The CD release for Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers at Things Celtic today went surprisingly well. I say "surprisingly" because I've had a sore throat for a week now. I played about five songs from the new cat CD, another five from the first album, and then a few tidbits thrown into place. I was hoping to record the show, but time and energy prevented it. And that's okay. My voice was rather rough from the soreness. Again, it went well.

What was really exciting was the number of people who turned up for the show. There must've been 20-30 people, all cat lovers. They were singing and meowing along. It really made the whole show fly by. I also announced my next CD release in Austin. It's at the Cactus Cafe at the end of July to benefit Thundering Paws, but the details are pending. I'm waiting for the final word from the venue. So I probably shouldn't even be mentioning it, but oh well.

Oh! It was also exciting to see that there were a lot of out-of-towners at this show--a few from Dallas, a couple from Houston, one family came in to me for a girl's birthday. That makes me happy. Now I need to write a good cat birthday song to go along with all my other birthday songs I write.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the show!

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