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Greetings Celtic Music Lovers,
I hope you had a great holiday and a fantastic year. I sure did.
Last year, we changed the name of the magazine to the Celtic Music Magazine. We added a bunch of new reviewers to our team. We restarted the free Celtic MP3s that originally launched this magazine. We also celebrated our Celtic music culture and diaspora.
In 2012, we will continue to celebrate our heritage. I want to build our Celtic community bigger and stronger than ever.
To that end, I will continue to publish our award-winning Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I am also enlisting the aid of a few Celtic musicians to blog about their music, community, and experiences around the country.
I want your involvement. So drop by the website. Join our facebook community. Post a comment. Let’s make 2012 our biggest year yet.
Slainte!
Marc Gunn
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Celtic Music News and Blogs
What’s happening in our Celtic music world
- New to the Celtic Music Magazine in 2012
- Celtic Roots Craic 45 – ‘Ach, would yez catch yerselves on?’
- Just T’inkin’ A Celtic Music Blog from Jim O’Connor of Boston Blackthorne
Celtic CD Reviews
Every month, we review a bunch of new Celtic music CDs by some of the best indie Celtic musicians online. Here are a few albums reviewed last month:
- James Olin Oden with “Samhain’s March”
- “Mist Covered Mountains” by Barrowburn
- “Still In One Piece” by George Murphy
- “Beyond the Waves” by Ciara Considine
You can find these albums and support the magazine when you buy them on CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes.
Free Celtic MP3s
Who doesn’t love free stuff? That’s one of the reasons I started to the magazine in the first place. I wanted you to have a taste of the variety of incredible Celtic music there is out there. I hope you find some new favorites.
- MP3: “The Measure of a Man” by The Rogues
- MP3: “Uncle Michael” by The Fighting Jamesons
- MP3: “Happy are the Dead” by Sons of Malarkey
- MP3: “Beer Almighty” By Firkin
- Free MP3: “Spreading the Sea Wrack” by Avalon Rising
Don’t forget to support the artists who share their music. Buy an album, see a show and let them know you found them in the Celtic Music Magazine. You can also support the magazine when you buy them through the links on our website to CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes.
Thanks again for subscribing to the Celtic Music Magazine. I hope you enjoy all the new music.
Slainte!
- Marc Gunn
About the Celtic Music Magazine
Celtic Music Magazine is a monthly publication by acoustic Celtic folk musician and podcaster Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. The magazine promotes Celtic musicians worldwide, and you can help these artists:
1. Visit the links provided
2. Download the music
3. Order a CD, write, or donate to the band
4. Forward this ezine to THREE friends
5. Ask them to subscribe and help Celtic music grow
Copyright 2000-2012 Marc Gunn
Celtic Music Magazine
The Home of Indie Celtic Music Online
March — 21,000+ subscribers
Don’t just download.
Support artists you like & Buy.
Then, forward this newsletter to a friend.
Subscribe today!
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Greetings Celtic Music Lovers,
St. Patrick’s Day is less than two weeks away. I will perform in downtown Birmingham for Shamrockin’ in Five Points. It’s organized by the Alabama Celtic Association, of which I am now a board member.
Joining the board of your local Celtic organization is a great way to get involved in your Celtic community. Believe it or not, your involvement is the first step to making your community strong and vibrant. That’s because people are always saying, “I wish…”. It is only through our actions that those wishes are fulfilled. So get involved today.
How do you plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
Slainte!
Marc Gunn
St Patrick’s Day with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and the Celtic Music Magazine
Every year, I offer several great St. Patrick’s Day music specials. All of them free for your enjoyment. Here’s what you can expect in the next two weeks:
- TWO St. Patrick’s Day specials of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
- 17 Free Celtic Music Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day
- Pub Songs Podcast 100th episode and St. Patrick’s Day special
- St Patrick’s Day with the Renaissance Festival Podcast
That’s just the beginning. Keep an eye on my blogs for more great Celtic music news at www.celticmp3s.com.
Vote Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
I made a big change to how voting is done with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Now you can vote for your TWO favorite songs in the show. You have one month to cast your votes. Right now you can vote for your favorite songs in shows #117 and #118.
- Vote for your favorite song in the latest show
Celtic Music News and Blogs
What’s happening in our Celtic music world
- “Just T’inkin’” a Celtic Music Blog by Jim O’Connor of Boston Blackthorne
- 5 Great Celtic CDs You Can Enjoy for St. Patrick’s Day
- Spotlight on Celtic Music: Burning Bridget Cleary
- Celtic Roots Craic! 48 – ‘Up the Lagan in a bubble?’
Celtic CD Reviews
Every month, we review a bunch of new Celtic music CDs by some of the best indie Celtic musicians online. Here are a few albums reviewed last month:
- Review: “Bareknuckle Pipes & Drums” by Albannach
- Review: “Live Out Loud” By Maidens IV
- Review: “Hicks the Pirate” by Jolly Rogues
- Top 10 Celtic Music CDs Of 2011
- Review: “Celtic Pink Floyd” by Celtic Pink Floyd
- Review: “Off the Wagon – Volume 2? by Icewagon FLU
You can find these albums and support the magazine when you buy them on CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes.
Free Celtic MP3s
Who doesn’t love free stuff? That’s one of the reasons I started to the magazine in the first place. I wanted you to have a taste of the variety of incredible Celtic music there is out there. I hope you find some new favorites.
- MP3: “Dance With The River” By Shishonnah
- MP3: “A Place Where Time Stops” By Scott Hoye
- MP3: “Going Back To Ireland” By The Bloody Irish Boys
- MP3: “Dark Isle” By Ceol Gan Achar
- MP3: “Follow Me Down” By Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna
- MP3: “Arrah, Come In Out Of The Rain” by The Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra
Don’t forget to support the artists who share their music. Buy an album, see a show and let them know you found them in the Celtic Music Magazine. You can also support the magazine when you buy them through the links on our website to CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes.
Thanks again for subscribing to the Celtic Music Magazine. I hope you enjoy all the new music.
Slainte!
- Marc Gunn
About the Celtic Music Magazine
Celtic Music Magazine is a monthly publication by acoustic Celtic folk musician and podcaster Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. The magazine promotes Celtic musicians worldwide, and you can help these artists:
1. Visit the links provided
2. Download the music
3. Order a CD, write, or donate to the band
4. Forward this ezine to THREE friends
5. Ask them to subscribe and help Celtic music grow
Copyright 2000-2012 Marc Gunn
Celtic Music Magazine
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May -- 22,000+ subscribers
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Greetings Celtic Music Lovers,
I just returned from a spectacular five days in Ireland with my family. It's not often I get a personal vacation. This was a rare joy.
We drove to Galway where we stayed three nights. We visited Kylemore Abbey and the Cliffs of Moher. In the evening, we stopped off at a couple pubs on Quay Street to catch some traditional Irish music. My daughter Kenzied danced along in blissful, exhausted delight.
Back to Dublin for two nights, we visited Newgrange and spent a tiny bit o'time on Grafton Street.
The highlights were the family time. Like as we watched Kenzie try to climb ALL the steps up to the top of the Cliffs. Or when we took a brief break in Kinvara to visit the local farmer's market.
When it comes to traveling, I'm a firm believer that it's not about the sights you see. Sure, the Cliffs are specatacular to behold. Rather, it is the people you see them with that make the trip magical.
The magic will be revisited in a couple more weeks. I join my extended family for another Celtic Invasion Vacation. I shall invade Galway once again with a large group ready to experience the magic of Ireland with good food, good drink, and good company.
I can't wait! Slainte!
Marc Gunn
Can Indie Irish Celtic Music Top the Charts?
Have you ever watched your favorite Celtic band try to top the charts?
Topping the charts is not an easy thing to do. My old group, the Brobdingnagian Bards, was able to do it once on CD Baby. We promoted our CD Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales. At the end of the week, we broke #1 on the entire website. We were ecstastic. CD Baby is the largest online retailer for indie music. I've never been able to duplicate that mission. But I'm ready to try.
This time, I'm not promoting one band. I'm promoting two: FIMM and Poitin. These are two of the hottest indie Celtic bands on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I love their music so much, I decided to create a special compilation CD featuring just their music called Irish Celtic Music. The album is now on sale.
I want you to buy this album,
but please don't buy it yet!
You see, I decided to help these bands Top the Charts.I am asking people to Buy just ONE SONG from the CD. The song by Poitin is named "Memories of Ireland". It's a beautiful track that will get your blood pumping.
Heck, the whole album will do that, but again, I just want you to buy the one tune on a specific date--Wednesday, May 23rd.
There are 22,000 people on this mailing list. If even one percent of you bought this one 99 cent tune on May 23rd, that song would be #1 on both iTunes and Amazon. That would mean greater visibility for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It would mean more fans for FIMM and Poitin. And it would show the world that Celtic music is something that is loved on more than just St. Patrick's Day. It's something we Celts hold in our hearts all year long.
I won't kid you. This is not an easy task. But I firmly believe that together we can get enough people to buy that one song on Amazon or iTunes that we can tear up the charts and show the world that there's something much better than American Idol, Carrie Underwood, Adele, B.o.B., and Silversun Pickups. (I have no idea who most of those folks are, but they have top 10 singles on iTunes)
What does it take to help?
It only takes 99 cents. Or just share this idea with your friends on your social networks. Just tell your friends to go to
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/topthecharts/
Ask them to share the link with their friends. Invite them to join the mailing list there. Share. Share. Share.
It doesn't take 20,000 people to make a hit. A tenth of that on one day would obliterate the competition.
You can give back to your love of Celtic music. Help us Top the Charts!
Find out more here.
Vote Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
I made a big change to how voting is done with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Now you can vote for your TWO favorite songs in the show. You have one month to cast your votes.
- Vote for your favorite song in the latest show
Our Celtic Podcasts
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #122 – Feature on the Bodhran
Irish Celtic music from FIMM, Iona, Finbar Furey, Flook, Navan, George Murphy, Ceann, Hugh Morrison, Black 47, First Highland Watch, Callanach, West of Eden.
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #121
Music from Oisin McAuley, Haggis Rampant, Gallowglass Irish Trio, Susan Kidney and Donna Germano, Ed Miller, Canned Haggis, Sligo Rags, Headland, Plaidgrass, Hair of the Dog, Greenwich Meantime, The McDades, Fergus, Brian Hebert & Friends.
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #120 – St Patrick’s Day Music Special #2
Music from Sean Orr, Burning Bridget Cleary, Rambling Sailors, Jameson’s Revenge, Jesse Ferguson, Tuatha Dea, Stout Pounders, Marc Gunn, Leah Jorgenson, Danny O’Flaherty and Noel Nash, NeidFyre, The Makem and Spain Brothers, Vintage Wildflowers, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Sons of Malarkey, Sylvia Platypus, Trip McCool, The Rogues, Murder the Stout, Abby Green.
Pub Songs Podcast #102 – How to Travel with a Toddler in Ireland
I am back from Ireland. My voice is working properly again. We had an exciting trip and learned a lot about how to travel with a toddler in Ireland. Plus, I finally made a big decision. Stay tuned because I’m gonna need your help to Top the Charts!
Pub Songs Podcast #101 – Irish Celtic Music
Today’s show highlights my new compilation CD featuring the incredible music of Poitin and FIMM.
Renaissance Festival Podcast #193 – Interview with BrouHaHa
Music from Abby Green, Iris and Rose, Circa Paleo, The Other Woman, Gwyneth Whistlewood the Feral Flute, Iron Hill Vagabonds, Captain John Stout, Molly & The Tinker, Zoe Alexander, and Trinket
Renaissance Festival Podcast #192 – Interview with Iron Wolf Forge
Music from Bounding Main, Howl-O, Marc Gunn & The Dubliners Tabby Cats, The Pirates of Rogues Cove, Iris and Rose, Bret Blackshear, Craig of Farrington, Brobdingnagian Bards, Phillip Hole the Singing Gravedigger, Pirate Comedy Show, Grey Aengus, and Wicked Tinkers
Renaissance Festival Podcast #191 – Interview with David Arkenstone
Music from Iris & Rose, Friends of Tradition, Queen’s Gambit, Kindred Spirits, The Jolly Rogues, David Arkenstone, Tartanic, 3 Pints Gone, Curtis & Loretta, Molly & The Tinker, and The Pirate Shantyman
That's just the beginning. Keep an eye on my blogs for more great Celtic music news at www.celticmp3s.com.
Celtic Music News
What's happening in our Celtic music world
You Can Help Us Top the Celtic Top 10
Celtic Roots Craic! 51 – Goliath, Samson and ‘Titanic Belfast’
“Jus’ T’inkin!” a Celtic Music Blog by Jim O’Connor of Boston Blackthorne
17 Free St. Patrick’s Day MP3s for 2012
A Few St. Patrick’s Day Gigs from Celtic Bands Around the World
Celtic CD Reviews
Every month, we review a bunch of new Celtic music CDs by some of the best indie Celtic musicians online. Here are a few albums reviewed last month:
“Frightening All the Dogs” by Sgian Dubh
“The Parting Glass” by Jesse Ferguson
"The Snake" by Shane MacGowan and The Popes
“Since Maggie Dooley Learned the Hooley Hooley” by The Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra
Free Celtic MP3s
Who doesn't love free stuff? That's one of the reasons I started to the magazine in the first place. I wanted you to have a taste of the variety of incredible Celtic music there is out there. I hope you find some new favorites.
“Pass the Tankard, Wench (Gael’s Reel)” By Sylvia Platypus
“Drill Ye Tarrier, Drill” By Trip McCool
“Emerald Isle” by Mary Lemanski
“St. Patrick’s Day Anthem” By Noel Nash and Danny O’Flaherty
Don't forget to support the artists who share their music. Buy an album, see a show and let them know you found them in the Celtic Music Magazine. You can also support the magazine when you buy them through the links on our website to CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes.
Thanks again for subscribing to the Celtic Music Magazine. I hope you enjoy all the new music.
Slainte!
- Marc Gunn
About the Celtic Music Magazine
Celtic Music Magazine is a monthly publication by acoustic Celtic folk musician and podcaster Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. The magazine promotes Celtic musicians worldwide, and you can help these artists:
1. Visit the links provided
2. Download the music
3. Order a CD, write, or donate to the band
4. Forward this ezine to SEVEN friends
5. Ask them to subscribe and help Celtic music grow
Copyright 2000-2012 Marc Gunn
Cooling Down with Celtic Music
CELTIC MUSIC MAGAZINE
The Home of Indie Celtic Music Online
July 2012 -- 21,000+ subscribers
Greetings My Celtic Friend,
Man, the heat is overbearing here in Birmingham, Alabama. I really miss
being in Galway where I was at the beginning of June. The weather was
cool with a wee bit o'rain. It was a wonderful break from the heat. And
I miss my fellow Celtic Invaders. I had a blast sitting in the parlor
of that castle, drinking cold beer and playing music. Now it's just
hot.
Today, I took my daughter to the Birmingham Zoo to cool off. We visited
the wild cats, tigers and lions. Then we made our way to the kids area.
They have an awesome fountain for kids to play in. I tore off my shoes
and dipped them in the cool water as Kenzie plopped down into the very
same puddle. The heat disappeared.
It's funny that summer is a big festival season. I know it's the time
of the summer vacations. But in the South, it's hot. Am I alone in
thinking this is a horrible time to be out in heat. Does great Celtic
music cool you off? Or is it just the cold Guinness that makes you
forget?
In fact, I'd love to hear your own Celtic festival stories. Wanna share
one in the Celtic Music Magazine blog? Write up your review of the
latest Celtic festival you went to and email it to me.
Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
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ReStrung Performing at the Saline Celtic Festival (July 12, 2008)]
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Celtic Freedom Playlist
July always seems like a month of freedom and independence to me.
That's due in part to the 4th of July--Independence Day in the States.
But it's also because I quit my day job on July 8, 2005. That was a
monumental day in my life, when I finally fulfilled my dream of
becoming a full-time musician. I never looked back. For that reason, I
decided to compile a Celtic Freedom Playlist.
Each month, I compile a new playlist of music to share on the Celtic
Music Magazine website. It's a bit different from the Irish & Celtic
Music Podcast playlists. I have a library of over 12,000 Celtic songs
and tunes. They are not all indie Celtic music which is all I am
allowed to play in the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
<http://celticmusicpodcast.com/> . Instead this playlist is themed from
my complete catalog.
August will be Gaelic month. I had a request for some Gaelic songs on
the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I'd like to know what are you
favorite Gaelic songs or tunes named in Gaelic? Send 'em to me and I'll
compile another great playlist to share with you in August.
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Sponsor Celtic Music Is Freedom
I have a new CD coming out this Fall. This album features a bunch of
traditional Celtic songs. Right now, it looks like there will be about
15-20 tracks from "Whiskey in the Jar" to "Danny Boy" to "Drunken
Sailor" to "May Morning Dew" to "Old Dun Cow." It's a fresh, fun look at
the Celtic songs I love.
Like many indie Celtic musicians, I'm trying to raise money to pay for
the album. It's gonna cost me about $4000. I raised about $500 thusfar.
So I have quite a ways to go. If you wanna feel helpful, make a
donation.
If you do donate, I have some cool bonus gifts, like limited-edition
t-shirts, autographed and numbered CDs, and even a lifetime memership
to Song Henge, the fan club of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Please
make a donation on my website
<http://marcgunn.com/projects/celtic-music-is-freedom-new-album-by-marc-\
gunn/> . You have until mid-August to do so.
If you'd like to listen to some rough mixes from the album, visit my
Reverbnation fanpage <http://www.reverbnation.com/marcgunn> .
[Posing in Co. Galway]
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What's New? Articles <http://celticmp3s.com/category/articles/>
Why You Should Buy a Celtic CD Today
CD Reviews <http://celticmp3s.com/category/cd_reviews/>
"Bofiguifluki" by Poitin
"Tennadeg" by An Erminig
"Gourlen" by An-Erminig
"Everything is Alright" (2008) by Burning Bridget Cleary
"Walk On Up" by Callanach
"IV" by Rising Gael
Free Celtic MP3s <http://celticmp3s.com/category/free_celtic_mp3s/>
MP3 "Paddy Murphy" by The Merry Wives of Windsor
MP3 "Happily Ever After" By The Merry Wives of Windsor
Celtic Music News <http://celticmp3s.com/category/music_news/>
Playlist: Celtic Music Freedom
Playlist: Celtic Songs for the Summer
Scottish/Irish Pirates
THE IRISH TEXANS
Celtic Roots Craic! 52 – `On the wings of an eagle'
Playlist: Celtic Music for May
Poitin and Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Top the Charts at #1
Spotlight on Celtic Music
<http://celticmp3s.com/category/spotlight-on-celtic-music/>
Spotlight on Celtic Music: Poitin
Gaelic Music, Sherwood Celtic Festival, Celtic Geeks
CELTIC MUSIC MAGAZINE
The Home of Indie Celtic Music Online
August 2012 -- 21,000+ subscribers
HIGHLIGHTS...
- What's New?
- Sherwood Celtic Music Festival
- Writers Wanted
- Gaelic Music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
- New Celtic T-Shirts--Celtic Music Is Freedom
- Are You a Celtic Geek Too?
- Unsubscribe at the bottom of the newsletter
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Greetings My Celtic Friend,
Summer is almost over. The kids are back in school. The weather is cooling down. And the best Celtic festivals are kicking off.
It's tough hosting festivals in the summer. The Texas Scottish Festival moved to early May this year, and I don't blame them. It was a hot summer. The only reason NOT to do a show in the Spring or Fall is to avoid all the other festivals doing the same.
Thankfully, when I go to Sherwood Celtic Music Festival in a few weeks and then Stone Mountain Highland Games a month later, the weather should be great. I'm performing at both those festivals. Look for me doing interviews as well.
I want to thank everyone who helped support my fundraiser for my next CD, "Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day" (formerly known as "Celtic Music Is Freedom"). It was an amazing event. I easily acheived my goal. The album will come out officially on January 17, 2013.
Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
SHERWOOD CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL, SEPT 22-23, 2012
http://www.SherwoodCelticMusicFestival.com
Just outside of Austin, Texas is one of the hottest new Celtic festivals. Last year's show was resounding success despite incredible competition from some bigger festivals including the Austin City Limits Festival. See some of Celtic Music's finest performers! From Ireland, Teada, featuring Shamus Begley, will be Sherwood's special guests. You'll also enjoy the music of Clandestine, Cleghorn, Blaggards, and Brizeus. Plus, there's a very special reunion of Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee--Brobdingnagian Bards!
See Great Scots prove their strength in the highland games – and shop for authentic Celtic crafts and fine foods. There will be Celtic Clans and Heritage Societies convening. Visit SherwoodCelticMusicFestival.com for more information.
WRITERS WANTED
Do you love Celtic music and culture? Do you love to write? The Celtic Music Magazine is opening up its blog to more writers. We're looking for five new individuals who might like to share their love of Celtic music and culture with our readers. Share articles, stories, album reviews, news of your favorite Celtic bands. We're open to all topics.
To join our team, send a writing sample to editor@celticmp3s.com .
GAELIC MUSIC FROM THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST
http://celticmusicpodcast.com/2012/irishcelticmusic-127/
As promised, I just finished recording the latest Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It is dedicated to Gaelic music. There are fourteen tracks of Gaelic songs and tunes (the title is in Gaelic, that is). You'll hear Irish Celtic music from Hawp, Vintage Wildflowers, Allison Barber, Claire Roche, The Borrowed Angels, Ken O'Malley, Iona, Seamus Stout, Fionnuala Sherry, The Canny Brothers Band, Tuatha Dea, Damanta, Jennifer Johnson, Navan.
Give the show a listen or two. Share it with your friends. Then don't forget to vote for your favorite song in the Celtic Top 20. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/vote/
NEW CELTIC T-SHIRTS--CELTIC MUSIC IS FREEDOM
http://www.celticmusic.org/celtic-t-shirts/
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast has a brand new t-shirt. It reads "Celtic Music Is Freedom" in beautiful Scottish blue and white. The shirt is now on sale in the Celtic Music CD Store. Or you can get one free when you become Sainted Song Henger.
Song Henge is the fan club of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. This is your chance to show your love the show and get some cool swag.
ARE YOU A CELTIC GEEK TOO?
I have a confession. I am a Celtic Geek. I love Celtic music and culture. That's why I publish this magazine and my award-winning podcast. However, I also love science fiction and fantasy. That's why I record songs about hobbits, Firefly, Star Wars, Dr. Who, dragons, and cats.
(Okay. Cats might not see to Sci Fi like until you've seen the art of Sarah Clemens (http://www.clemensart.com/). She's a brilliant fantasy artist who combines cats and dragons.)
But that's really not what I was talking about. I was actually talking about filk music. Yes. I spelled that right--F-I-L-K.
If you like novelty music, you might already know what filk is. Some would call it Sci Fi folk music. That's where it's origins lie. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filk_music) In addition to songs with Sci Fi topics, it also includes things like parodies. Take for instance my "Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers" CD series. That's filk music to the core--Irish songs rewritten about cats.
It's not just about cats though. It's about the fusion. My music is 20th century music for 23rd century people. It's sci fi drinking songs. It's everything that is fun about Celtic music.
As I travel the world from Celtic festivals to Renaissance festivals to science fiction conventions, I see more and more Celtic Geeks. Folks who love their sci fi and who love their Celtic music. I'm not entirely sure how many of us Celtic Geeks are out there. But I'd love to meet you. Drop me a line and tell me, "I'm a Celtic Geek too!"
WHAT'S NEW?
Articles
http://celticmp3s.com/category/articles/
CD Reviews
http://celticmp3s.com/category/cd_reviews/
Free Celtic MP3s
http://celticmp3s.com/category/free_celtic_mp3s/
Celtic Music News
http://celticmp3s.com/category/music_news/
Spotlight on Celtic Music
http://celticmp3s.com/category/spotlight-on-celtic-music/
Thanks again for subscribing to the Celtic Music Magazine. I hope you enjoy all the new music.
Slainte!
- Marc Gunn
About the Celtic Music Magazine
http://www.celticmp3s.com/
Celtic Music Magazine is a monthly publication by acoustic
Celtic folk musician and podcaster Marc Gunn, The Celtfather.
The magazine promotes Celtic musicians worldwide, and you
can help these artists:
1. Visit the links provided
2. Download the music
3. Order a CD, write, or donate to the band
4. Forward this ezine to THREE friends
5. Ask them to subscribe and help Celtic music grow
Copyright 2000-2012 Marc Gunn
Will the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Win Another Podcast Award?
Celtic Music Magazine
The Home of Indie Celtic Music Online
November -- 22,000+ subscribers
Don't just download.
Support artists you like & Buy.
Then, forward this newsletter to a friend.
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Greetings My Celtic Friend,
I hope you had a wonderful Samhain and Halloween. Once again, I took my, now two-year old, daughter Kenzie trick-or-treating. She was dressed as the most adorable Tinker Bell with our own unique design. It was beautiful, and also fitting after a we visited the Stone Mountain Highlands. It turns out Tinker Bell is Scottish. She's a registered member of Clan Bell. Who woulda thought?
I had a great time at the Stone Mountain Highland Games. I shared the stage with a great Scottish folksinger, Colin Grant-Adams. He's been on the Highland Games circuit for decades. And I was really excited to learn he was from Oban, Scotland. I led a Celtic Invasion there a few years back.
When I wasn't visiting my clan, I spent a little time talking with Neil of Rathkeltair. There's not a better group of Celtic rockers out there. Good people with great music. It was nice catching up with them and their stage-mates Gael Warning.
Spending more time in the Celtic community really got me thinking about community. I was reminded just how important it is for us to promote our culture. So I'm happy the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was able to support the games.
Do you have a favorite Highland Games? Share it on the blog.
Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
Will the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast win another Podcast Award?
The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was nominated once again for Best Podsafe Music in the 2012 Podcast Awards. We won twice before in 2009 and 2010. Can we repeat those wins? I think we can. Here's how you can help:
- Go to PodcastAwards.com and vote once a day, every day from now until November 15th.
- Tell your friends to vote too.
Music podcasts are one of the popular categories in the Podcast Awards. There are some heavy hitters in that genre. It will take all your help for us to win another will. So please cast your vote, then tell a friend.
New Irish & Celtic Music Podcasts
http://celticmusicpodcast.com/
We have several new Irish & Celtic Music Podcasts since I last published this 'zine. We've seen a new surge in popularity in the past few months with over 40,000 downloads of each show. I'm a bit blown away. But then our Song Hengers love the show. I'm glad. So keep listening!
Show #131 features Irish Celtic music from The Triskells, Free Range String Band, SlipJig, Peter Daldry, Jil Chambless & Scooter Muse, Paul Carroll, Leah Jorgensen, Merry Wives of Windsor, Dave Hum, Angus Mohr, Sliotar, Hair of the Dog, Mithril.
Show #130 features Irish Celtic music from IONA, Tania Opland and Mike Freeman, Colleen Raney & Colm MacCarthaigh, Leah Jorgensen, The Duplets, Sgian Dubh, Keltic Kudzu, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Lexington Field, Plantec, Rathkeltair, Gillian Boucher, Ed Miller.
Show #129 features Irish Celtic music from Steven Hawson, SlipJig, Scott Hoye, The Duplets, Bard of the South, Poitin, Brobdingnagian Bards, Atlantic Wave, Paul Carroll, The Langer's Ball, Sprag Session, The Borderers, Hair of the Dog, 3 Pints Gone.
Show #128 was a special feature from Marc Gunn's album "Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits". You can now listen to the album in its entirety in podcast form.
With Christmas just around the corner. Start thinking about subscribing to the Celtic Christmas Podcast athttp://celticchristmaspodcast.com/ . CDs make great gifts. So buy a Celtic CD and share it with a friend.
HELP WANTED
Wanted: Celtic Music News Reporter
Are you interested in what's happening in the Celtic music world? The Celtic Music Magazine is in need of dedicated Celtic music news reporter for our website. You must be self-motivated, have good grammar skills, and love sharing all of the great things happening in the world of Celtic music. This might include: news from Celtic websites and festivals, news from bands, new Kickstarter campaigns, cool Celtic videos you find, interviews and stories with bands featured on the website and whatever your imagination might create. This is unpaid, but you can help the Celtic Music Magazine promote our Celtic culture. Email editor@celticmp3s.com with "Celtic Music News Reporter" in the subject line.
Wanted: Celtic MP3 Editor
Do you love free MP3s? The Celtic Music Magazine needs a new Celtic MP3 Editor. You job will include uploading new MP3s via FTP to our website and editing artist descriptions into a simple blog that will be shared with thousands of Celtic music lovers. You get to help bands be heard. Email editor@celticmp3s.com with "Celtic MP3 Editor" in the subject line.
What's New?
Celtic Music and Culture Articles
http://celticmp3s.com/category/articles/
Celtic CD Reviews
http://celticmp3s.com/category/cd_reviews/
Free Celtic MP3s
http://celticmp3s.com/category/free_celtic_mp3s/
Celtic Music News
http://celticmp3s.com/category/music_news/
Spotlight on Celtic Music Artists
http://celticmp3s.com/category/spotlight-on-celtic-music/
Finally, if you want to show your support for this magazine or the podcast, please join Song Henge. That is the fan club of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. As a member, you not only support independent Celtic musicians who get heard in a world that shuns them, but you also keep the podcast going show after show, month after month, year after year. You can join Song Henge at http://www.songhenge.com/
Thank you for all your generous support. Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
Chief Editor of the Celtic Music Magazine
Host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
Have a Happy Celtic Christmas
CELTIC MUSIC MAGAZINE
The Home of Indie Celtic Music Online
December 2012 -- 21,000+ subscribers
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Greetings My Celtic Friend,
It's hard to believe we are less than two weeks until Christmas. I feel like I'm barely prepared for the holiday. In fact, I enlisted the help of Mattie Dalton to help me get things rolling with the Celtic Music Magazine to keep it growing. I'm super pleased to welcome Mattie as my Assistant Editor. Maybe I'll be able to get this 'zine out on a regular basis.
In the meantime, here's your last-minute reminder to buy Celtic for Christmas. There are a lot of great Celtic stores, business, and of course musicians selling their wares. When you buy Celtic, it's sorta like buying Local, except your supporting your cultural heritage and community.
If you're looking for some cool Celtic gifts, I have three articles that just might help ye out.
- Holiday Gift Guide: Support The Celtic Musicians and Crafters Edition
http://celticmp3s.com/2012/holiday-gift-guide-support-the-celtic-musicians-and-crafters-edition/
- Irish Fireside Holiday Gift Guide
http://irishfireside.com/2012/11/28/the-irish-fireside-holiday-gift-guide/
There's also a great new article called "Christmas of the Celts".
http://celticmp3s.com/2012/christmas-of-the-celts/
Have a Happy Celtic Christmas. Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
CELTIC CHRISTMAS PODCAST
http://www.celticchristmaspodcast.com/
The Celtic Christmas Podcast is a cool project I started a few years ago. I invite all Celtic podcasters online to submit their Celtic Christmas shows to the podcast feed. Then every few days in December a new Celtic Christmas show goes into the feed for you to enjoy. This year, I started the Celtic Christmas Exclusive. It's a new 30-minute show exclusively released through the Celtic Christmas Podcast feed. I should have one or two more Exclusive shows before the season ends.
Thusfar, I've only had one guest Celtic podcast this year, but I'm hoping to get a few last minute submissions. Hopefully, I'll be able to get them online before the season ends. If not, I will release them next year. If you're a Celtic podcaster and want to share your Christmas show, email me at editor@celticmp3s.com.
NEW ON THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST
http://celticmusicpodcast.com/
We have several new Irish & Celtic Music Podcasts since I last published this 'zine. We've seen a new surge in popularity in the past few months with over 40,000 downloads of each show. I'm a bit blown away. Thank you for listening and sharing the music.
Show #132 features Irish Celtic music from The Tea Merchants, Free Range String Band, The Duplets, Dave Hum, Ginger Ackley, The Rogues, Lachlan, Poitin, Baroque & Hungry, Samantha Gillogly & Tim Maurice, Angus Mohr, The Merry Peddlers, The Tomfooligans, Sisters of Murphy, Laura McGhee.
Show #133 includes a feature Hobbit music by Celtic artists. It features Irish Celtic music from Pitch The Peat, Heather Gilmer, Jeff Moore, Makem and Spain Brothers, Sean Orr, The Kish Celtic Band, Patrick Clifford, Brobdingnagian Bards, The BorderCollies, The Harper And The Minstrel, Lonely Mountain Band, Marc Gunn, Samantha Gillogly, Hair Of The Dog, Maidens IV, Battlelegs, Ron Cody, Siochain.
WHAT'S NEW?
Articles
http://celticmp3s.com/category/articles/
Find out what's new with The Rogues. Check out our Holiday Celtic Gift Guide and learn a little about "Christmas With the Celts".
CD Reviews
http://celticmp3s.com/category/cd_reviews/
We have new reviews by Finbar Furey, Gerry O'Beirne and Rosie Shipley, The Stubby Shillelaghs, and an old review of The Rogues reshared.
Free Celtic MP3s
http://celticmp3s.com/category/free_celtic_mp3s/
We're breaking in a new editor. In the meantime, we have two new Celtic Christmas MP3s: one by Rathekeltair and the other by Mark O'Connor.
Spotlight on Celtic Music
http://celticmp3s.com/category/spotlight-on-celtic-music/
Over the next few days, you will read our special Spotlight on Celtic Christmas as we talk with Celtic bands and artists about what they love about Christmas.
CLASSIFIEDS
Want to advertise something in the magazine? $10 for up to 60 words and a URL. (price good until the next magazine goes out in January)
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
http://www.catdrinkingsongs.com/
Combine Cats and Celts and you have Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, a CD for the wonderfully demented kitty cat fanatic. Listen to music you've heard on St. Patrick's Day. Then laugh as all your favorite Irish Drinking Songs are rewritten with lyrics about cats.
Celtic Artwork
http://www.imbascreations.com/?page_id=10&category=2
From fine art prints, to jewellery, apparel items to full custom work. If you're looking for an original Celtic gift for yourself or for someone else chances are you'll find the perfect thing right here.
Amelia's Heirlooms
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ameliasheirlooms
Renaissance, Fantasy, Victorian and Steampunk. Fine Handcrafted Jewelry. "Inspired by the past and never been's"
Thanks again for subscribing to the Celtic Music Magazine. I hope you enjoy all the new music.
Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
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About the Celtic Music Magazine
http://www.celticmp3s.com/
Celtic Music Magazine is a monthly publication of Celtic music, news and culture by Marc Gunn. The magazine promotes Celtic musicians worldwide, and you can help these artists:
1. Visit the links provided
2. Download the music
3. Order a CD, write, or donate to the band
4. Forward this ezine to THREE friends
5. Ask them to subscribe and help Celtic music grow
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