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Marc Andrew Gunn (born March 17, 1972) is an American musician and podcaster. Gunn rose to prominence as the autoharp-playing half of the Brobdingnagian Bards.He and partner Andrew McKee developed a following with weekly performances on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.This led to gigs at renaissance faires, science fiction conventions, and Celtic music festivals as well as parties and weddings for the pair.The group headlined at the Oscar party for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. After the group split up in 2008, Gunn became a prolific recording musician in the Celtic music community, releasing eleven new albums between 2008 and 2011.His recording of "Rising of the Moon" earned an award in 2013 in the Celtic Radio Music Awards for "Best Roots Traditional". Gunn was one an early adopter of podcasting and one of the few professional podcasters.He started podcasting in May 2005, but it was July when he released his most-successful podcast, Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.This show began as a spinoff of his Celtic Music Magazine email newsletter.It quickly eclipsed the newsletter's success. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is an hour-long show focusing primarily on independent Celtic musicians and bands.The music styles range from traditional Irish songs and tunes to modern Celtic rock from around the world.It won in the "Best Podsafe Music" category three times in the Podcast Awards in 2009, 2010, and 2017.

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Official Website : www.marcgunn.com