But most of the background vocals were me singing in different voices, something I was learning to do on Going for Brogue.Īri told me later that this was his favorite song on the album. Aside from the autoharp, he played all of the instruments on the album. He was the Japanese American producer I hired to also produce Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. This recording was produced by Ari Koinuma. But it was good enough that when I decided to re-record it in 2009 for my CD, Happy Songs of Death, that I should use the new name instead of the one that Bards had used on Songs of Ireland. I changed the name and the song shot up on the Celtic music charts. I was convinced that if I renamed the song, that it would be more popular on MP3.com. But again “Johnny at the Door” doesn’t really say anything about it being a drinking song. You see, this was one of my more successful attempts to write a drinking song. But it doesn’t really get much attention until you hear that chorus. If you know the song, “Johnny at the Door” sounds cool and kind of creepy. It was the start of my study of SEO (search engine optimization) which was super important in the aughts.īut this was less SEO and more naming. I was learning a lot about naming things in search during that time. And his ghost finishes his quest to have a good pint of beer.īut yes, I changed the name. It’s the story of a man who goes to work just longing for the end of the day and a good pint of beer with his friends. I also succeeded because of the name–”Johnny at the Door”. I wanted a song that was indistinguishable from traditional Irish songs. That was a big part of my goal in writing it. I had so many people ask us back then where I “found” the song because they thought it was a traditional Irish song. I wanted to write a traditional-style ghost story and I succeeded tremendously. This is one of those songs I was super proud of. I first recorded it with the Brobdingnagian Bards for our album Songs of Ireland. The original title of the song was “Johnny at the Door”. But I do remember quite a bit about this Irish ghost story. I wrote “I’ll Drink From Dusk Til Dawn” around 2001, I think. NOV 19: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA 7:00-10:00 PMġ1:56 - “La La La Geek” by Marc Gunn from Sci Fi Drinking Songsġ4:08 - STORY OF I’LL DRINK FROM DUSK TIL DAWN.NOV 19: Three Taverns Brewery, Decatur, GA 12:00-1:30 PM.I hope this helps you as much as it has helped me. So instead, dump the recycle loosely into your blue bins. Turns out when you do that, the collectors frequently throw those bags into the regular trash because the trash bag also will get caught in the machinery. I used to bag all of my recycle material into a plastic trash bag and dumb that into the recycle bin. Those should not be dumped into the recycle bin. You can take all types of thin plastic to the recycle bins at grocery stores. That means, they have to shut down the equipment to get the plastic bag out. ![]() Plastic bags are too thin and they will tangle up in the machinery. So I’m gonna share two quick and easy tips.įirst, don’t put plastic bags into the recycle bin. But in Atlanta, we have a lot more options. In Birmingham, AL, we could only recycle glass by taking it to a glass recycle dumpster. But there are a LOT of hiccups in learning how. I think most of us know we should recycle. I learned something interesting about recycling recently. It’s one of the bonuses you get when you are a member of my Gunn Runners Club on Patreon.Ħ:36 - “ High Jeannie High” by Marc Gunn from Happy Songs of Death You can hear my Bugs Bunny Halloween song in that episode.Īnd make sure you pick up my Celtic Halloween EP. Speaking of Halloween, if you haven’t listened to “ Lament for a Halloween Rabbit”, go check it out. But when you’re a DJ, you have to plan way early. And yes, I know we haven’t gotten through Halloween yet. I launched the Celtic Christmas Podcast last week. So I’m gonna share a few tracks in this episode, along with a story about my original song “I’ll Drink from Dusk Til Dawn”, a ghost story, no less, just in time for Halloween. I’m trying another change to the podcast. ![]() Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Lisa and Troy That is all for as little as $5 per month. You’ll be able to download a song featured in this show, get sheet music, and access to Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. If you enjoy this podcast and my music, please join the Club. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. This is the audio liner notes for the songs I play. WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIESĠ:10 - “ Black Velvet Band lyrics” by Marc Gunn from The Bridge Can Death stop Johnny from grabbing a drink after a hard day at work?
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