Halfway to St Patrick's Day 2019

Everything changes. But what do you do when your career, your life, your joy, comes to an end because everything must change. We’re talking about the life of a scallop diver in Lamlash Bay.

You can learn all about it today on Pub Songs & Stories #282

0:17 - Marc Gunn “Favor of a Dance” from Come Adventure With Me

• Favor of a Dance | West Side Story Meets Firefly
• Inspired by the Firefly episode “Shindig”

3:14 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

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

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• New Poll: What are your favorite songs on St Patrick’s Day Songs for Kids?
• New Merch Bundle: CD, Album Pin, Poster and Songbook for $90

8:28 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• MAR 9: Senoia Beer Company, Senoia, GA @ 7-10 PM
• MAR 17: Wings Cafe & Tap House, Marietta, GA @ 3-7 PM
• MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• MAR 28: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert w/Brobdingnagian Bards @ 8 PM
• MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

Make sure you check the calendar on the Marc Gunn homepage to see the latest list of performances.

9:29 - The Byrne Brothers "P Stands for Paddy" from The Boys of Doorin

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12:43 - THE STORY OF MYRA’S LAMENT FOR LAMLASH BAY

• I plagiarise songs into local events..the one I sang last night I wrote at 3 AM in the morning. My wife had been in hospital 100 miles away, for two months, and the chorus came to my head when I was feeling sorry for myself. Simultaneously, the Government had decided to ban us clamming in Lamlash Bay. I’d sustainably hand picked scallops there for 34 years. The trawler/dredgers were destroying the habitat, and they wanted to

ban them. But they done us in as well… a Federal hammer to crack a wee nut!!!! So, the song is called “Myra’s lament for Lamlash Bay”…Lamlash is at the Isle of Arran.

• Tommy Makem inspired my plagiarism with “The Boys from Killybegs.” Killybegs is a fishing port in Donegal, Ireland..Dun Na Gael…. The Fortress of the Stranger. Tommy famously sang and played banjo with the Glancy Brothers..
• Sgheirs:- Gaelic..reefs pronounced “skerries.
• clams”:- generic term in Scotland for bivalve shellfish..we fish for scallops..Pecten maximus
• Sound:- navigable stretch of water between two pieces of land in this case formed by the Tarbert shore and Isle of Arran.
• Thole :- Lalands Scots (old Scots) my work they won’t accept or tolerate.
• Dole:- Un-employment register
• Listen to the original version of the song on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #85.

Myra’s Lament for Lamlash Bay

lyrics Liam Griffin, music Marc Gunn

There are scallops in the sea, put there for you and me
By the Lord who reigns from heaven above.
And the divers catch and sell, but we won’t go to hell,
We treat the sea with joy, respect and love.

* There’s a wild and rolling sea bringing me back home to ye.
To yer bed that’s dry and crisp and woman warm
And our lovin’ knows no harm when I hold ye in my arms.
When the Boys from Lerags Glen come rollin’ home.

There are rocks upon the shore,
There are sgheirs even more*
And the trawlers they are dredging to and fro’
But the diver’s in the gully, for the seabed we don’t sully
Hand pickin’ is the way I chose to go.

But today the sea is calm and the boat is full of clams**
And swiftly we have cleared KilBrannon Sound..***
Sacks of scallops stacked up high
All our divers safe and dry
And soon for Lerags Glen we’re homeward bound.

But now a new day’s dawned and time is moving on
and conservation is a game that they al play
and my work the cannot thole
and I’m told to sign the dole
No more from Lerags Glen go to the sea.

23:37 - Marc Gunn “Myra’s Lament for Lamlash Bay” from Come Adventure With Me

27:22 - CREDITS

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Do you ever get nervous or anxious? Sometimes the toughest thing to do, to overcome your fear, is to just take those first steps forward. Come Adventure With Me is the title track to my brand new album inspired by the 1977 Rankin & Bass film, The Hobbit. You can learn all about it today on Pub Songs & Stories #281

0:20 - Marc Gunn “Selkie’s Life” from Come Adventure With Me

• Learn more about Selkie and Call of the Sea in show #234.

3:57 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. And I compost non-meat scraps.

Come Adventure With Me comes out on March 4

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

• New Poll: What are your favorite songs on Come Adventure With Me?
• Little River Video of “Wherever I May Roam”
• New Merch Bundle: CD, Album Pin, Poster and Songbook for $90
• Folk on Foot Podcast

7:21 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• MAR 9: Senoia Beer Company, Senoia, GA @ 7-10 PM
• MAR 17: Wings Cafe & Tap House, Marietta, GA @ 3-7 PM
• MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• MAR 28: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert w/Brobdingnagian Bards @ 8 PM
• MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

Make sure you check the calendar on the Marc Gunn homepage to see the latest list of performances.

8:47 - Mànran "Crow Flies" from Ùrar

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14:04 - THE STORY OF COME ADVENTURE WITH ME

• 1977 Rankin & Bass film, The Hobbit from In The ‘Verse podcast #2.2
• Features Sam Gillogly on violin and Rich Brotherton on guitar
• The original story behind “Come Adventure With Me” was published on Patreon.
• First saw The Hobbit in 6th after moving to Texas from Maryland.
• Inspired my Love of Dungeons & Dragons
• Story of transformation and overcoming fear.
• 70’s songwriter feel with the minor chord change.

Come Adventure With Me

Lyrics and music Marc Gunn

There's a secret door to a hall unknown
Inside are fears that Turn me to stone
Do I step forward Or head back home
Which is the path for me
I raise my head and Take one step more
The ground it shakes. I look back to the door
Feel like I’m caught and stuck to the floor
And so I cut myself free

* This world’s a treasure that is full of strife
Every moment can enrich your life
Just face your dragons with the edge of a knife
It’s a better life you see
Come adventure with me.

There are ugly goblins doing scary things
Deep down in dungeons there are magic rings
Live or die with the riddles we bring
You’ll find your way through the dark
My Precious life Has so many memories
Fluttering birds, butterflies in trees
My home is comfort, comfort is a breeze
But there’s another way to live

So many wars. It’s an endless fight
To slay our dragons that soar through our night
But I’m no coward. I’ll do what is right.
Before I make my way home.
Now I’m back with stories that ring
A truth That soars up on eagle wings
Let’s not forget the songs elves sing
Oh the joy that they bring!

25:25 - Marc Gunn “Come Adventure With Me” from Come Adventure With Me

29:54 - CLOSING

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"If they take the ship, they'll rape us to death, eat our flesh, and sew our skins into their clothing – and if we're very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order." Zoe’s description of reavers on the TV show Firefly sounds pretty insane. And every time we meet the reavers in the show and movie, they seem just as insane. And yet… they can fly spaceships. I share the story behind my song “Reavers Drinking Songs” today on Pub Songs & Stories #280.

0:25 - Marc Gunn “Molly Malone feat. Jesse Ferguson” from Come Adventure With Me

3:00 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

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

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

• New Music Video: When She Held Me in Her Arms
• What are your favorite songs on Selcouth? There’s a poll in the Gunn Runner’s Club.

5:09 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• FEB 24: Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL @ 7:00 PM
• MAR 2: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6:30-9:30 PM
• MAR 9: Senoia Beer Company, Senoia, GA @ 7-10 PM
• MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX
• APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA

6:06 - The Elders "Down at the Pub" from Well Alright Then

• Featured in show #644

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10:53 - THE STORY OF REAVER DRINKING SONG

• Inspired by the episode “Bushwhacked” from the TV show Firefly
• Check out Episode 3 of In the Verse: Song Crafting

Reavers Drinking Songs Lyrics

"Reaver Drinking Song" lyrics and music Marc Gunn

* Bash their heads flay their skin
Make them scream in pain
Let ‘em alone and think you’re done
Let's start another refrain

Niska was old and scary,
A bad reputation
And then he heard a reaver scream
His body's gone for cremation.

Badger was a businessman
Roots in the community
A reaver ate his little gang
And now he can't even pee

Durran's steak was always rare
Before I first met him
He met a reaver now won't eat steak
He's a vegetarian

Bester loved ships and women
They howled when he boarded them
He shipped was boarded by reavers. Now
He howls when they board him.

Boss Higgins' word was law
What he said was set in stone
Then reavers hit Higgins' Moon
The law is now written in bone

Fanty and Mingo are fine twins
You can't tell one from t'other
Until they met a band of reavers
Now Mingo's the prettiest brother

Jubal was a bounty hunter
A sadist through and through
He rambled about philosophy
While a reaver started to chew

No mercy, they all were weak
Cattle for the slaughter
Open them up, look inside
I think I see Harry Potter

18:23 - Marc Gunn “Reaver Drinking Song” from Come Adventure With Me

20:57 - CREDITS

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

This is Pub Songs & Stories #279

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

3:28 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

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

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

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

4:41 - UPCOMING SHOWS

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

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

• Go listen at Rose in the Heather #645.

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9:28 - THE STORY OF SPIDERWEBS

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

Spiderwebs Lyrics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17:27 - CREDITS

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

This is Pub Songs & Stories #278

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

3:25 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

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

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

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

4:14 - UPCOMING SHOWS

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

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

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12:27 - THE STORY OF NAKED

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

Naked Lyrics

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

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

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

Bridge:

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

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

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

24:35 - CREDITS

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

This is Pub Songs & Stories #277

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

4:02 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

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

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

7:42 - UPCOMING SHOWS

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

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10:29 - THE STORY OF BLINK

Lyrics

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

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

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

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

22:06 - Marc Gunn “Blink” from Selcouth

25:40 - CHORD STRUCTURE

28:23 - CREDITS

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Imagine a holiday market for nerds and geeks. I talk with one of the creators of Nerdy Noel and share my own Nerdy Wonderland story. Plus, I have a new album on Kickstarter. It’s called Dancing With Hobbits. Find out why you should support this CD and Musical Pin.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #276

0:20 - “Celtic Christmas Elf” by Marc Gunn from Celtic Christmas Greetings

WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

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

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to pubsong@celtfather. You can subscribe and download all of my songs in this show. It’s quick and easy. While you’re emailing me to get your free EP, let me know you’re favorite Sci F’ Irish song.

3:13 - WHAT’S NEW

• Broadsheets
• Video stories

6:33 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• Weds; Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11:30 AM EST on Patreon
• NOV 16: Bandcamp Internet Concert @ 7:30 PM
• NOV 17-19: Conjuration, Sonesta Suite hotel, Gwinnett Place, GA

• DEC 3: Nerdy Wonderland Holiday Market at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA
• DEC 10: Nerdy Noel, Huntsville, AL

8:12 - “Hobbit Hornpipe” by Dancing With Hobbits from Dancing With Hobbits

10:36 - CELTIC MUSIC NEWS

• There are three new Celtic Christmas albums that are now available. The Celtic Kitchen Party has an album called One Celtic Christmas. I interviewed the band for Celtic Christmas Music podcast. It’s upbeat and fun. You’ll hear some of the songs on upcoming episodes. The McDades have a new Christmas album as well. I’ve barely touched the surface of that one. But I have fallen in love with The Gothard Sisters new album, A Celtic Christmas. I have an interview with Greta from the band that’ll be out in early December. Next episode is out on Sunday, Nov 19. Listen to Celtic Christmas Music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com.
• Runa has a new album coming out. It’s called When the Light Gets In. It’s everything I’ve come to expect from this fantastic band. It comes out in February.

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12:21 - ABOUT DANCING WITH HOBBITS

19:13 – “Hobbit Polka” by Dancing With Hobbits from Dancing With Hobbits

22:26 - THE STORY OF NERDY NOEL

Nerdy Noel is a holiday market for nerds and geeks by Komai’s Oh My!

32:53 - Marc Gunn “Yuletide” from Single

Listen to the Story of Yuletide on show #246.

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Who was the red-headed queen of Ireland? Why did she assault the harpers of old? Author Rie Sheridan Rose tells the story behind her song “Soul of A Harper”. New Star Trek inspired musical pin.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #275.

00:14 - Brobdingnagian Bards “The Unicorn Song” from Songs of Ireland

3:38 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. I have a livestreaming concert this Thursday on Bandcamp.

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or even better or you can subscribe and download all of my songs in this show. Just send me an email.  pubsong@celtfather.

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5:04 - WHAT’S NEW

• w Star Trek Pint Glass- Musical Pin
• Shirts by Miranda Nelson Designs
• Kickstarter Coming for Dancing With Hobbits
• Are you subscribed via Google Podcasts? Try Podcast Addict, Amazon Music, or Spotify.
• In the Verse podcast - Stormtrooper drinking song
• “Star of the County Down” story by Rod Nevin on May 2021
• Podcast with songs by Rie Sheridan Rose

9:30 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• OCT 19: Bandcamp Internet Concert @ 7:30 PM
• OCT 20-22: Multiverse Con, Atlanta, GA
• OCT 27: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 6:00-9:00 PM
• DEC 3: Nerdy Wonderland Holiday Market at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA
• DEC 10: Nerdy Noel, Huntsville, AL

11:12 - Fire In The Glen "Whup Jamboree" from Cutting Bracken

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15:39 - THE STORY OF SOUL OF A HARPER BY RIE SHERIDAN ROSE

19:18 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Soul of a Harper” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

22:49 - CREDITS

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Did I go drinking with hobbits this year? You bet I did. Hear all my stories escapades from Dragon Con 2023. Learn what new musical pin is in my store and how I’m keeping them organized through upcycling.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #274.

0:20 - Marc Gunn “Arthur McBride” from St Patrick’s Day

3:02 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a rhythm and folk musician and podcaster. I perform at Ironshield Brewing in Lawrenceville, Georgia this Saturday.

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3:44 - WHAT’S NEW - UPCYCLING MUSICAL PIN CASES

8:48 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• SEP 23: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 5:30-8:30 PM
• OCT 13: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 6:00-9:00 PM
• OCT 19: Bandcamp Internet Concert @ 7:30 PM
• OCT 20-22: Multiverse Con, Atlanta, GA
• DEC 3: Nerdy Wonderland & Holiday Market at The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA
• DEC 10: Nerdy Noel, Huntsville, AL

12:29 - Dan the Bard “Drink Drink Drink” from Unicorns & Dragons

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15:49 - DRAGON CON THURSDAY - SATURDAY

24:56 - Marc Gunn “Those Characters Died” from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

29:56 - DRAGON CON 2023 - SATURDAY - MONDAY

37:09 - CLOSING

37:45 - OUTRO 

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Dragon Con weekend is back. There’s Firefly, hobbits, Brobdingnagian Bards, musical pins and madness. Music from Marc Gunn, Wakefire, Brobdingnagian Bards, Mikey Mason. 

This is Pub Songs & Stories #273. 

0:21 - Marc Gunn “Raise a Glass to Flyin’” from As Long As I’m Flyin’

1:57 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a rhythm and folk musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. Where I’ll be performing at Dragon Con this coming weekend. 

If you’re new to the show, please follow us on your favorite podcatcher. You can do that PubSong.com or even better or you can subscribe and download all of my songs in this show and the last one. Just send me an email.  pubsong@celtfather. 

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3:44 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• AUG 31-SEP 4: Dragon Con

• Friday: Firefly Drinking Songs

• Sat: Bards Concourse show and evening concert

• Sun: Hobbit Drinking Songs

• Mon: Live Pub Songs & Stories

• SEP 14: Bandcamp Internet Concert @ 7:30 PM

• SEP 16: Pontoon Brewing Company, Sandy Springs, GA @ 2-5 PM

• SEP 23: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 5:30-8:30 PM

7:36 - As featured on the latest Irish & Celtic Music Podcast:

Wakefire “Storm Warning” from Meaning of Life

• Thurs: Centennial 

• Friday: Concourse

• Saturday: Concourse

11:03 - JOIN THE CLUB 

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11:57 - BARDS AT DRAGON CON 2023

14:59 - Brobdingnagian Bards “I Will Not Sing Along” from I Will Not Sing Along

20:02 - THE STORY - MUSICAL PINS

25:27 - Mikey Mason “Shades of Gray” from Shades of Gray

• Friday: Concourse

• Friday: Hyatt Hanover

• Saturday: Concourse

• Sunday: Hyatt Hanover

32:17 - OUTRO  

OUTRO MUSIC: Marc Gunn & Sam Gillogly “Hobbit Polka” from Dancing With Hobbits

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