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Have a St. Patrick's Day Party with Music and Merriment Online!I love St. Patrick's Day. It is my favorite time of the year. But I have a wee confession. I am biased because St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, is also my birthday. I guess I love those popular Irish American songs because I did not grow up with them. I know this sounds crazy. I am of Scots-Irish heritage--Clan Gunn. I went to occasional Scottish Highland Games and enjoyed some Celtic music growing up, but not a lot. Hmm... I guess it has to do with the fact that my St Patrick's Days were booked as a birthday celebration. So I never went to St. Patrick's Day Parades in Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, Maryland where I grew up. Instead, I had a St. Patrick's Day birthday party. That all changed five years ago... Booked to Play St. Patrick's Day Every Year
Like I said earlier, most of the bands around here don't like playing songs like "Danny Boy", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", and "The Unicorn Song". They avoid them with a passion. But I wasn't raised in a pub like many of our Irish American fans here in Austin, Texas. So I just learned some beautiful songs and started sharing them with the world. Thusfar, I've recorded a dozen CDs. My old band's CD Songs of Ireland, is a St Patrick's Day favorite, as is my latest addition Going for Brogue: Irish Pub Songs and Sea Shanties with an Accent. What is this St. Patrick's Day Party Music website all about?
I hope you enjoy what you read and will share this website with your friends. Thanks a lot and have a Happy St. Patrick's Day. Slainté! Don't forget! Join my mailing list and you'll get more free music downloads from me.
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What adds to the excitement and fun of it all is that I play Irish folk music, the music that you are likely to hear on St. Paddy's Day. I sing those popular Irish songs like "Whiskey in the Jar", "The Wild Rover", "Finnegan's Wake", "The Unicorn Song", and yes, even "Danny Boy". Some Irish music groups hate those songs. I love 'em! 
In 1999, I started learning to play Irish music. I love the Irish ballads and folk songs best of all. So I started learning the songs. Can you believe that when I started, I didn't even know the melody for "Danny Boy"?! And now, my group, the Brobdingnagian Bards, is the premiere band for Irish American songs in Austin... Okay, actually, we're the only band. 
I wanted to share my love of St. Patrick's Day since I started playing the music. So I set up this website to give away a few free music downloads of St Patrick's Day music. I found some great Irish clip art, and a few other cool things. I want to share them all with you.
