Is there an Irish birthday song? There is now. It’s by Marc Gunn with the song “Happy Birthday From Ireland”.

Cedric of the Bedlam Bards hypnotizes with wit and charm. Then he shares how laughter is the best medicine, especially with something called Laughter Yoga.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #289

0:21 - Marc Gunn with Rimbo “My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose” from Soul of Harper and The Secret World of Celtic Rock

2:56 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’ Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather

• Listen: Soul of a Harper
• Poll: What’s your favorite song on Soul of a Harper?
• Merch: Buy Soul of a Harper on Patreon
• Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

5:17 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends.  But at the end of September, we’re invading Scotland’s Whisky distilleries in between hiking throughout the country. It’s gonna be epic.

You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

5:52 - MY FAVORITES OF CELTIC TOP 20

Every week, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast asks fans of the show to vote for your favorite songs in the podcast. Those votes are compiled at the end of the year to create the Celtic Top 20, your pick of the best music of the year.

I don’t just make the podcast, I’m a fan of it too. So here is another favorite from recent episodes.

6:54 - Melanie Gruben "Water Charges Song" from Like a Tide Upon the Land

• From Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #659: No Place Like Home

11:52 - THE STORY OF HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM IRELAND

• Written around the same time as The Leprechaun
• Musically inspired by Bing Crosby

19:48 - Marc Gunn “Happy Birthday From Ireland” from Soul of Harper

Happy Birthday from Ireland

lyrics and music by Marc Gunn

On St. Patrick's Day, I was born.
American by birth, my heritage unknown.
Twas two years ago on a musical journey
My heart flew to Ireland on the wings of a note.

* O Ireland, how I long for your valleys and mountains!
How I long to see your hills and streams.
From my home 'cross the ocean, I hear your voice singing,
"Happy Birthday from Ireland, my child of the green!
La la laa, la di la laa, la laa di la la
Happy Birthday from Ireland, my child of the green!"

My Da played the tunes on squeezebox and fiddle.
And the songs they were tuned to the harp in my soul.
St Paddy, ye never told me that I was Irish.
'Till I heard your voice singing, bringing me home.

Now two years have passed and Ireland sings with me.
In every song that flows from my voice and from harp.
But I see your eyes smiling and your arms wide open.
From the way your children open their hearths and their hearts

22:46 - SUPPORT THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you’ll get access to videos like my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. You get it all ad-free when you listen and on Patreon. Email follow@celtfather !

If you can’t support me financially, just sign up on Patreon for free. Special thanks to our Superhero Patrons: Janice G, Cecilia F, Not Higgins, C.J.T. M, Sarah C, William M, Carol Bl, Eric R, James R, Troy R

23:58 - HYPNOTIZED WITH FUNNY MUSIC

Cedric is the fiddler and one of the singers of Bedlam Bards, a comedic Celtic group from Austin, Texas that was one of my biggest influences when learning how to put on a show. This weekend, I sat down with Cedric to get an in depth interview about how he escaped Lubbock to join the SCA, form a Celtic band, and  hypnotize his audiences with charm and wit.

54:44 - Bedlam Bards “Crayfish” from Take Out the Trash

57:53 - LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE

James Hazelrig is not only a funny fiddler, he's also a certified hypnotist in Austin, Texas with a lot of funny advice on laughing. I chatted with him at the Sherwood Forest Faire where I start the show with him using some of his hypnosis training and marketing prowess to promote his shows. Then we go into a wonderful discussion of his life as a hypnotist and Laughing Yoga. This is a funny and informative episode you will enjoy.

Find more about James Hazelrig, aka Cedric the Fiddler, at hypnosisaustin.com.

1:30:49 - Bedlam Bards “Johnny Jump Up” from Furious Fancies

1:34:04 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.

You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I’m performing.

Remember. Refuse, Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

#pubstories #famousefemalemusicians #middleearth

True love lost at sea. I share the story behind “Buttercup’s Lament” inspired by Princess Bride.

You'll learn why you should watch out for wild boar in Italy, see what happens when a juggler's props don't arrive, and learn about the most-beautiful place in Europe. Hear a story about biking across Italy. I interviewed jugglers Paolo Garbanzo and Carl Asch about their Ren Adventures.

Plus, enjoy music from Scottish folk singer Ed Miller and Irish songwriter Enda Reilly.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #288

0:32 - Marc Gunn “Lanigan’s Ball” from Soul of Harper

3:43 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’ Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia.

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather.

• Listen: Soul of a Harper
• Poll: What’s your favorite song on Soul of a Harper?
• Merch: Buy Soul of a Harper on Patreon
• Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

5:33 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. At the end of September, we’re invading Scotland’s Whisky distilleries in between hiking throughout the country. It’s gonna be epic.

You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

6:05 - MY FAVORITES OF CELTIC TOP 20

Every week, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast asks fans of the show to vote for your favorite songs in the podcast. Those votes are compiled at the end of the year to create the Celtic Top 20, your pick of the best music of the year.

I don’t just make the podcast. I’m a fan of it too. So here is another favorite from recent episodes.

6:36 - Ed Miller “More Than Just a Dram” from Lolander

• From Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #660: Drowsy Dancing Bear

10:56 - THE STORY OF BUTTERCUP’S LAMENT

• I wrote this song in December 2000. It began with the idea of a woman who's True Love was lost at sea. But as the story developed, it reminded me of Buttercup's "True Love"--Wesley--in the cult classic, "The Princess Bride"a, so I named it after her. It's a sad, but beautiful song, sung great a cappella or as I play it, with a solo autoharp.

15:24 - Marc Gunn “Buttercup’s Lament” from Soul of Harper

Buttercup’s Lament

lyrics and music by Marc Gunn

There's a leaf on a tree and it's swaying
And a girl 'neath the tree tears in her eyes.
There's a wolf on the run saying 'Where have ye gone?'
'Oh where have ye gone sweet love of mine.'

Oh wind, cruel wind, bring and end, an end
To the storm that took me love afore his time
Oh wind, cruel wind, bring and end, an end
I long for him. Will ye bring my true love back to me side

There's a puddle on the ground and it's growing
And a girl above the pond tears in her eyes
There's a fox on the run saying 'Where have ye gone?'
'Oh where have ye gone sweet love of mine.'

There's a woman on the run saying, 'Where have ye gone?
Oh where have ye gone sweet love of mine?
Oh where have ye gone sweet love of mine?
Oh where oh where? I long for ye here.
Oh where have ye gone sweet love of mine?

19:09 - SUPPORT THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you’ll get access to videos like my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. You get it all ad-free when you listen and on Patreon. Email follow@celtfather !

If you can’t support me financially, just sign up on Patreon for free. Special thanks to our Superhero Patrons: Janice G, Cecilia F, Not Higgins, C.J.T. M, Sarah C, William M, Carol B, Eric R, James R, Troy R

19:54 - RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES IN JUGGLING

You'll learn why you should watch out for wild boar in Italy, see what happens when a juggler's props don't arrive, and learn about the most-beautiful place in Europe. I interviewed juggler Paolo Garbanzo.

Links for Today's Show:

• Paolo Garbanzo
• Ren Adventures

43:22 - Enda Reilly “Off the Grid For a While” from Single

46:59 - BIKING ACROSS ITALY WITH CARL ASCH

Travel is a grand adventure to me. So I love talking with other adventurers. One such person is Carl Asch. He's a musician and juggler named Giacomo the Juggler. He sings with the band Empty Hats. He is also the co-founder with Paolo Garbanzo of Ren Adventurers, a tour company that takes you on small European trips much like my Celtic Invasion Vacations. But today, I wanted to talk to Carl about a bicycle trip he did across Italy.

In this episode we'll explore:

• The origins of Giacomo the Jester
• How juggling, magic, and street performing can take you around the globe
• Double Indemnity and Empty Hats
• How to write a compelling show for Renaissance festivals
• Bicycling from Sicily to Venice following places mentioned in Shakespeare's plays
• Shakespeare's Guide to Italy
• Some of the trips on the Ren Adventures
• Find out more about Carl Asch

1:10:32 - Empty Hats “The Hat Came Back” from The Hat Came Back

1:12:48 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.

You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I’m performing.

Remember. Refuse, Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

#pubstories #famousefemalemusicians #middleearth

Is it all a game that we all fall into? Saffron certainly thinks so in “Our Mrs Reynolds from the TV show Firefly. Hear the story behind my song “Spiderwebs”. We're also making waves with music from Matt McGinn.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #279

0:17 - Marc Gunn “Bright Side of Everything” from Selcouth

3:28 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. Come Adventure With Me comes out on March 4

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather.

What are your favorite songs on Selcouth? There’s a poll in the Gunn Runner’s Club. It’s open to all.

4:41 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• MAR 2: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6:30-9:30 PM
• MAR 9: Senoia Beer Company, Senoia, GA @ 7-10 PM
• MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA

6:02 - Matt McGinn "Making Waves" from Behind Every Door

• Go listen at Rose in the Heather #645.

8:56 - JOIN THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you’ll get access to videos like my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Email follow@celtfather !

Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Laura Belle

If you can’t support me financially, just sign up on Patreon for free.

9:28 - THE STORY OF SPIDERWEBS

• Inspired by the episode “Our Mrs Reynolds” from the TV show Firefly
• Talked about it in episode #6 of In the Verse.
• Mal: Now, think real hard. You've been birddoggin' this township a while now. They wouldn't mind a corpse of you. Now, you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear, by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you.

Spiderwebs Lyrics

Bad men are bird dogging our town
Dogging our town, Bird dogging our town
Bad men are bird dogging our town
We’ll lay a trap for them.

We’re gonna spin a spiderweb
Spiderweb, Spiderweb
We’re gonna spin a spiderweb
That’s how we will catch them.

I’ll wear a soft cotton dress
A soft cotton dress, soft cotton dress
I’ll wear a soft cotton dress
With a pretty floral bonnet on top

Will shoot them down in the spider web
Spiderweb, spiderweb
Will shoot them down in the spider web
And celebrate our win

A pretty little girl has lured me in
Lured me in, lured me in
A pretty little girl has lured me in
Declared her love for me

She caught my heart in a spiderweb
Spiderweb , Spiderweb
She caught my heart in a spiderweb
Now how will this all end

She’s leading me to the end of the line
End of the line, end of the line
She’s leading me to the end of the line
We'll put things right again

I’ll break free from her spiderweb
Spiderweb, spiderweb
I’ll break free from her spiderweb
And never kiss a girl again

Come here little lady, May I meet you
I meet you, I meet you
Come here little lady may I meet you
Guess it begins again

It’s all a game of spiderwebs
Spiderwebs, spiderwebs
It’s all a game of spiderwebs
And everybody falls in

15:21 - Marc Gunn “Spiderwebs” from Come Adventure With Me

17:27 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.

You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I’m performing.

Remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

#pubstories

 

The Browncoat Ball is this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mikey Mason and I are performing at the Millennium Fandom Bar this evening. I asked Mikey to co-host and talk about our shared love of Firefly.

Bedlam Bards, Marc Gunn, Mikey Mason, Three Weird Sisters, the Great Luke Ski, Gray Reinhart

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic Geek culture. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, then I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY

0:14 - “Freedom Costs” by Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn from Firefly Drinking Songs

4:11 - WELCOME. Browncoat Ball

6:01 - “These Two” by Three Weird Sisters from Third Thyme’s the Charm

10:03 - BEHIND THE MUSIC with Mikey Mason

12:04 - “Girl In The Box” by Mikey Mason from Patreon Single

14:35 - LET’S TALK FIREFLY

19:26 - “Serenity” by the Great Luke Ski from Be Amused By Me

23:33 - 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. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

24:00 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Oct 11: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co., Alabaster, AL

* Oct 12: Brennan’s Irish Pub, Birmingham, AL

* Coffee with The Celtfather, Wednesdays at 10:30 am EST on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

24:23 -  MIKEY SHOWS

25:02 - “Celebrate” by Mikey Mason from Driven

29:32 - CELEBRATE THE THINGS YOU LOVE

32:36 - “The Faded Coat of Brown” by Gray Reinhart from Distorted Vision

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

Special thanks to my newest patron: Andrew H., Bill M., David & Paulette G., Alan D.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

 

#firefly #browncoat #browncoatball

The Browncoat Ball is this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’m performing a shindig there with Mikey Mason. So this week, I’m sharing some Firefly music.

Marc Gunn, Beth Kinderman, Bill & Brenda Sutton, Mikey Mason

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic Geek culture. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, then I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY

0:18 - “Serenity Valley Waltz” by Marc Gunn from Heroes

3:27 - WELCOME. Firefly Campout

• Short podcast test
• Irish & Celtic Music Podcast 
• Browncoat Ball
• In the ‘Verse: Song Crafting for the Firefly Universe
• Canton Radio #166
• Firefly Drinking Songs at Dragon Con #71

11:43 - “Malcolm Reynolds” by Beth Kinderman from Return of the Son of More Songs About Robots & Death

13:32 - “Serenity” by Bill & Brenda Sutton from And They Said It Wouldn't Last

18:46 - “One of Us” by Mikey Mason from Single

25:09 - BEHIND THE MUSIC: “Serenity Valley Waltz”

26:55 - TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS. Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

27:14 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV
* Oct 11: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co., Alabaster, AL
* Oct 12: Brennan’s Irish Pub, Birmingham, AL
* Coffee with The Celtfather, Wednesdays at 10:30 am EST on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

28:54 - “Good to Have Jayne On Your Side” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

Special thanks to my newest patron: Andrew H., Bill M., David & Paulette G., Alan D.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

 

#browncoats #firefly #browncoatball

Tomorrow, we are Halfway to St Patrick’s Day. September 17 marks the six month occasion which gets us to the biggest modern Celtic holiday of the year. We’re celebrating with quite a bit more Celtic music on the Pub Songs Podcast.

Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser, The Gothard Sisters, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Selkie Girls, Gwendolyn Snowdon, Brendan Loughrey, Heather Dale, The Doubleclicks, Battlelegs, Poitin, Liz Madden, Burning Bridget Cleary, The Muckers, Dylan Foley, Melanie Gruben, Brobdingnagian Bards

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic Geek culture. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, then I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY

0:16 - "Gypsy Rover" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

3:29 - WELCOME. You may not realize it, but there are time stamps in the shownotes of each episode. If there’s a song you enjoy, you can easily listen to it over and over again. If you don’t like it, skip to the next song. I’m pretty sure this feature works in most podcatchers.

Find out more about the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast here.

4:37 - "Rose, Marie and Heather" by The Gothard Sisters from Midnight Sun

8:00 - "Johnny Jump Up" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Gullible's Travels

11:31 - "Why Should I Cry" by The Selkie Girls from Long Time Traveling

16:49 - HALFWAY TO ST PATRICK’S DAY STORY AND MUSIC. We are just six months away from St Patrick’s Day. That’s the biggest holiday of all Celtic musicians, even us fringe Celtic Geek musicians like me.

Cool Articles:

• Top 10 Halfway to St Patrick’s Day Songs
• How to Celebrate Halfway to St Patrick’s Day?

Pub Songs Podcast Episodes:

• Halfway to St Patrick's Day Pub Songs #160
• Hobbit Day, Halfway to St. Patrick's Day, and Talk Like a Pirate Day #107

St Patrick’s Day Podcast

• 6 Months to St Patrick’s Day: This actually predates my knowledge of Halfway to St Patrick’s Day, I think, but it started on September 17, 2011

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Episodes:

• Halfway to St Patrick’s Day #325
• Halfway to St Patrick’s Day Podcast #275
• Halfway to St Patrick’s Day #224
• Halfway to St Patrick’s Day #145

And of course if you’re looking for more St Patrick’s Day music, I have a whole website dedicated to it, including more podcasts, video concerts, free Irish music downloads and more.

18:42 - "The Next Market Day" by Gwendolyn Snowdon from Three Strand Braid

21:42 - "Sean South" by Brendan Loughrey from To Those Who Fell

24:16 - "Mordred's Lullaby" by Heather Dale from Avalon

28:55 - BEHIND THE MUSIC: Inclusion versus exclusion. From traditional Irish music to filk circles.

44:10 - 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. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

44:59 - "Ennui (On We Go)" by The Doubleclicks from Dimetrodon

48:07 - "Another Round For Us" by Battlelegs from The Very Best of Battlelegs, Vol. 1

50:15 - "St Patrick's Day Polkas" by Poitin from Irish Celtic Music and Bofiguifluki

56:32 - "Banks of the Ohio" by Liz Madden from My Irish Home

59:48 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Sep 21: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL
* Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV
* Oct 11: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co., Alabaster, AL
* Oct 12: Brennan’s Irish Pub, Birmingham, AL
* Coffee with The Celtfather, Wednesdays at 10:30 am EST on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

1:00:45 - "The Elfin Knight" by Burning Bridget Cleary from Totes for Goats

1:04:28 - "The Widow and the Devil" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

1:07:48 - "One More Stout" by The Muckers from One More Stout

1:11:28 - "The Discontented Man / Crabs in the Skillet / Dancing Eyes" by Dylan Foley from Deliriously Happy

1:16:17 - "Irish Fire" by Melanie Gruben from Single

1:21:16 - THIS PODCAST IS LISTENER SUPPORTED. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: Andrew H., Bill M., David & Paulette G., Alan D, Moose

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

Now when I say “tell a friend”, what I’m talking about is creating a viral sensation. Every now and then, I listen to a song like Melanie Gruben’s song “Irish Fire”. I am blown away by the songwriting and her incredible voice. Because of it, I tell you. I recorded that track and shared it with you. That’s what it means to go viral.

So if there’s something that moves you, please do the same. You can tell a friend one-on-one or by email or in rave about it on social. Whatever. Your excitement and enthusiasm is contagious. So get excited and share your excitement.

1:23:34 - "Seven Drunken Nights in Hobbiton" by Brobdingnagian Bards from I Will Not Sing Along

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

Dragon Con 2019 was an incredible year for the Brobdingnagian Bards. We learned a lot. I have a lot of wonderful stories to share from the largest fun-run science fiction convention in the world.

Marc Gunn, Brobdingnagian Bards, Mikey Mason, Blibbering Humdingers, Tom Smith, Hawthorn & Holly, The Muckers, Aurelio Voltaire

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic Geek culture. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, then I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Cead mile failte! www.PubSong.net

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0:15 - “Raise A Glass to Flyin’” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’

1:46 - Welcome to the Pub

3:11 - “I Will Not Sing Along” by Brobdingnagian Bards from I Will Not Sing Along with Mikey Mason and Devo Spice

8:07 - Table moved to the Hyatt

12:11 - Dragon Con 2019 Friday: What Is Filk Music?, Meet and Greet, In the ‘Verse Podcast, Comic book with Kenzie Gunn, Firefly Drinking Songs

20:01 - “Hat Full of Sky” by Mikey Mason from M

25:25 - 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. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

25:02 - “Rocket and Groot” by Blibbering Humdingers from Fantastic Geeks and Where to Find Them

29:07 - Dragon Con 2019 Saturday: Filk Concert, Superheroes Tribute, Inside the Creator’s Process with Charles McFall

33:19 - “I Want to Be Peter Lorre” by Tom Smith from Greatest Hits

36:13 - “Mordor Bed and Breakfast” by Tom Smith from Patreon

41:06 - Dragon Con 2019 Sunday: Kids Filk with Hawthorn & Holly and Night Sabers, Concourse Show, The Slants, Hobbit Drinking Songs, Filk Concert

48:51 - “At The End of the Night” by Hawthorn & Holly from We Are the Wizard Resistance

53:58 - Dragon Con 2019 Monday: Pub Songs Podcast Live

57:31 - “Let's All Go to the Bar” by The Muckers from One More Stout

1:10:12 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Sep 21: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL

* Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV

* Oct 11: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co., Alabaster, AL

* Oct 12: Brennan’s Irish Pub, Birmingham, AL

* Coffee with The Celtfather, Wednesdays at 10:30 am on Facebook and YouTube

1:02:38 - “Leaves in the Stream (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)” by Aurelio Voltaire from Heart-Shaped Wound

1:06:23 - The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: Andrew H., Bill M., David & Paulette G., Alan D.

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

1:07:24 - “Snowfall” by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

 

#dragoncon2019 #dragonconfilktrack #filkmusic

What makes a Firefly Drinking Songs show and creating friction.

Brobdingnagian Bards, Rambling Sailors, Marc Gunn, Heather Dale, The Rogues, Peat in the Creel, Mary Knickle, The Doubleclicks, Kilted Kings

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic Geek culture. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, then I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

 

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0:17 - “Zombie Love Song” by Brobdingnagian Bards from I Will Not Sing Along

4:35 - “Saucy Sailor/Planxty Hewlett” by Rambling Sailors from Ports of Call

7:13 - “Hero of Canton” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’

9:10 - Behind the music: Firefly Drinking Songs the Show and In the ‘Verse Podcast Live

15:11 - “Pied Piper” by Heather Dale from Fairytale

18:13 - Creating Friction for Celtic Geeks

• Akimbo Podcast on Friction

25:45 “Reels Again” by The Rogues from 25...and Live!

28:05 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

28:20 - “Autumn Child” by Peat in the Creel from The Barn Session

31:11 - “The Grail” by Mary Knickle from Weave

37:29 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Coffee with The Celtfather, every Wednesday at 10 AM EST on YouTube

* Sep 21: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL

* Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV

38:22 - “Wonder” by The Doubleclicks from Dimetrodon

41:50 - The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron:

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

42:51 - “Wild Mountain Thyme” by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

How to quickly stream 6000 songs on Spotify and a glimpse at Lord of the Pounce on the Pub Songs Podcast.

Music from Brobdingnagian Bards, The Doubleclicks, Farsan, Molly's Revenge, Jamie Haeuser, Marc Gunn

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic Geek culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, then I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

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0:20 - “Seven Drunken Nights In Hobbiton” by Brobdingnagian Bards from I Will Not Sing Along

5:20 - New Bards CD

6:09 - “Lord of the Pounce” by Marc Gunn from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

10:26 - Behind the music: “Lord of the Pounce”

14:52 - “Dimetrodon” by The Doubleclicks from Dimetrodon

18:09 - How to Quickly Stream 6000 Streams on Spotify.

20:15 - “Mickey Dam” by Molly’s Revenge from The Western Shore

24:12 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS - Origins of Celtic Invasions of Veneto

Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

25:42 -  Mark Twain Travel Quote

26:50 - “A-Working in the Garden” by Marc Gunn from Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits

28:30 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Aug 30-Sep 2: Dragon Con with Brobdingnagian Bards, Atlanta, GA
* Sep 21: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL
* Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV

NEWS

• Firefly Comic Book
• Find Arr and Tarr Trolls on Facebook and on Patreon

30:39 - “A' Mhisg A Chuir An Nollaig” by Farsan from Farsan

34:32 - The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: Bill M.

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net  to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

36:14 - “Streets of Laredo/Bard of Armagh” by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

We’re talking about a little controversy on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast regarding the women of Celtic music. Plus, I sing some songs and catch up on some upcoming news. Guest music from The Gothard Sisters, The Gatehouse Well, Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards.

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, then I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

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0:17 - “It’s the Little Things” by The Gothard Sisters from It’s the Little Things

4:34 - Coffee with The Celtfather

6:05 - “Heart of Fangorn” by Marc Gunn from Brobdingnagian Bards’ album Memories of Middle Earth

9:00 - About “Heart of Fangorn”

10:43 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos.

2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

14:35 - “Blue Sun” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’

17:06 - Supporting the Women of Celtic Music

FairPlé aims to achieve gender balance in the production, performance, promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music. They advocate for equal opportunity and balanced representation for all. Visit their website for more details about this great organization.

24:36 “The Low Hum” by Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards from California Calling

28:33 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Aug 23: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co, Birmingham, AL
* Aug 24: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL
* Aug 30-Sep 2: Dragon Con with Brobdingnagian Bards, Atlanta, GA

29:39 - “Wherever I May Roam” by Marc Gunn

33:33 - The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: Andrew H.

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

36:12  “Kaleidoscope Hearts” by The Gatehouse Well from Bring You Ashore

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

I backslided this summer when it came to social media. So in this episode, I remind myself what change I hope to create all within the context of casting out the old to change with the new.  I also share a few thoughts about this year's Gen Con and upcoming shows.

Music from Brobdingnagian Bards, Teton Skye, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Glory Reel, Gerry O’Beirne, FinTan, Marc Gunn

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

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0:16 - “She’s Shiny” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’

5:06 - Brobdingnagian Bards New CD Funded

5:19 - “The Last Jedi Drinking Song” by Brobdingnagian Bards from I Will Not Sing Along

9:02 -  Falling of the social media wagon

11:13 - Coffee with The Celtfather is back

11:38 - “Dundee Weaver” by Teton Skye from Teton Skye

13:33 - Gen Con in Review

16:32 - “Wolfe Island Jig” by The Celtic Kitchen Party from Sociable!

19:07 PUB CHAT
I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

- Do you prefer long episodes or more frequent shorter ones?

19:52 “Molly Bawn” by The Glory Reel from The Glory Reel

22:18 - Out With The Old, In With The New

30:37 - “Swimming the Horses” by Gerry O’Beirne from Swimming the Horses

33:13 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos.

2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about this exciting trip. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

- I want your Ireland or Celtic Travel Questions or Travel Insights. Email me!
- Celtic Invasion Vacations #419 Music

38:12 - “Donald McGillavry” by FinTan from Excursion

42:52 - UPCOMING SHOWS

* Aug 23: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co, Birmingham, AL
* Aug 24: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL
* Aug 30-Sep 2: Dragon Con with Brobdingnagian Bards, Atlanta, GA
* Sep 21: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL
* Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV

43:58 - The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: Andrew H.

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

44:27 “Reavers Lullaby” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubs

We're gonna tidy up your social media friend's list. I'll teach you a little bit about Celtic Punk. I'll leave you laughing and bawling through a mother's confession. Plus, I'll share some travel insights.

You'll also enjoy music from Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser, The Gatehouse Well, Tullamore, 3 Pints Gone, Amanda Palmer, We Banjo 3, Cady Finlayson, Dervish, The Templars of Doom, Gerry O'Beirne, Kilted Kings, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Brobdingnagian Bards, Kyle Carey, Heather Dale, Runa, The Fighting Jamesons, Colleen Raney.

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

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0:10 "Black Velvet Band" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

3:39 WELCOME

• Now a resident of Atlanta
• Newsletter gone monthly?

6:00 “Winter Is Coming” by The Gatehouse Well from Single

9:35 "Arthur McBride / Andy Renwick's Ferret / Fisherman's Song For Attracting Seals" by Tullamore from Six Strings and Coffee Beans

15:23 "A Man's A Man for a' That" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

18:03 "Yew Tree" by 3 Pints Gone from The Beaches of St Valery

21:23 Branded shirt idea

24:45 AMANDA PALMER'S NEW ALBUM

27:14 "A Mother's Confession" by Amanda Palmer from There Will Be No Intermission

37:49 PUB CHAT
I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Troy emailed: "Hi Marc, I finished the epic Pub Songs podcast from Sherwood. That was a lot of fun! Thank you. I feel like I don't say that enough. It's a blast to follow your musical world.

Along the same lines, the Heroes CD is incredible. It's been getting regular play on the commute from work. Thank you for that too. I got a grin when you mentioned it on the podcast and said "you probably don't have this album."

I follow your blog via RSS feed, as I have for years. Sometimes the old ways still work. Anyway, I just read the one about social media not sparking joy for you. *raises hand* Right there with you on that one. I hear more and more that employers won't hire someone without a social media presence. Does it truly matter? I've never thought so. Sounds like you're coming to the same conclusion after years of being in the trenches on that. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the idea of immediacy, but everything seems to be immediate online. As they say, when everything is an emergency, nothing is an emergency. Unless you're one of these YouTube stars making bank on ad revenue for having millions of followers. Maybe then I'd get the need, but I don't follow any of those types.

It's a weird balance. People tell me I'm old for not being on Facebook. Many in the younger generation don't bother with it either. Not sure where that leaves me. But I know what I like. I seek out podcasts and music. That's how I found you years ago. I've never had a reason to second guess. It takes all types in the world. It's like that in any business too. It just seems to me that musicians make music. As Spock told Kirk, it's your first, best destiny. Anything else is a waste of material. ;)

I admire that you're willing to try new things, and I can't imagine how much of it comes down to marketing. In the end, you've built a solid product with a solid brand, and you continue to do so. It speaks for itself.

I did have one old school idea... have you thought about broadcasting your podcast feed on XM radio? Or even on local FM bands (in conjunction with local Ren Faires and cons)? Then the radio stations feel the need to advertise for you. Radio is where music lives, right? You probably have considered it, but it never hurts to toss an idea out there. I've wondered why, as popular as Ren Faires are now, why there is no Ren Faire Radio. But then... this is what you do in podcast form, isn't it? Is radio not the great granddaddy of all social media? Orson Welles knew it. Freddie Mercury knew it. 80 years on, has it really changed so much?

Apologies for rambling. In any case, this is a long-winded way of saying that this old school music fan appreciates you efforts. I have for years, and I will for years to come. I hope your move to Atlanta goes smoothly. All the best to you and yours."

44:39 "Hold Onto Your Soul" by We Banjo 3 from Haven

48:39 "Barrowburn" by Cady Finlayson from Celtic Purple

50:40 "Down By The Sally Gardens" by Dervish from The Great Irish Songbook

55:10 CELTIC PUNK

59:40 "Beggar in the Road" by Templars of Doom from Hovels of the Holy

01:02:39 CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS
Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos.

2019 is the Celtic Invasion of Dingle. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about these two exciting trips. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

• I want your Ireland or Celtic Travel Questions. Email me!
• Travel insights

01:05:49 "The Holy Ground" by Gerry O'Beirne from Half Moon Bay

01:10:00 "Cloghden More" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

01:13:35 "Two Red Roses" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Twelve Months & A Day

01:18:54 NEWS

• Brobdingnagian Bards are launching a Kickstarter in July. Subscribe to our mailing list and podcast.
• Confirmed for Gen Con. Shows announced.
• Firefly Drinking Songs Live from Dragon Con 2014 is the latest Celtfather Bootleg
• New genetic counseling song
• More podcasts on patreon
• Overcast sharing on Instagram

01:23:03 "A Prudent Thief" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Marked By Great Size

01:26:06 "For Your Journey" by Kyle Carey from The Art of Forgetting

01:28:00 "Three Axes" by Heather Dale from Sphere

01:32:52 Marie Kondo's Guide to Internet Facebook Friends
Coffee with The Celtfather on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Twitter

01:41:13 "Again for Greenland" by Runa from ...And We'll All Go Together

01:45:31 "Mid the Green Fields of Virginia" by The Fighting Jamesons from Every Day Above Ground

01:48:21 "Standing in Doorways" by Colleen Raney from Standing in Doorways

01:53:18 "Old Dun Cow" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

01:57:11 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Celtic Invasion of Dingle, Ireland
• July 6: Pepper Place Farmer's Market in Birmingham, AL
• Aug 1-4: Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN
• Aug 23: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co in Alabaster, AL
• Aug 24: Pepper Place Farmer's Market in Birmingham, AL
• Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: MaryAnne

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

02:00:44 "Browncoat Baby" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

Ten years ago, Sherwood Forest Faire opened their borders to allow a medieval festival to happen.

In this episode, you will learn how the festival came to be. You'll meet some of the musicians who have performed there since the beginning. You'll hear their music and some of the stories I recorded at the faire. Some are about travel or women in music, hypnosis, and juggling. There's a lot to unpack. And you get 3 1/2 hours to do just that.

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Your generous pledge of $5 per month allow me to create music, podcasts, and my weekly video show, Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

 

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY

0:57 "Big Strong Man" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of Ireland

• Sherwood Arrival and See Vince Conaway
• 10th anniversary of Sherwood Forest Faire
• Interview in show #50

5:18 "Kilted For Her Pleasure" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

7:32 Meeting Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard

8:46 "Satisfied" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard

12:02 Interview: Year 10 of the Sherwood Forest Faire with Autolycus

18:27 "Salty Sailor" by Shillelagh from A Turn of Fortune

22:03 Interview: Castle building with George Appling

37:29 "Jiggy Biddy's Slur Horn" by Tartanic from Uncharted

40:59 Interview: Musical Women in History with Apryl Knight

56:35 "The Cat On the Stairs" by Apryl Knight from Allons-Y! Time Traveler's Tales

59:11 "RPG Monster Song" by Apryl Knight from One Nerdy Knight

1:01:51 PUB CHAT

I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

Troy Rodgers emailed before my last Celtfather Evenings show: "I've got my ticket! See you there! I keep meaning to offer Pub Songs feedback. Let me do so now. I love the new format. The latest episode... How America Saved Irish Music is one of my favorites of your albums. To hear you and Jaime discuss everything that went into this, it's gold. Excellent podcast."

Pamala emailed: "Marc, I fell asleep listening to #PubSongs last night. Your voice is so soothing and the music is just right so my brain settles down and sleep. I woke this morning with a smile because of you and your music being in my ears. Thank you for all you do to share this wonderful music and yourself. Blessed Be, Pamala"

I want your Ireland or Celtic Travel Questions. Email me!

1:03:08 "Johnny Jump Up" by Bedlam Bards from Furious Fancies

1:06:19  Interview: Laughter Hypnosis with Cedric of Bedlam Bards

1:38:45 "Leaf on the Wind" by Bedlam Bards from On the Drift (Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity)

Get Cedric's book: The Little Book of Laughnosis: Using the Hypnotic Power of Unconditional Laughter to Change Lives

1:43:20 "Fantasia XI" by Vince Conaway from Liminal Spaces

1:45:05 Interview: Best Travel Tips by Vince Conaway

2:09:22 "Riding on a Load of Hay" by Vince Conaway from Liminal Spaces

2:11:51 NEWS

• Moving so one podcast per month
• Season 3 of Coffee with The Celtfather ends on April 17
• Mikey Mason just hit his next big milestone which secures 8 more episodes of In the 'Verse podcast
• Brobdingnagian Bards are launching a Kickstarter in July. Subscribe to our mailing list and podcast.
• Help me move. Buy a shirt!

2:13:39 "The Water Is Wide" by Faire to Middlin from Kilts, Celts & Kippers

2:18:10 Interview: Adventures in Juggling with Paolo Garbanzo

2:40:53 "The Ballad of Steve" by Paolo Garbanzo

2:48:47 Celtic Invasion Vacations: Dingle, Ireland 2019
Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos.

2019 is the Celtic Invasion of Dingle. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about these two exciting trips. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

2:50:52 Interview: Rockin' Irish Harp with Dubliner Harpers

3:01:21 "Island Reel" by Dublin Harpers from Shenanigans

3:03:15 Interview: Married to Rambling Sailors

3:19:51 "Paddy Doyle's Boots" by Rambling Sailors from Kenway's Favorites

3:21:09 Interview: The Voodoo Island Cannibals Return with Master "Bones" Jangles

3:24:09 "Funeral Dirge" by Master Bones Jangle and The Voodoo Island Cannibals from Sail to the Wind

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club to get more podcasts, videos, bootleg concerts, and exclusive MP3s. Special thanks to my newest patron: Elizabeth B.

Thank you for so kindly supporting my music. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners on Patreon today. Let's make a friendlier world.

3:27:26 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Every Weds, 11 AM: Coffee with The Celtfather
• Apr 19: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co.
• Sat, May 4: Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co. This is my farewell to Birmingham and Gwen’s congratulations on graduating, and Inara’s happy birthday celebration. Join us!
• May 17-19: California Autoharp Gathering
• June 8-15: Celtic Invasion of Star Wars
• Aug 1-4: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN
• Dragon Con?
• Sep 27-28: Browncoat Ball, Las Vegas, NV

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

3:29:05 "Serenity Valley Waltz" by Marc Gunn from Heroes

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

Let’s get Naked! Or at least I’ll share a story of one of my songs inspired by an episode of Firefly. Plus, The Haar are featured on this week’s show.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #278

0:13 - Marc Gunn “Bright Side of Everything” from Selcouth

3:25 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. Come Adventure With Me comes out on March 4

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather.

• What are your favorite songs on Selcouth? There’s a poll in the Gunn Runner’s Club.
• 40 Minute Workout episode of Irish & Celtic Music Podcast

4:14 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• FEB 15: Hobbit Drinking Songs on Bandcamp @ 7:30 PM
• FEB 17: Goblin Market: Frost Faire @ 6:00-10:30 PM
• MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA

6:14 - The Haar “Wild Rover” from Where Old Ghosts Meet

10:43 - JOIN THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you’ll get access to videos like my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Email follow@celtfather !

Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon:

If you can’t support me financially, just sign up on Patreon for free.

12:27 - THE STORY OF NAKED

• Inspired by the episode “Trash” from the TV show Firefly
• Check out Episode 11 of In the Verse: Song Crafting
• G C G C
• Gregory Alan Isakov "Second Chances" from The Weatherman
• The Coupling

Naked Lyrics

You're a stunning lady
Your emotions you hide
You tear down my defenses
With a wink of your eye

* You think it's a game
That only you can win
But that is insane, girl
Cuz it's you...Who's naked

That I undress your heart
You choose to downplay
Try to reclothe your thoughts
But your feelings you betray

Bridge:

You're breaking down now
Can I hold you when you cry?
Or will you disarm me?
'Fore you tell me goodbye
And leave me naked

Don’t shut yourself off
There’s no need to hide
Wanna know every part of you
Please let down your guard

21:27 - Marc Gunn “Naked” from Come Adventure With Me

24:35 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.

You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I’m performing.

Remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

#pubstories

 

Fact. St Patrick's Day is the best holiday ever.

Fact. Everyone is Irish on St Patrick's Day.

Fact. You're gonna LOVE this week's episode of ACTUAL St Patrick’s Day facts!

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the Virtual Public House for Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to honoring our past and adapting for our future.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. These generous people pledge $5 per month or more so that I can keep creating music, podcasts, and live streaming video shows like Coffee with The Celtfather. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show.

Cead mile failte! 

How would you like two free albums of my music?

No need to sign up to mailing list. No strings attached at all. I just want you to hear my music.

1. Follow the links to St Patrick's Day and Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers on Bandcamp.
2. "Buy the Digital Albums".
3. Name your price to ZERO.
4. Then download and enjoy your free albums.

Then Subscribe to the Pub Songs Podcast at PubSong.net to enjoy this podcast. This offer is good until March 18, 2019.

The Pub Songs Podcast celebrates our shared love of Celtic culture. But it also recognizes that our world is changing. So you will mostly hear fun Celtic music on the show. But it'll be mixed in with songs inspired by Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who and Firefly.

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:18 "The Hunter Set" by Runa from Current Affairs

Everyone is Irish on St Patrick's Day. But I prefer to see this as a holiday for everyone of Celtic ancestry. I don’t know how many kilts I’ve seen worn on the holiday, but it’s a lot.

8:25 FACT #1

Ireland is one of seven Celtic nations. These are the places that the Celts settled after invading their way from central Europe before finally being conquered by the Romans and driven to the fringes of continent.

The nations include: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall in Southwest England, Brittany in France, and Galicia in Northwest Spain.

While the Celts settled in those locations, they were eventually pushed out of those homelands to places around the world.

9:32 “Almost Irish” by Ceann from from Almost Irish and Best of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast

14:45 FACT #2

Boston, New York, New Orleans was one of the top 3 immigration points for the Irish during the potato blight of the 1800s. “Men of New Basin Canal” that honors the 30K Irishmen who died digging that canal.

15:22 “Men of New Basin Canal” by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

18:29 FACT #3

March 17th is the holy day of St. Patrick in the Catholic church. Because of this, it was not celebrated like you find it today. In fact, March 17 was a dry holiday in Ireland until the 70s. All the pubs were closed. In 1995 they began celebrating it like in America.

It's quite a ironic that as a sainted holiday, St Patrick's Day is celebrated with drinking.

19:00 "St Patrick Never Drank" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

21:27 FACT #4

St Patrick was not Irish. He was born in Scotland or Wales in the 4th century. Originally, he was enslaved and taken to Ireland. He escaped, became a Christian and went back to convert the Celts. He died in Ireland on March 17, 461.

I was born on St Patrick's Day. I have a song for all those born on March 17th or of Irish heritage.

21:55 "Happy Birthday from Ireland” by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper

25:08 PUB CHAT

I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you?

Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

River Godbee replied to my Marc's Musing email: "Typically I am cleaning up around the house, which never ends when you have a 5 year old! But I also listen while driving to work/school or going on walks. I used to use a variety of podcast apps, but now I stick to Spotify so that I can have my music and shows in one place. (It also makes it easier to find the albums you mention in the show.)

And for St Patrick's Day? Since I live in Savannah, I will be avoiding downtown and spending the day with my wife and daughter."

Carol Baril replied to Marc's Musings: "Hey Marc! Love the last Coffee with the Celtfather!  I was sick last week with a stomach bug and bad head cold so I listened on my phone while sitting at home with my kitties!  Usually I'm working at my desk and your Podcasts are a great way to relax thru the stress of computer work! I loved that Beer, Beer, Beer song with the Harry Potter twist!  Keep working on that one and you can put it on a new Sci-fi drinking song CD!!! Take care and give your girls hugs from me and my kitties!"

27:06 FACT #5

Green is most-often associated with St Patrick’s Day. But St Patrick’s color was actually blue.

And as a wild twist, I was told that the Scots wore orange. It wasn’t until much later I realized that green was the color of Catholics and orange was the color of Protestants. And of course the Republic of Ireland is largely Catholic.

27:35 “The Orange and the Green” by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

29:56 FACT #6

St Paddy’s Day is the shortened version of St Patrick’s Day. However, that shortened name is often misspelled. It should be spelled Paddy. Not Patty.

Patty is a girls name. Paddy is short for the Irish name Padraig.

30:52 “P Stands for Paddy” by Emish from Sinners Make the Best Saints

36:30 FACT #7

The most famous Irish song is Danny Boy. But it’s not actually Irish. Okay the melody is an Irish tune called “Derry Aire”. But the lyrics were written by an English lawyer and songwriter named Frederic Weatherly.

I get the song requested so much that I play two versions of “Danny Boy”, the original and a parody about cats.

36:57 "Danny Boy for Cat Lovers" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Whiskers in the Jar

40:00 FACT #8

The first St Patrick’s day parade was celebrated in New York in 1762. The Irish were trying to hold on to their heritage.

Parades sprang up around the world since then, most notably in Chicago where the river is dyed green. Dublin too now has a big St. Patrick’s Day parade.

40:37 "Patrick's Day Parade" by Mick Moloney from McNally's Row of Flats (Irish American Songs of Old New York)

44:05 FACT #9

The leprechaun is a fascinating and mischievous creature from Irish lore.

The modern representation was actually a racist link between the Irish and monkeys. It was meant to belittle the Irish immigrants in the early 1900s. It seems Irish Americans embraced and rebirthed the myth.

Oh and apparently, there are no female leprechauns in the lore.

I wrote a song that celebrates America’s contribution to the leprechaun myth and to Irish music.

44:36 "The Leprechaun" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper

48:35 FACT #10

Slainte Mhaith is an Irish toast. It means “here’s to your good health”. In lovely Gaelic fashion, it’s spelled nothing like it sounds in English. So if you’re out drinking, be it Guinness or tea, raise a glass and repeat the Phrase.

48:53 "Slainte Mhaith" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

50:53 FACT #11

More than 13 million pints of Guinness are consumed on St Patrick’s Day. I hope you will raise a glass also to Charlie Mopps, the fictitious inventor of beer.

51:11 "Beer, Beer, Beer" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $5 or more per month allows me to create music, podcasts, and live videos for your enjoyment. Special thanks to my new patrons: Mario, Tina, Kimberly, UT Scot, Laura and John, Jacqueline, Schellie Neill. Also thanks those who raised their pledges this month, including: River, Paige, Garrett, Jennifer, Myriam, Carol, Alexis.

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, podcasts, videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today.

54:25 BONUS FACT

The music of the Celts is called Celtic music. This is not to be confused the Boston Celtics. Celtic is spoken with a hard-K sound.

55:31 "Sunday After Drunk Singalong" by Mikey Mason from Red Letters

If you like Firefly, Mikey Mason and I have a podcast called In the 'Verse: Song Crafting for the Firefly Universe. It's free. Subscribe today!

St Patrick's Day is 3-Hours long on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. You will find over 400 hours of free Celtic music to listen to on St Patrick’s Day.

59:59 "Hell of a Party (Song for Saint Patrick's Day)" by Old Man Flanagan's Ghost from Far From Shore

1:03:18 "Walking Her Home" by Jim Sharkey from Misty Morning Rain

1:06:33 "Kilts and Corsets" by Tuatha Dea from Kilts and Corsets

1:14:02 "Barley Mow" by Seamus Kennedy from By Popular Demand

1:20:34 NEWS

• As Long As I'm Flyin' is officially available as a CD once again.
• Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast returns to the public
• New: In the 'Verse Podcast with Mikey Mason
• St Patrick's Day music and parties

1:21:14 "Fiddler's Green" by Stanley & Grimm from Another Round

1:25:14 "All For Me Grog" by Jesse Ferguson from Folk Favourites

1:28:17 "Humours of Whiskey" by Drunk & Sailor from Doing What We Do

1:31:22 "Johnson's Motor Car (Live)" by The Kindred Kilts from Live at the Summer Crush Winery

1:32:58 "The Devil Made Texas Set" by Ed Miller from The Edinburgh Rambler

1:37:39 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Every Weds, 11 AM: Coffee with The Celtfather
• Sun, Mar 17: The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama with Kilted Kings for a St Patrick's Day celebration on the beach.
• Mar 22-24: Sherwood Forest Faire in Paige, TX (bonus show with Brobdingnagian Bards)
• Mar 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire in Paige, TX (bonus show with Brobdingnagian Bards)

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

1:38:25 "The Parting Glass" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

 

Inspiration is a funny friend. It finds you and guides you. It takes you to strange and wonderful places. It introduces you to heroes.

I started playing Celtic music in 1999... by accident. I had three "Celtic" songs in my song repertoire: "The Scotsman", "Irish Ballad" by Tom Lehrer, and an original Enya-esque song with nonsensical lyrics called "Lounging in La La Land".

I was practicing on the South Mall at the University of Texas at Austin when red-haired gentleman asked if I'd like to perform at a Renaissance festival. As a Dungeons & Dragons nerd, I was so excited I asked my friend Andrew McKee to start a band with me.

Soon the Brobdingnagian Bards found new Celtic music heroes and inspiration. For me, it was The Wolfe Tones, Christy Moore, The Irish Balladeers, and some random cassette that was called Irish Drinking Songs. That was my introduction to Celtic music. Those were my first Celtic music heroes.

Later, I added Ed Miller, Serious Kitchen (featuring Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer), Dougie MacLean, The Elders, Gaelic Storm, Clandestine, and even Bing Crosby. So of course many of these you have heard on my podcasts.

Who are your Celtic music heroes?

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the virtual Public House for Celtic culture and change through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic Geek musician and your guide to a kinder, happier world.

Today’s show is brought to you by my Heroic Gunn Runners on Patreon. These generous people pledge $10 per month so that I can keep creating music, podcasts and live streaming video shows like Coffee with The Celtfather. Of course, you can support me for any amount. But these are my heroes. Thank you!

If you have comments or want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show.

Cead mile failte! PubSong.net

Celtic bands mentioned in this show: Screeched Inn, Kilt, Spirit of the West, Great Big Sea, Flogging Molly, Koady and Tim Chaisson, Jake Charron, East Pointers, NUA, 10 Strings and a Goat Skin, Andrea Beaton, Syr, Stout Pounders, Patrick Ball, 3 Pints Gone, Darby O’Gill, Young Dubliners, Wicked Tinkers, Bad Gaggis, Kilted Kings, The Chieftains, Silly Wizard, Emerald Rose, Dropkick Murphys, The Larkin’s and the Moranes, The Pogues, The Tossers, Brobdingnagian Bards, Old Blind Dogs, Damh the Bard, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, The Fighting Jamesons, Celtic Thunder, Celtic Woman, Clannad, Barney McKenna, Lunasa, Solas, Leahy, Off Kilter, The Clancy Brothers, Tullamore, Runrig, Brian McNeil, Back Bush, Tears for Beers, Alan Stivell, The Sweet Sorrows

 

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:16 "As Long As I'm Flyin'" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

Last week, I raised the question on my Facebook page: Who are your Celtic music heroes? What Celtic bands and musicians inspired you?

Here's a link to Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.

4:32 "I's The B'y" by Screeched Inn from Screeched Inn

7:05 "Happy Cammy Drammy Birthday" by NUA from BOLD

11:50 "Run Paddy Run" by Stout Pounders from 3 Drinks Minimum

14:21 "Doctor of Gallifrey" by Marc Gunn from Sci Drinking Songs

17:46 "Skye Boat Song" by 3 Pints Gone from Live at the Shamrock Club

22:19 "The B-52" by Bad Haggis from Trip

25:48 Rant: Is it Good enough to share with a friend? Remarkable enough?

31:19 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

37:27 "Hills of America" by Emerald Rose from Celtic Crescent

41:17 "Terror Time" by Old Blind Dogs from Four on the Floor

45:28 d20 Math Question.

46:36 "Antlered Crown and Standing Stone" by Damh the Bard from Antlered Crown and Standing Stone

51:36 "Lily the Pink" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

54:38 Long-form podcast content

56:00 "Kiss Me I'm Irish" by Gaelic Storm from Bring Yer Willies

1:00:49 "Gasoline" by Enter the Haggis from Casualties of Retail

1:05:38 PUB CHAT
I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? How has this show inspired you?

Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

1:05:54 NEWS

• Podcast music submissions form at 4celts.com

1:06:33 "Nancy Whiskey" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day

1:08:32 "Sinead Maire" by Lunasa from Cas

1:16:35 "The Ballad Of Jack Dolan (The Wild Colonial Boy)" by Tullamore from Wild and Wicked Youth

1:20:34 "Day After Day" by Tears for Beers from The Secret World of Celtic Rock

1:26:51 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at 11 am
• Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co., March 8 at 7:30 PM. No cover charge.
• St Patrick's Day on YouTube, March 10 at 8 PM. Free show!
• Join me at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama on March 17 with Kilted Kings for a St Patrick's Day celebration on the beach.
• Sherwood Forest Faire, outside Austin, Texas, weekends, March 23 and 30

1:28:50 "Raise a Glass in Parting" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music, podcasts, and live videos for your enjoyment. Special thanks to my new patrons: Tina R., Kimberly K, UT Scot, Raised pledge, Paige, River G.

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, podcasts,  videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today.

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

If it wasn't for America, the traditional music of Ireland might no longer exist. America saved Irish music. That's the premise behind my 2014 album I recorded with Jamie Haeuser, How America Saved Irish Music.

I expected more of a backlash when I released the album title that was a parody of the book How the Irish Saved Civilization. I only got one nasty email.

I started immersing myself in Irish music in 1999. I learned a lot about Irish culture and music over the years. The Irish were forced out of Ireland. Their music traveled around the globe. It integrated with other cultures. Eventually, it found its way home.

When it did, it had changed. Blossomed and grew, yes. But changed as well

We all know that the jigs and reels are the backbone of Irish tunes. But underneath it, I heard something fascinating. It was the similarities between Irish and American rhythm.

The guitar was the clue. American guitarists changed music around the world. Listen to any guitarist playing Irish music and you will hear American rock-n-roll as its rhythmic backbone.

Irish guitar is rock-n-roll guitar underneath a reel and a jig.

This makes a little more sense when you think of Irish songs like "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye". That's the Irish version of the American Civil War song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". The Irish took a great American melody and gave it their own twist.

In a sense, How America Saved Irish Music is nothing new. Jamie Haeuser and I fused American rhythm, jazz, and blues to Irish immigration songs to create our own exploration of the Irish musical diaspora.

You'll hear the entire album this episode of the podcast, plus an interview with Jamie Haeuser.

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, the virtual Public House for Celts and geeks to share music and celebrate our differences. We're making the world a happier place through conversation, education, and kindness.  If you have comments and want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this show. Cead mile failte! PubSong.net.

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

1:26 A Stor Mo Chroi

3:45 Star of the County Down

7:30 Gypsy Rover

10:50 Men of New Basin Canal

14:04 Bridget's Prayer

16:12 Ais Vis Lo Lop

19:04 Black Velvet Band

22:38 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

25:22 Streets of Laredo/Bard of Armagh

28:41 Whiskey, You're the Devil

31:08 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot

34:11 Mrs. McGraw

37:20 Leaving of Liverpool

40:25 Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye

44:23 PUB CHAT
I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? What do you remember most from one of my recent shows? Or from another show you've seen? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email. Or post a comment, along with your review, on Apple Podcasts.

grizztopher80 posted a picture on Instagram: "Trying to enjoy the weather despite the pollen."

How have I helped you?  How have I inspired you?

45:15 NEWS

• If you ever thought about playing the autoharp, I have an Autoharp Tutorial that is now on YouTube.

45:29 COMMENTARY: How America Saved Irish Music

Marc Gunn plays autoharp and sings. Jamie Haeuser plays bodhran and sings. Violin and manolin by Sick. Katie Haeuser provides background vocals.

The albums was recorded by T.J. Barends at Sir-Reel Studios. The Gunns & Drums logo and graphic design were by Charles Davis. Back cover photo by Katie Haeuser at the Irish Hunger Memorial in New York City.

53:26 A Stor Mo Chroi (Brian O'Higgins)

56:07 Star of the County Down (traditional)

1:00:40 Gypsy Rover (Leo Maguire)

1:06:15 Men of New Basin Canal (Jamie Haeuser and Marc Gunn)

1:09:22 INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE HAEUSER

1:29:00 Bridget's Prayer (Jamie Haeuser and Marc Gunn)

1:31:03 Ais Vis Lo Lop (traditional)

1:34:07 Black Velvet Band (traditional)

1:39:18 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)

1:43:08 Streets of Laredo/Bard of Armagh (traditional)

1:47:23 Whiskey, You're the Devil (traditional)

1:50:46 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot (traditional)

1:55:38 Mrs. McGraw (traditional)

1:58:40 Leaving of Liverpool (traditional)

2:02:51 Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye (traditional)

2:07:58 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at 11 am
• Celtfather Live Exclusive on Thurs, February 21. Tickets are $15 per person or free for Heroic Patrons.
• Brennan's Irish Pub on Saturday, February 23 at 7:30 PM. Cover charge.
• Join me at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama on March 17 with Kilted Kings for a St Patrick's Day celebration on the beach.

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music and podcasts for your enjoyment. Special thanks to my new patrons:

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, podcasts,  videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today.

2:10:07 "The Parting Glass" by The Selkie Girls from Parting Glass

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

In this show, you'll hear the latest Coffee with The Celtfather show. We have comments from listeners like you. I'll share a tip on how you can promote your favorite band with streaming music. And I'll rant on impossible goals and why we need them.

Pub Songs Podcast is music and community. If you like, tell a friend or interact. Support me on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list. PubSong.net.

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:16 Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, Making the world a happier place through music, education, social activism, and conversation. If you have comments and want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this podcast.

1:33 Live recording from Coffee with The Celtfather by Marc Gunn

2:01 "Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster" from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

5:02 "Romulan Ale" from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

10:48 "Monahan's Mudder's Milk" from Kilted For Her Pleasure

13:36 Marc Gunn News

• New special offer on Patreon. Get the Heroes CD.
• $11 Song requests
• Tickets now available for Celtfather Live on Thurs, Feb 21
• New single "When She Held Me In Her Arms" out on Feb 7. Add to Spotify or your favorite playlist.
• Listen to it on Pub Songs Podcast: Celtic Music and the Dark Side of the Pub
• Autoharp Tutorial now on YouTube
• Irish & Celtic Music Podcast: Irish Fire
• In the 'Verse Podcast
• Next week: Geek Love Songs
• What’s Scifi drinks have you had? Or should I sing about?

15:11 "Serenity Valley Waltz" from Heroes

20:09 "Beer Butterbeer" from Kilted For Her Pleasure

•  $11 Song Requests 

23:51 PUB CHAT

I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? What do you remember most from one of my recent shows? Or from another show you've seen? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email. Or post a comment along with your review on Apple Podcasts.

Michael S sent a message with a Virtual Tip Jar donation: "My wife and myself love your music! The only time we have the opportunity to see you in person is at GenCon, but being able to enjoy your YouTube videos and live concerts is the next best thing. Thank you!"

Gary Neal emailed from Maryland: "I just listened to the "Dark Side" episode.  Your talk on selflessness reminded me of a quote by Albert Pike.  I've attached a coin minted by the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry with the quote on the back, so I don't misquote it.

'What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal'

And to your rant about social media: that's why I only post mindless drivel. I'm occasionally mildly controversial, but I try to be with humor, and about a subject that's not really all that important. Keep up the good work."

28:18 "The Green and the Blue" by Catherine Koehler from Shan-A-Key

32:49 Music Promotion Tip. Add music to your playlist.

• Top Irish & Celtic Music
• Geek Road Trip
• Celtfather Experience

34:57 "When She Held Me In Arms" by Marc Gunn from Single

37:42 Impossible goals. Why I listen to podcasts that have nothing to do with what I do.

Podcast Recommendations:

• Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield
• Akimbo by Seth Godin
• Creative Juice (music marketing)
• Music Industry Blueprint by Rick Barker
• The Creative Penn Podcast
• Sell More Books Show

46:27 "Keg of Brandy" by Syncopaths from Five Gears

49:40 "Here's a Health" by The Selkie Girls from Pirate Queen

55:03 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at 11 am
• Celtfather Live Exclusive on Thurs, February 21. Tickets are $15 per person or free for Heroic Patrons.
• Brennan's Irish Pub on Saturday, February 23 at 7:30 PM. Cover charge.
• Join me at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama on March 17 with Kilted Kings for a St Patrick's Day celebration on the beach.

56:19 "Ghost" by The Grenaways from Diesel Rainbows

59:48 THANK YOU PATRONS

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music and podcasts for your enjoyment. Special thanks to my new patrons: Laura and John, Jacqueline H., and Scheille Neill. Thanks also to Carol Baril, Alexis, Jennifer B., Garrett R., and the artist Myriam Plante, for raising their pledge.

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today.

1:01:36 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

Be different! And proud of it. Slainte!

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

Pubs are often dark places. I'm sure dark things have been discussed. Maybe I'm naive, but I don't feel they are any darker than what we find on social media.

I don't like social media. It brings out the worst in people. It makes the world a more vile place than it actually is. And so I avoid it, like the plague. Fair comparison.

That's one of the big reasons I changed things up this year. But before we get to this year, let's talk about last and the many things happening in the pub.

In this show, you will hear some of my picks of the best Celtic bands of 2018. You'll enjoy new music from the Brobdingnagian Bards to celebrate our 20th anniversary. Learn about the new Song Request feature of Coffee with The Celtfather. Understand my new mission statement for the podcast. And then we will chat about how the pain of engaging on social media outweighs its use and why I moved to YouTube. Finally, I launch a new feedback section today. So I need your feedback.

Pub Songs Podcast is music, education, and community. If you like, tell a friend or interact. Support me on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list. PubSong.net.

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:17 "When She Held Me In Her Arms" by Marc Gunn from Single

3:04 WELCOME TO THE PUB

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, Making the world a happier place through music, education, social activism, and conversation. If you have comments and want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this podcast.

5:38 "Irish Fire" by Melanie Gruben from Single

10:01 "Montreal" by Talisk from Beyond

15:24 "We'll Follow the Music" by Ed Miller from We'll Follow the Music

19:35 Special Offer on Patreon. Sign up as a Heroic Patron in February and you will get a copy of my album Heroes. It's exclusively available on Patreon.

21:35 "Skellig" by Jiggy from Translate

25:35 "Cat and the Fiddle" by The Gothard Sisters from Midnight Sun

29:44 FEATURE BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS

• 20th Anniversary
• New singles... new album???

30:32 "Jedi Mickey" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Single

33:24 PUB CHAT

• FEEDBACK. I want your feedback. What are you doing today while listening to the Pub Songs Podcast? What do you remember most from one of my recent shows? Or from another show you've seen? Send a written comment along with any pictures to marc@marcgunn.com. Use the hashtag #pubsongs in the subject of your email.

34:40 "Fish in the Sea" by Rambling Sailors from Kenway's Favorites

36:13 "The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow" by Warbelow Range from Warbelow Range

40:01 New: Song Requests on Coffee with The Celtfather

42:13 "Rise Up" by Brad Tuck from On These Waters

44:55 "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" by Gone Molly from Gone Molly

48:07 Dark Side of the Pub.

• What happens when the pain of engaging on social media outweighs the pain of reading posts?
• Making the world a happier place through music, education, social activism, and conversation

56:53 "Big Trip (Trip to Windsor/Sheepskin & Beeswax)" by The Fretless from The Fretless

1:00:45 "Cape Code Girls" by Whiskey Bay Rovers from Broadsides and Ballads

1:03:55 Why YouTube?

1:05:17 "Quiet Land of Erin" by Gwendolyn Snowdown from Three Strand Braid

1:08:55 "Last Gift" by Marys Lane from Wild Unknown

1:13:01 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at 11 am
• Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co on Friday, February 8 at 7:30 PM. No cover. Drink.
• Celtfather Live Exclusive on February 17. Tickets are $15 per person or free for Heroic Patrons.
• Brennan's Irish Pub on Saturday, February 23 at 7:30 PM. Cover charge.
• Join me at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama on March 17 with Kilted Kings for a St Patrick's Day celebration on the beach.
• Be different! And proud of it. Slainte!

1:14:22 THANK YOU PATRONS

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music and podcasts for your enjoyment. Special thanks to my patrons: Wendy E, David S, Rachel B, Peter T.

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today.

1:15:06 "Sail the Sky" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to my website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon and support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

Sometimes the things that matter most to us don’t matter as much to those we serve. 

The Bridge is still one of my favorite albums. It features one of the best songs I feel like I ever recorded—“Peggy Gordon”. 

And yet no one talks about the album. 

There are many reasons why this may be. But one may be it just hasn’t found its audience. 

They say anonymity is the greatest obstacle for musicians. So I’m gonna share this album in its entirety to reach a few more people. 

If enjoy the album, buy it. Or add it to your library on Spotify. Share the show.  

Pub Songs Podcast is music and community. If you like, tell a friend or interact. Support me on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list. PubSong.net. 

 

WHO'S IN THE PUB TODAY?

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast, creating kindness through community and culture. We do that by celebrating our differences and listening to some fun music. If you want have comments and want to chat in the pub, email me. Use #PubSongs when talking about this podcast. 

1:26 “The Bridge”

5:37 “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”

8:38 “Black Velvet Band” 

12:36 “The Furball Set: Dobby Goes to Dublin/The Cat in the Corner/The Can of Salmon”

15:41 “Peggy Gordon”

20:06 “Auld Lang Syne”

25:20 “Liquid Sunshine”

29:04 “No Songs Left to Sing”

32:42 “A Lil Bit O’ Love”

37:11 “Wild Mountain Thyme”

42:03  “Healy Pass”

46:19 “Gypsy Rover”

49:49 ABOUT THE BRIDGE ALBUM

54:32 "The Bridge" commentary

1:01:15 “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” commentary

1:07:55 “Black Velvet Band” 

1:15:16 “The Furball Set: Dobby Goes to Dublin/The Cat in the Corner/The Can of Salmon”

1:20:47 “Peggy Gordon”

1:28:03 “Auld Lang Syne”

1:36:14 “Liquid Sunshine”

1:45:56 “No Songs Left to Sing”

1:49:54 “A Lil Bit O’ Love”

1:52:29 “Wild Mountain Thyme”

2:06:57  “Healy Pass”

2:11:04 “Gypsy Rover”

2:17:42 Celtfather News

• The 4th episode of In the 'Verse, my Firefly songwriting podcast, is now online

• Coffee with The Celtfather Miniseries continues on YouTube every Wednesday at 11 am CST. We finish up Great Scottish Songs this week. You watch past episodes through the playlist on YouTube.

• New Marc Gunn Shirt and Coffee Mug are now available in my Mage Records store

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend. 

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon to support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

 

THANK YOU PATRONS

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music and podcasts for your enjoyment. 

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today. 

 

PUB TALK

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast. My name is Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic Geek musician and podcaster. Once again, I'm sharing one of my albums from start to finish. 

The Irish diaspora to America brought the happy gift of Irish music, informing and influencing folk, ragtime, blues and even jazz. In this unique collection of original and traditional music, Celtic American musician Marc Gunn leafs through music known, remembered and new to find common themes, melodies and memories. 

The Bridge is just that – a connection not only between Irish and American music, but also between Marc Gunn’s previous work primarily in Celtic music and his roots in folk, and newer influences of blues and jazz for this New Orleans-based musician. 

Above all, the Bridge expresses Marc Gunn’s deep love for the music of both his home and where his heart resides.

CREDITS

released January 15, 2010 

Produced by Rich Brotherton. Marc Gunn, autoharp and vocals. Jamie Haeuser, bodhran and background vocals. Samantha Gillogly, fiddle. Bethany McLyr, flute. Rich Brotherton, Guitar and octave mandolin. 

Cover art by Marc Gunn. 

 

If something is broken, fix it. That's what my dad told me when I was a kid.

The simple fact is things break all the time. We don't fix always fix them. We get stuck in a rut. 

But it's the way things have always been. The way things are. It's a tradition. So we choose not to change.

2018 was a good year for me. I rebelled. I broke down traditional music business barriers. Now I'm forging a new path for a new year for my music...and for this podcast.

The Pub Songs Podcast is reborn this year. It's a little bit more like a pub. I’m not gonna plan every detail of what I say. Instead, I’m gonna kick back. We’re gonna chat about music... and stuff. 

Pub Songs Podcast is music and community. If you like, tell a friend or interact. Support me on Patreon. Subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list. PubSong.net. 

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:16 "The Orange and the Green" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

2:37 WELCOME TO THE PUB

4:25 "Scouring the Shire" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

7:55 "Black and Tans" by The Rolling Kings from Raise a Glass

11:22 "Old Fenian Gun" by Marc Gunn from St Patrick's Day

14:31 PLANS FOR A NEW YEAR

• Tests Successes from 2018
• Podcasting Albums in Full
• In the 'Verse Continues
• Blue Sun Tour with Mikey Mason
• Brobdingnagian Bards 20th Anniversary
• Re-Release As Long As I'm Flyin'
• New Singles: "When She Held Me In Her Arms" and "Molly Malone"

19:01 "Blue Sun" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

21:34 "Bring Me Home, Boys" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

25:15 "Ye Jacobites By Name" by Beth Patterson from Hybrid Vigor

27:52 "The Demented Cat Came" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

31:52 CAT CHAT 

• Will there be new cat songs?
• Heroes CD

34:14 "Arthur McBride" by Tullamore from Wild and Wicked Youth

40:06 "Cuddles McGish" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Whiskers in the Jar

43:40 COFFEE WITH THE CELTFATHER

• The Miniseries Coffee Show
• Great Scottish Songs
• More details on the Coffee with The Celtfather page

46:25 "MacPherson's Farewell" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

49:45 "Share the Wealth" by The Led Farmers from Katie

52:58 "The Long Arm" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

55:42 "Working Stiffs Unite" by Sisters of Murphy from Working Stiffs Unite

1:02:21 UPCOMING SHOWS

• Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co.
• Brennan's Irish Pub
• St Patrick's Day Birthday Show at The Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama
• California Autoharp Gathering
• Celtic Invasion of Star Wars, Dingle, Ireland
• tentative: Gen Con and Dragon Con
• Creating music videos, telling stories in song
• Video for Name On My Soul
• Big news for the year
• Use #PubSongs173 to refer to this show

1:12:18 "We All Need More Kindness in This World" by We Banjo 3 from Roots of the Banjo Tree

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend. 

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon to support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

THANK YOU PATRONS

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music and podcasts for your enjoyment. 

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get episodes before regular listeners, free albums, videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today. 

 

I'm picky about Christmas music. I prefer upbeat, fun Christmas songs. Good sing alongs. It's a challenge to find those with the Irish and Celtic Christmas music albums. But I have a few favorites to share with you in the pub today. 

You'll also hear some Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour news, thoughts about kids music, the future of this podcast, and news about Coffee with The Celtfather.

Speaking of which, the last Coffee with the Celtfather show of 2018 is today at noon.

Enjoy Irish Christmas music from Kilted Kings, The Selkie Girls, The Irish Rovers, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Gothard Sisters, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Marc Gunn, and Mikey Mason. Pub Songs Podcast is music and community. If you like, tell a friend or interact. Subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list. PubSong.net. 

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:17 “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Kilted Kings

6:42 “Good King Wenceslas” by The Selkie Girls from Winter Lore: Songs of Celtic Christmas

11:05 “Christmas at The Ale House” by The Irish Rovers from Merry Merry Time Of Year

14:07 “Jingle Bards” by Brobdingnagian Bards  

16:12 PUB TALK

25:47 “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow

31:11 “Deck the Halls” by Vicki Swan & Johnny Dyer from A Sound of Christmas Past

33:49 "Hero of Christmas" by Marc Gunn & Mikey Mason from Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Album

39:14 SHOWS

42:34 “Christmas in the Shire” by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings

If you enjoy the music in this show, support the artists. Buy their music and merch. Follow them on Spotify. Let them know how much you love what they are doing. And tell a friend. 

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club to support my music and this podcast. I’ll also email regular updates of new videos, podcasts, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Welcome to the pub!  www.pubsong.net.

THANK YOU PATRONS

The Pub Songs Podcast is listener-supported. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 or more per month allows me to create music and podcasts for your enjoyment. 

If you enjoy visiting the pub, please join the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You’ll get podcast episodes before regular listeners, free albums, videos and lots more. Go to marcgunn.net to join the Gunn Runners today. 

PUB TALK

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast. My name is Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic Geek musician and podcaster. 

• What makes great Irish and Celtic Christmas music
• Fun Christmas Music for Families and Kids playlist on Spotify 
• Geek Pub Songs playlist on Spotify. 
• Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour
• Coffee with The Celtfather returns in January on YouTube. 
• Video: "Frosty the Irish Snowman"
• Enjoy more Celtic Christmas music from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and the Celtic Christmas Podcast.

 

Enjoy Famous Scottish songs for St. Andrew's Day or Burns Day, or any day of the week. You'll hear my entire album Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, plus a BONUS song that was just released.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

Today, we're playing my CD Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion from start to finish.

0:54 Come Ye By Atholl

3:18 MacPherson's Farewell

6:44 Mingulay Boat Song

11:21 I'm a Rover, Seldom Sober

13:39 Ye Jacobites By Name

16:19 Scots Wha Hae

19:20 Loch Tay Boat Song

23:38 Barnyards of Delgaty

25:51 Jock Stuart

28:43 Ye Canna Shove Yer Granny

30:29 A Man's A Man For A' That

33:17 Green Grow the Rashes

37:34 Mari Mac

39:37 There Are No Pubs in Kirkintilloch

41:46 Skye Boat Song

44:36 Mairi's Wedding

46:39 Flower of Scotland

52:37 Loch Lomond

If enjoy this album, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy the CD, follow me on Spotify, and share the show.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club for as little as $1 per month to support my music. You can get regular updates of new videos, podcasts, lyrics, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free at www.pubsong.net.

THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to thank everyone in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. There are 149 people who pledge a $1 or more per month so that I can keep creating new music and entertainment for you. You are amazing.

I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Tammy G.

I was looking recently and I realized just how incredible membership in the club is. You get several albums of my music, videos, exclusive podcasts, and of course you're supporting this podcast as well as Celtfather Music & Travel. But you can also get discounts on merch, sheet music, and bootleg recordings. It's packed for just dollars per month. If you enjoy what I do, please consider making a pledge.

Go to marcgunn.net to express your generous nature today!

 

PUB TALK

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast. My name is Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic Geek musician and podcaster. Once again, I'm sharing one of my albums from start to finish.

St Andrew's is on November 30th this year. In addition to celebrating the feast of St. Andrew, it is also Scotland's official national holiday. So I'm gonna share my album Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion, from start to finish in this show.

This album was released on November 30, 2013, five years ago. It was fully produced, mixed and mastered by me.

Nathan Deese is a Celtic musician from North Carolina. He sang background vocals on the album. He also played bass, guitar, mandolin, whistle and flute on "Come Ye By Athrol", Green Grow the Rashes", "Ye Jacobites By Name", and "Flower of Scotland".

Daniel I Briggs sang background vocals as well and played bass, guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin and all other songs.

Jody Richardson added violin on "Loch Tay Boat Song"

Jon Richardson played concertina on "MacPherson's Farewell".

Most of the tracks were recorded in January 2011. I took my family on a trip up to middle-of-no-where Kentucky to record, while Gwen and baby Kenzie visited a friend in Lexington. I recorded this album, Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits, and St Patrick's Day all at the same time.

However, there were two tracks I re-recorded parts later. One was "Mingulay Boat Song". The other was "Flower of Scotland". And when you listen to those, notice the background vocals because I used the wrong settings on my USB preamp. So they came off more compressed sounding. And I LOVED the sound. They kinda make the songs.

I found it humorous that in "Ye Canna Shove Yer Granny" that I repeated a verse accidentally. And I didn't notice it while I was editing.

The front Photo on the album was taken by Jan Czenkusch on our Celtic Invasion of Scotland in 2013. She also took the pictures inside the CD. I took the ones on the back. And graphic design was by James McDaniel II.

Now most of these songs are traditional except for "Flower of Scotland" which is by Roy Williamson. "Mingulay Boat Song" which is by Sir Hugh S. Roberton. "Mari's Wedding" is by John Roderick Bannerman. And "Skye Boat Song" is by Sir Harold Boulton.' And of course Robert Burns wrote "MacPherson's", "Jacobites", "Scots Wha Hae", "A Man's A Man" and "Green Grow the Rashes".

I love this album. These are my absolute favorite Scottish, all except I couldn't get a good recording of "Loch Lomond". And some of these recordings, thanks to Nathan and Daniel, made this a powerhouse album in my opinion.

Subscribe at Celtfather.com if you want to find out more about some of the songs in the future.
And if you have any questions, email me.

Halloween is just around the corner. I'm celebrating with my 5th annual Celtic Halloween Music Special on YouTube and by sharing my album Happy Songs of Death, in its entirety.

You can watch my live streaming concert this Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 8:30 PM. Find out more on my song about Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

Today, we're playing my CD Happy Songs of Death from start to finish.

1. Isn't It Grand, Boys?
2. Won't You Come with Me? (Gunn)
3. Twa Corbies
4. Clementine Blues
5. Johnny Jump Up
6. Jug of Punch
7. Red, Red and Black (Gunn)
8. Whiskey, You're the Devil
9. High Jeannie High
10. Rosin the Bow
11. Foggy Dew (Kearney/O'Neill)
12. Waxies Dargle
13. I'll Drink from Dusk ‘Til Dawn (Gunn)

All songs traditional, except as noted. Instruments: Marc Gunn (autoharp, vox), Ari Koinuma (guitar, mandolin, percussion, bkg vox), Jamie Haeuser (bodhran, bkg vox), Mike Younger (bkg vox). Produced by Ari Koinuma. Graphics by Ingrid Houwers and Nikki O'Shea.

If enjoy this album, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy the CD, follow me on Spotify, and share the show.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club for as little as $1 per month to support my music. You can get regular updates of new videos, podcasts, lyrics, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free at www.pubsong.net.

 

THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to thank everyone in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. There are 144 people who pledge a $1 or more per month so that I can keep creating new music and entertainment for you. You are amazing.

I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Anna N., Randy B., Jeff H., Christopher K., Cora B., Kerrie B., Rich, Erica T., Kelira, Hiram W, Muzikana, Riva l, William M., Garrett R, Kristin T., Patricia C., Craig, Chrystin P.. Also a huge thanks to Carol B., Scott & Anita G., Jessica C., Jenn W., Kimber, Rob W. who raised their pledge

I was looking recently and I realized just how incredible membership in the club is. You'll get several albums of my music, videos, exclusive podcasts, and of course you're supporting this podcast as well as Celtfather Music & Travel. But you can also get discounts on merch, sheet music, and bootleg recordings. It's packed for just dollars per month. If you enjoy what I do, please consider making a pledge.

Go to marcgunn.net to express your generous nature today!

PUB TALK

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast. Yes, the name changed... again. And actually, for the foreseeable future, I'm not running regular shows. I'm gonna do something scary, that I've thought about for a long time. I'm gonna share each of my albums in full, from start to finish,

Of course, you can already stream all my music on Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music, and lots other places. But now I’m going to share the show the podcast form as well.

Back in the 70s, DJs played entire albums from start to finish. I decided to do that on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. It was a great success for several artists. But I'm just like all artists. I get nervous about giving everything all my music away for free... even if I know it's a smart marketing move. I learned this lesson years ago on MP3.com.

Since Halloween is just around the corner, it seemed appropriate to release my Happy Halloween Songs of Death as it could be called. Or for the ones you know my music Happy Songs of Death.

This album was first released on August 20, 2009. It  was produced by Ari Koinuma. He provided all of the background instrumentation. I did have some guest vocalists including Michael Younger, who died before the release of the album. It is dedicated to Michael.

Show #48 was a tribute show I recorded for Michael back in 2009.

Happy Songs of Death had two different album covers. One was designed by Nikki O'Shea. I called it "Death's Autoharp". It featured the Grim Reaper playing the autoharp with Nikki's popular comic book art style.

The second was designed by Celtic artist Ingrid Houwers. I called that "The Wake" because there's Celtic death theme with merriment. It actually almost has a Celtic/Mexican Day of the Dead feel to it. Really cool.

The songs are a mix of traditional Irish and Scottish songs as well as some traditional folk songs and several original songs as well. Subscribe at Celtfather.com if you want to find out more about some of the songs in the future.

And if you have any questions, email me.

They don’t kill you in the normal sense of the word. Rather they feed off the life that might’ve been. My song, Blink is a parable about missing out on the best things in life.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #277

0:14 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Oor Hamlet” from Real Men Wear Kilts

4:02 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. Come Adventure With Me comes out on March 4

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to pubsong@celtfather.

7:42 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• FEB 15: Hobbit Drinking Songs on Bandcamp @ 7:30 PM
• FEB 17: Goblin Market: Frost Faire @ 6:00-10:30 PM
• MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA

8:11 - JOIN THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you’ll get access to videos like my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Email pubsong@celtfather

If you can’t support us financially, just sign up on Patreon for free.

10:29 - THE STORY OF BLINK

Lyrics

I love old things. They make me feel sad
Take me back to the past, And all the happiness I had.
But when I met you,  I could not close my eyes
I couldn't even blink, Lest you disappeared into time.

Asked you out for a drink. While the rain fell down.
I tried not to think. That you might turn me down.
You’re like an angel as old as the universe
You saved me from a lonely life that is so much worse.

Don't blink. Don't look away.
Life is too short.
I won't blink. I won't turn my back.
Let go of the hurt.    
I won’t blink.

Things don't always happen. Like we dream and plan.
It's confusing at times. That's why I take your hand.
To grow old with you for as long as time goes by.
You showed me this moment and you opened up my eyes

22:06 - Marc Gunn “Blink” from Selcouth

25:40 - CHORD STRUCTURE

28:23 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.

You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I’m performing.

Remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

#pubstories

 

If all goes well, I should be on the Isle of Skye when you listen to this episode of Geek Pub Songs. So I'm highlighting acoustic Scottish songs with music from Jesse Ferguson, The Sorries, Emerald Accent, Ed Miller, Marc Gunn, Mikey Mason, Madison Metricula Roberts, Rimbo with Brobdingnagian Bards, Library Bards, Lauren Mayer, Kilted Kings.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

 

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:12 "Nancy Whiskey" by Jesse Ferguson from unreleased

4:17 "Skye Boat Song" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

7:00 "Bonnie Dundee" by The Sorries from Bends of the Bow

11:41 "Westlin Wind" by Emerald Accent from For Love of Scotland

15:44 "Scotland's Story" by Ed Miller from Come Awa' Wi' Me

19:13 PUB TALK

21:22 "Why Do You Torture Me" by Marc Gunn from Single

23:56 "The Opposite of Cool" by Mikey Mason from Driven

27:12 "Meownir" by Madison Metricula Roberts from Single

29:56 "Finn and Poe" by Library Bards from Bardcore

33:25 "The Sexual Harassment Prevention Song" by Lauren Mayer from Facts Have a Well-Known Liberal Bias

35:49 "The Scotsman Unbound" by Rimbo with Brobdingnagian Bards from Rimbosity

41:54 "Flower of Scotland" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

If enjoy any of these artists, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their merch, follow them on Spotify, and share the show.

Geek Pub Songs was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club for as little as $1 per month to support my music. You can get regular updates of new videos, podcasts, lyrics, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free at www.pubsong.net.

 

THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to thank everyone in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. There are 144 people who pledge a $1 or more per month so that I can keep creating new music and entertainment for you. You are amazing.  I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Jennifer Crispin who raised her monthly pledge to become my Hero this month.

I was looking recently and I realized just how incredible membership in the club is. You'll get several albums of my music, videos, exclusive podcasts, and of course you're supporting this podcast as well as Celtfather Music & Travel. But you can also get discounts on merch, sheet music, and bootleg recordings. It's packed for just dollars per month. If you enjoy what I do, please consider making a pledge.

Go to marcgunn.net to express your generous nature today!

 

PUB TALK

Every year, I host a Celtic Invasion Vacation. We travel to different places around the world and experience the local culture and sights of the region. There’s no traveling place to place. We get to know a region.

Last year, we went to Brittany in France. It was incredible. One of my favorite places was Cairn of Gavrinis. You can get a taste of the cairn along with some music and commentary on my YouTube channel.

In the new MageRecords.com store, that's my Bandcamp store, you can now get a Browncoats Independence Flag Sticker and a new Celtic Heartstring "Dragonfly".

My newest single is out. It’s called “Why Do You Torture Me”. Please add it to your Spotify playlists and library. Give it a listen.

We're gonna honor those who died while serving in the armed forces for Memorial Day. I picked a few songs for soldiers as well as those of parting and even one that's an satirical twist on how people celebrate the holiday. I also have my own little memorial for a musician friend who passed away recently.

We have music from Marc Gunn, The Selkie Girls, The Rogues, 3 Pints Gone, Jed Marum, Bedlam Bards, Jiggernaut, Scooter Muse, The Changing Room.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:12 "Bring Me Home, Boys" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

4:32 "Fall of Serenity Valley" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Single

8:29 "The Parting Glass" by The Selkie Girls from Parting Glass

13:44 "The Warrior's Salute" by The Rogues from RogueTrip

17:52 "Freedom Costs" by Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn from Firefly Drinking Songs

22:07 TRIBUTE TO JED MARUM
Jed Marum is a Celtic folk singer out of Dallas. He was a big part of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I am broken-hearted to share that he died at the beginning of May at the age of 66. He was incredibly kind and generous performer who touched many lives, including mine.

22:56 "Loch Lomond" by Jed Marum from Calla's Waltz

26:46 PUB TALK

27:57 "Two Minute's Silence" by Jiggernaut from The Well

34:24 "Wear the Brown with Pride" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

37:00 "The Parting" by Scooter Muse from Saddell Abbey

Annie Binding, the Royal British Legion‘s community fundraiser for Cornwall, added:“The joint project by The Changing Room and The Lost Gardens of Heligan to produce a Cornish EP to commemorate the lives of the Heligan gardeners who served in The Great War will act as a poignant reminder of their sacrifices. The Lost Garden of Heligan’s support for The Royal British Legion over the past few years has been fantastic, and we hope to keep our partnership strong for many years to come as we continue to keep alive the memory of the fallen and support the future of the living.”

41:07 "We Will Remember Them" by The Changing Room from Names On A Wall

45:43 "The Sailboat Armada" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

49:33 "Raise a Glass in Parting" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

If enjoy any of these artists, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their merch, follow them on Spotify, and share the show.

Geek Pub Songs was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club for as little as $1 per month to support my music. You can get regular updates of new videos, podcasts, lyrics, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free at www.pubsong.net.

THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to thank everyone in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. There are 143 people who pledge a $1 or more per month so that I can keep creating new music and entertainment for you. You are amazing.  I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Russell Witte-Dycus, Craig Wallerstein, Mark Albright, Rob Wilson.

Go to marcgunn.net to express your generous nature today!

 

PUB TALK

The next CeltfatherLive concert is scheduled for Sunday, May 20 at 8 PM CST. Register at Celtfather.com/watch to join me for this free concert on YouTube.

I finished up a video challenge on YouTube last month. It was called Video Every Day in April. I happily completed the challenge. So you can watch 30 new videos in a playlist I created. They are not all music. Some are vlogs for Gunn Runners and others are for musicians.

That said, I have a bunch of new videos I've released. Every Tuesday, I put out a new music video. Right now, it's just me singing songs. But in the future, I hope to have more produced official music videos.

In the meantime, I hope you'll check out my videos of "She's Shiny", "Browncoat Baby", "Spancil Hill" "Jasper Tabby Kitty Cat-y", "Lord of the Pounce" and "Molly Malone". I think the videos are getting better. I'd love your thoughts.

I released two new singles to Patrons. The one in April is a comedy song called "Why Do You Torture Me?". The May one is of the "Mingulay Cat Song". There's also a podcast all about that episode on Celtfather Music & Travel. Check the link in the shownotes for details.

I have a new album up on Kickstarter. It's Sea Shanties for Cat Lovers. I have an extremely ambitious goal. So I need your support and I need your help sharing the project. You'll find a link in the shownotes.

For that reason, today's Geek Pub Songs is dedicated to funny cat songs. With two albums of Irish Drinkings for Cat Lovers, I have quite a few cat songs. But I also found a few funny cat songs by other artists.

This week in the Geek Pub, you'll enjoy music from Marc Gunn, Jamie Anderson, Ed Miller, Sarah Donner.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:12 "Kitty at the Door" by Marc Gunn from Whiskers in the Jar

4:46 "What Shall We Do With a Catnipped Kitty" by Marc Gunn from Whiskers in the Jar

7:51 "When Cats Take Over the World" by Jamie Anderson from Never Assume

11:16 "The Old Woman and Her Cat" by Ed Miller from Live at the Cactus Cafe

13:54 "The Rebuttal of Schrodinger's Cat" by Sarah Donner from That Is a Pegasus

17:10 MEMORIAL FOR TORRE GUNN

17:36 "Catnipping Green" by Marc Gunn from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

22:02 PUB TALK

24:32 "The Cat Came Back... The Cat's Perspective" by Marc Gunn from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

27:41 "Cat Mat Combat" by Sarah Donner from Hairball: Songs from the Depths

29:45 "Lord of the Pounce" by Marc Gunn from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

35:29 "When the Dairy Farm Caught Fire" by Marc Gunn from Whiskers in the Jar

Geek Pub Songs was produced by Marc Gunn. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their merch, follow them on Spotify, and share the show. You can get regular updates of new videos, podcasts, lyrics, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to thank everyone in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. I have 141 patrons who pledge a $1 or more per month so that I can keep creating new music and entertainment for you.

I updated the levels last month. Now there's a $5 per month Behind-the-Scenes level and the new $10 level allows you to get a bonus CeltfatherLive streaming internet concert every month.

I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Darlene Kane, Valerie Petrovits, Ian Gifford, Steven Polunsky, Jenn Evans, Ed Powell, Philip Kennedy, Jerrie Adkins, Karen Cox, Andrew Lee, John Lude, River Godbee, Lisa Dalton, Dan, Erika Poole, Mike Mestemaker, Tina Good, and also Paige who raised her monthly pledge

Go to marcgunn.net to become a patron today!

PUB TALK

I released three episodes of Celtfather Music & Travel last month. You can hear how my Firefly Drinking Songs came to be, learn ten fun St Patrick's Day facts, and hear the story behind "The Long Arm".

The next CeltfatherLive concert is scheduled for Sunday, April 15 at 8 PM CST. Register at Celtfather.com/watch to join me for this free concert on YouTube.

My old band, the Brobdingnagian Bards, launched our own Nagians Only Club on Patreon last month. As a result, we have started working on new music together. We released our first single at the end of March. And have more planned And of course, the Bards' patrons will get those tracks first.

I have a brand new single that should be out very soon. It's called "Why Do You Torture Me?" And it's all about people requesting old songs that I no longer remember the lyrics to. The single will come out next month. But it'll be available to my patrons very soon.

If you love my music, please follow me on Spotify. Add my songs to your playlist. If you're looking for a great playlist to get started with, check out Top Irish & Celtic Music of the Week.

I know some musicians complain about how Spotify doesn't pay, but ye know what, streaming music is the future of the music industry. Yes, I would LOVE for you to buy my music too. But I'm honored that you would stream my music on Spotify as well. Please add it to your Spotify library and playlists. Spotify is great for sharing.

Watch this video: What do you think of Spotify?

March is over. So As Long As I'm Flyin', my new album of Firefly drinking songs is no longer available as a CD... or is it? I have left ONE way open for you to buy the album, that is through the Deluxe Package. Check out my Bandcamp page. You can get a Songbook, T-Shirt, tote bag AND a physical copy of the CD while they last.

You are listening to K.M.U.D - Canton Radio, bringing you the finest music on Higgins' Moon. Marc Gunn join us live today right here in the Canton Inn to tell us about this awesome new Browncoats album As Long As I'm Flyin'. So poor yourself a tankard of Mudder's Milk and relax.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

This week in the pub, you'll enjoy music from Marc Gunn, Bedlam Bards, Mikey Mason, Kilted Kings.

Special thanks to Matt Ledder who plays J. Wheaton in this show.

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:09 "Monahan's Mudders' Milk" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

3:31 "As Long As I'm Flyin'" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

5:36 "The Ballad of Joss" by Bedlam Bards from On the Drift

9:00 INTERVIEW

13:39 "Hero of Canton" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

15:37 "Kaylee" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Live at the Cactus Cafe

23:11 "She's Shiny" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

27:26 "She Don't Like Firefly" by Mikey Mason from Impotent Nerd Rage

We got a wave from Johannes Rimmer: "A train is going from an Alliance supply depot to a small mining town at 200 kph carrying 25kg of medicine to treat "Bowden's Malady," leaving at 7:10PM. At some point outside of town, the train is robbed by Nishka's hired guns in a job that lasts from one commercial break to the next. How much distance away from the town did the Browncoats have to be in order to begin the operation in time? Alternatively, estimate the amount of force (in Newtons) Mal had to exert on Crow's chest to kick him into Serenity's intake."

32:57 "Blue Sun" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

35:30 "Freedom Costs" by Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn from Firefly Drinking Songs

41:42 "Sail the Sky" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

Thank you for listening. Geek Pub Songs was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their music, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 21 songs for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

 

THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to send out a very special thanks to my generous patrons in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. These awesome people kindly support my music and allow me to keep this show running for nearly 13 years.

The music business has changed. Streaming music is king. Musicians can no longer rely on CD sales to make a living. For that reason, I turned to Patreon to support my music.

Here's how it works. You pledge a buck a or more every month. And Your generosity allows me to keep creating. You get monthly music in this Geek Pub Songs Podcast, fun adventures in Celfather Music & Travel, Behinds the Scenes look at the life of a musician, and Stories from the Road. Plus, every month, I'll send you a free song, video, or concert recording.

This is one helluva deal for as little as a buck a month Please support what you love. Join the Gunn Runners Club today!

I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Jennifer Bartlett, Jeff Peterson, Eva Schweber, Ari Koinuma

Go to marcgunn.net to become a patron today!

 

PUB TALK

Hey there. I hope you enjoyed this interview from Canton Radio. Before I split, I wanted to share a little bit of news.

My new Browncoat CD, As Long As I'm Flyin', is now on sale. Go to FireflyDrinkingSongs.com to get the physical album and the Deluxe Package with a shirt, songbook, totebag and more. Get 'em while they last.

If you haven't registered to watch my next CeltfatherLive concert. Go to celtfather.com/watch/. This is a free, monthly, live streaming internet concert series. Register so you don't miss the next show. Did I mention it was free?

Welcome to the all new Geek Pub Songs. I say "new" but in all honesty, it's the same as the old Pub Songs Podcast but with a shiny new title and a new format. I changed to the title to fit a new niche. Yes, this show features a lot of Celtic music. As I am the host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I get a lot of awesome Celtic music. So you can expect that. But I wanted a title that better fits my music as well. Most of my original music is Geek Pub Songs. So I decided to make that the new focus.

In this show, you will hear Celtic music and Geek music mixed together. You'll also get a sneak peek at my new album of music inspired by Firefly. Yes, my album of Browncoat drinking songs called As Long As I'm Flyin' comes out on March 6, 2018. So I want to share that music with you.

Now the first section of each show will be the theme of the show. No telling what will pop in during the second set. But for now, I have some hopeful love songs that share.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

This week in the pub, you'll enjoy music from Melanie Gruben, Serious Kitchen, The Elders, Jiggy, The Blibbering Humdingers, The Jackdaws,The Gatehouse Well,  Dan the Bard, The Founding, and of course, Marc Gunn.

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

0:09 "A Faery Song" by Melanie Gruben from A Faery Song

4:00 “She’s Shiny!” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

8:15 “Open” by Serious Kitchen from Tig

13:24 "This Is True" by The Elders from True

17:40 “The Goodship Hope” by The Gatehouse Well from And the Sparks Did Fly

21:25 "Bean Phaidin" by Jiggy from Translate

26:25 PUB TALK

30:21 "Elegy for a Nerf Herder" by The Blibbering Humdingers from Fantastic Geeks and Where to Find Them

34:16 “The Long Arm” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

37:00 "Molly" by The Jackdaws from Troubles

41:08 "The Owlbear Song" by Dan the Bard from Cross-Genre References

45:36 "Piper's Folly" by The Founding from Form.

54:12 "Wear the Brown With Pride" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

Thank you for listening. Geek Pub Songs was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their music, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 21 songs for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to send out a very special thanks to my generous patrons in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. These awesome people kindly support my music and allow me to keep this show running for nearly 13 years.

The music business has changed. Streaming music is king. Musicians can no longer rely on CD sales to make a living. For that reason, I turned to Patreon to support my music.

Here's how it works. You pledge a buck a or more every month. And Your generosity allows me to keep creating. You get monthly music in this Geek Pub Songs Podcast, fun adventures in Celfather Music & Travel, Behinds the Scenes look at the life of a musician, and Stories from the Road. Plus, every month, I'll send you a free song, video, or concert recording.

This is one helluva deal for as little as a buck a month Please support what you love. Join the Gunn Runners Club today!

I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Dan, Erika Poole, Mike Mestemaker.

Go to marcgunn.net to become a patron today!

 

PUB TALK

Listen to the Top Irish & Celtic Music of the Week on Spotify.

I first heard the song "Bean Phaidin" when I first took Gaelic lessons years ago. I love the melody, but I never really learned the lyrics. Now I feel like I've been missing out! Here's the lyrics.

Last week, I posted an interview with my fellow hobbit musician, Samantha Gillogly, on the Celtfather Music & Travel podcast. You can find a link to that interview in the shownotes. Incidentally, Samantha has a new band called Revival that is now crowdfunding a new album on indiegogo.

If you haven't heard yet, I am performing every Thursday in February at 11 am on my Facebook Live page. It's free show. I'll play about five songs on different themes. You can watch past ones there, or find individual song videos on my YouTube channel.

I'm also playing this Friday, Feb 16 at Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co. in Alabaster, AL at 8 pm. I'm sharing Sci Fi Drinking Songs. If you can't make that, join me on Sunday, Feb 18th on Concert Window. I hope you will join me.

March 6 is the official release of my Firefly CD. But in the meantime, you can get the Firefly Drinking Songs songbook as well as the Sci Fi Drinking Songs songbook in my merch store on Bandcamp.

And since Valentine's Day just happened and you might be in the mood for love, I posted a beautiful Celtic Love sticker in the store as well. It is two cats beautifully bound together in a Celtic heart knotwork. It was designed by Ingrid Houwers. And best of all, you'll also be able to download my Celtic Love compilation, including two unique songs. The sticker is only $5.

Bean Phaidin Lyrics

It's a pity that I am not, that I am not
It's a pity that I am not Páidín's wife
It's a pity that I am not, that I am not
And the woman he has is dead

I would go to Galway, to Galway
I would go to Galway with Páidín
I would go to Galway, to Galway
And I would return home with him in the boat

I would go to the Clifden market
And into Béal Áth in the Bay
I would look in through the windows
Hoping to see Páidín's wife

May you break your legs, your legs
May you break your legs, Páidín's wife
May you break your legs, your legs
May you break your legs and your bones

I wore out my shoes, my shoes
I wore out my shoes chasing Páidín
I wore out my shoes, my shoes
I wore out the soles and the heels

We all have our favorite traditional Irish songs. I was curious what the most-popular ones were this year. I found a nice list on the web. I compiled my own list of Famous Irish Songs using music from bands featured in the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. What songs are missing from this short list? Post in the comments. Then subscribe to the podcast and mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

Enjoy music from Screeched Inn, The High Kings, Skully, The Gothard Sisters, Kilted Kings, Sligo Rags, Dun Aengus.

 

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY

0:16 "Whisky in the Jar" by Screeched Inn from Screeched Inn

4:57 "Rocky Road to Dublin" by The High Kings from Decade: Best of The High Kings

8:07 "Molly Malone" by Skully from Irish Makeover

12:06 "Wild Rover" by Brobdingnagian Bards from The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs

14:30 "Danny Boy" by The Gothard Sisters from Compass

18:25 JOIN THE GUNN RUNNERS CLUB

19:42 PUB TALK

21:18 "Wild Mountain Thyme" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

25:52 "The Irish Rover" by Sligo Rags from The Night Before the Morning After

30:06 "Star of the County Down" by Dun Aengus from Fortified

34:52 "Slainte Mhaith" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

 

THANKS YOU PATRONS!

I want to send out a very special thanks to my generous patrons in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. These awesome people kindly support my music and allow me to keep this show running for over 12 years.

The music business has changed. Streaming music is king. Musicians can no longer rely on CD sales to make a living. For that reason, I turned to Patreon to support my music.

Here's how it works. You pledge a buck a or more every month. Your generosity allows me to keep creating. You get monthly music in the Pub Songs Podcast, fun adventures in Celfather Music & Travel, Behinds the Scenes look at the life of a musician, and Stories from the Road. Plus, every month, I'll send you a free song, video, or concert recording.

Please show your support for what you love. Join the Gunn Runners Club today!

I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Brian Morin, James Lawlor, Theodore Dykstra, Elizabeth Burkholder, Tarren Enn, Sarah Donner. A very special thanks to Laura May Sorkin, Jeremy Hendon, Jim Cope, Tom Smith, Scott & Anita Gorrell, Jason Denen, Eric Ray who increased their pledges.

Go to marcgunn.net to become a patron today!

 

PUB TALK

If you want to watch live Pub Songs, then join me on Coffee with The Celtfather, every Tuesday in January at 9 AM. I'll play a few songs for you on my Facebook Live page. You can have fun and sing-along with me. I plan to do weekly shows on Facebook Live. Subscribe to my mailing list and check my website for February details.

I have made my own recordings of every song in this show, plus lots more. Almost all of them can be found in my new Celtic Music 6-Pack. It's a CD and digital album collection with six Celtic albums. Find both the physical CDs and the digital copy in my Bandcamp Store. You can buy it all at one low price. Or stream the albums on Spotify.

Please Follow me on Spotify!

Spotify is my new project for 2018. I am creating a bunch of fun playlists highlighting my music and as well as that of bands I enjoy. Right now, I have several awesome playlists including:

• Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
• Firefly Drinking Songs
• Star Wars Drinking Songs

More are coming. If you have ideas for playlists, drop me a line. Or create your own, add my music and send me a link so I can follow it and share.

Should I start a Patreon page for Brobdingnagian Bards?

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their music, subscribe to their mailing lists and share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 21 fun songs for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at  www.pubsong.net.

Christmas is almost here. Originally, I wanted to share some Winter Pub Songs, but as I picked some songs, they were just some fun Christmas songs. If you enjoy the music, please share your love of Christmas with a link to pubsong.net.   What's your favorite Christmas song?   Post in the comments. Then subscribe to the podcast and mailing list at http://pubsong.net/    Who's Playing in the Pub Today? 0:03 "Christmas in the Shire" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings   4:32 "Celtic Christmas Elf" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings   7:24 "Mrs. Fogarty's Christmas Cake" by Carolina Ceili from Holiday Hooley   11:29 "Please Bring Firefly Back (for Christmas)" by Mikey Mason from Barbarian Jetpack   15:20 "Christchild Lullaby" by Chambless, Muse, & Miller from Nollaig Chridheil / Songs of the Christmas Season   19:35 "Let's Have a Celtic Christmas" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings   26:57 "Essex Wassail" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from A Sound of Christmas Past   29:53 "Still, Still, Still" by The Gothard Sisters from Falling Snow   33:03 "Whiskey for Christmas" by Kyf Brewer from Together for Christmas   35:52 "Christmas Time in Texas" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Christmas in Brobdingnag   41:24 "Nollaig Shona Daoibh (feat. An Taisdeal)" by Marc Gunn from Single   Pub Talk  Merry Christmas my friends. I don't know if these songs quite came off as Winter Pub Songs like I planned. But this is another Christmas drinking songs show on the Pub Songs Podcast. I hope you enjoy it.    I want to send a Huge thanks to my New Patrons in the Gunn Runners Club: Jan DiMasi, Kimber Grey.    Listen to Celtic Christmas Music on Spotify!

• Christmas Drinking Songs 
• Celtic Christmas Fun!
• Celtic Christmas Songs 
• Fun Christmas Songs for Kids and Families

Other Podcasts to check out:

• Celtfather Music & Travel
• Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
• Celtic Christmas Podcast

  The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at  www.pubsong.net.  

Join my Celtic Invasion of Brittany as I share a live concert from our cottage in Carnac, France. Learn about my next Coffee With The Celtfather and some big Christmas sales. Where would you like to go on a Celtic Invasion Vacation? Post in the comments. Then subscribe to the podcast and mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

Who's Playing in the Pub Today?

4:01 "Star of the County Down"

7:55 "A Pirate's Confession"

11:04 "When She Held Me in Her Arms"

14:31 "Wild Mountain Thyme"

18:52 "Mickey's Jedi Drinking Song"

22:04 "Doctor of Gallifrey"

25:24 "Middle Earth Bragging Song"

28:31 "Soul of a Harper"

32:14 "Come and Be a Pirate"

34:44 "Purple Flower"

38:36 "Men of New Basin Canal"

41:58 "Ride On"

46:23 "Kilkelly, Ireland"

50:59 "Old Dun Cow"

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Welcome of the Pub Songs Podcast. This month, I'm gonna share a live concert I recorded during my Celtic Invasion of Brittany this past summer. But before we get there, let me share a little bit of news.

First, I've been really good about my new show on Facebook. It's called Coffee with The Celtfather. It takes place around 9 am... some mornings. There isn't really a set time or date. I'm trying to do these shows at least once a week. So far, Monday has been pretty consistent. But we shall see.

I also am trying YouTube as well. But the video quality doesn't strike me nearly as good as it is on Facebook. But I am cross-posting some Facebook videos to YouTube in case you are not on Facebook.

If you want to keep these shows going, make sure you Share the Show or drop money in my Virtual Tip Jar. Sharing the show helps expand my audience on Facebook. And of course, tipping lets me know that you really appreciate me making time to bring you good music online as well.

I have a bunch of new CD specials this month. Most are on my Bandcamp page. You can buy one Christmas CD for $20 and get three more. Best of all, these CDs can also be used as greeting cards. I only have a limited number of these album/greeting cards left. So get yours soon.

I sold my first Celtic Heartstring this week. The Celtic Heartstrings are made from the broken strings of my heart... I mean autoharp. I turn them in Celtic knot jewelry. Each one is unique. So I will try and post a new one every week or so.

Finally, there's a Brobdingnagian Bards Christmas special. It includes all of our remaining mass-printed CDs: Real Men Wear Kilts, Nex Monoceroti Per Risibus, Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, Songs of Ireland, A Faire to Remember. You can get those five CDs for just $45 until December 5th. Plus I'll also send you A Celtic Christmas and A Celtic Renaissance Wedding. That's basically 7 CDs for the price of 3. http://thebards.net/

I want to send a Huge thanks to my New Patrons in the Gunn Runners Club: Jan DiMasi, Kimber Grey. Thanks to new Gold Runners Anita Gorrell and LauraMay Sorkin who raised her monthly pledge this month.

Alright. Next summer, I'm leading my next Celtic Invasion Vacation to the Isle of Skye in Scotland. These vacations are pretty incredible. We stay in one location and drive out to see the countryside. I make dinner some nights. I also play music.

Last summer, I recorded one of my concerts in our vacation rental. I'm gonna share that with you this month on the Pub Songs Podcast, in its entirety, complete with all my mistakes.

Let me set the mood. I think it was Wednesday evening. We had just finished up long day of sightseeing on the Celtic Invasion of Brittany, I believe to the Cairn of Gavrinis. That included a boat trip. You can watch a video about it on YouTube and hear my recording of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea".

We were tired, but as we finished eating, I felt it was time to share some music. So I sat down and started playing. Invaders slowly filed into the living room to listen.

Here's my Carnac Celtic Concert.

If you want to find out more about the Celtic Invasion of Scotland, the basic itinerary is now online. We're gonna fly into Inverness. We'll then drive to the Isle of Skye and explore the island, it's history, and hopefully some good legends as well. Find all of the details here.

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

We're going off on Celtic Adventures with music from my various bands that tell stories of travel and adventure. Do you have a favorite adventure song? Post in the comments. Then subscribe to the podcast and mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

You can find out more about the bands in this week's show right here:

• Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
• Brobdingnagian Bards
• Kilted Kings

Who's Playing in the Pub Today?

0:16 "Happily Ever After" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

3:40 "Rocky Road to Dublin" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day

6:50 "Leaving of Liverpool" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

9:46 "Ride On" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

14:03 "Wild Rover" by Brobdingnagian Bards from A Faire to Remember

16:40 PUB TALK

18:09 "Wherever I May Roam" by Marc Gunn from Single

20:59 "Whiskey You're the Devil" by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death

23:28 "Spancil Hill" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of Ireland

27:02 "Won't You Come With Me" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Halloween EP

30:33 "Star of the County Down" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

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If you like my hobbit music, I have a special running on Bandcamp. You can get 6 albums for just $45. That's half off! It includes all of the CDs with hobbit songs that are still in production. You'll even get a bonus 7th CD as a free gift with your purchase. https://marcgunn.bandcamp.com/merch

I have three podcasts in regular production right now. Subscribe to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast for Celtic music by a variety of indie Celtic bands. You can also find some interviews and more talking on Celtfather Music & Travel. I published three episodes last month, including: The Secret History of the Celts, True Story Behind Drinking With Hobbits and Music of Brittany with Dom Duff. The show comes out every other week. It's another great way to find out what's new this week with music. Listen and subscribe at celtfather.com.

Sunday, Oct 22 is my next internet concert. You can watch it streaming live for free on YouTube. Follow me at youtube.com/marcgunn.

I have a new EP of Celtic Halloween music. It's now on sale on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby. It's also free for members of the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon.

Huge thanks to New Patrons in the Gunn Runners Club: Margaret Bumby, Amanda Woods, Carol Baril, Kurt Goodyear, Jeremy Handon. Thanks to Marie Alm raised her pledge. And a HUGE thanks to the new Glorious Gunn Runners: Gina King Brown and Beth Bailey.

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

September 17th is the halfway point to St. Patrick's Day. So this month, we're gonna celebrate with some traditional Celtic pub songs from my huge catalog. I'll share a little about the history of Halfway to St Patrick's Day, reveal the new Brobdingnagian Bards album, explain why you can get 5 classic CDs of mine for an incredibly low price this month only, and let you know where you can see The Celtfather LIVE. Listen and subscribe, then get free music at http://pubsong.net

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History of Halfway to St Patrick's Day

CD Paradigm Shift to Digital Music

Buy the New Brobdingnagian Bards Album: It's called Dragons and Virgins and was recorded live at DragonCon 2016. Be the first to hear a track from the new album.

Get 5 Classic Marc Gunn CDs for just $25 in September 2017!

Huge thanks to New Patrons in the Gunn Runners Club: Anita Gorrell, Raeyln Bangel, Matthew MacMillan, Linda Reynolds-Burkins, Justin Lawrence, Robyn Louise Finner, Tom Smith, Robert Eby, Evan Meehan .

Thanks also to the increased pledges from Alexis, Miranda Nelson, Steven Hernacki.

See The Celtfather Live:

• Celtfather Live on September 21 at 8 PM
• Marc Gunn's Hobbit Band will be at ALEP from Sep 27 - Oct 1 in Shakertown, KY
• Kilted Kings will be at Indiana Renaissance Festival in Noblesville, IN first weekend of October.

Who's Playing in the Pub Today

You can buy any of these CDs in our Celtic Music Store. This is a great way to support my music.

0:17 "I'm A Rover" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

3:32 "I'll Drink from Dusk Til Dawn" by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death

6:44 "Finnegan's Wake" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of Ireland

9:32 "I'll Tell My Ma" by Marc Gunn from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lovers Companion

11:22 "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

17:41 "Donald, Where's Your Trousers Medley" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Dragons and Virgins

21:07 "Whiskey in the Jar" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day

24:21 "Ride On" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

28:40 "7 Drunken Nights" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Real Men Wear Kilts

34:26 "Parting Glass" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at  www.pubsong.net.

Imagine a holiday market for nerds and geeks. I talk with one of the creators of Nerdy Noel and share my own Nerdy Wonderland story. Plus, I have a new album on Kickstarter. It’s called Dancing With Hobbits. Find out why you should support this CD and Musical Pin.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #276

0:20 - “Celtic Christmas Elf” by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings

WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. I’m at Conjuration this weekend.

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to pubsong@celtfather. You can subscribe and download all of my songs in this show. It’s quick and easy. While you’re emailing me to get your free EP, let me know you’re favorite Sci F’ Irish song.

3:13 - WHAT’S NEW

• Broadsheets
• Video stories

6:33 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• Weds; Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11:30 AM EST on Patreon
• NOV 16: Bandcamp Internet Concert @ 7:30 PM
• NOV 17-19: Conjuration, Sonesta Suite hotel, Gwinnett Place, GA

• DEC 3: Nerdy Wonderland Holiday Market at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA
• DEC 10: Nerdy Noel, Huntsville, AL

8:12 - “Hobbit Hornpipe” by Dancing With Hobbits from Dancing With Hobbits

10:36 - CELTIC MUSIC NEWS

• There are three new Celtic Christmas albums that are now available. The Celtic Kitchen Party has an album called One Celtic Christmas. I interviewed the band for Celtic Christmas Music podcast. It’s upbeat and fun. You’ll hear some of the songs on upcoming episodes. The McDades have a new Christmas album as well. I’ve barely touched the surface of that one. But I have fallen in love with The Gothard Sisters new album, A Celtic Christmas. I have an interview with Greta from the band that’ll be out in early December. Next episode is out on Sunday, Nov 19. Listen to Celtic Christmas Music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.
• Runa has a new album coming out. It’s called When the Light Gets In. It’s everything I’ve come to expect from this fantastic band. It comes out in February.

11:53 - JOIN THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you get weekly access to my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Sign up for as little as $5 per month. Email pubsong@celtfather !

Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon:

If you can’t support us financially, you can leave a review for free.

12:21 - ABOUT DANCING WITH HOBBITS

19:13 – “Hobbit Polka” by Dancing With Hobbits from Dancing With Hobbits

22:26 - THE STORY OF NERDY NOEL

Nerdy Noel is a holiday market for nerds and geeks by Komai’s Oh My!

32:53 - Marc Gunn “Yuletide” from Single

Listen to the Story of Yuletide on show #246.

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs.

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Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

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What is the autoharp? Why do I play it? I don't answer those questions but I do share some of my autoharp music with you as I prepare to re-launch Autoharp Radio. Listen. Subscribe. Get free music at pubsong.net.

I started to seriously play the autoharp in 1997. I was amazed by its versatility and 5-octaves that one could play on it. That's led a life-long journey of exploration of the instrument. Now, I am primarily a singer. However, I have done my best to offer a new sound to the autoharp community. 

The songs I picked for this show are a mix of vocal and instrumental music where the autoharp plays an important part in the individual song or tune. I created it primarily for my AutoharpRadio.com website in conjunction with AutoharpMusic.com where you can find all sorts of great autoharp music tips and suggestions on how you can get started playing the autoharp. If you would like to see some tutorials, please email me.

 

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If you like what you hear, go to my website and buy a CD or some MP3s. 

You'll find me in the coming weeks at GenCon and DragonCon. 

Plus, I have an internet concert on Sunday, August 13, 2017.

On Monday, August 14, 2017, you'll be able to buy a copy of my brand new single "Wherever I May Roam (acoustic solo)". Or get it free when you join the Gunn Runners Club.

The Gunn Runners Club is my home on Patreon. Right now, 123 people generously pledge $1 per month or more to support my life as a musician. Patrons get free music, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, a stereo version of the Pub Songs Podcast and first look at new videos. You can see all the cool gifts you get for just $1 at http://marcgunn.com/us/. 

In addition to all of the amazing goodies I mentioned earlier. You also get a digital copy of my next album. It's for the Browncoats, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity. It's called "As Long As I'm Flyin'". It'll be out this Fall 2017. And yours as a gift for subscribing.

Special thanks to my newest patrons: Mary Kathleen Heidenberg.

 

 

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:15 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

6:52 "Fairy Tale Waltz" by Marc Gunn from Heart's Ease

9:58 "Peggy Gordon" by Marc Gunn from The Bridge

14:16 "Cloghden More" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

17:52 "Paddy McCollough" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of Ireland

21:16 "Tolkien" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of the Muse

25:44 PUB TALK

27:40 "Johnny Jump Up" by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death

31:16 "Return to Lonely Mountain" by Marc Gunn from Heart's Ease

35:40 "Pirates vs. Dragons" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs Dragons

39:57 "Breaking of the Fellowship" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Memories of Middle Earth

46:34 "Stardust Serenade" by Marc Gunn from Heart's Ease

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at  www.pubsong.net.

I've released 22 albums since I started recording solo in 2004. I have so many albums that I wasn't sure what to put on my Celtic Geek compilation that I giveaway free to everyone who signs up to my mailing list. I decided to give one song from my first 20 albums.

I've often wondered if I should've just put together a "Best of Marc Gunn" album instead. The problem is picking those songs. I have a LOT of albums. Well, I finally sat down and thought about my most-requested songs over the years by the most listeners. Today's show highlights those songs.

I asked members of the Gunn Runners Club too and decided to add a few of their requests as well. You can find full shownotes and subscribe at http://pubsong.com/ 

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My website at marcgunn.com has undergone a bunch of changes designed to simplify the design and guide you to places you want to go. I used to make websites based on SEO, search engine optimization. Now you can easily listen to my music, buy it on CD Baby or Bandcamp, watch video playlists, find shows, and learn all about me.

You can order autographed CDs and swag directly from me this summer 2017 when you buy them in my Bandcamp store. Follow the link in the shownotes.

The Gunn Runners Club is my home on Patreon. Right now, 121 people generously pledge $1 per month or more to support my life as a musician. Patrons get free music, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, a stereo version of the Pub Songs Podcast and first look at new videos. You can see all the cool gifts you get for just $1 at http://marcgunn.com/us/.

In addition to all of the amazing goodies I mentioned earlier. You also get a digital copy of my next album. It's for the Browncoats, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity. It's called "As Long As I'm Flyin'". It'll be out in 2018. And yours is a gift for subscribing.

Special thanks to my newest patrons: Nick Pierson, Mary Miller, William Brian Sachs.  Become a patron at http://marcgunn.net/ 

In 2005, I crowdsourced my first album. It was Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. I raised over $9000 to fund the production of the album. People LOVED the idea of cats and Celtic music. So I crowdsourced the next album, Whiskers in the Jar. I only raised about $6000. The album has sold about half as well as the first, and I only recently recouped the expense 8 years later. Yet, the hardcore fans of the albums have repeatedly shouted, "We want another cat CD!" Thus came the title Sea Shanties for Cat Lovers.

I REALLY want to make it happen. But I'll be honest. I don't know if more than a handful of people want the next album to happen. I have a mailing list at catdrinkingsongs.com. I asked them to promote the album. There was a short period of shares. Then it all stopped. The Facebook continues to grow at snails pace. I'm not sure this is something I should put my time in.

I've decided that there's just one way to find find out if you're truly passionate about these CDs--Kickstarter.

Kickstarter is an all or nothing website. If you don't reach your goal, you get nothing. If you do, you get to make it happen.

I've decided that I need at least $15,000 to make this album properly. That'll allow me to hire a producer and record the songs with full instrumentation, just like the last two albums that were produced by Ari Koinuma and Rich Brotherton, respectively.

Would you like to see this album happen? Sign up at catdrinkingsongs.com.

 

Who's Playing the Pub Today

If there's a CD you want to check out, visit my music page on my website.

0:15 "The Leprechaun" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper

5:23 "Wild Mountain Thyme" by Marc Gunn from The Bridge

10:00 "Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

13:40 "Flower of Scotland" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

16:13 "Mingulay Boat Song" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

22:16 "Catnipped Kitty" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats from Whiskers in the Jar

25:21 "Close Your Eyes" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

29:00 "Doctor of Gallifrey" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

31:54 "Lord of the Pounce" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

36:12 "Bring Me Home, Boys" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

41:42 "Gollum Blues" by Marc Gunn from What Color Is Your Dragon?

45:08 "Old Dun Cow" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

49:00 "Ring of Hope" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

53:04 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

Requests:

1:00:10 "Wear the Brown With Pride" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

1:02:47 The Barrel Song" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper

1:05:11 "Mining Ship the Red Dwarf" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

1:08:08 "The Dragons Hoard" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs. Dragons

1:10:06 "Men of New Basin Canal" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

1:14:41 "Come Take a Trip on My Airship" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

Women are under-represented in music in general. Even more so when it comes to pub songs. I'll be honest. I can't think of one women from Ireland focusing on pub songs. In fact, the first place I think of women singing drinking songs is at Renaissance festivals. And so, you'll note several bands in this show from there. Get FREE MP3s at http://pubsong.net.

Do you have a favorite female musician or band? Post in the comments.

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There are new Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirts. Once again designed by James McDaniel II, these feature 2 Celtic women playing fiddle and flute. It reads "Reel Celtic Music" and of course the podcast name. These shirts are limited release. You can only get them in 2017. So order soon.

You can order autographed CDs and swag directly from me when you buy them in my Bandcamp store. Go to celticmusic.org to easily access them. Autographed CDs will only be available for purchase this summer. After that, CD Baby is your best bet. Or if you're concerned about getting CDs in a timely fashion, then definitely go to CD Baby.

I have new videos on my YouTube. I have a new Video Marketing Strategy. I'll be releasing new videos every week. Some will be podcasts. Some are travel videos. Some are promo or news videos. Some are music videos. My goal is to have 2 videos featuring my music every month. But there may be more. Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don't miss any of them. I'm still developing them. If there's something you'd like to see or learn from me, please post a comment below.

The Gunn Runners Club is my home on Patreon. Right now, 119 people generously pledge $1 per month or more to support my life as a musician. Patrons get free music, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, a stereo version of the Pub Songs Podcast and first look at new videos. You can see all the cool gifts you get for just $1 at http://marcgunn.com/us/. You don't just get all of the amazing goodies I mentioned earlier. You also get a digital copy of my next album. It's for the Browncoats, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity. It's called "As Long As I'm Flyin'". It'll be out this Fall. And yours as a gift for subscribing. Special thanks to my newest patrons: James Slaven and James Galik. Join the Gunn Runners Club now!

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:13 "Jenny's Story" by Merry Wives of Windsor from Tales from Windsor's Tavern

4:00 "The Irish Medley of Epic Proportions" by Melanie Gruben from Market Day

8:22 "Cruiscin Lan" by Abby Green from Why Should I?

12:57 "No John" by Queen Anne's Lace from Faire...to Stormy Weather

16:41 PUB TALK

19:41 "Bedlam Boys" by Heidi Talbot from In Love + Light

23:20 "Women - Man - Long" by Fiddlinda from There & Then - Here & Now

27:34 "Chandler's Wife" by Half Pint from Fair and Tender Ladies

29:41 "We Love Beer" by Merry Wives of Windsor from Bottoms Up

32:48 "The Parting Glass" by The Screaming Orphans from Ballads Rule OK

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get regular updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

This is a show of Rebel Songs. From traditional Irish rebel songs to rebel songs inspired by Firefly, you'll hear a fun mix of songs to get your blood boilin' with music from Marc Gunn, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Kilt Lifters, Crikwater, Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats, Bedlam Bards, 3 Pints Gone, Kilted Kings, Ed Miller. Listen and share. Then subscribe for 5 Free MP3s at http://pubsong.net/.

Before we get started, I want to let you know that my next album of Firefly music is now being funded on Kickstarter. It's called "As Long As I'm Flyin'". You have until May 18, 2017 to make a pledge if you want a physical CD. After that go to FireflyDrinkingSongs.com.

I started compiling this episode at the beginning of 2017. I planned to use it as a platform to share my anger and frustration with the Trump administration's assault on civil rights, health care and the environment. But I decided not to. Overall, that's not what I do musically. Instead, I'll let the songs speak for themselves.

Politics is a huge part of Celtic culture. I heard a quote by Irish songwriter Frank Harte on the Irish Music Stories podcast (episode 2) that said, "Those in power write the history. Those who suffer write the songs." For that reason, many of the best traditional Irish songs are rebel songs. They are the songs of people who suffer.

When I started playing rebel songs with the Brobdingnagian Bards, we played them, not for the politics, but because they were powerful songs.

This show is dedicated to rebel songs in general. The first half has some more traditional rebel songs. The second half are the not-so-traditional ones. And I promise to leave my politics out of any discussion.

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Celtfather Tuesdays. You might notice that this show came out on Tuesdays. I'm trying to better manage my content. I put out the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast on Thursdays. So every Tuesday, I'm gonna plan to post new content, whether it's the Pub Songs Podcast, the Celtfather Music & Travel or new videos on YouTube. Look for them on Tuesdays.

My next show is at Johnnie MacCracken's on May 13. The show starts at 7pm. So if you want me to keep coming out to Marietta, Georgia every month, come to this show! I'm also bookd for InConjunction and GenCon in Indianapolis.

Do you want another show on Concert Window? Post a comment in the shownotes.

The Gunn Runners Club is my home on Patreon. Right now, 116 people generously pledge $1 per month or more to support my life as a musician. Patrons get free music, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, a stereo version of the Pub Songs Podcast and first look at new videos. You can see all the cool gifts you get for just $1 at marcgunn.com/us/

I have a bunch of new patrons this month thanks to the my Firefly Kickstarter. I'll tell you about that in a moment, but first... Special thanks to Sandra Lang, Esther, James Rowland, Brian Staab, Scott Selhorst, Sarah, Tony Montuori, Dylan Birtolo, Glen Miller, Charlie Thul, Joseph Haydu, Meghan Sommers, Nancy Yorke, Robert Smith, Anne Hunter, John Garrett, Steven Hernacki, Philip Kennedy, Justin Matthews, Carolina Ceili, Jan Czenkusch, Kevin Jackson, Jolene Butt, Tim M. O'Brien, Luke Miller, Josh Brown, Les Gebhardt.

When you join the Gunn Runners Club, you don't just get all of the amazing goodies I mentioned earlier. You also get a digital copy of my next album. It's for the Browncoats, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity. It's called "As Long As I'm Flyin'".

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:12 "Monahan's Mudder's Milk" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

4:46 "Boys of the Old Brigade" by Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones from Let Ye All Be Irish Tonight

8:07 "Join the British Army" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of Ireland

9:58 "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" by The Kilt Lifters from Jack in the Green

14:03 "Arthur McBride" by Crikwater from Crikwater

19:37 "Cuddles McGish" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Whiskers in the Jar

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26:46 "The Long Arm" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

29:31 "Hush, Now Little Citizens" by Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn from Firefly Drinking Songs

32:35 "Foggy Dew" by 3 Pints Gone from Health to the Company

38:02 "Blue Sun" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

40:35 "The Wide Rio Grand" by Ed Miller from Many's the Fine Tale

46:49 "Hero of Canton" by Marc Gunn from As Long As I'm Flyin'

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus find out what's new with my music. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

Nearly 3 hours of St. Patrick's Day pub songs in one giant playlist with music from House of Hamill, The Selkie Girls, Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger, Sons of Malarkey, Andrew McKee, Poitin, NUA, The Muckers, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Runa, Connemara Stone Company, Black Market Haggis, Boston Blackthorne, Marc Gunn & Samantha Gillogly, The Ne'er Duwels, Claire Roche, Seamus Kennedy, Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser, Plastic Paddy, Johnsons Motorcar, FIMM, We Banjo 3, Abby Green, The Dubliners' Tabby Cats. by Slipjig, Smithfield Fair, Ockham's Razor, The Tea Merchants, Celtic Pink Floyd, Barleyjuice, The Tossers, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Marc Gunn. Get 5 MP3s free at pubsong.net

If you're new to this podcast, I want you to think first if you enjoyed that first song. Because if you don't like my music, you won't like this show. So stop listening now.

I have released over 20 studio albums since 2004. I thought it would be nice to make playlists of my music, when I realized, I have been publishing this podcast since 2005. This is the perfect place to create a Marc Gunn playlist. So over the next two hours, you will enjoy lots of my music, intermixed with a small sampling of my favorite bands from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.

I say small, because there's a lot of great music, and I also am aiming for a drinking songs feel to this show. Because that's kinda what I do. Sci Fi and Irish drinking songs, merged together in harmony.

But don't worry. There's a bunch of trad tunes in the mix as well...

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Listen to more St. Patrick's Day music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. There are four hours of St. Patrick's Day music specials there. Plus you can download "17 Free Celtic MP3s for St. Patrick's Day" from some of the awesome indie Celtic bands featured on the podcast last year.

You can find more St. Patrick's Day Party Music on my website I dedicated to St Paddy's Day. You'll find St Patrick's Day lyrics, playlists and even a podcast dedicated to St. Patrick's Day.

I want to send out a quick thanks to my newest patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Special thanks to Jim Cope, Kate Dempsey, Kimber, and Karen Walker. The Gunn Runners Club is my home on Patreon. Right now, 94 people generously pledge $1 per month or more to support my life as a musician. Patrons get free music, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, a stereo version of the Pub Songs Podcast and first look at new videos. You can support me for as little as $1 per month. You can see all the cool gifts you get for just $1 at marcgunn.com/us/

 

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:16 "Rising of the Moon" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's day

3:37 "Fierce Cottage" by House of Hamill from Wide Awake

7:55 "Shepherd Lad" by The Selkie Girls from Pirate Queen

11:51 "I'm a Rover, Seldom Sober" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

14:02 "Loretto Reid's" by Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger from Sound & fury

17:20 "The Rocky Road to Dublin" by Sons of Malarkey from Gulls Lads

21:04 "Orange and Green" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard

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25:01 "Brendan's Reels" by Poitin from Simple Pleasures

29:02 "Browncoats Keep Flyin'" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

31:50 "Rest in Pineapple" by NUA from FLOW

35:57 "Paddy on the Railway" by The Muckers from The Muckers

39:08 "The Bold Fisherman" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Paper of Pins

45:27 "Fairy Tale Waltz" by Marc Gunn from Heart's Ease

49:05 "The Ruthless Wife" by Runa from Current Affairs

53:54 "Boys from the Ruhr" by Connemara Stone Company from Back Home

57:35 "Babes in the Woods Set" by Black Market Haggis from Better Than It Sounds

1:00:20 "Peggy Gordon" by Marc Gunn from The Bridge

1:04:34 "Billy in the Lowlands" by Boston Blackthorne from County Kerry to Kerry Park

1:08:47 "Prancing Pony" by Marc Gunn with Samantha Gillogly from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

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1:12:19 "The Widow and the Devil" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

1:15:39 "Crossing the Atlantic" by The Ne'er Duwels from The Ne'er Duwels

1:21:27 "The Wreck of the Bold Irish Stout" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs Dragons

1:26:32 "The Robin's Jaunt Set" by Claire Roche from Hello, I'm Claire Roche

1:29:55 "The Scottish Song" by Seamus Kennedy from A Smile and a Tear

1:33:05 "Streets of Laredo/Bard of Armagh" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music

1:37:23 "Kitty's Rambles/Dowd's 9 Lives/Jenny's Chickens" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats from Whiskers in the Jar

1:41:30 "Irish Lass" by Plastic Paddy from Lucky Enough

1:44:17 "27years" by Johnsons Motorcar from Funky Disco Hardcore

1:47:27 "Johnny Jump Up" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Live at the Cactus Cafe

1:51:57 "Celtic Wedding Reels" by FIMM from Roiboos e Disappunti and Irish Celtic Music

1:59:25 "Tell Me Why" by We Banjo 3 from Gather the Good

2:04:04 "The Boatman" by Abby Green from Fig for a Kiss

2:09:36 "Lord of the Pounce" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

2:13:54 "Star Above the Garter/Dennis Murphy's/Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife" by Slipjig from So Far...

2:18:22 "Dumbarton's Drums" by Smithfield Fair from Scotland, Fair Scotland

2:22:36 "Hi Ri Him Bo" by Ockham's Razor from Wolves in the Walls

2:26:26 "Led Zepplin Polkas" by The Tea Merchants from One Lump or Two?

2:23:52 "Another Brick in the Wall Pt2" by Celtic Pink Floyd from Live, In Studio

2:36:55 "Mush Mush" by Barleyjuice from A Night at the Pub

2:40:59 "Pleasant Peasant Pheasant Plucking Song" by Marc Gunn from What Color Is Your Dragon?

2:42:56 "Did It All For You" by The Tossers from Agony

2:44:45 "Celtic-American" by The Stubby Shillelaghs from Celtic-American

2:50:09 "The Parting Glass" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my patrons in the Gunn Runners Club. Would you like 5 of my MP3s for Free? Plus get twice monthly updates of what's new. Subscribe to the podcast and newsletter at www.pubsong.net.

St Patrick's Day is almost here. I thought I'd celebrate with nearly 2-hours of St. Patrick's Day pub songs, including a special feature on the famous Irish song "Wild Rover. Enjoy music from Marc Gunn, Jamie Haeuser, Barleyjuice, Poitin, Noel Nash, Danny O'Flaherty, Brobdingnagian Bards, Bedlam Bards, Dan the Bard, Bret Blackshear, Spirited Lads, Norah Rendell, Mason Brown, Black 47, Beltain, Kilted Kings, The McCabes. Download 5 Free MP3s at pubsong.net

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Watch me perform live for a St Patrick's Day Music Smackdown on Concert Window on Sunday, March 12, 2017

Subscribe to listen to St Patrick's Day with Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.

Join the Gunn Runners Club. Get a free autographed copy of Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day. Special thanks to new patrons: Joan Hoffman, Emma Egner, and Jessica Clark.

New CD: Irish Adventures on Higgins' Moon

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:12 "Arthur McBride" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day

3:25 "Men of New Basin Canal" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How American Saved Irish Music

6:31 "St Patrick's Day" Barleyjuice from This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

9:23 "St. Patrick's Day Polkas" by Poitin from Irish Celtic Music

15:40 "St Patrick's Day Anthem" by Noel Nash and Danny O'Flaherty from St. Patrick's Day Anthem

18:57 "Isn't It Grand, Boys?" by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death

22:50 "Kilkelly, Ireland" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day

Feature on Wild Rover

27:55 "Wild Rover" by Brobdingnagian Bards from A Faire to Remember

30:18 "Wild Rover (Bill Palmer's Version)" by Bedlam Bards from Take Out the Trash

33:40 "Wild Kitty" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

36:26 "The Klingon Wild Rover" by Dan the Bard from Cross-Genre References

39:12 "Wild(er) Rover Blues" by Bret Blackshear from Fingers, Frets and Fire

43:16 "Wild Rover" by Spirted Lads from Spirited Lads

Feature on St. Patrick's Day Songs

46:29 "St Patrick's Day" by Norah Rendell from Spinning Yarns

50:48 "Bully for All/St Patrick's Day" by Mason Brown from When Humans Walked the Earth

53:15 "St Patrick's Day" by Black 47 from Last Call

56:43 "Two Hours After St. Patrick's Day" by Beltaine from Jump at Samhain's Fire

1:00:12 "Marionette Jig/Spinner's Reel" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

1:03:31 "Paddy's Day" by The McCabes from Dark Before the Dawn

Upcoming Show

1:07:24 "Sweeney's Buttermilk" by FIMM from Rooibos E Disappunti and Best of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast

1:09:53 "Old Dun Cow" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

1:13:47 "The Night Paddy Murphy Died" by Screeched Inn from Screeched Inn

1:17:26 "The Hunter Set" by Runa from Live

1:22:23 "Erin Go Bragh" by Wild Colonial Bhoys from Century

1:27:09 "The Green Fields of America/Tommy Coen's" by Andrew Finn Magill from Roots

1:30:10 "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by Marc Gunn from Irish Drinking Songs

1:34:08 "What Shall We Do With a Catnipped Kitty" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats from Whiskers in the Jar

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my Gunn Runners on Patreon. They pledge $1 or more per month to support my music. As a patron, you'll get free music downloads, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, and first look at new videos. Find details on Patreon at marcgunn.net.

Finally, how would you like 5 of my most-popular MP3s? Plus weekly updates of what's new. Sign up at www.pubsong.net.

Happy Valentine's Day with Celtic love pub songs from Marc Gunn, 3 Pints Gone, Lady Moon, Shillelagh!, Abby Green, Emerald Rose, Black 47, Gaelic Storm, Kilted Kings. Download 6 MP3s free, including "When She Held Me In Her Arms" at pubsong.net

 

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Live internet show on Concert Window on Feb 16, 2017 at 8 PM

Special thanks to new patrons: J Lynn Baker

Join the Gunn Runners Club. Get a free autographed copy of Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day

 

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:16 "When She Held Me In Her Arms" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Love

3:30 "When Will We Be Married" by 3 Pints Gone from Health to the Company

6:34 "Siuil a Run" by Lady Moon from Fairy's Love Song

10:06 "Cruiscin Lan" by Abby Green from Why Should I?

14:41 "Lish Young Buy-A-Broom" by Shillelagh! from A Turn of Fortune

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18:46 "Kiss Me I'm Irish" by Gaelic Storm from Bring Yer Willies

23:31 "Worlds Wedding" by Emerald Rose from Celtic Crescent

27:03 "Wedding Reel" by Black 47 from Bankers and Gangsters

31:41 "Peggy Gordon" by Marc Gunn from The Bridge

37:47 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my Gunn Runners on Patreon. They pledge $1 or more per month to support my music. As a patron, you'll get free music downloads, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, and first look at new videos. Find details on Patreon at marcgunn.net.

Finally, how would you like 5 of my most-popular MP3s? Plus weekly updates of what's new. Sign up at www.pubsong.net.

The official CD release of Kilted Kings' new album "Name On My Soul" is just over a week away. So I wanted to highlight more songs from the album and share lots of news, including the daily Facebook Live videos I am doing. It is also the CD release of Andrew McKee's debut album. You'll enjoy some fun music from Marc Gunn, Andrew McKee, Battlelegs, Chris Murphy, Tom Smith, Kilted Kings. Download 6 MP3s for free at pubsong.net/152

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• Facebook Live Daily until Feb 2nd
• Live internet show on Concert Window on Feb 2, 2017 at 7:30 PM
• Make a donation
• Burns Day is January 25th. Scottish music on this week's Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
• Free MP3 of "The Prettiest Hobbit" at pubsong.net/152
• Special thanks to my new Patreons in the Gunn Runner Club: J Lynn Baker, Errol Tyrone Olson, Bowen Cheek
• "Hallelujah" feedback: 
  Kym Walsh posted on Facebook: "I have very strong feelings about remakes. There's no reason to remake a song unless you can give it your own slant...that's just a cover and I think there is a real difference. I know you said your voice is better, but would it just sound more like Leonard Cohen? If you think it could sound more like Marc Gunn doing homage, then do it! I think this version sounds like a nice version of Marc Gunn doing the song. I wouldn't want to speak for Leonard Cohen, but he seemed very enthusiastic about sharing his music and verse.. if you want to do it again... do it, see how it goes!"
• Celtic Invasion of Brittany closes on Feb 15, 2017

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:12 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

7:15 "Satisfied" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard

10:23 "Six Fights" by Battlelegs from Lost My Shoes

14:25 "Scots Wha Hae" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

21:14 "Orange and Green" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard

23:38 "The Tinker's Dream" by Chris Murphy from The Tinker's Dream

28:30 "Be A Dragon" by Tom Smith from Patreon

37:04 "Wild Mountain Thyme" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my Gunn Runners on Patreon. They pledge $1 or more per month to support my music. As a patron, you'll get free music downloads, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, and first look at new videos. Find details on Patreon at marcgunn.net.

Finally, how would you like 5 of my most-popular MP3s? Plus weekly updates of what's new. Sign up at www.pubsong.net.

Kilted Kings will officially release our debut album on Thursday, February 2, 2017. We're planning a big CD Release to launch the album up the charts. You can help. In the meantime, I have a bunch of fun Celtic pub songs for you to enjoy this week.

Enjoy music from Kilted Kings, The Rogues, Marc Gunn, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Matt Hughes, Crepuscule, House of Hamill. Get 5 free Mp3s at pubsong.net.

This Week in the Pub

O:12 "The Prettiest Hobbit" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

2:32 "Pipe Major Domo" by The Rogues from Made in Texas

7:10 "Rising of the Moon" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St Patrick's Day

9:13 "Erin Go Bragh" by Wild Colonial Bhoys from Century

14:31 "The Mower" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

17:04 "A Deal With Grim" by Matt Hughes from Soul of the Common Man

19:42 "Blow Away the Morning Dew" by Crepuscule from Horizon

24:22 "Nightmare" by House of Hamill from Wide Awake

28:51 "Old Dun Cow" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day

Hallelujah! The year is almost over. It's almost time to evaluate my successes and failures. But not in this show. This is Marc Gunn Radio with a highlight on a recording I made several years ago of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. I'm trying to decide if I want to re-record it or use this version for a future album. I'd love your feedback at pubsong.net.

You can support my music. Buy a CD in my Celtic Music CD Store.

 

Who's Playing the Pub Today

1:15 "Marionette Jig/Spinner's Reel" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

4:34 "Frog Kissin'" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

7:26 "Foggy Dew" by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death

11:20 "Auld Lang Syne" by Marc Gunn from The Bridge

18:46 "Hallelujah" by Marc Gunn from unreleased

22:41 "The Shining Lady Jean" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs. Dragons

25:58 "Kilkelly, Ireland" by Marc Gunn from Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day

31:50 "Name On My Soul" by Kilted Kings from Name On My Soul

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my Gunn Runners on Patreon. They pledge $1 or more per month to support my music. As a patron, you'll get free music downloads, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, and first look at new videos. Find details on Patreon at marcgunn.net.

Finally, how would you like 5 of my most-popular MP3s? Plus weekly updates of what's new. Sign up at pubsong.net.

 

Who was the red-headed queen of Ireland? Why did she assault the harpers of old? Author Rie Sheridan Rose tells the story behind her song “Soul of A Harper”. New Star Trek inspired musical pin.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #275.

00:14 - Brobdingnagian Bards “The Unicorn Song” from Songs of Ireland

3:38 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. I have a livestreaming concert this Thursday on Bandcamp.

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or even better or you can subscribe and download all of my songs in this show. Just send me an email.  pubsong@celtfather.

You will get an auto responder to download the month’s songs. You will also get that subscribe link. It’s quick and easy. While you’re emailing me to get your free EP, let me know what you’re doing while listening to this episode.

5:04 - WHAT’S NEW

• w Star Trek Pint Glass- Musical Pin
• Shirts by Miranda Nelson Designs
• Kickstarter Coming for Dancing With Hobbits
• Are you subscribed via Google Podcasts? Try Podcast Addict, Amazon Music, or Spotify.
• In the Verse podcast - Stormtrooper drinking song
• “Star of the County Down” story by Rod Nevin on May 2021
• Podcast with songs by Rie Sheridan Rose

9:30 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• OCT 19: Bandcamp Internet Concert @ 7:30 PM
• OCT 20-22: Multiverse Con, Atlanta, GA
• OCT 27: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 6:00-9:00 PM
• DEC 3: Nerdy Wonderland Holiday Market at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA
• DEC 10: Nerdy Noel, Huntsville, AL

11:12 - Fire In The Glen "Whup Jamboree" from Cutting Bracken

14:48 - JOIN THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you get weekly access to my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. Sign up for as little as $5 per month. Email pubsong@celtfather !

Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Mykael, Mia

If you can’t support us financially, you can leave a review for free.

15:39 - THE STORY OF SOUL OF A HARPER BY RIE SHERIDAN ROSE

19:18 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Soul of a Harper” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

22:49 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Sign up for new podcasts, videos, and songs every month. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs.

You can follow and listen to the show wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to read the show notes for this episode and find out where I’m performing.

And of course, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

Remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

#pubstories #unicornsong #riesheridanrose

 

This show is dedicated to the music of science fiction conventions. I have quite a lot of it. If you love cons as much as I do, I think you'll enjoy this episode of Marc Gunn radio.

Over the years, I have found science fiction conventions to be my ideal musical venue. All the Rennies who are working at Renaissance festivals attend my shows. All the geeks as well as the Celts who love geeky things are there. That's why I continue to book shows at cons. Get 5 Free MP3s when at pubsong.net.

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Sci Fi Convention Bookings in 2017: Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo, InConjunction Guest of Honor. Still waiting to hear from AnachroCon, GenCon, DragonCon, but I'm hopeful.

Past Guest of Honors: MidSouthCon, I-Con Science Fiction Convention (March 17-19th), MileHiCon, ShadowCon

Rie Sheridan Rose

Who's Playing the Pub Today

2:09 "A Drop of Vulcan Blood" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

5:32 "Keep Them Soaring" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs. Dragons

8:40 "It's Good To Have Jayne On Your Side" by Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn from Firefly Drinking Songs

12:25 "Gollum Blues" by Marc Gunn from What Color Is Your Dragon?

16:19 "Exclamations" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

18:51 "The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf" by Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

21:48 "The Ring of Hope" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

25:52 "Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

30:31 "Pirates vs. Dragons" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs. Dragons

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, then share the show. Special thanks to all of my Gunn Runners on Patreon. They pledge $1 or more per month to support my music. As a patron, you'll get free music downloads, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, and first look at new videos. Find details on Patreon at marcgunn.net.

Finally, how would you like 5 of my most-popular MP3s? Plus weekly updates of what's new. Sign up at www.pubsong.net.

I got a reminder today that is was St. Andrew's Day. St Andrew's is the patron saint of Scotland. So I thought this would be a great day to share some Scottish songs and to celebrate us kilt fans. Music from Brobdingnagian Bards, Marc Gunn, Ceann, Patrick's Head, and The Stubby Shillelaghs.

You can find shownotes at pubsong.net and you can also download 5 free MP3s when you subscribe to my mailing list.

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* Kilted Kings are at Louisiana Renaissance Festival for the next two weekends. Matthew Trautwein will join me this weekend. And Randy Wothke is back for final weekend of faire.

* Send Celtic Christmas Greetings to your loved ones and include a free CD when you ship it. You can order Celtic Christmas Greeting Cards or just buy my Christmas album. It's on sale for a limited time.

* Celebrate Christmas with hours of free Celtic Christmas music thanks to the Celtic Christmas Podcast and several awesome podcasts that are sharing their Christmas shows in one easy feed. Subscribe here.

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:13 "Donald, Where's Your Drunken Scotsman" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Real Men Wear Kilts

4:03 "Kilted For Her Pleasure" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

6:17 "Where's Your Kilt" by Ceann from Making Friends

10:10 "The Scotsman Unbound" by Rimbo with Brobdingnagian Bards from Rimobsity

13:30 "Jock Stuart, A Man Who Wears A Kilt Every Day" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure

17:58 "Kilts Up, Knickers Down" by Patrick's Head from Arse Biscuits!

20:33 "Mairi's Wedding" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

22:28 "Celtic-American" by The Stubby Shillelaghs (feat. Marc Gunn) from Celtic-American

25:55 "Mingulay Boat Song" by Marc Gunn from Scottish Songs of Drinking & Rebellion

The Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. If you enjoyed this episode, then please post a review on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. As always support the musicians who support this podcast, buy their CDs, and then tell your friends.

Special thanks to all of my Gunn Runners on Patreon. They pledge $1 or more per month to support my music. As a patron, you'll get free music downloads, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, and first look at new videos. Find details on Patreon at marcgunn.net.

Finally, how would you like 5 free MP3s of my music? Plus, you'll get a friendly email from me every week or so where you hear what's new? Go to www.pubsong.net for details.

 

Which is scarier: Halloween or the U.S. Presidential Elections? I think the later. To make Election Day easier, I present to you an Election Day Drinking Game. This episode will get you warm and toasty drunk enough for more drinking on Election Day, thanks to Spoon University. Music from Marc Gunn, Syr, Andrew McKee, Merry Wives of Windsor. Please LIKE and SHARE this podcast with your friends. You might even learn something... Download 21 Celtic and Geek MP3s for free at pubsong.net

Pub Talk

* Kilted Kings at Louisiana Renaissance Festival

* In this show, take a sip anytime you hear the word drink or drunk. Take two sips each time you hear the word beer or wine. Down your beer any time you hear mention of one of the candidates. Take a shot anytime you hear any type of liquor.

* Don't share articles until you triple check them.

* Renaissance Festival Podcast

* If you want to see the original 2016 US Election Day Drinking Game, click here.

1. Take a Sip When the candidate you support wins a state.
Take two sips when the candidate you do not support wins a state.

2. Take a Shot When...
-Battleground states go the color you want them to
-Major states turn a color (California, New York...)
-Voter percentages exceed 55-65%
-Senate seats fall towards the Democratic Party
-Hillary Clinton's speech tries to appeal to the younger voters

3. Shotgun Your Beer If...
-Trump Wins
-Trump refuses to concede
-Trump's speech following the election results include "Crooked Hillary"
-Hillary Clinton wins the election by a landslide
-Hillary Clinton tries to appeal to millennial's during her speech.

Who's Playing the Pub Today

0:42 "Let's Get Drunk Tonite" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

6:11 "Come and Be a Pirate" by Marc Gunn from Pirates vs. Dragons

8:27 "Whiskey, Johnny" by Marc Gunn from Going for Brogue and Celtic Geek

11:39 "Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster" by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

16:46 "Beer Medley (Live)" by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard

22:47 "Devil and the Knight" by Merry Wives of Windsor from Here's to the Men

25:57 "I Drove My Father to Drink" by Syr from Home

28:58 "I'll Drink From Dusk Til Dawn" by Marc Gunn from Celtic Halloween EP

34:46 "Scouring the Shire" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits

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