A Brobdingnagian Minute

A Brobdingnagian Minute #28 - Live from GenCon in Indianapolis

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Every venue has its work. GenCon is "Freebird". We made the mistake of playing it in the pre-show last year at Friday Night Live and ended up with a standing ovation before our actual show started. Sadly, we succumbed to peer pressure and played it again... but with a twist. Michelle Hedden joins us on bodhran for this mad hour of geek-filled fun. Show Notes: * Name that Tune * "Morning Song", a 45-minute song in the dealer's room * "Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits" from Marc's Dragon CD * "Do Virgins Taste Better Medley" from A Faire to Remember * Why Andrew stands on stage right of Marc * Motley Crue Contest * "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" from Songs of Ireland * "In the Mood" from Bards Live * "Exclamations" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales * Starbucks Sponsorship * "Old Dun Cow" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales * "Free Bog" * "Monahan's Mudders Milk" (a Firefly song) * The Great Luke Ski * "If I Had a Million Ducats" from a bunch of CDs * "Jedi Drinking Song" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales Find out more about the Brobdingnagian Bards at www.thebards.net.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #27 - Chatting About our Vacation Tour of Ireland

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We're back from another brilliant time visiting Ireland with our fans. The trip was all too brief, but in this podcast, we take some time to share some of our fond memories of our trip. Show Notes: * Favorite Places from our Vacation Tour of Ireland * Gougane Barra * Stone Circles * "Black Velvet Band" from The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs * Magnum Ice Cream * Video from Brigit's Garden "Fellowship of the Ring" * "Rocky Road to Dublin" from Songs of Ireland * Fond Fables * Movie Reviews: Zohan, Get Smart, Hancock, WALL-E * GenCon Confirmed * "Lish Young Buy-A-Broom" from Songs of Ireland Find out more about the Brobdingnagian Bards at www.thebards.net.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #26 - Getting Political on Yo' Arse

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This podcast was recorded at the end of March, and lookie, I'm just now getting around to posting it. W00t! Well, at least we'll be caught up to record a new show very soon. And more once we get to Ireland. Enjoy! Show Notes: * Bardic Bonus Features * Bardic Foundation of Not Losing Your Brain Through the Windshielf * Car mileage conspiracy * Consuming the consumer * Executive Suite (1954) with William Holden * Battlestar Galactica Nerd Warning! * Marketing with Integrity * Politics Above the Law * Summer Brooks of Slice of Sci Fi and Essays on Battlestar Galactica * Buck Rogers DVD * GM Motors Annecdote Songs This Week: * "The Heart of Fangorn" from Memories of Middle Earth * "Patriot Game" from Songs of Ireland * "Shepherd's Serenade" from Songs of the Muse

A Brobdingnagian Minute #25 - Austin Music Award Win #3

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Season 3 of A Brodingnagian Minute. We're back with more zany bardic goodness... whatever that may be. This month, we're happy to say we WON in the Austin Music Awards, plus lots of rambling on the usual bardic randomness. Show Notes: * Too many podcasts: Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, Renaissance Festival Podcast and other podcasts by Marc Gunn * Andrew's Picasso Period * Lord of War * Pet Peeve: Trailers you can't fast forward through * Best Folk Act in the Austin Music Awards * The Cowsills * Music for old video games: Pitfall, Pacman, Donkey Kong * Samson Zoom H2 * Onya, Irish rock musician * Demand the Brobdingnagian Bards Songs This Week: * "Patriot Game" from Songs of Ireland * "Harvest Home" from Songs of the Muse * "The Holy Ground" from The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs * "Jug of Punch (Live)" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus

A Brobdingnagian Minute #24 - Explicit Writer's Strike

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Season 3 of A Brodingnagian Minute. We're back with more zany bardic goodness... whatever that may be. This month, we're talking about Whil Wheaton, the Ireland tour, our presidential nomination, and a "crapload" of shows for the spring. Show Notes: * Writer's Strike * Whil Wheaton on Pulp Gamer * Join the Bards Tour of Ireland * Bards on SoundClick * Brobdingnagian Bards for President * Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Love Bites" * Movie comments: Juno, Charlie Wilson's War and Atonement * Gigs in Yuma, Arizona, Four Winds, Muskogee, I-Con, and more! Songs This Week: * "Spancil Hill" from Songs of Ireland * "Rising of the Moon" from Songs of Ireland * "Like a Hobbit in a Mushroom Field" from Memories of Middle Earth

A Brobdingnagian Minute #23 - Drunken Scotsman on Bourbon Street

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Show Notes: * Dune * Red Dwarf Mobile Pack * New CD: LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus * New Bards Video Podcast Coming Soon * Six Weeks at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival * Bourbon Street and The Drunken Scotsman video * And We're Back! * Booking for 2008 * How to Find Good Mexican Food Songs This Week: * "Finnegan's Wake" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus, * "LOOB" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus, * "Donald, Where's Your Drunken Scotsman?" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #22 - 3 Steps to DragonCon

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

On the road to DragonCon 2007 in three-parts Songs This Week: * "Pachelbel Cannon/Old Dun Cow" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus * "Jedi Drinking Song Prequel" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus * "If I Had A Million Smurfy Ducats" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus

A Brobdingnagian Minute #21 - Live from Lisdoonvarna, Ireland

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Recorded live in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland while on the Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland. Songs This Week: * "Man of La Mancha" * "Old Dun Cow" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "Frog Kissin'" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "A Fairy Story" from A Faire To Remember, * "Lily the Pink" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "Spancil Hill" from Songs of Ireland, * "Whiskey in the Jar" from A Faire To Remember, * "An Irishman Who Doesn't Drink" * "Donald, Where's Your Trousers Medley" from A Faire To Remember, * Marc Trying to Think/"Munumanuh" * "Star of the County Down" * "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from A Faire To Remember.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #20 - Live from Ireland

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Talking about Ireland while viewing the Cliffs of Moher on the Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland. Don't you wish you were here?

A Brobdingnagian Minute #19 - International Bards of Mystery

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Notes: * Live recordings and CD?, * Oklahoma Renaissance Festival, * Bardic passports,Stamps, Indulgences, and toe bones in Vatican City, * Shakespeare and Friends Renaissance Festival, * Learning not to wear tights, * Nickel Shakespeare Girls, * Interview with WANC, * "My Prison Time with Paris Hilton", * Role Models, * Snowball fights in Colorado, * Stoa Galleries, * Opus Fantasy Arts Festival, * 3 Summer Movies: Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Shrek 3, and Spider-Man 3, and Harry Potter, * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "Lady Faery" from Songs of the Muse, * "Big Strong Man (My Bruddha Sylvest)" from Songs of Ireland, * "An Irish Lullaby" from Songs of Ireland.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #18 - Hoaxes, Flubs, Parodies and Ren Faires

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Notes: * The World's Biggest Flubs by the Brobdingnagian Bards, * The Hoax, * Based on a True Story, * Splash with Tom Hanks, * George Lucas and the Director's Guild, * South Park Easter Special ala Da Vinci Code, * Four Winds Renaissance Faire, * Another Random Andrew Quote, * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "My Darling Clementine Blues (Live from I-Con)", * "Old Dun Cow (live)" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "A Fairy Story (live)" from A Faire To Remember.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #17 - Live from the Austin Music Awards

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 5 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

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, * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "Spancil Hill" from Songs of Ireland, * "Lily the Pink" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "Tolkien (The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings" from Songs of the Muse, * "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from A Faire To Remember.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #16 - Real Men Wear Kilts and Austin Music Awards

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

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 and Dragons Cartoon on DVD * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "Donald, Where's Your Drunken Scotsman?" from Real Men Wear Kilts, * "Loch Lomond" from Real Men Wear Kilts, * "Oor Hamlet" from Real Men Wear Kilts.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #15 - New Season: Bards of Terror

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

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 * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "Beer, Beer, Beer" from The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs, * "Paddy McCullough" from Songs of Ireland, * "Valeria" from Songs of the Muse.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #14 - End of Season One, Non-Traditional Scottish Music

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Notes: * End of Season One * Vote for us in the Austin Music Awards * ShadowCon, the First Show of the Year * Craving Dungeons and Dragons * Bard Age Conversion Chart * The Life of Mozart * 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 World: Ren Faire. Comedy Gold at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival with Vince Conaway, Tortuga Twins, Paolo Garbanzo, The Limeybirds, Marrus * New Segment(?): Another Random Andrew Quote #12 * "Greedo Fired Second" * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "Hero of Canton" * "Jug of Punch" from Songs of Ireland, * "Follow Prince Charlie", * "Mary Mac", * "Donald, Where's Your Drunken Scotsman?", * "Green Grow the Rushes", * "If I Had A Million New Years Ducats".

Bog Down in Christmas

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Well, it looks like we didn't complete a follow up EP to Christmas in Brobdingnag so instead, we decided to just release one of the songs from last year's EP right here in A Brobdingnagian Minute. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Slainte, -Marc www.thebards.net P.S. You can pick up this album by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CDS or visit our website.

A Brobdingnagian Minute #13 - Happy Halloween! With Halloween Music, Concluding the Story of How We Started Playing Music Together

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 Halloween costumes * Willow for Halloween * Opening for the Rolling Stones in Austin vs. Tipperary Inn in Dallas * HAPPY HALLOWEEN! * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "A Rabbit for Halloween" (unreleased) * "Monster Mash" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "Trick or Treat in Yonkers" (unreleased)

A Brobdingnagian Minute #12 - Goths, UT South Mall, Ireland Vacation, Jedi Prequel

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 Tour of Ireland with the Brobdingnagian Bards * Things Celtic * Jedi Drinking Songs Video on YouTube * Request for more YouTube Videos of our music * Promo: Bear's Grove Podcast * "Warning" by Mac * Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398) Songs This Week: * "Soul of a Harper" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "Patriot Game" from Songs of Ireland, * "Jedi Drinking Song Prequel" (unreleased).

A Brobdingnagian Minute #11 - Live from DragonCon 2006

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Fri, 08 Sept 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Notes: * Leave a message at 512-879-NEWT (6398) * Promo: Loose Ends Podcast * 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 Bridge" * "Exclamations" * "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

A Brobdingnagian Minute #10 - Jedi Drinking Songs, Lucas, How Bards Got Started and How Not to Record a CD

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000

* 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? * Leave a message at 512-879-NEWT (6398) * Things You Really Hope Marc Doesn't Say In Bed * How NOT to Record a CD * Tom's Podcast Songs This Week: * "Jedi Drinking Song" from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, * "Mari Mac" from Bard Bootlegs, Vol. 1, * "Shadowfax" from Memories of Middle Earth

A Brobdingnagian Minute #9 - ABM Seasons, Song Requests, Promos Around the Globe, New Songs Coming

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Mon, 20 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

# Leave a message at 512-879-6398, 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?, Brobdingnagian Bards Message Board, 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 Renaissance Festival and Opus Fantasy Arts Festival. Songs This Week: Oor Hamlet from Real Men Wear Kilts, Santa Lucia from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, Do Virgins Taste Better Medley from A Faire to Remember, and Valeria from Songs of the Muse

A Brobdingnagian Minute #8 - St Patrick's Day Music, Stories, and Songs

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

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 Parties, Wearing green on St. Patrick's Day, Moonlighting Leprechauns, Chef on South Park Quits, Campaign Against Green Beer, Marc, the Guinness Guy, A History of St Patrick's Day, Wearing Orange on St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day in Austin: Wheatsville Co-Op and Opal Divine's Freehouse, Happy Birthday on St Patrick's Day to Marc, who's birthday is March 17th, St Patrick's Day! Songs This Week: Johnny Jump Up Finnegan's Wake If I Had A Million Ducats (The Leprechaun Edition) The Orange and The Green Happy Birthday from Ireland from Soul of a Harper The Hobbit Happy Birthday Song Jedi Drinking Song from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales An Irish Lullaby from Songs of Ireland

A Brobdingnagian Minute #7 - Trip to Ireland and DVD Review

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — 23 February 2006

Trip to Ireland, DVD Review of High Noon, Songs of the week: The Holy Ground, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye

A Brobdingnagian Minute #6 - Radio Serials?

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — 8 February 2006

Bardic Radio Serials? Songs of the week: Dirty Old Town, Scarborough Faire, Liquid Sunshine, Upcoming Gigs and House Concerts, and Wise Words from Andrew

A Brobdingnagian Minute #5 - A New Year

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Friday, 27 January 2006

Vote in Austin Music Awards, Songs of the week: A Prudent Thief, Black and Tans, Auld Lang Syne, plus, Happy Songs of Death, Holiday in Review, Sleeping Habits of Musicians

A Brobdingnagian Minute #4 - Tribute to Irish Dragoon Pub

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Friday, 24 August 2005

Songs of the week: Old Dun Cow, Seven Drunken Nights, Garry Owen Set, Big Strong Man (My Brother Sylvest), and Lily the Pink, Notes: Irish dancing at the Dragoon, ArmadilloCon, How to Kill Wasps, Garry Owen Set, Reprinting green shirts?

A Brobdingnagian Minute #3 - Live at Andrews

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Friday, 13 August 2005

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

A Brobdingnagian Minute #2 - Firefly and Hero of Canton

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Friday, 5 August 2005

Deadbacks, Dr Demento, Firefly, DragonCon Tour, #1 on CDBaby, The Ballad of Jayne

A Brobdingnagian Minute #1 - Firefly and Jedi Drinking Song

marc@thebards.net (Marc Gunn / Brobdingnagian Bards) — Wednesday, 30 June 2005

Naming the Podcast, upcoming shows, Firefly, and Jedi Drinking Song