The indefatiguable Marc Gunn (on LJ as
marcgunn and on Twitter as
@marcgunnmusic), host of
The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, as part of his mission to promote independent Irish and Celtic music, puts out a webzine called the
Celtic MP3 Music Magazine. There, you will find music news, reviews of new albums and CDs, and just about every week,
with the musicians' permission, he makes .mp3 music files available for free download. The point, of course, is to introduce the music lover to great bands, many of which he features on his podcast. Marc encourages his listeners, if they find music they like, to purchase the bands' CDs. It's a win-win for everybody.
Every year in March, Marc compiles a collection of music for St. Patrick's Day and offers it for free download. Go
here to download this collection of 17 songs for St. Patrick's Day. Again, this music is available for free, with the musicians' permission. This particular collection will be available for about a month, but keep checking back with
Celtic MP3 Music Magazine for more music, all year long.