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Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Label: Mage Records
Website: www.marcgunn.com
Sounds Like: Christy Moore, Dougie MacLean, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Tom Smith, Brobdingnagian Bards
Genre: Celtic
Marc Gunn is a rhythm and folk musician inspired by Celtic culture, science fiction, fantasy, and cats. He breathes new life into the autoharp, which continues to surprise musical veterans and fans a like for it’s unique sound and spirited energy. It’s like a satirical jam session between The Clancy Brothers and Weird Al Yankovic. It’s Celtic music, the traditional and the twisted.
Gunn was there at the beginning of the 90s indie music revolution. While other bands fought to sign to a record label, Gunn started Mage Records to promote his music in the DIY fashion. Mage Records focues on fun indie Celtic and folk music. He has released over fifty albums on his Mage Records label since its inception in 1997. He continues to release between two to four new albums each year.
Using the mantra "changing your world with Celtic music", Marc Gunn is a champion of indie Celtic music. His quest to guide the hearts and minds of Celtic music lovers earned him the nickname "The Celtfather." His musical success led him to become a full-time musician in 2005. It’s then that he started podcasting with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It was voted the #1 Best Podsafe Music Podcast in the People’s Choice Podcast Awards in 2009 and 2010 and is regularly featured on iTunes. His Celtic Music Magazine is published twice monthly and goes out to over 21,000 subscribers. He has given away over 10,000,000 MP3s since 1999. He allows fans to download and share his most-popular songs straight from his website for FREE!
Gunn began his Celtic journey in 1999 with Austin’s three-time award-winning duo, the Brobdingnagian Bards. He performed at some of the largest Celtic festivals, highland games, Renaissance faires, science fiction conventions in the country, including: South By Southwest, Stone Mountain Highland Games, DragonCon, Texas Renaissance Festival, and even a “Lord of the Rings” Oscar Party.
Marc Gunn combines his love of travel with his love a music. Every year, he hosts Celtic Invasion Vacations which are different from standard vacation tours. Gunn believes that it is the people around you who ultimately make a vacation great. He finds one location abroad and gathers like-minded vacationers to experience his travel motto, “Good food, good drink, good company”.
“has the ability to generate many moods, both with his lyrics and the music. From thought provoking to jubilant”
Steve Behrens - Sixty Seven Music
“Marc has a brilliant selection of both the merry and the somber to suit whatever your current mood, whether you need some cheering up or had rather drown in your own sorrow. Go ahead and draw a tub of water, light a few candles, prepare to relax and soak up some autoharp.”
Julie - Celtophilia
“Marc Gunn will charm you, make you laugh and perhaps even make you think. Somewhere along the way magic happens. What Color Is Your Dragon? Is a classic”
Wildy Haskell - Wildy's World
“Marc Gunn delights our audiences with musicianship, solid delivery of traditional and not-so-traditional Celtic favorites, and an overall rollicking good time. Music can be much more than ambiance; Marc's show is musical, engaging, and entertaining.”
Alvon Brumfield, producer - Louisiana Renaissance Festival
“I am a not so innocent victim, fallen prey to the seductive lure of traditional (and not so much) Irish music, thanks to the multitask man, Marc Gunn.”
Bengal - Bengal's Corner
“It goes on like that through fifteen feline adapted tracks which have garnered applause, encores and four-paws up from combo cat and Irish music lovers all over the world.”
Bridget Haggerty - Irish Culture and Customs
“So, Celtic cat lovers, rejoice! Marc Gunn has made an album just for you.”
Tom Knapp - Rambles
“Marc Gunn puts a whole new spin to the yarns of old Irish tunes.”
Herstory - Associated Content: The People's Media
“Marc Gunn's Irish tunes hearken back to Burl Ives' ballad style with a twist. Marc Gunn lures the listener away from the day's cares into a fun escape.”
Herstory - Associated Content: The People's Media
“...really carries you back to a bygone pub in a bygone time and a romantic wild Irishman telling his tale.”
Rhetta Akamatsu - Associated Content: The People's Media
“Marc's reign as Irish auto harpist king in today's Celtic music world carries on with vigor...”
Herstory - Associated Content: The People's Media
“Marc is a tireless supporter of Festival music, Celtic music and a wide array of musicians.”
Modern Bard
“You sir, are the Chuck Norris of Renaissance Festival Musicians”
Bob Brinkman - Modern Bard
“Whiskers in the Jar will delight you, even if Celtic is not the
first music that comes to mind”
Annette Fincher - Cat Tails
