Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast
Scottish and Irish folk songs combined with the Lord of the Rings music and a wee bit o’Celtic fun. The Brobdingnagian Bards (pronounced brob-din-nahg-EE-en) were The Original Celtic Renaissance music duo from Austin, Texas. Their unique brand of folk music on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin made them one of the most-popular Celtic music groups online where they continue to give away thousands of free Celtic MP3 downloads daily.
From 1999 to 2008, the Brobdingnagian Bards performed coast-to-coast, and in a given month could be found at a Lord of the Rings Oscar Party, a Celtic festival, or a Science Fiction Convention. However, they were an absolute favorite at Renaissance Faires where they added high-energy and wit to make every show a memorable experience.
Thanks in part to this podcast, their shows are never done!
- Update frequency
- every 47 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 89
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Now With More Virgins
- Now with More Virgins
- Marc’s a Daddy
- Andrew’s podcast and upcoming CD
- New CDs from Marc: Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits and Firefly Drinking Songs
- The Last Bards CD–Real Men Wear Kilts
- Marc Heading …
Live from GenCon 2008 in Indianapolis
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. S…
Chatting About our Vacation Tour of Ireland
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:
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Getting Political on Yo’ Arse
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 I…
The Bards Win THIRD Austin Music Award Win
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…
Explicit Writer’s Strike
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 Wil Wheaton, the Ireland tour, our presidential nominat…
Drunken Scotsman on Bourbon Street
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 S…
3 Steps to DragonCon
This weeks Brobdingnagian Bards podcast was recorded on the drive to DragonCon 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Show Notes:
- Marc’s fancy sports car
- Lots of shows at DragonCon
- New CD: LIVE: Nex Monoceroti,…
Live from Lisdoonvarna, Ireland
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 Brobd…
Live from Cliffs of Moher in Ireland 2007
Notes:
- Talking about Ireland while viewing the Cliffs of Moher on the Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland. Don’t you wish you were here?
- Question or Comment for the Bards at 512-879-NEWT (6398)
International Bards of Mystery
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 we…
Hoaxes, Flubs, Parodies and Ren Faires
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 Co…
Live from the 2007 Austin Music Awards
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,…
Real Men, Real Kilts at Austin Music Awards 2007
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 Glor…
New Season: Bards of Terror!
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 Elysiu…
End of Season, Non-Traditional Scottish Music
Notes:
- End of Season One
- Vote for us in the Austin Music Awards
- ShadowCon, the First Show of the Year
- Craving Dungeons & Dragons
- Bard Age Conversion Chart
- The Life of Mozart on autoharp
- Bardic New Y…
Happy Halloween Music, Concluding the Story of How We Started Playing Music Together
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…
Goths, UT South Mall, Ireland Vacation, Jedi Prequel
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
- Practicin…
Live from DragonCon 2006
Notes:
- Promo: The Signal Firefly Podcast
- Live Show from DragonCon in 2006 from the Sunday night filk show
Songs This Week:
Star Wars Drinking Songs, How Bards Got Started
Where did our “Jedi Drinking Song” come from? What was the first album we recorded on together? You’ll learn that and more in the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast.
Notes
- Listener Comment – Request for M…