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Gunn created the show to help independent Celtic musicians find new fans. The show grew in popularity. In its early days, it is claimed to have had over 20,000 downloads per episode and was one of the top music podcasts on iTunes. The show currently claims over 10,000 downloads per episode and is in
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The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is an hour-long show focusing primarily on independent Celtic musicians and bands. The music styles range from traditional Irish songs and tunes to modern Celtic rock from around the world. It won in the "Best Podsafe Music" category three times in the
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After the group split up in 2008, Gunn became a prolific recording musician in the Celtic music community, releasing eleven new albums between 2008 and 2011. His recording of "Rising of the Moon" earned an award in 2013 in the Celtic Radio Music Awards for "Best Roots Traditional".
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The Brobdingnagian Bards band broke up amicably on September 15, 2008. Gunn began performing solo. He released several albums a year with four full-length studio albums released in 2008, three in 2009, and two in 2010.
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Gunn was an early adopter of podcasting and one of the few professional podcasters. He started podcasting in May 2005, but it was July when he released his most-successful podcast,
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Marc Gunn began his Celtic music career as one-half of the Brobdingnagian Bards. He produced the Bards' early albums. In 2004, Gunn released his first solo album,
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Gunn continued releasing 1–2 albums each year. He began diverging from his traditional Celtic music base with more Geek-themed albums inspired by
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Gunn was one of the first professional podcasters. In 2006, he started Song Henge to fund the podcast production. In 2014, he joined
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in 2000. It began as a weekly publication that reviewed Celtic music of all varieties from Irish traditional music to
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Mozart's Digital Concerto: The Quick and Easy Guide to Classical Music Downloads
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Bella Filíocht : Heartfelt Poetry of a Celtic Italian Hopeful Romantic
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Marc Gunn performs at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt, MD (July 2011)
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Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent
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song "Goddammit Marc Gunn, Shut Up About Your Cat" on the album
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What Color Is Your Dragon? Folk Music with Delusions of Grandeur
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for 2009. This win was repeated in 2010 and again in 2017.
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the top 90% of all podcasts, according to Libsyn stats.
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Irish and Celtic Music Podcast
Marc Gunn performs at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt, MD (July 2011)
Celtic
Irish
Scottish
folk
Renaissance
comedy
novelty
podcaster
www.marcgunn.com
podcaster
autoharp
Brobdingnagian Bards
University of Texas at Austin
renaissance fairs
science fiction conventions
Oscar
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
Podcast Awards
Celtic rock
Podcast Awards
Patreon
Kilted Kings
Worm Quartet
Brobdingnagian Bards
Hurricane Katrina
"Personal FAQ about Marc Gunn"
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