This is such a beautiful song. I think it was Nick Hennessey who inspired me to finally learn it. It’s an old song with origins in both Scotland and the Appalacian Mountains, meaning its true origins are lost in time. The cat parody I made for Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers was a love […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Update Lyrics – My Puddy Tat, Sylvester
Even before I became a cat lover, I never liked Tweety Bird. Arrogant SOB with big feet and an annoying voice. So as I was thinking of parodies for my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, I came up with an idea for a song that I called “Big Strong Cat (“My Puddy Tat, Sylvester)”. […]
New CD Cover Art for Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion
Graphic artist, Molly C. Loar, finished the CD cover Marc Gunn’s upcoming CD, Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion. The result is a stunning piece of art.
Irish Megalithic Tombs
From the Celtic History Newsletter: Last month I said that one of the more notable changes started by the early Irish farming culture was in the burial of their dead. There is little surviving evidence of burial customs among the earlier hunter-gatherer peoples of Ireland, but starting around 4000 BC we see the first funerary […]
“Silhouette of Longing Love” Music Download
Yesterday, I wrote a new song. I called it “Silhouette of Love” at the time. I wrote it after leaving Zilker Park, here in Austin. I spent a good forty-five minutes practicing in the heat of the day and wanted some traveling music. I started playing a melody. It was simple, beautiful, and touching. And […]
Associate Editor Wanted for Cat Lovers Podcast
I need a Associate Editor for my Cat Lovers Podcast. I got Another email saying, “more cat podcasts”. But what with time, I’m having trouble. So here’s what I need. I need someone willing to find 1-3 News Bits1-3 Interesting websites1 Comedy story1 main story The news and websites need to include a paragraph of […]
“Silhoutte of Love” MP3
I’ve been in my apartment way too much recently. So today, I made a break for it. I went down to ZIlker Park, brought my autoharp and played music. It was a beautiful warm, sunny day. Families and kids were out in full force, and how I would’ve loved to go swimming in the Barton […]
Poetry Event At Things Celtic This Weekend!
On Saturday, May 12, at 2:00 PM, poet Karla Morton will be at Things Celtic, reading a piece from her original epic poem, “Wee Cowrin’ Timorous Beastie”. The poem is a Scottish epic story written in rhyme about a 17th century Scottish pirate named John Murray and his love, Vashti. It’s an exciting story about […]
A Celtic Renaissance Wedding One of Top 10 Celtic New Age CDs
I just noticed that our CD, A Celtic Renaissance Wedding, is the one of the Top 10 Most-Popular Celtic New Age CDs on CD Baby at #6. It is also listed as the Editor’s Pick of great CDs there. Considering it has twice been one of the Top 100 CDs sold in their annual poll […]
How to Surprise the Hell Out of Your Fans
“Holy Crap! You found me!” That was the latest comment I got when I posted a “thank you” in a fan’s Livejournal. She had just finished writing a praise-filled post about how cool my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD was, when I appeared… just two hours after she wrote it! That’s not the […]
