash
- The Pickled Brothers Sideshow
Best Non-Musical Solo Act of 2006
- Ded Bob
- Christophe the Insulter
- Zilch, the Tory Steller
- Moonie the Magnificent
- Rick Rock Zoo
Best Childrens Act of 2006
- Hobgoblin Hills Puppets
- Patrick Franz - Robin Hood and St. George & the Dragon
- Ric Roc Zoo
- Nancy Daily Green
- Wyndsong the Snowdragon
Best Renaissance Festival of 2006
- Maryland Renaissance Festival
- Bristol Renaissance Festival
- Michigan Renaissance Festival
- Kansas City Renaissance Festival
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival
Best New Renaissance Festival of 2006
- Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival
- Middlefaire
- White Hart Renaissance Festival
- Derbyshire Renaissance Festival
- The Acadiana Medieval Faire
Best Jousting Troupe of 2006
- Noble Cause Productions
- Hanlon-Lees Action Theatre
- The Knights of Valour
- The Free Lancers
- Brothers In Arms Joust
Best Stage Combat Group of 2006
- The Duelists
- Maryland Ren Fest Fight School
- Hack & Slash
- Don Juan and Miguel
- Red Griffin Productions
Best Dance Troupe of 2006
- Oklahoma Renaissance Festival Dance Troupe
- Sisters Malek Troupe
- NommoBugunte
- Carnivale Min joon
- Midnight Lotus
Best Vendor of 2006
- Thee Dragon Laire
- Wondrous Works in Wood
- Wolfstone Kilt Company
- Windwalker Shoes
- White Pavilion
Best Ren Faire Web Community of 2006
- Renaissance Festival dot com
- Friends of the Maryland Renaissance Festival
- Kentucky Ren Faire Forums
- NE Rennies
- The Bristol Board
Hall of Fame of 2006
Best Ineligble Band of 2006
- Brobdingnagian Bards ;)
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, February 01, 2007
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Renaissance Festival PodcastJanuary 23, 2007
CONTACT: Marc Gunn
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RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL PODCAST ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF THE 2006 RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL AWARDS
AUSTIN, TX (January 23, 2007) – It is official, voter's have chosen the Renaissance Festival winners of 2006. An online popular vote for the best of the best in all things renaissance which has been hosted for the second year by are Marc Gunn and Kristen Rogers (
details here). Voter's were invited to choose their favorite Renaissance festivals, performers, podcasts and more. Voter's had from September to December 2006 to sign on and vote for their favorites in categories such as Best Musical Group, Best Solo Performer, Best Festival and even Best Vendor. Now that is a comprehensive list!
Participants placed their votes online at
www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com. Anyone involved in creation of or performance at a faire in 2006 was eligible to win. Voting closed Dec 31, 2006 and the results for 2006 were announced via podcast in February 1, 2007. Some of the highlights were Best Music Group: The Bedlam Bards, Best Soloist: Craig of Farrington, Best Renaissance Festival: The Maryland Renaissance Festival, and (we know your curious) Best Vendor: Thee Dragon Laire. Information about all of the winners with links to their respective websites are available online at the renaissance festival music site:
http://renaissancefestivalmusic.com/awards/.
The awards were sponsored by the Song Henge (
http://www.songhenge.com/) and the Brobdingnagian Bards (
http://www.thebards.net/). The awards continue to be tremendously popular with Renaissance Faire enthusiasts and the sponsors salute all of the winners for 2006 and look forward to sponsoring the awards once again at the end of 2007.
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KRISTEN ROGER grew up and lives on Long Island in New York. When she was little, her folks used to take me to a few local Ren Faires at both Sands Point and the Unitarian Fellowship in Huntington. She was hooked from a young age. It was so inspiring - all of the colours and the garb, not to mention the crafts, and of course the joust. She always wanted to go to the big one in Tuxedeo, and plan on it, hopefully this season. She hopes that people will hear our podcast, and come to be as inspired by the music itself, as I was.
MARC GUNN is an Irish and Scottish folk singer with a strange affinity for Celtic ballads, drinking songs and cats. He is the lead singer for the Brobdingnagian Bards, an internet music promoter, podcaster, poet, photographer and publisher of many, many things on and offline. Communicate with me through my websites:
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Thursday, February 01, 2007
AUSTIN, TX (October 16, 2006) – The
Celtic MP3s Music Magazine, the
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, and the
Brobdingnagian Bards are proud to announce the opening of the
2nd Annual Celtic Music Awards. The awards page began with the goal to try and determine who
the most-popular independent Celtic music groups are online through popular voting.
In 2005, only the top 10 Celtic music groups, by listener votes, were counted. This year, the
voting opportunities are expanded with the
addition of new award categories to better recognize contributors from the individual Celtic music genres (including folk, traditional, rock, new age). Listener’s can vote online from now until
December 31, 2006. The results will be announced in March 2007 with a special Irish & Celtic Podcast that features music by the most popular artists in each category. You can see who the winners were in the
2005 Celtic Music Awards on the website. CDs from these select artists are also available for purchase at CDBaby.com and Amazon.com.
Complete contest rules can be found on-line at
http://www.celticmp3s.com/awards/.
ABOUT Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards:Marc Gunn is an Irish and Scottish folk singer with a strange affinity for Celtic ballads, drinking songs and cats. He is the lead singer for the Brobdingnagian Bards, an internet music promoter, podcaster, poet, photographer and publisher of many, many things on and offline. Marc Gunn is the lead singer for the Brobdingnagian Bards. He is also Celtic music podcaster and promoters as well as publisher of Celtic MP3s Music Magazine.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, October 17, 2006
AUSTIN, TX (October 6, 2006) – The Renaissance Festival Podcast in conjunction with the Brobdingnagian Bards have announced the commencement of the second annual Renaissance awards. In 2005 they held the first ever such awards (that they know of) for best Renaissance Festival performers. Nominated and voted on by podcast listeners and Ren Faire Fans, these awards selected the cream of the crop. In 2005 the number one musical performers were The Lost Boys and the number one act in the non-musical category was the Tortuga Twins. The awards were so well received that it will become a permanent fixture on the Ren Awards Scene.
To add someone to the voting pool or select your favorite among the existing nominees, participants can access the voting function and contest rules at http://www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com/awards/. Voters can cast their ballots from now until December 31st, 2006 with winners being announced in January of 2007. For those interested in nominating someone, the number one criteria is that they have performed at least one time during 2006 at a Renaissance Faire.
This is a rare opportunity for Renaissance Faire enthusiasts to recognize the performers that they enjoy most at the Faires.
ABOUT Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards:
Marc Gunn is an Irish and Scottish folk singer with a strange affinity for Celtic ballads, drinking songs and cats. He is the lead singer for the Brobdingnagian Bards, an internet music promoter, podcaster, poet, photographer and publisher of many, many things on and offline. Marc Gunn is the lead singer for the Brobdingnagian Bards. He is also Celtic music podcaster and promoters as well as publisher of Celtic MP3s Music Magazine.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Friday, October 06, 2006
I was excited to hear my name at the end of a special feature on NPR this morning. It was a 2nd Window Production on
Voice of the Troubles: 25 Years After the Irish Hunger Strike. Wow. They played quite a few songs.
They played
The Dubliner's Tabby Cats recording of "Cats Chasing Butterflies". That's Cedric of the Bedlam Bards on fiddle. They also played "The Parting Glass" from
Soul of a Harper.
But that's not all. The Brobdingnagian Bards were also on the show. They played a short clip"My Irish Valentine" from
A Celtic Renaissance Wedding at 7:30 into the second podcast (yes, the show was podcasted). And I just noticed that melody sorta reminds me of "Featherlight" from
Songs of the Muse.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Sunday, August 27, 2006
My
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD has been a hit since it was released. Now you can help it gain five thousand new fans.
When I first released it, it number one CD sold on CDBaby for a couple weeks. Today, I was checking out the Top Selling CDs in various categories on CDBaby and the album is listed as the
#10 Most-Popular Spoken Word CD on CD Baby. This category includes all the Comedy CDs on the site!
Every August, CD Baby holds a contest to promote their top-selling CDs. The top 100 CDs will have a song included on a compilation CD that goes out to over 5,000 of their customers. The top 10 songs are included are included as audio tracks. The rest are MP3s. The CD should easily make the Top 100. But can it reach the Top 10? I think so.
To achieve that, I need to sell at least 125 copies. So if you ever wanted a copy of the CD, or wanted to give one to a cat lover. Now is your chance. To aid you in this endeavor, I knocked THREE DOLLARS off the CD sales price. Buy more than one copy and you'll save an additional 20%! Plus, there's a secret URL in each CD insert that will give you access to a free bonus MP3 that I couldn't add to the album because it's about Harry Potter!
Buy Irish Drinking Songs for Cat LoversThank you for all your help. And if you could do one more wee favor and repost this for your Celtic and cat lover friends, I'd purr for you! :)
Mreow!
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, August 07, 2006
Looking for Podsafe music? I have a lot of podsafe music available, and more and more podcasts are finding it and sharing it with others. If you have a podcast and would like to do the same. Join this growing list of great podcasters.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Friday, August 04, 2006
I'm still getting added to a lot of new podcasts. The latest is actually
Niche Music Marketing interview I did with the Musicians Cooler. I haven't had a chance to listen yet. But it felt good when I did it. Niche and internet music marketing are a specialty of mine.
And looks like my music is on
KnitTunes, which combines knitting and podsafe music. They played the same song I ended this weeks
Renaissance Festival Podcast with--"The Parting Glass" from my CD
Soul of a Harper.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at
SongHenge.com#10 Great Big Sea"Captain Kidd"
Great Big Seafrom
The Hard & Easy#9 Blaggards"Bog Songs"
Blaggardsfrom
Standards"The Chieri"
Avalon Risingfrom
Storming Heavenalso from
The Secret World of Celtic Rock#8 DervishDervish#7 Dropkick MurphysDropkick Murphys#6 Charm City Saints"Never Go Home Again"
Charm City Saintsfrom
Never Go Home Again (EP)"Born to Be a Bachelor"
Gaelic Stormfrom
How Are We Getting Home#5 Flogging Molly"Factory Girls" with Lucinda Williams
Flogging Mollyfrom
Within A Mile of Home"The Orange and The Green"
Brobdingnagian Bardsfrom
Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales#4 Amadan"Johnny Cope/Green Groves of Erin"
Amadanfrom
Hell-Bent 4 Victory"Banshee's Jigs"
Switchbackfrom
Bolinree
#3 Fardaxu"El Pericote"
Fardaxufrom Revolucion Celta
"Gwydion's Song to Lleu"
Emerald Rosefrom
Archives of Ages to Come#2 The Elders"Moore St. Girls"
The Eldersfrom
American Wake"Back When the Craic Was Grand"
Boston Blackthornefrom
Better Late Than NeverNext time music from Niamh Parsons, Sarah Dinan, and Heather Dale in a special feature on Celtic women. Find out more about the podcast at http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/
#1 The Bloody Irish Boys
"Drunk Tonight"
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Monday, April 03, 2006
One of my latest promotional ideas is recording Station IDs for podcasts who play us via the
Podsafe Music Network.
In today's batch, I had a podcaster from Greece. The problem is the show, VryPannet Radio, is in Greece. Sure he's playing us singing in English, but what good is an English version of "Hi. This is Marc Gunn of the..." So I asked him how to say it in Greek.
I just hope I didn't say anything bad. ;)
So wanna hear? :)
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Love? Okay, maybe not. But they did play my music. It's being played fairly regularly. Well, between my music and the
Brobdingnagian Bards. But when there's meowing involved, what do you expect?
As an extra cool aspect, I was played on Adam Curry's
Daily Source Code. That kicks major booty! It helps that there are very few Celtic bands on podcasts at present. Here's the most-recent list:
Slainte!
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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AUSTIN, TEXAS (PRWEB) January 6, 2006 -- Voting is open for the first-ever awards to recognize renaissance festival music and performance. Renaissance festival enthusiasts can vote online at
http://www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com/.
Marc Gun, a world-renowned performer and music promoter, plans to make the awards an annual event.
"Most art forms have awards to recognize exceptional artists," said Marc Gunn, whose weekly Renaissance Festival Podcast features musicians currently on circuit, "so it's natural that great renfaire performers should be honored."
Fans can use the online form to nominate their favorite performers, so long as the acts have appeared at a renaissance festival in 2005. Separate categories recognize musical and non-musical performers.
"Which category do bagpipes fall into?" quipped one voter.
Online voting closes on January 15, 2006, so Gunn encourages fans to vote soon and tell their friends. Winners will be featured in a special award edition of Gunn's podcast.
For further information, contact Marc Gunn at (512) 470-4866.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Saturday, February 04, 2006
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Marc Gunn
PO Box 4067
Austin, Texas 78765
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Fax: (802) 609-7525
Email: marc@thebards.net
BARDS BAND TOGETHER FOR KATRINA RELIEF
FEBRUARY 2, 2006 (AUSTIN, TEXAS) – Two of Austin's premier renfaire musical acts will come together at Mother Egan's Irish Pub on February 18 for a concert and CD release party benefitting hurricane victims.
The
Bedlam Bards and the
Brobdingnagian Bards, both veterans of the Texas Renaissance Festival, the Louisiana Renaissance Festival, and many other faires, will perform from 7 to 10 p.m.
Both bands recently joined a score of renfaire musical acts in The Circle, a renaissance festival compilation CD benefitting victims of Hurricane Katrina. The compilation will be on sale at the show, and proceeds will benefit the Red Cross.
The Circle is a production of the Renaissance Festival Podcast (
renaissancefestivalmusic.com) and the Modern Bard Project (
modernbard.org).
Mother Egan's Irish Pub is located at 715 West 5th Street in downtown Austin. For directions, call (512) 478-7747.
For further information, contact Marc Gunn at (512) 470-4866.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Saturday, February 04, 2006
Artist:
The Dubliners' Tabby CatsAlbum:
"When Kitty Eyes are Smiling (and other Celtic Cat Songs)"Year produced: 2005
I recently received a preview copy of Marc Gunn's "When Kitty Eyes are Smiling (and other Celtic Cat Songs)," a single that contains three songs (Furragone's Wake, When Kitty Eyes are Smiling, and Wild Kitty) that are a preview of his upcoming release of "Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers." This is an absolutely brilliant single and a great advertisement for the CD. The three songs are standard Irish drinking songs (who doesn't know Finnegan's Wake, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, and Wild Rover?) rewritten to be about cats...complete with meows, hissing, and a set of brilliantly funny lyrics.
Of course, it also contains Marc's fantastic voice, touched with a bit of laughter that's readily heard, as well as some wonderful guest meow-ers...erm...performers. Simply put, these songs are FUN and no one is more aware of that than Marc himself. If you don't find yourself giggling like mad through Wild Kitty, I'd be completely shocked. It's guaranteed to put you in a good mood and cause you to laugh out loud.
For a limited time, "When Kitty Eyes are Smiling" is available for $3.95. The final CD is up for adoption in October 2005!
You can find more information on this single and the upcoming release of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers on the web at:
cat drinking songs .com Buy the single and pre-order your copy of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers today!: "When Kitty Eyes are Smiling (and Other Celtic Cat Songs)"
Celtic MP3s Music Magazine writer, Michelle Osborne, is a native to the central New York region. She plays both high and low whistles regularly with the Syracuse Irish session. Besides being heavily involved in
Irish traditional music, she is also a classical clarinetist and composer.
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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, April 13, 2005
