tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100298482009-06-22T12:43:31.326-07:00A blog featuring news about free music downloads. Some MP3s are time-sensitive. Download them now. If you like an MP3, please help the artist by buying their CD.Marc Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259760600015369364noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10029848.post-40713995208288424282009-06-22T12:01:00.000-07:002009-06-22T12:02:51.449-07:00

Irish Stout is no longer just a dark beer made from roasting malts and barley. It is the name of our pirate ship, and now it is also a band--shipmates who love drinking songs as much as they love drinking, lead by the formidable "Captain Black Jack" Murphy. We don't care about politics, religion, or being the most-traditional band in the world. Our sound is sharp, unique, and designed for hours

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Take two complete strangers, leave them in their respective rooms on opposite sides of the country with internet access, and what might you get? You might get nothing, or you might get an album running the gamut from aggressive electronic rock to smooth ambient soundscapes. The latter is what we see in the case of Stabilizer. Brought together on the internet, Brad Podray and Ian Siegert began

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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

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The Christmas season is upon us and I'm once again blown away by how much crappy Christmas music out there. Even among the Celtic Christmas music genre, there's a lot of junk. That, I am hoping to change.For the past three years, I have published a Celtic Christmas music special at the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The shows receive rave reviews every year. Such that next year, I'm gonna do a

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If you take AC/DC and load them up on Guinness and whisky...you'd get Prydein. They are a high-energy band that draws a crowd of all ages to their shows. The simple fact is, they love to perform and often play to a mix of high school students and elementary aged children, teenagers and elderly couples. Their appeal is universal. Their sound...celtic rock on the next level. Call

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It was a shared love of music making and writing with local bands that brought Mike Stone and Steve Mitchell together in the 1980s. Stone's lyrics were the perfect match for Mitchell's unique music, and together they formed Buzz'n'Bee Music to underscore a Granada TV series in the style of Clannad. They put together a CD and called it Soul Path. Thus...their sound was born.Their

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You haven't heard a holiday season choir until you've given The Gryphon Carolers a listen. Based off of the musical stylings of Irish and Brazilian music, they create an interesting, eclectic mix of holiday tunes. Give them a listen. And have a happy holidays!Hometown: Palo Alto, California, USAWebsite: The Gryphon CarolersDownload MP3: I Saw Three ShipsBuy CD: One December

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The Sheridan Band is a group that literally grew up together. In fact, they were often asked to play their music at various family and community events. But their high-energy traditional Celtic music soon caught the attention of others.Performing live is their specialty and they have been invited to perform from Northern Ontario right down to Michigan. While traditional Celitc

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Every year for St. Patrick's Day, I compile a new list of St Patrick's Day MP3 downloads that are 100% free and legal. This year, I decided to present them in a new format. This year, all the files are compiled like a gigantic digital compilation CD. I ZIP the files up and you just need to download one file.And if you were ever wondering what Song Henge is like. Well, now you have a better idea.

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Mark Paul Smith is a veteran heartland country rocker who's played from Chicago to new Orleans and everywhere in-between. He's written hundreds of songs for albums and films. The multidimensional Smith owns his own law practice and has been a trial attorney, standing up for the little guy, for more than twenty years. His entertainment background uniquely qualifies him to represent artists of all

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Loren Davidson's music is best described as contemporary folk music with tropical attitude, Jimmy Buffett meets John Prine, Celtic meets Caribbean by way of Key West. His lyrics range from humorous to incisive, articulate yet heartfelt.Loren's musical influences range from the classical and calypso music played at home during his youth and adolescence to folksingers such as Pete Seeger, James

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They play poppy rock music with a little weirdness thrown in. We started in 2003 when Xander and Charlie decided to start a quirky pop band. Charlie recruited Renee, and Xander recruited Joe. We rehearsed for more than a year before playing our first show. In early 2005 we somehow managed to record our first EP, Seven Cliques, which we’re still in the process of mixing.Website: The

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Limbeck drives all these sun-drenched highways and byways, combining the dusty bramble of country-tinged rock with the best of propulsive power pop. But they’ve got another card up their sleeves. The band records in Kansas with that master of the Lawrence sound, Ed Rose. This not only puts them in touch with the Midwestern bittersweet pop grandeur of groups like Kill Creek, but lets them take a

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After performing and collaborating on 1990's 'Bite the Dirt' with the Hootch Hounds, 1995's 'Pretty as a Picture with The Sojourners and 1999's 'Get Lucky' with The Proxies, Joel Arant, a long-time member of the Iowa City music scene, has released his first solo CD. In previous incarnations, Joel played clubs and bars throughout Iowa, averaging close to 100 nights a year. With 'To Whom it May

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Formed in March 2004, after a brief trip to Cyprus, Caladh is a mixture of 4 musical personalities who have come together to form an original blend of traditional Irish music not seen before on the Irish gig circuit. County Carlow in the south east of Ireland is probably not really known as a hotbed for traditional Irish music, but. here's a band that puts it on the traditional and folk music

Marc Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09259760600015369364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10029848.post-1120828992392449162005-07-01T06:18:00.000-07:002005-07-08T06:26:35.826-07:00

Founded in January 2005, Beau and Kimberly created a band that focuses on our faith in Jesus, harmony, sing-a-long choruses, and good times. We just finished our 10-song, debut album "The Monterey" with the help of Kyle Thompson (engineer, bass, percussion), Erik Berg (bass, percussion, vocals) and Marcel Leyva (vocals). Stay tuned for more from Fiffin Market...Website: Fiffin MarketDownload MP3:

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Albuquerque, NM's the Shins began in 1997 as the side project of singer/songwriter and guitarist James Mercer's primary band Flake. Soon after the release of When You Land Here, Mercer and Sandoval formed the Shins. Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman caught the San Francisco date of the tour and asked the Shins to contribute a single to the label's Single of the Month Club, which eventually became an

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Maia Sharp is hard to classify as strictly country, as her latest CD is undeniably a mix of pop and more. Luciana Souza injects a Brazilian flavor into her excellent jazz sound.Website: Maia SharpDownload MP3: "Reminder" Buy CD: Fine Upstanding Citizen

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If those Gregorian chant discs seem a little, well, limited lately, perhaps it's time to move on to something equally spiritual but a bit more harmonically interesting. This disc, well-performed by the Robert Shaw Festival Singers, and conducted by the legendary choral leader, features a ravishing score by Rachmaninoff and is sung a capella, as is all Orthodox church music. (For a heartrendingly

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Fans of Judy Garland will be discussing the recent TV film based on her daughter Lorna Luft's memoir for some time to come. In the meantime, try out a download of Garland singing "For Me and My Gal" from the budget Cocktail Hour series. It's one of many free downloads available in our newly expanded digital download area.Website: Judy GarlandDownload MP3: "For Me and My Gal" Buy CD: "Coctail Hour

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Graced by ancient mantras, rich harmonies, and sensual rhythms, Deva Premal and Miten's music explores the essence of love, devotion, and consciousness. The couple, who have been living and playing together for over 11 years, have toured the world and released a string of acclaimed CDs, including The Essence, Love is Space, Embrace and their latest release Satsang, which was recorded live in

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ACE THE TRUTH unveils a new STEPHEN MALKMUS. His exuberance has given way to bliss, and his performances are more disarming and electrifying than ever. The volatile SM who sang "Water and a Seat" as if he were Muhammad Ali extolling his punch and shuffle is missing. On FACE THE TRUTH we hear a beseeching, almost quizzical SM who has - to generalize - returned to his first influences. And he has

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Not so much a band as a sweet odyssey to the center of the heart, the often chaotic MERCURY REV formed in Buffalo in the late 1980's. Consistently solar-powered by Jonathan Donahue (vocalist/acoustic guitar), Grasshopper (moth-light guitars, etc.), Jeff Mercel (drums/piano) with Dave Fridmann (bass explore, telescope, knob twiddler), they have been hard at work recording a new album. On their

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Paul McKenna is an 18 year old singer from Glasgow. He is a regular at folk festivals throughout Scotland and northern England. Paul is highly regarded for his vocal talents by some key players on the folk music circuit. Artists that have recorded with Paul include Scottish piping star Finlay MacDonald and former member of the JSD Band, Chuck Fleming.Hometown: Glasgow, ScotlandSimilar Artists:

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Blending genres from classical to metal, we are like no others. The band was the brain child of Shelly and Christine, both accomplished performers. Adam joined, bringing with him a bit of metal edge. Matt auditioned and blew these three away with his bass skills. He may be young but he can certainly play! In the quest to find just the right sound they ran across an add for dual vocalists. It

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