Cat Music Blog and Cat Lovers Podcast
Love cats? Cat stories, poetry, news, and songs for and about cats. Blog and Podcast for Cat Lovers.
Vote Cat Music CD in the Austin Music Poll
Greetings Cat Lovers,
The Austin Music Poll is now up and running. I have a few projects that are eligible to win. But the one where you can help out is by voting for the Best New Austin Band - Marc Gunn & The Dubliners' Tabby Cats.
Why vote for us?
I released a CD called Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. The Dubliners' Tabby Cats is my side band alongside the Brobdingnagian Bards. The album is filled with fun, loving songs about cats. Last week, it even caught the attention of NPR.
Anyway, a lot of people generously donated their time to be a part of this album. I would be ever so thankful if you would vote for us and the CD as well. And tell your friends to vote too.
Again, you don't need to be from Austin to vote. Vote for The Dubliners' Tabby Cats at
http://thebards.net/links/Austin_Chronicle_Poll.shtml
posted by Marc Gunn of
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Gift CD @
10:53 AM
Marc Gunn's Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Is Purrrrfectly Amewsing
December 27, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Marc Gunn's Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
Is Purrrrfectly Amewsing
Austin, TX -- Love Irish music? Love cats? Curl up in your favorite chair - IRISH DRINKING SONGS FOR CAT LOVERS by MARC GUNN & THE DUBLINERS' TABBY CATS will tickle your feline fancy.
IRISH DRINKING SONGS FOR CAT LOVERS is the pet project by MARC GUNN, singer-songwriter and one-half of the award-winning duo, the Brobdingnagian Bards. Full of funny feline folk music, IRISH DRINKING SONGS FOR CAT LOVERS gathers popular drinking tunes and retrofits them with cat-worthy lyrics. The result is a warm and wonderful CD that sees songs such as "Lord of the Dance" redone as "Lord of the Pounce."
Why take Irish drinking songs and rewrite them with lyrics about cats? "Well, I was a big fan of Weird Al growing up," confesses Gunn, himself owned by two cats named Tiziano and Torre plus visiting rights with the tabby Jasper, from a previous relationship. "When I listen to a song too often, I typically will change the lyrics. I did that with 'Wild Rover,' changing the claps to meows. It was all downhill from there."
"The CD is also not just Irish drinking songs," Gunn points out. "It's more like a traditional Irish CD with a combination of drinking songs and Irish tunes, except the chief instrument is an autoharp and I sing about cats."
That is the beauty of IRISH DRINKING SONGS FOR CAT LOVERS - the songs are part of the patchwork of American music, a culture with deep Irish roots. Marc Gunn has extensive experience as not only a recording musician but as a veteran performer in renaissance fairs and fantasy festivals. The result is a clever collection of music that appeals to not only Irish and cat lovers, but anyone who appreciates a lyrical laugh.
Japan's ARI KOINUMA, also a cat lover, produced IRISH DRINKING SONGS FOR CAT LOVERS. Participating musicians include Hannah Gunn and Cedric the Fiddler of the Bedlam Bards. Additional musicians include Chris Buckley, Sarah Dinan, Hamby, April Porter, Blake McCaig, and Franco Bordoni. MARC GUNN wrote all the lyrics to the classic songs.
Contact: Marc Gunn
512.470.4866
marc AT thebards dot net
www.catdrinkingsongs.com
posted by Marc Gunn of
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Gift CD @
8:31 PM
Wanted: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Lyrics
It's official. My Cat CD is a hit! So I'm starting to think ahead. It'll still be a while before I have the time and money to record a follow-up CD, but I figured at the very least I can start collecting songs for another album.
So...
Now's your chance to be on the next CD. Pick your favorite Irish drinking song and rewrite the lyrics about your favorite cat. Any lyrics accepted will twenty copies of the album to share with your friends.
You can post the lyrics here.
posted by Marc Gunn of
Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Gift CD @
12:13 PM
|
Cat Lovers Podcast
Previous Posts
Archives
|
