Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast

Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast

56 episodes

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!

Podcasts

Jedi Drinking Song, Dragon Con 2023

Published: Sept. 27, 2023, 10 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 4 seconds

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Rattlin' Bog

Published: May 24, 2023, noon
Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds

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Old Dun Cow, Patreon and Sherwood

Published: May 3, 2023, noon
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 30 seconds

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Jedi Mickey, Bards with ChatGPT

Published: March 1, 2023, noon
Duration: 57 minutes 46 seconds

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Do Virgins Taste Better?

Published: Jan. 25, 2023, noon
Duration: 38 minutes 34 seconds

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Christmas Time in Texas

Published: Dec. 7, 2022, noon
Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds

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Top 5 Bards Songs for Dungeons & Dragons

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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Happily Ever After...with Banned Books

Published: Sept. 21, 2022, noon
Duration: 26 minutes 42 seconds

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A Fairy Story

Published: Aug. 24, 2022, noon
Duration: 30 minutes 53 seconds

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Seven Sisters

Published: July 30, 2022, noon
Duration: 21 minutes 56 seconds

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Writing Another Faire to Remember

Published: April 20, 2022, noon
Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds

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Even Sean Connery Can't Save it!

Published: March 2, 2022, noon
Duration: 39 minutes 45 seconds

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Clawing Up from Obscurity #66

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 16 seconds

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Songs that Get Stuck in Your Head

Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 35 seconds

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A Very Cunning Plan with Bard Coins... or Ducats

Published: May 19, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 50 seconds

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Banned at Renaissance Faires

Published: April 15, 2021, 1:56 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 58 seconds

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Old Dun Cow Radio #62

Published: March 15, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 4 seconds

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Bards on Bards (But Not in a Sexual Way)

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 16 seconds

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Bards talk about their Year!

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 42 seconds

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Bards at Dragon Con 2020

Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 1:42 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes

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Bog Off!

Published: May 7, 2020, 4:57 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 59 seconds

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Facing Crisis with Change...the Bardic Way

Published: April 1, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 58 seconds

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Back to Sherwood Forest Faire 2020

Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 3:53 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 56 seconds

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Groundhog Day Release of I Will Not Sing Along CD

Published: Jan. 29, 2020, 1:50 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 5 seconds

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Christmas Memories

Published: Dec. 14, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 38 seconds

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How Ridiculous Is Thanksgiving?

Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 3:26 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 52 seconds

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Dragon Con 2019 Reflections

Published: Sept. 25, 2019, 1:55 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 52 seconds

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Good Enough to STEAL

Published: May 22, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 58 seconds

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Marked By Great Size

Published: May 8, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 18 minutes 39 seconds

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I Will NOT Sing Along

Published: March 27, 2019, 5 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 57 seconds

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20 Years of Playing Music

Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds

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2019 Brings A Brobdingnagian Minute Back!

Published: Feb. 20, 2019, 4:37 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds

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Last Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast... Sort of... Plus Oscar Picks

Published: Feb. 23, 2018, 4:15 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 54 seconds

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Origin Story of Brobbdingnagian Bards: We Made Lemonade

Published: Nov. 29, 2016, 7:01 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 42 seconds

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Top 5 Movie Round Table of Seven

Published: Nov. 7, 2016, 5:33 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 25 seconds

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10 Things to do with Worn Out Brobdingnagian Bards CDs

Published: March 8, 2016, 3:11 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 18 seconds

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Drive to Dragon Con 2015, Brainstorming a Podcast

Published: Sept. 6, 2015, 11:38 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 12 seconds

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Brainstorming Hobbit Drinking Songs at DragonCon 2015

Published: July 11, 2015, 2:52 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 31 seconds

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The Bards Review Geek TV Shows

Published: April 15, 2015, 6:17 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 26 seconds

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April Fools and The Autoharp That Couldve Saved Rome

Published: April 1, 2015, 10:17 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 56 seconds

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Reunited and It Feels So Good!

Published: April 1, 2015, 9:16 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

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Announcing Sherwood Celtic Music Festival Reunion

Published: July 9, 2012, 4:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 12 seconds

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Merry Celtic Christmas Soap Opera

Published: Dec. 22, 2011, 5:02 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 3 seconds

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Now With More Virgins

Published: Aug. 19, 2011, 12:03 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 48 seconds

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Live from GenCon 2008 in Indianapolis

Published: Aug. 21, 2008, 3:09 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 29 seconds

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Chatting About our Vacation Tour of Ireland

Published: July 15, 2008, 1:08 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 41 seconds

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Getting Political on Yo Arse

Published: May 15, 2008, 10:03 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 27 seconds

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The Bards Win THIRD Austin Music Award Win

Published: April 5, 2008, 1:35 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 51 seconds

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Explicit Writers Strike

Published: Jan. 31, 2008, 8:25 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 22 seconds

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Drunken Scotsman on Bourbon Street

Published: Oct. 13, 2007, 8:09 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 33 seconds

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3 Steps to DragonCon

Published: Sept. 5, 2007, 2:48 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds

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Live from Lisdoonvarna, Ireland

Published: July 19, 2007, 7:26 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 56 seconds

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Live from Cliffs of Moher in Ireland 2007

Published: June 14, 2007, 7:43 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 6 seconds

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International Bards of Mystery

Published: June 6, 2007, 3:59 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 33 seconds

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Hoaxes, Flubs, Parodies and Ren Faires

Published: April 19, 2007, 3:29 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 59 seconds

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Live from the 2007 Austin Music Awards

Published: April 18, 2007, 12:29 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 18 seconds

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Real Men, Real Kilts at Austin Music Awards 2007

Published: March 16, 2007, 12:48 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 42 seconds

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New Season: Bards of Terror!

Published: Feb. 1, 2007, 12:54 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds

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End of Season, Non-Traditional Scottish Music

Published: Jan. 13, 2007, 12:44 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 32 seconds

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Happy Halloween Music, Concluding the Story of How We Started Playing Music Together

Published: Oct. 26, 2006, 4:47 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 53 seconds

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Goths, UT South Mall, Ireland Vacation, Jedi Prequel

Published: Oct. 6, 2006, 2:35 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 26 seconds

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Live from DragonCon 2006

Published: Sept. 9, 2006, 2:42 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 41 seconds

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Star Wars Drinking Songs, How Bards Got Started

Published: June 30, 2006, 10:12 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 32 seconds

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Complaints Against Scottish Music

Published: April 10, 2006, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 22 seconds

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St. Patricks Day Music Parties in Brobdingnag

Published: March 15, 2006, 8:22 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 30 seconds

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Trip to Ireland and DVD Review

Published: Feb. 23, 2006, 8:20 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 7 seconds

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Radio Serials?

Published: Feb. 8, 2006, 8:17 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 51 seconds

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A New Year, Sleeping Habits of Musicians

Published: Jan. 27, 2006, 8:15 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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Tribute to the Irish Dragoon Pub

Published: Aug. 24, 2005, 8:12 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 35 seconds

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Live at Andrews

Published: Aug. 14, 2005, 8:09 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds

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Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales Hits #1

Published: Aug. 5, 2005, 8:07 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 34 seconds

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Real Men Wear Kilts

Published: June 30, 2005, 8:06 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 25 seconds

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