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What Will You Listen to on St. Patrick's Day Weekend?

How about listening to Dr Demento when he plays our version of "Finnegan's Wake" on March 15 and 16th before St. Patrick's Day. Here's the message I received straight from the good Doctor:
hello Bards,

just to let you know that your rendition of "Finnegan's Wake" will help us
paint America's radios green on our St. Paddy's Day show airing March
15-16, 2003.

regards,
Dr Demento
Well we'll be performing that weekend at Excalibur Fantasy Faire when it is broadcast in Austin, but I think we might be awake in time for it.

Oh! And don't forget to order your copy of Songs of Ireland for St Patrick's Day.

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Thursday, February 27, 2003
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Gotta Love Austin!
So, what was it, just last week when I was bragging about springtime weather in Austin while the rest of the nation was trapped under feet of snow? Now this morning, UT is closed and our world is covered in beautiful ice.

Well, I ain’t complaining! Last night, I remixed a few Lord of the Rings tribute music. Today, I have all day to do the same. The only sad thing about it is that Andrew’s got most of the music at his place. Blast it!

That’s okay, because I’ve some other stuff to work on, namely, the multimedia CD. We’re putting together a CD of extra stuff for all those dedicated people who pre-ordered the CD as a way of saying, “thank you!”

This’ll include some out-takes and a couple MP3s that of songs that did not make the final cut for various reasons, whether timing or copyright. Plus a bunch more great stuff.

So order your copy soon, and give thanks for foul weather!

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Tuesday, February 25, 2003
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Tolkien Alpha Test Is Complete
Andrew and I spent the last couple days bustin' our butts trying to get an Alpha version completed in time for an Alpha listening test last night. It was incredibly exhausting, but well worth it.

All of our Alpha listeners loved what they heard! Yes, there a few dissenting opinions on what and since the Alpha was a bit of a rush job, we really didn't have a decent mix for the songs. But we did get a lot of great feedback and found some unsuspecting gems among the new songs. I'm thrilled.

Course, we do have a bit o'cleanup to do. So this week, we'll work our tales off to get the Beta version done and maybe by next week, we'll ship it off to the duplicators. Oy! Are we done yet? I'm ready to pass out!

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Sunday, February 16, 2003
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Brobdingnagian Trivia
Hi Marc. Along with having a daughter (Blair a/k/a "Shiver the Winter Fairy" from TRF, who bought a CD from you on final night for my birthday), I'm also a huge National Trivia Network (NTN) player. A week or so after TRF ended, a question popped up on what "Brobdingnagian" now means. (Understand we're playing against thousands of players across the U.S. and Canada, and Catbirds in Houston is one of the nationally-recognized teams.)

I'm not sure the rest of the team appreciated it when I yelled out "The Bards!" before giving the accepted definition, but I sure enjoyed it. (And we got the answer right.)
--Brooke

See there is some good coming out of learning our impossibly long band name!

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Sunday, February 16, 2003
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Irish Love Ballads
Well this works wonderfully for Valentine's Day. I found a website that used one of our songs to talk about Irish Love Songs. There's a lot of great information and a good selection of songs, including an original piece of mine and Andrew's called Ballad of the Sea. The webmaster also includes a cool modern version of it.

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Friday, February 14, 2003
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Great Tolkien News
We're down to the last few songs. Huzzah! It's nearly complete. We hope to have an alpha version by this weekend for a test run to see if there's anything we need fixing. Thanks again for all your patience, your CDs will be coming soon!

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Wednesday, February 12, 2003
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Leonardo da Vinci, the Draftsman
Leonardo da Vinci is in my opinion one of the most amazing artists ever. His vision and ingenuity despite his lack of completed works makes him stand out as an incredible artist. That's why when I found this website focusing on the Leonardo da Vinci, the draftsman, I had show ye.

It has lots of pictures of his drawings, plus, you can even zoom in to see the art closer. Great site for those who love art or one of the most innovative artists ever, Leonardo da Vinci.

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Monday, February 10, 2003
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A Celtic Renaissance Wedding tops the Charts for Valentine's Day
The holiday hasn't even yet arrived, but people are flocking to purchase a copy of this wonderful compilation featuring many of our romantic songs. It's so popular, in fact, that it's not too far behind guitar guru, Eric Johnson, who holds the #1 CD, at #15 on the MP3.com CD charts making it our most-popular CD sold online to date.

So if you're looking for something special on Valentine's Day, consider A Celtic Renaissance Wedding. You may be pleasantly surprised.

--posted by Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Folk Music
  Tuesday, February 04, 2003
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