Lads in the Shire | Lord of the Rings Song

Do you have song lyrics that you wrote that could be set to music? Send them to me. Kelly and Mitchell did. Their song “Lads in the Shire” is on my new CD, Selcouth. We will tell you how it happened and if it’ll work for you.

It’s Pub Songs & Stories #256.

0:02 - WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY

Welcome to Pub Stories. Hey, if you want to know more about the songs I play? This is the audio liner notes for you to get to know more about my songs and how they might relate to your life.

0:30 - THANK YOU GUNN RUNNERS

But first, Pub Songs & Stories is a podcast brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon.

The public version of his show is released on the first Monday of each month starting in August. There will, however, be a private version. It will come out two weeks after the public one, exclusively on Patreon.

If you’re looking for Stories from other Celtic bands, like we had in episodes last year, then be sure to subscribe to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.

As a patron of mine, You’ll get this podcast, be able to download songs featured in this show, get sheet music, and access to Coffee with The Celtfather concerts. You get a lot for as little as $5 per month. And you can save 15% with an annual membership.
Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Ivan MacKillop, Don Rice, Antonya Pickard, Debra Cottrell, Didi Magnin, Nancy DouglasdeBaca, Wayne Finegar

1:40 - WHAT’S NEW?

My new Kickstarter goes live in August. The album is called Come Adventure With Me. It features that title track, and some of my newest music. Several songs are already recorded and released as singles. And if I haven’t given them away on Patreon yet, they will be. Why is that?

Well, Streaming music gives you a quick and easy way to sample all of my music. Digital sales keep my business running. Tips and CD sales allow me to tour. Patreon funds my songwriting! Kickstarter funds physical products like CDs, shirts, pins and other merch. The plan is to officially release the album next year. But in what format?

I have quite a few people who ask that I keep releasing CDs. I also started releasing Album Pins, which are lapel pins associated with each album.

That is what this new Kickstarter will fund. Yes. Some of the music will go to pay musicians for their time in helping me create the music. But most of it will go into producing physical merch for this album. Although I’m also raising money for album lapel pins of a couple past albums.

If you’re interested in supporting this album, please subscribe to my newsletter and follow the link to my Kickstarter page in August.

3:13 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• AUG 4-7: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN
• AUG 19: Ironshield Brewing, Lawrenceville, GA @ 7:00 – 10:00 PM.
• AUG 20: Best End Brewing, Atlanta, GA @ 7:00 - 10:00 PM
• AUG 26: Three Taverns Brewery, Decatur, GA
• AUG 27: Pepper Place Farmer's Market, Birmingham, AL @ 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
• SEP 1-5: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA with Brobdingnagian Bards
• SEP 10-11: Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Hendersonville, TN
• SEP 28-OCT 2: Hobbit Band at ALEP in Shakertown, KY

A while back, Mitchell Petersen emailed me some lyrics. Mitchell is not only the sound engineer for my podcasts. But