Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast

Notes: Voted "Best None of the Above" in the 2006-2007 Austin Music Awards KUT with John Aielli Thanks to everyone who voted for us, Other winners we met: Guitar Center, Lucid Dementia, Eklektikos, John Aielli, KUT, and Bobby Bones, Shameless self-promotion   Songs This Week: " Spancil Hill " from Songs of Ireland , " Lily the Pink " from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales , " Tolkien (The Hobbit & Lord o...

Notes: What Do You Do with a Drunken Bard? Playing Music with Voltaire at Elysium Inspired to Record Real Men Wear Kilts, An OCD Moment by Andrew McKee The Jamaican Intro Photo shoot at Laguna Gloria and Mayfield Park for The Austin Chronicle Austin Music Awards 2006-2007 Announced on March 15th Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon on DVD Songs This Week: "Donald, Where's Your Drunken Scotsman?" from Real M...

Notes: First Show of the Second Season Winner of "Best Ineligible Band" in the Renaissance Festival Awards How we decide songs to play in the podcast Bard Focus Groups Bards with Voltaire at Elysium "Death to the World" Another Random Andrew Quote: #8 and #24 The Vista Operating System Slice of Sci Fi Groundhog Day! An OCD Moment by Marc Gunn Songs This Week: " Beer, Beer, Beer " from The Holy Gra...

Notes: End of Season One Vote for us in the Austin Music Awards ShadowCon , the First Show of the Year Craving Dungeons & Dragons Bard Age Conversion Chart The Life of Mozart on autoharp Bardic New Years Resolutions Finishing Real Men Wear Kilts , non-traditional Scottish music, like the Other Bible, or The Dark Horse of Scottish Music The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs , a CompilaNew CD Real...

Notes: The William Shatner Bards The story of the Brobdingnagian Bards cont. Coming up with the Band Name The first songs we played at faire BrobdingnagianBards.com Trying out for Excalibur Fantasy Faire Daily Texan Comic – Bards on the South Mall Remembering us at the Alamo Drafthouse Mentors at faire: Bedlam Bards Halloween music What's important about Halloween? Dressing up for Halloween Cool H...

Notes: TV Shows: Bards vs. Sci Fi Channel Friday, October 6th at Elysium, Goth Club Part 2: How Did The Bards Get Started? Love/hate relationship with Celtic Rock Coming Out of the Closet Practicing on the South Mall of the University of Texas at Austin One Bard ponders the Air Force, another Dreams of the Texas Renaissance Festival VH1's Where Are They Now – Renaissance Festival Version Vacation...

Notes: Promo: The Signal Firefly Podcast Live Show from DragonCon in 2006 from the Sunday night filk show Songs This Week: " Old Dun Cow " " Lily the Pink " " Wild Mountain Thyme " " The Leprechaun " " If I Had A Million Ducats " " Do Virgins Taste Better Medley " " The Orange and The Green " " Jedi Drinking Song " "Mari Mac" " The Irishman Who Doesn't Drink " " Jedi Drinking Song Prequel " " The...

Where did our "Jedi Drinking Song" come from? What was the first album we recorded on together? You'll learn that and more in the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast. Notes Listener Comment – Request for More Jedi Songs Jedi Drinking Song Prequel Other Jedi drinking song ideas… and George Lucas Listener Comment – How Did the Bard's Get Started? Things You Really Hope Marc Doesn't Say In Bed How NOT to Re...

Notes: Complaints against Scottish music, Song request for Oor Hamlet from Casey in Kansas City, How many episodes should we do in each season of A Brobdingnagian Minute, and what constitutes a season?, Greek promo done for Vry Pannet Radio, Promos around the globe, New songs: "The Irishman Who Doesn't Drink" and "Jedi Drinking Song Prequel", Upcoming gigs: C.W. Post Renaissance Faire , Georgia Re...

It's that happy time of year for everyone who is Irish–St. Patrick's Day. We recorded our first ever St Patrick's Day special edition of A Brobdingnagian Minute. And it's pretty dang funny! Notes: All about St Patrick's Day, Talking with Irish accents, The difference between Irish and Irish Americans, Irish fashion police, What's happening around the world for St Patrick's Day? St Patrick's Day Pa...

Notes: Now have music posted on the Podsafe Music Network Thanks to Matt Taylor for inspiring us to write our first Serial. Find out more Big T Studios Vacation in Ireland with the Brobdingnagian Bards? Western DVD Pick: High Noon Song this week: "The Holy Ground" "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye"    

Notes: Should we do a Brobdingnagian Bards Radio Serial? – Got an idea for a Bards radio serial, write a one-page script and send it to us. Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Bards Comic Upcoming Gigs House Concert Update Wise Words from Andrew McKee "Rip Jarvis of the Space Cadets, Adventures in the 94th Century", Episode 1 from We're Really In It This Time Doo Dah Song this week: "Dirty Old Town" "Sc...

  Notes: Holidays in Review New Ren Fest Compilation CD: The Circle Happy Songs of Death Sleeping Habits of Musicians Vote in the Austin Music Awards Song this week: "A Prudent Thief" "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" "Auld Lang Syne"  

Our apologies for the popping sound that shows up throughout the podcast. We can't seem to fix that. The Irish Dragoon Pub closed last week. So this podcast is a tribute to one of our all-time favorite pubs. Notes: Irish dancing at the Dragoon ArmadilloCon How to Kill Wasps Garry Owen Set Reprinting green shirts? Songs this week: "Old Dun Cow" "Seven Drunken Nights" "Garry Owen Set" "Big Strong Ma...

  Songs this week: Mari Mac Follow Prince Charlie Wild Mountain Thyme The Mermaid Song Sellinger's Round Notes: Slice of Sci Fi interview with Marc Real Men Wear Kilts CD History of Entymology/Etymology DragonCon    

  Notes: Marc DIES! in a movie — Deadbacks Send Jedi Drinking Song to your friends Vote for Jedi on Dr Demento DragonCon Tour. If you live in the Southeast and have ten friends, you can have us come play in your house. Contact us Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales Hit #1 on CDBaby Firefly Shindig this weekend in Austin, Texas. Get the Firefly DVD Lone Star Shindig Practicing The Ballad of Jayne If you're...

After much urging from Mur Lafferty of Geek Fu Action Grip , we have created our very own Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast — A Brobdingnagian Minute. Notes: Bard Shows this Fall Real Men Wear Kilts 9 days till Marc Quits his job… July 8th is coming! Firefly TV Show early videos with Marc's rock bands, Ben Stroud Power Hour, Moore-Hill Players present "Monty Python's Holy Grail" and "The Princess Pride...