Welcome to Pub Songs & Stories, the virtual Public House for Celtic culture and change through music.
I am Marc Gunn. I play Sci F'Irish music. I want to take you on an adventure. I'll share the stories behind my songs as we explore pop culture media through the lens of Irish & Celtic music. You will have fun and sing along, and maybe get a far too real glimpse of yourself.
Which came first the chicken or the egg. I first learned about
"Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" from a popular American version written
during the Civil War. That song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
was first published in 1863 as "Words and Music by Louis Lambert,"
which was a pseudonym for Patrick Sarsfield, 1829-1892....
If you enjoy American folk music you might be familiar with this
tune. The American version is called "The Girl I Left Behind", but
this is the Irish version of the song. It's called "Waxies Dargle".
What does that mean?
"Waxies" were candlemakers.
"Dargle" referred to an annual trip that the Waxies made to the
seaside...
Travel with Marc Gunn on an audio adventure as you hear stories and music from his Celtic Invasion Vacations as well as interviews with musicians from Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Have fun, travel, and sing along with The Celtfather.