What happens when the dairy farm catches fire? The stray cat go crazy and have a field lapping up all the milk in this raucous song by Jean Prior, Nancy Pearsall and me. Jean came up with the idea when she started rewriting the lyrics to “Old Dun Cow“. It got so funny that I […]
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Shakespeare’s Cat #16
A parody of Hamlet’s soliloquy about cats and a drinking fountain. Cat Music & News Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers Meows from Marc Cattitude at PetLifeRadio.com Shakespeare Cats Gandalf the Grey and White by Susan Herbert Drinking Fountain for Cats from Cats at About.com: Pampered Pet Mart, Safe Pet Products Hamlet’s Cat’s Soliloquy by […]
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Pub Songs #33: Band Name Marketing
Notes: “The King Of Ballyhooley” by Chuckawalla Rhythm Kings from No Bedrolls Or Backpacks Thoughts on naming bands and marketing them Renaissance Festival Podcast and Awards The Dubliners’ Tabby Cats 4 Irish Whiskey “Captain Black Jack” Murphy’s Irish Stout Poitin Irish Music “Whiskers in the Jar” by Marc Gunn from Whiskers in the Jar: Irish […]
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #48: St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Music Diaspora Special #2
St. Patrick’s Day music from Clandestine, FIMM, Boston Blackthorn, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Brobdingnagian Bards, Aisling, The Tea Merchants, Sligo Rags, Darren Raleigh, A Bard of the Harp, Atlantic Wave, MacTalla Mor, Teresa Doyle, The Irish Experience, Emerald Rose, Prydein, Ceann, Heather Alexander. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/48 Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free […]
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New MP3 – Molly Malone… Cat’s Perspective/Planxty Hewlett (cat songs)
One of the great ghost stories of Ireland is that of Molly Malone, the fishmonger who died in Dublin and who’s ghost is reputed to wander the streets still selling fish. My friend Emilee Rush seems to think the cats were just as disappointed with the death of this wonderful human. Because the cats see […]
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #47: St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Music Diaspora Special #1
St Patrick’s Day Celtic music from Persephone Pickers, Heather Alexander, Athas, Marc Gunn, Plaidgrass, Answer Hymn, Jed Marum, Celtic Stone, Allison Girvan, Redhill Rats, Switchback, Hair of the Dog, Bad Haggis, The McDades. www.celticmusicpodcast.com/47 Underwriting for this program is provided by… SONG HENGE, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more […]
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New MP3 – Rosin the Bow (Live)
One of the first songs I learned when I started playing Irish music. And somewhere along the way it’s become a renewed favorite of mine. This one was recorded live in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland. “Rosin the Bow (Live)”Listen: LoFiRecorded by Marc GunnFrom: 4 Drunk’s Sake: Live from an Irish PubRead Lyrics: “Rosin the Bow” LyricsDownload MP3: […]
New MP3 – Danny Boy (Cat Song Parody)
No. This is not your typical “Danny Boy”. The original “Danny Boy” was written by Frederick Weatherly, an English lawyer, using a traditional Irish melody called “Londonderry Air” in 1910. The song was popularized by opera singers at the turn of the century, and my guess is that it entered into the Music Hall scene […]
Pub Songs #32: Live Music with Michelle Hedden on Bodhran
Michelle Hedden recorded on Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers with me and used to play with Brobdingnagian Bards. I thought it’d be nice to jam a little before a CD release party of cat songs. Songs: “Come Out Ye Black and Tans“ “Paddy McCullough“ “Ye Jacobites By Name“ “Old Dun Cow“ “A Lil Bit […]
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New MP3 – What Shall We Do With a Catnipped Kitty
I am back in the studio to record my second edition of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. I had so much great feedback from the first album, I HAD to do another. And lo and behold, I haven’t finished this album and already people are talking about a THIRD album. One paw at a […]
