Geek Pub Songs With Marc Gunn

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 WHO'S PLAYIN

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 WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY 0:16 - “She’s Shiny” by Marc Gunn from As Long As I’m Flyin’ 5:06

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 WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY 0:10 "Black Velvet Band" by Marc Gunn & Jamie Haeuser from How America Saved Irish Music 3:39 WELCOME Now a re

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 "B

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. Follow the links to St Patrick's Day and Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers on Bandcamp. "Buy the Digital Albums". Name your price to ZERO. T

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 MacLea

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

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 a

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. I

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.  1:2

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 Drinkin

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 Iri

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 C

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. Isn't It Grand, Boys? Won't You Come with Me? (Gunn) Twa Corbies Clementine Blues Johnny Jump Up Jug of Punch Red, Red and Black (Gunn) Whiskey, You're the Devil High Jeannie High Rosin the Bow Foggy Dew (Kearney/O'Neill) Waxies Dargle 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), M

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 Rober

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 Celti

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 Reb

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

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

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 Ra