Stay ConnectedEvery song has a story, every episode is a toast to Celtic and folk songwriters. Discover the stories behind the songs from the heart of the Celtic pub scene. This is Pub Songs & Stories by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather.
All songs are used with permission of the artists and copyright holders.
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
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
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
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
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
15:11 "Serenity Valley Waltz" from Heroes
20:09 "Beer Butterbeer" from Kilted For Her Pleasure
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.
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:
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
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
30:32 "Jedi Mickey" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Single
33:24 PUB CHAT
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 PATRONSThe 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 TALKWelcome to the Pub Songs Podcast. My name is Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic Geek musician and podcaster.
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
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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 PATRONSI 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 TALKWelcome 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.
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 PATRONSI 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 TALKWelcome 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.
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 PATRONSI 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 TALKEvery 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.
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