I went to the acupuncturist today to help me fight off a sinus infection I feel is trying to make headway in me. While being filled with needles, I realized a couple of synchronistic things about my life. My Celtic heritage: I was born March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. I belong to the Scottish Clan […]
Why A “Cat” Is Called A “Cat”
The English word “cat” is very similar to the word used for our feline pets in other languages spoken in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The table below lists the word for cat and the language: Kat Dutch chat French Katze German gatta Greek kottur Icelandic gatto Italian qattus Maltean katt Norwegian kot Polish gato […]
New Folk Music Shop in Austin
From Doc Grauzer: Hello all! Thought I’d send out the word about a new music shop called “Fiddler’s Green”, which is at 1809 West 35th Street, pretty much across the street from Things Celtic. They just opened up on Monday, and I found them just today when I went to see Kimberly at work. So–a […]
Announcing “Whiskers in the Jar” CD Cover
The new CD cover for “Whiskers in the Jar”. It was designed by the amazingly talented Ingrid Houwers. If you want some amazing Celtic art (among other things), check out her website! You can currently pre-order the CD at CatDrinkingSongs.com.
New Cat CD Single
Looks like my single is now available on CD Baby–The Gift Of Cat Love. It features three songs from the upcoming CD, Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers.
Orange Kitten’s Mew (Lyrics, parody “May Morning Dew”)
by Karen D. Mitchell The cats we find are sometimes the sweetest cats on the planet in this parody of “May Morning Dew” from my CD, Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers. One sunny June morning as I played in the grass, I heard a loud meowing beneath my neighbor’s house. When […]
Kitty Martin (Lyrics, parody “Henry Martin”)
by Lynn McKinney This parody of the Scottish song “Henry Martin” tells the story of a cat who goes mousing on the high seas. It gets a little bloody when the cat finds a rat on this latest song on my CD, Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers. There were three cat […]
The Old Woman and Her Cat (Lyrics, aka “Dundee Cat”)
by Matt McGinn This song by Scottish songwriter, Matt McGinn, is a a classic story of an old woman and her cat. It’s known in Scotland as “The Dundee Cat” and it’s on my CD Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Loversc. In an attic flat in Dundee town, A poor old woman […]
WHISKERS IN THE JAR: IRISH SONGS FOR CAT LOVERS
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 […]
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 […]