Marc Gunn's "Celtic MP3 Music Magazine"

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October 1, 2007 -- 17,000+ subscribers

HIGHLIGHTS...
- Loreena McKennitt New CD and DVD Set
- St Patrick's Day 2008 Moved
- Bards Vacation Tour of Ireland 2008
- Top The Charts Review
- CD Baby Now Offers MP3 Albums
- New Bands with MP3 Downloads
- CD Reviews
- Song Henge Updates
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CELTIC MUSIC NEWS
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Greetings Celtic Music Lovers,

Hola! Did everyone have a great Six Months Till St. Patrick's Day
Celebration? Or what I like to call the Six Months Till Marc's
Birthday Celebration? I was in New Jersey playing a wedding. So I
missed most of the partying, but I heard Things Celtic, here in
Austin, had a cool Kilt Fashion Show that I wish I could've
attended. Maybe next year.

Things Celtic
http://www.thingsceltic.com/


ST PATRICK'S DAY 2008 MOVED!
Speaking of St. Patrick's Day, I have some SHOCKING NEWS for 2008.
St. Patrick's Day will NOT be on March 17th!

According to the Vatican Easter Sunday is a early next year, on
March 23rd. Thus, Holy Week should start on March 17th. I think
the Church can't have a Saint's holiday during Holy Week. So Saint
Paddy's Day was moved to March 15th by the Pope.

Despite that, everyone on my Livejournal plans to celebrate St.
Patrick's Day on the 17th as usual. As for me, I'm more in favor
of saying, "Awesome! Let's have Two Days of Partying!"

St. Patrick's Day 2008 Moved
http://www.kandle.ie/content/view/707/152/


BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS 2008 VACATION TOUR OF IRELAND
In 2007, Andrew and I took about 25 fans to Ireland for a
vacation tour. It was just brilliant. Now, we're jonesing to go
back. This time, we're going with the legendary John Wilmott of
Celtic Ways. He's gonna take us to some of the hidden gems of
Ireland. If you want to experience a tour like no other, join
us in Ireland in June 2008.

Vacation Tour of Ireland
http://www.thebards.net/ireland/

If the Bards Tour doesn't float your boat, check out the Irish
Fireside. This podcast features info about vacationing in Ireland.
And they too are booking a vacation tour of Ireland in 2008.

Irish Fireside
http://www.IrishFireside.com


TOP THE CHARTS
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/topthecharts/
I finally talked to Cady Finlayson who was the first Celtic artist
on the Top the Charts feature of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.
Cady said she was thrilled to see a definite spike in sales on
June 15th. It wasn't enough for her to Top the Charts. But that was
our first shot! We're gonna do it again on October 15th.

Bookmark the Top the Charts page. We'll have details posted very
soon!

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/


CD BABY NOW OFFERS MP3 ALBUMS
http://cdbaby.com/group/irishpodcast/from/celtic/
About two weeks ago, CD Baby started offering a new service. Now
you can purchase MP3 downloads straight from CD Baby. All the music
is DRM-Free and features High-Quality MP3s. iTunes and Amazon have
NOTHING on this service as CD Baby is the #1 place to shop for
independent Irish & Celtic music. Check it out!

Thanks for being a part of the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and feel
free to foward this email to your friends. Slainte!
- Marc Gunn, Bard

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LATEST IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST SHOWS
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #39 - Hugh Morrison, Three Quarter
Ale, Tocando el Aire, Jenneth Tollin, Circled by Hounds, Jamie
Laval and Ashley Broder

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #38 - Special Feature

Marc Gunn's Irish Songs & More Podcast
http://www.irish-song-lyrics.com/news.shtml
A new podcast featuring free MP3s from yours truly.

NEW BANDS with MP3 DOWNLOADS
http://www.celticmp3s.com/free/
- "Spancil Hill" by Jed Marum
- "Glen Sannox" by Ed Walker
- "Shanties By the Way" by Murphy's Law
- "Fairy Queen" by Kenny Klein
- "The Streams of Bunclody," by Sweet Amaryllis
- "Irish Madness" by Irish Madness
- "The Calling" by Ancient Times
- "The Kesh Jig/Give Us a Drink of Water" by Franco Morone
- "Traveling Home" By Allison Barber
- "Chimina Morbheanna" by Allison Girvan
- "The Kitchen Set" by Slane
- "Mockingbird Hill" by Kevin Collins


CELTIC MUSIC CD REVIEWS & ARTICLES
http://www.celticmp3s.com/magazine/
- "Proof" by Greenwich Meantime
- "The New Colossus" by MacTalla Mor
- "Chasing Our Tales" by Circled By Hounds
- "Chrissy Crowley" by Chrissy Crowley
- "Tooraloo" by The Ceili Family

I hope you enjoy the MP3s.

Slainte!
Marc Gunn, Bard

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NEWS for SONG HENGE MEMBERS
http://www.songhenge.com/
Man! The September Song Henge file will be here shortly
and it is PACKED! We're getting a LOT of great submissions.

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CELTIC PODCAST NETWORK
http://www.celticmp3s.com/radio/
- Celtic Music News
- Renaissance Festival
- Cleveland Celtic
- Irish and Celtic Music
- MarcSongs Podcast
- Pub Songs
- Brobdingnagian Minute
- Smallpiper
- Irish Music Podcast
- Pacific NW
- Pure Brilliant
- Republic of Avalon Radio
- Celt With A Twist

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