Introducing Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers! If you love cats and Celtic music, you will love this latest offering from Marc Gunn & The Dubliners’ Tabby Cats. It all began with a phone call. I started meowing in the middle of “Wild Rover”. Then I wrote my first cat song. Irish […]
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When the Dairy Farm Caught Fire (Lyrics, parody “Old Dun Cow”)
by Jean Prior, Nancy Pearsall, Marc Gunn What happens when a bunch of cats hear that the dairy farm is on fire? It turn into a kitty free-for-all with cats flying from rafters and partying till the cows come home in this parody of “Old Dun Cow” from my CD, Whiskers in the Jar: Irish […]
Kitty at the Door (Lyrics, parody “Johnny at the Door”)
“Kitty at the Door” lyrics Lynn McKinney, music Marc Gunn, parody “Johnny at the Door”/”I’ll Drink From Dusk Til Dawn” Performed by Marc Gunn from Whiskers in the Jar Kitty awoke on a crisp winter morn; And looked through the door at the hill. And he mewed to mistress to show his distress As he […]
A Bard’s Song Medley
by Chris Cooper Heres a story, a little bit gory, a little bit happy, a little bit sadA long time ago, in a pub far away,I sat on a barstool, just drinking away, I had one pint of beer, and one shot of scotchand I drank one to many shots with Darth Maul. The next […]
Giving Thanks with Compilation CDs that Benefit Non-Profits
Every three months, I do so something rather atypical for struggling, indie musicians, I give away a lot of money. Now I don’t do so lightly. It’s not like I can afford to dig into my pockets and pull out a ton of cash. I’m still struggling to make ends meat like the next musician. […]
Whiskers in the Jar (parody “Whiskey in the Jar”)
by Nancy e. Pearsall, Feb 9, 2008 I came up with the idea for this song over two years ago, but every time I sat down to write it, the words never came out. Then as the deadline for recording the new Irish Songs for Cat Lovers CD, I asked my friend Nancy to come […]
Roadside Tavern in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland (Live MP3 Show)
Recorded in June 2007. Our Ireland Tour Group had spent a day on the road, and I was in the mood for a pint and a song. So I led the vast majority of the tour group in a quest to find a pub with Irish traditional music. There was none that night. So twenty […]
Featured on Eye of the Storm
A little late remembering to mention it, but on March 16th, I was featured on Eye of the Storm in Boston, WBNW 1120AM radio. I was invited to talk about my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD as well as other fun Celtic music projects of mine.
Recovering with Guilty Pleasures
Oy! Haven’t written anything in a bit. Turns out I had the flu. [sarcasm]What a lovely birthday present![/sarcasm] I survived, T.G., and I’m slowly recovering. The cough still remains. But I’m hopeful I’ll be rid of that in another week at least. Meanwhile, I’m finally starting to get back to doing work. I pretty much […]
Filk Video on Boing Boing
W00t! My cat CD was mentioned in this video from BoingBoing with background music from the Brobdingnagian Bards too.