Artist Information
Biography
Marc Gunn is an accomplished professional performer, songwriter, and producer who brings a powerful and expressive voice to Celtic music. He is accomplished on an unusual instrument - the autoharp – and has expanded his traditional work in Irish and Scottish music to fuse the roots of Celtic with blues, jazz and folk music. Marc Gunn delivers exciting live shows as well as compelling and original recordings. Gunn has 12 solo albums to his credit to date.
Marc Gunn's early background in folk and rock music led him to discover the roots of both genres in Celtic music. He worked for many years at Renaissance festivals and events across the country as lead vocalist of the Brobdingnagian Bards. Marc Gunn headlined a "Lord of the Rings" Oscar night party, and is a regular at Dragon*Con, the world's largest fantasy and science fiction convention. Recent work includes parody albums setting cat-inspired lyrics to traditional Irish music, and adaptations of traditional Celtic music to contemporary rhythms and forms.
Gunn has performed in Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland. He combines his love of travel and music in leading small tour groups of music lovers to Ireland and Italy.
In addition to being a working musician, Marc Gunn is a podcaster of note; his "Irish and Celtic Music Podcast" is one of the most popular of its kind on iTunes, with over three million downloads. His "Renaissance Festival Podcast" is extremely popular in that focused market. He produces three other podcasts, and was a pioneer in viral marketing through MP3 downloads, giving away 10,000,000 over the past several years.
While in Austin, The Bards won a number of Austin Music Awards, including "Best Novelty Band," "Best None of the Above," and "Best Folk Band" and were named "Best Renaissance Men" in the Austin Chronicle's 2003 Best of Austin Poll. Gunn also won "Best Album Cover" for his solo album "Soul of a Harper."
Marc Gunn is an innovative marketer and producer, instrumental in the production of "Celtic MP3s Music Magazine" and publishing "The Bards Crier: Music Marketing and Promotion Tips Ezine." In order to promote Celtic music, he publishes lyrics and chords online, and provides the "Song Henge" forum, a website featuring free and legal Celtic music that also helps promote other performers.
Instrumentation
Marc Gunn - autoharp, vocals
Discography
What Color Is Your Dragon? Folk Music with Delusions of Grandeur (2008)
Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers (2008)
Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent (2008)
A Gift of Cat Love (2008)
A Tribute to Love (2008)
Three Movie and TV Songs for Geeks Like Me (2007)
Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion (2007)
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers (2005)
When Kitty Eyes Are Smiling (2005)
Soul of a Harper (2004)
October Sessions (1998)
Ichabod's Geography (1998)
Video
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"When Kitty Eyes are Smiling (and other Celtic Cat Songs)" by Marc Gunn
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Setlist
Typical set list is one hour long with about 20 songs and instrumentals. I perform a mix of original songs, comedy, and traditional Scottish and Irish folks songs.
A Begging I Will Go
A Fairy Story
A Miner's Lullaby
All For Me Grog
An Irish Lullaby
Ballad of the Sea
Barnyards of Delgaty
Big Strong Man
Black Velvet Band
Bog Down in the Valley
Buttercup's Lament
Come Out Ye Black and Tans
Danny Boy
Do Virgins Taste Better
Donald, Where's Your Trousers?
Fiddler's Green
Finnegan's Wake
Flower of Scotland
Foggy Dew
Frog Kissin'
Gypsy Rover
Happily Ever After
Happy Birthday From Ireland
Health to the Company
Irish Ballad
Johnny at the Door
Johnny Jump Up
Join the British Army
Jug of Punch
Killiecrankie
Lanigan's Ball
Lish Young Buy-A-Broom
Loch Lomond
Lusty Young Smith
O'er the Way
Old Dun Cow
Old Fenian Gun
Paddy McCollough
Patriot Game
Rising of the Moon
Rocky Road to Dublin
Rosin the Beau
Scarborough Faire
Skye Boat Song
Spancil Hill
Teddy Bear Picnic
The Bridge
The Dragon's Retort
The Leprechaun (You're No Irish Laddie)
The Mermaid Song
The Orange and The Green
The Parting Glass
The Scotsman
The Unicorn Song
Twa Bonnie Maidens
What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
When She Held Me in Her Arms
Whiskey in the Jar
Wild Mountain Thyme
Wild Rover
Ye Jacobites By Name
Cat Songs:
# Wild Kitty
# Danny Boy
# Black Kitty Paw
# When Kitty Eyes Are Smiling
# Big Strong Cat (My Puddy Tat Sylvester)
# Furagone's Wake
# The Cat Came Back... Cat's Perspective
# Jasper Tabby, Kitty Cat-y
# Catnipping Green
# Harry Potter, Rising of the Moon
# I'll Tell My Cat (When I Come Home)
# The Demented Cat Game
# Lord of the Pounce
# Black Is The Color (of My Cat's Fur)
# Kitty Cat
# Molly Malone
# A Cat Named Rover
# The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf
# Cuddles McGish
# Raggle-Taggle Tomcats, O!
