PUB SONGS & STORIES Celtic Musician, Marc Gunn

Vince Conaway shares his top 3 places to see in Italy along with some travel tips, and stories of busking in Italy. Music from Vince Conaway, Brobdingnagian Bards, and Ironwood. And if you’re going to apologize, make it a good one. That’s what I did when I wrote the song “The Bridge” as an apology. It’s all part of a new series where I talk about my album Soul of a Harper.
This is Pub Songs & Stories #285
0:30 - Marc Gunn “Killiecrankie” from Soul of Harper
Inspired by the band Schiehallion out of Scotland about the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689. The first three verses and chorus were written by Robert Burns in 1789. 3:47 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES
I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’ Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia.
If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather.
Poll: What’s your favorite song on Soul of a Harper? Merch: Buy Soul of a Harper on Patreon CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS
Every year, I lead a small group of people on an exciting adventure, usually to one of the Celtic nations, but not always.
7:04 - Ironwood "She Likes the Guinness" from Gretna Green
10:55 - STORY OF  SOUL OF A HARPER
On back: “May your boots be well-worn and your soul, well-wandered” An autoharper’s spiritual wandering through Celtic songs Cover photo by Nancy Pearsall Award-winning Graphic design by Marc Gunn Why did I record the album? Album title inspired by a song by Rie Sheridan Rose 20:24 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Soul of a Harper” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

23:52 - THE STORY OF THE BRIDGE
Originally recorded for Brobdingnagian Bards’ CD, Gullible’s Travels. Also released on A Celtic Renaissance Wedding Was it written as an apology at Pease Park near UT Austin Instrumental part in 4th verse 29:35 - Marc Gunn “The Bridge” from Soul of Harper
The Bridge Lyrics by Marc Gunn
Was it something I said that made you angry with me.
Made you dig a deep river to keep you from me.
Oh, the water is rushing, come to sweep me away
'Less I die of sorrow, I will cross it today.
I would build me a bridge a hundred meters long
To see the other side of what I did wrong
Well you say you don't hate me, but I guess that I'm scared
That with a river between us, you'll no longer care.
I would build a boat, and paddle agaist all sorrow.
And if I sail down the river, then I'll be back again tomorrow.
I would face cold death, run and leap to your side.
And if I fall in the river, I'll be warmed by your sight.
I would beg your forgiveness for the pain I've fed
And I'd find the source of the river you've bled.
Then I'd close the gates of the dam I built there.
And never again will you have anything to fear.
Well I never knew that your tears ran so deep.
But when I'ved dammed those tears, I will kiss your sweet cheek.
I will hold you close 'till your tears finally cease.
And I'll sing you a lullaby to bring you peace.
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34:21 - INTRO – BEST TRAVEL TIPS
36:22 - BEST TRAVEL TIPS
Best Travel Tips with Vince Conaway #212
If you love adventure, then you will find your heart pumping with an interview I did with Vince Conaway. He plays hammered dulcimer, is an incredible busker, and every year, he goes to exotic locations in abroad to play music in the streets and to become a part of the culture of the region. Having had years of Ce

We’re taking a journey today as I share the story of how I found myself playing Sci Fi Drinking Songs at science fiction conventions around the nation.
This is Pub Songs & Stories #284
0:15 - Marc Gunn and Jesse Ferguson “Molly Malone” from Come Adventure With Me

2:52 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES
I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’ Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia. This show is for fans of Celtic music and science fiction and fantasy.
I create Celtic-inspired music. In fact, I also host the multi-award-winning Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I’ve done that for nearly 19 years now. But I also love science fiction and fantasy. I started playing at Dragon Con, the largest fan run sci fi convention in 2002 and in 2007, I started playing at Gen Con, the largest gaming convention. Both have been super instrumental to my music and career over the years. And today, I’m gonna share a live concert from Gen Con 2023 of Sci Fi Drinking Songs, where I not only share some of my more popular songs there, but I also share how I got here in the first place.
If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather.
I’m currently working on a new podcast series where I highlight my very first solo album, Soul of a Harper, which is 20 years old this year. I hope to release that series this summer. But I thought I’d give you a live show as you await the next series.
New Poll: Come Adventure With Me Merch: Come Adventure Album Pin, Poster, Songbook and CD 5:34 - UPCOMING SHOWS
JUN 8-15: Celtic Invasion of the Isle of Man, UK JUNE 22: Nerdy Wonderland at The Lost Druid, Avondale Estates, GA AUG 1-4: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN SEP 28 - OCT 5: Celtic Invasion of Scotland's Whisky, UK OCT 18-20: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA NOV 15-17: CONjuration, Duluth, GA 7:26 - The Gothard Sisters "Nightfall" from Dragonfly
On Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #656 11:38 - CELEBRATE THE THINGS YOU LOVE
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12:26 - SCI FI DRINKING SONGS SHOW FROM GEN CON 2023
If you are an official member of the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon, then you can also download all of the individual songs in this show. You can also just buy the songs on Patreon as well.
13:17 - “Intro”
13:56 - “Jedi Drinking Songs”
19:01 - “Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits”
24:23 - “Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers”
30:35 - “Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster”
35:28 - “The Leprechaun”
38:56 - “Come Adventure With Me”
43:46 - “Doctor of Gallifrey”
47:26 - “Close Your Eyes”
51:24 - “A Drop of Vulcan Blood”
56:48 - “Breathing”
1:03:31 - “The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf”
1:09:11 - “Naked”
1:12:27 - “Kilted For Her Pleasure”
1:15:16 - “Don’t Blink”
1:19:45 - “Ring of Hope”
1:23:56 - “Mingulay Boat Song”
1:30:29 - “You Are My Thor”
1:35:10 - CLOSING
1:35:29 - CREDITS
Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.
You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I’m performing.
Remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.
Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!
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Pain is hard to deal with. Sometimes it feels overwhelming. You can get through it with maybe a little help from Doctor Who. We talk about my song Redemption.
You can learn all about it today on Pub Songs & Stories #283
0:16 - Marc Gunn “By Amazing Grace” from Come Adventure With Me
By Amazing Grace, Hat Came Back, Tartanic Inspired by the Firefly episode “Heart of Glass” featuring Andrew McKee of Brobdingnagian Bards and Jamie Haeuser) 4:23 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES
I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Sci F’Irish musician and podcaster living in Atlanta, Georgia.
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 Sci Fi Drinking Songs? New Merch Bundle: CD, Album Pin, Poster and Songbook for $90 9:32 - UPCOMING SHOWS
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 APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA Make sure you check the calendar on the Marc Gunn homepage to see the latest list of performances.
10:35 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer “Folk Club Song” from Twelve Months & A Day
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17:20 - THE STORY OF REDEMPTION
Recorded for The War Doctor | Doctor Who #2.3 Inspired by “The Day of the Doctor” from Doctor Who Download the “Redemption” MP3 Lyrics and music Marc Gunn. Marc Gunn: autoharp, vocals; Rich Brotherton: bass, guitar, percussion. Mixed by Rich Brotherton Background This is a story about finding redemption. In the 50th anniversary Doctor Who episode "The Day of the Doctor", the 10th (Matt Smith) and 11th Doctor (David Tennant) meet The War Doctor. They are horrified and filled with dread to once again see themselves as the man who committed horrible atrocities wiping out the Time Lords and the Daleks with a doomsday weapon.
But after centuries dealing with that pain. They finally come to grips with it. They accept the decision they made even though it caused the death of billions of people. But even better, they remember Who they are. The Doctor. Never cruel or cowardly. Never give up or give in. Doctors give hope. They are finally able to save the people they thought they lost.
Redemption Lyrics I was so young. I made a mistake
That I have never shared.
Much to regret. I tried to forget. I ran.
That just laid it bare.
To speak the words out loud made me
Shudder for the harm I done
Now I help the innocent
Still I feel the need to run.
* Because I burn. I  burn.
It won't cover the pain
But it's time I learn. Time I learn.
Redemption can come again (x3)
Are great men truly forged in fire?
While others light the flame?
That's what I tell myself so that
I can avoid the blame.
Deep down inside there's a scared little child
Smashing statues, filled with fright.
Under cover, changing faces
To hide away in plain sight
But still I burn. I  burn.
It won't cover the pain
But it's time I learn. It's time I learn.
Redemption can come again (x3)
And still my monsters come from my past
They shatter my future bones.
Scary to face them, but time will heal
Don't have to do it alone
Promise to keep, tho I may weep
For the pain I kept deep down
Face my fears for 1200 years
Hope will turn my life around
No longer burn. No longer  burn.
It may not cover the pain
But it's time I learn. It's

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.
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 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 S

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

"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
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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
Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.
You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I’m performing.
Remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.
Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!
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