Cat Music Blog and Cat Lovers Podcast

Are you Scotch/Irish in heritage and just happen to be a cat person too? Do you tend to take things with a grain of salt? Ever tried milk mixed with beer? Then you may just enjoy "Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers", the latest solo effort put out by Austin, Texas' modern minstrel Marc Gunn and his group the Dubliner's Tabby Cats. So much more then a mere novelty, on "Irish Drinking Songs..." you'll find melodies to classic Irish jigs and ballads you may hear wafting out of a corner pub on St. Patrick's Day, but only re-written with lyrics about America's (and possibly the world's) other best friend. The music, led by Gunn's autoharp and lead vocals is mostly acoustic and as light-hearted as a cat at play. The songs will make you laugh such as "Wild Kitty", and "Furagone's Wake", make you cry such as "Black is the Color of my Cat's Fur", and make you realize why you love cats so much, such as "The Demented Cat Game". If this was not enough, there is a song about a character named Cat on the now off-air British comedy Red Dwarf. All of the tracks on "Irish Drinking Songs…" are equally noteworthy and folksy; Gunn and company deliver solid musicianship and produce a fantastic sounding album, (not to mention put their all into meowing where needed for emphasis). Some people don't like cats...it's true, but they have the jingle-bell dogs to keep them happy. I say let them eat cake....or dry kibble. We feline-inclined people have this album to call our own. I highly recommend this album, for if you own a cat or have ever owned a cat before, then you will understand why I, and Gunn and Co., love them so.
-- Edward Burke, WWPV 88.7-FM "The Mike"