Live Show at Maggie McGuiness Pub

PUB SONGS & STORIES

This pub is not a real Irish pub, but it’s the most-authentic Irish pub that is not in Ireland. Enjoy music from Kinnfolk and Fire in the Glen. Learn when Coffee with The Celtfather returns and what the future holds for this fall.

This is Pub Songs & Stories #272.

0:19 - Kinnfolk “Siúil a Rún” from Kinnfolk

3:34 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a rhythm and folk Celtic musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. This episode kicks off the fall season of Pub Songs & Stories. I’m gonna talk about what I have in store for the fall. I’m also gonna share with you a live concert from the Maggie McGuinness Pub. The most-Irish of Irish pubs that are NOT in Ireland.

The first band was Kinnfolk. They are a wife and husband duo out of Virginia. They hosted show #609 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Where they talked about Irish sessions they performed at during their recent honeymoon in Ireland.

That song is from the CD…

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5:10 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• AUG 19: Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse Concert series at First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta. 470 Candler Park Dr. NE / Atlanta GA 30307. 404-378-5570. Presented by Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music (AAFFM). Tickets $10
• AUG 24: Marc Gunn Livestreaming Concert on Bandcamp
• AUG 26: Pepper Place Farmer’s Market, Birmingham, AL
• AUG 23: Coffee with The Celtfather Returns
• AUG 31-SEP 4: Dragon Con with Brobdingnagian Bards

6:36 - WHAT’S COMING THIS FALL

I tried a lot of new things out in the spring. I tried 2 or 3 different show names. I bounced the format around. I did an interview. I shared tips for visiting County Mayo, Ireland. I linked the podcast more tightly to my newsletter. I even shared a Countdown of Celtic music favorites from 2022.

It felt to me like I didn’t have a direction. And to a large degree, I didn’t. As always, I love having this podcast and opportunity to talk about what’s new and promote what’s coming up. I love sharing stories about sustainability and how to protect our planet. I love sharing stories from my travels. I enjoyed interviewing people.

I also know that I don’t have a ton of time for this podcast, especially because I have the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. That’s my main show. It’s the one I promote. It’s tough promoting multiple shows.

But this podcast serves a very special audience, you, the Gunn Runners who enjoy my music. So the show will continue in a very similar fashion… without the constant show name changes. Whether Pub Songs & Stories is a misnomer or a reflection of my love and appreciation of public house music… folk music for people, it’s gonna continue in a similar fashion.

I have a list of about 40 things I’d love to talk about. They include shows about sustainability and climate change, stories from my recent trip to Ireland, making better choices for your community, staying healthy with exercise, looking to the future to make things better, and of course, I’ll share the stories behind each of the songs I write or have written. Plus, I still want to highlight my fellow musicians, Celtic or otherwise. Because that’s just what I do.

So we’re gonna do that right now with a funny track from the band Fire in the Glen.

Rod hosted show #611 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and shared a story for Star of the County Down in this podcast.

10:52 - Fire in the Glen “From Amish to Irish” from Cutting Backen

14:23 - JOIN THE GUNN RUNNERS CLUB

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15:32 - LIVE SHOW FROM MAGGIE MCGUINNESS PUB

16:36 - “Slainte Mhaith”

20:37 - “Kilted”

23:38 - “Mingulay Boat Song”

29:41 - “Reaver’s Lullaby”

34:44 - “Bright Side of Everything”

41:41 - “Shiny”

46:39 - “Breathing”

52:13 - “Mingulay Cat Song”

58:57 - “Black Velvet Band”

1:02:39 - “Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits”

1:06:45 - “Wild Mountain Thyme”

1:11:04 - “Come Adventure With Me”

1:16:55 - “Johnny Jump Up”

1:22:03 - NEXT TIME

I’m gonna share some stories from my Celtic Invasion of County Mayo. So make sure you subscribe.

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1:22:44 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Every week, you’ll get a new podcast or song or video or video concert. You’ll save 25% off all the merch in my store. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs.

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