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Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

Imagine if "Weird Al" Yankovic produced a parody album where every song was about the same subject. Not just all songs being about food, like his compilation "Food Album" CD, but one specific food item such as egg salad. That will give you an idea on what Marc Gunn has done on his recently released Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers.

Every track on this disc is a parody of a traditional or Celtic song with new cat related lyrics. Instead of "I've been a Wild Rover" we hear "I've been a Wild Kitty." "Gypsy Rover" turns into "A cat named Rover." "I'll Tell My Ma" changes to "I'll Tell My Cat." You get the idea. One track, a parody of "Bonnie Ship the Diamond," caught my attention by being turned into "The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf," in reference to the Cat character on the British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf.

Marc is half of the Texas-based music group, The Brobdingnagian Bards. His autoharp and distinct vocal style is heard throughout the album. The addition of extra instrumental accompaniment (flutes, percussion, bass, guitar, piano and so on) give it a fuller sound than a typical Bards album, but fans of the Bards should find the overall sound similar.

There are fifteen tracks included on this disc, all of which include words like "cat," "kitty," or "meow." Cat lovers and fans of Celtic and renaissance festival music (i.e. the non-period correct music typically heard at a renaissance festival) should find something to enjoy on this disc. It is well produced, and is an actual pressed CD with color cover artwork.

This disc may be purchased from CD Baby for $14.97 and bulk orders at a discount are available for those who might want to order 10, 30, or even 100 copies to give as gifts to their cat loving friends. While this may not be the type of album I would normally be into (I'm more of a dog person), it certainly seems to have found a niche audience that will appreciate the efforts.

More information can be obtained at www.catdrinkingsongs.com.

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