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 the ghost too!

"Molly Malone... Cat's Perspective/Planxty Hewlett"
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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)"
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From: 4 Drunk's Sake: Live from an Irish Pub
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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 where a lot of Irish were performing. They picked it up, and it became an Irish American anthem, and the dread of many contemporary Irish traditional musicians who are asked to play it every St. Patrick's Day.

I didn't learn the original song until the summer of 2000. So I missed the dread part, and the Brobdingnagian Bards recorded it for our CD, Songs of Ireland. When I started writing songs for Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, I decided I had to parody this classic song, and wrote it about my cat, Jasper, who kept me up at night, followed by a wise lesson on how to keep cats from keeping you up all night... Play with them before you sleep. Wear them out. They'll sleep.

"Danny Boy (For Cat Lovers)"
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I was reading a playlist for a Celtic radio show, and I noticed that about 90% of the artists performing on the show were from Ireland or Scotland. Meaning their members were from one of those Celtic countries. Yet, as I understand it, 80% or so of the Celts, no longer live in those countries. That struck me as kinda crappy, because there are a helluva lot of brilliant Celtic musicians from around the globe who are of Celtic heritage but are 2nd generation or more. Yet, this one program largely ignores them. Does that not sound like a crying shame to you too?

So I think I found a topic for this year's St. Patrick's Day episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast--2nd Generation Celtic Ex-Patriots.

So I want your requests. What artist and possibly songs would you like to hear in the podcast that fit that bill?

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 time. Last week, I recorded three songs for the CD. This is the first of them. You can download it for free. Just do me a wee favor. Tell a friend. Post this in your blog. Post a review of the first album on iTunes. Recording albums with a producer is no inexpensive task. So I can use all the help possible at getting the word out. So please share this song with your friends. Thanks!

"What Shall We Do With a Catnipped Kitty"
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From: Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers 2
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What a beautiful song! I really fell in loved with it listening to Nick Hennessey perform it on his solo albums. Nick plays harp. I play autoharp. But the first thing I did after falling in love with it was rewrite it about cats for my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers CD. And it was a hit. Glad folks still like my nice, traditional version, especially when sung in a pub in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland.

"Black Is the Color (Live)"
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From: 4 Drunk's Sake: Live from an Irish Pub
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Notes:

• Adopt More Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
• Get your copy of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers and Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion. Just call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD
• Meows from Marc
• Cat Cafe Calico
  
• Celtic Cat Names
• Cats Are Just as Blind as Humans
• Ari Koinuma
• Ed Miller
  
• SONG: What Shall We Do With a Catnipped Kitty
  

Cat Lovers Podcast #15 - Catnipped Kitty (12.6 MB)

The Cat Lovers Podcast was produced by Tracey Tracy and recorded by Marc Gunn of Mage Records. Read the shownotes at CatMusicBlog.com. If you have questions or comments, please email Tracey at meow@catmusicblog.com with CAT LOVERS PODCAST in the subject line. Check out Past Shows here.

"Tim Finnegan lived on Walklin' Street..." Yeah. It's one of the first Irish songs I learned nine years ago. And it's still a favorite of mine and many others too. Here it is live and in it's raucous glory.

"Finnegan's Wake (Live)"
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What happens when you read Lord of the Rings and drink too much in a pub in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland? A live recording of "The Psychopathic, Chronic, Schizophrenic Gollum Blues". Complete with butchered lyrics. But toned with lots of live sing-a-long fun.

"Gollum Blues (Live)"
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From: 4 Drunk's Sake: Live from an Irish Pub
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I was re-reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone when a story crept into my mind. Professor McGonagall was there in tabby cat form while London wizards celebrated the defeat of Voldemort. But what were the London cats doing? As I sang "Rising of the Moon", the answer came to me. I recorded this in for my first cat CD, but it was cut due to legal issues. But when I found out about Wizard Rock, I decided to blow care to the wind and plan to officially release the song for More Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, my next cat CD. I start recording in two weeks and am currently looking for angelic cat lovers willing to sponsor the album.

"Harry Potter and The Rising of the Moon"
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From: More Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
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"Johnny Jump Up" seemed the perfect song to start the evening with when I was in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland last summer, because I was drinking a lot of Bulmers cider (known stateside as Magners). I learned the song from Christy Moore. So it's one of the few versions I've heard in 3/4 time.

"Johnny Jump Up (Live)"
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Firefly is was a brilliant TV Sci Fi Western by Joss Whedon. I turned into a Huge Browncoat right before the movie Serenity was released. "Hero of Canton" is from the episode Jaynestown and much like in the movie, this song was recorded live in an Irish pub in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland with twenty plus friends singing along.

"Hero of Canton (Live)"
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It's New Years Eve. I've wanted to record "Auld Lang Syne" for years now. It's just a beautiful song. As I was napping today, I finally came up with a solo arrangement for this classic song by Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland.

"Auld Lang Syne"
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From: Folk Music with Delusions of Grandeur
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I wrote this poem in 2003 after another blissful year as the late, great Excalibur Fantasy Faire came to a close. I released in my poetry book, Bella Fillioct, and my friend Lorella Loftus liked it so much, she asked that we do a recording. When the Renaissance Festival Podcast began, I thought it would make a wonderful ending to the show and so it was. Now it's finally on a new compilation CD of Renaissance festival music released through my podcast.

"The Faire Is Over"
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From: Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation
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A lot of people asked about recordings from my excursion to an Irish pub in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland last summer. I led twenty friends into a sing-a-long of Irish songs to a raucous evening. I grabbed a dozen of those tracks and put them together as an MP3 album on Soundclick.

"Soul of a Harper (Live)"
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Not too long ago a band called Redhill Rats submitted music to my Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I loved their style so I played "My Father Was a Werewolf" in the show. A listener, authoress and fan of Harry Potter, named Peg Kerr, loved the song too. So much so that she filked it. I loved her filk so much that I recorded it. It tells the story of Teddy Lupin, son of Tonks and Remus Lupin, the werewolf.

"My Father Was a Werewolf"
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I've been on a writing binge this Fall, especially of instrumental autoharp music. I love the sound the autoharp creates. It's very unique and I've heard no one experiment with effects. When I wrote this, my goal was to create a musical landscape to express my mood at the time. It was only late that I allowed my fans to listen and name the tune. My hope is to release an instrumental CD in early 2008. Hopefully, I'm getting close to finishing the album.

"Of Twilight Shores and Heroes' Death"
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From: Autoharp Instrumentals
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In my first cat CD, Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, I felt like I had a song for Jasper and a song for Torre, but no real song FOR Tiziano, my other tabby cat. Lyrics came to me based on the Irish song, "Old Fenian Gun" that just seemed to cool to miss. Since I was thinking of releasing a CD of love songs, I thought I might add this to that CD. Thus, it is a love song for a cat. I recorded it for my non-typical love songs CD A Tribute to Love.

"Tiziano Gunn"
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From: A Tribute to Love
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I am trying to think ahead for a change and prepare my next Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Celtic Christmas Music Special. I am looking for new music from Celtic artists who wish to be featured in the show. Last year's, Celtic Christmas Music Special was a smashing success.

So if you are a Celtic musician or know of a Celtic group with Celtic Christmas music, please submit your album to the podcast and I'll do my best to fit you on to the show.

I recorded this instrumental tune in the winter of 2006 at my mom's. I was practicing on my autoharp when this melody came to me. It had a fairly sad, yet uplifting feeling that reminded me of Frodo and company returning home after their semi-triumphant return from Mordor. Their lives had changed. The Ring had made an eternal mark on Frodo. Yet, they were still going "home". It's the ups and downs of the occasion.

"The Hobbit Journey Home"
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From: A Tribute to Love
Read Lyrics: "The Hobbit Journey Home" FAQ

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I don't remember where I first heard this song. But my favorite version was in the movie BIG. But I was really surprised to find out that there were lyrics to the song. I started singing it and I sounded like Jimmy Durante. But I soon worked out an arrangement for my CD, "A Tribute to Love".

"Heart and Soul"
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From: A Tribute to Love
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I learned this song from my dad. These are the lyrics he used to sing to me as a kid. I think he learned it from The Brothers Four. It was always a favorite song, which is why I recorded it for my CD, "A Tribute to Love".

"Froggie Went A-Courtin'"
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It's that time. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is running a special promotion called "Top the Celtic Charts". The goal of this promotion is to push an independent Celtic music group to the top of the charts on iTunes.

This month's feature is for Mactalla Mor. They have a fantastic song called "Chi Mi Na Morbheanna" from their new CD, The New Collossus.

How can you help us push Mactalla Mor to the Top of the Charts

1. Go to iTunes and purchase Track 1, "Chi Mi Na Morbheanna" TODAY, October 15th.
   
2. Then keep an eye open on the Top 100 World Music Songs on iTunes, and we'll see if we made an impact.

Why should we do this?
Independent artists don't get much attention. Celtic music artists even less so in the grand scheme of things. If we work together towards a common goal, we will make a great impact on the world as whole. And you can make an impact on our musical genre specifically.

So if you use iTunes, please help us change the face of music by supporting the Celtic Chart Topper of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast.

Find out more at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/topthecharts/.

I just purchased my copy. How about you?

Speaking of topping the charts. I updated the Celtic Top the Charts feature at the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast with a new artist. If you remember the summer promotion with Cady Finlayson, my goal was to help push and independent Celtic music group to the Top of the Charts on iTunes. I finally made time to pick a new chart topper for October 15th.

This month's feature is for Mactalla Mor, a Celtic fusion group out of New York. Their new CD, The New Collossus is fantastic! The goal is to push their song "Chi Mi Na Morbheanna" to the Top of the Charts on iTunes.

How do we do that?

1. Go to iTunes and purchase Track 1, "Chi Mi Na Morbheanna" on October 15th.
   
2. Then keep an eye open on the Top 100 World Music Songs on iTunes, and we'll see if we made an impact.

Why should we do this?
Independent artists don't get much attention. Celtic music artists even less so in the grand scheme of things. If we work together towards a common goal, we will make a great impact on the world as whole. And you can make an impact on our musical genre specifically.

So if you use iTunes, please help us change the face of music by supporting the Celtic Chart Topper of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Click here to get started!

Coming soon to the Renaissance Festival Podcast and the Ren Fest Podcast CD.

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The MarcSongs Podcast is a weekly podcast where you can download one free MP3 from Marc Gunn. Most of the music is Celtic based, because one of my goals in life is to promote Celtic music. And I like to do that by sharing MP3s.

The MarcSongs Podcast is really what my Pub Songs Podcast started out to be, before I got scared. It's strange giving away a free MP3 every week. You can't help but wonder if people will actually buy your music and support your craft or if they'll just take you music and run. I should know better by now. I mean, how many years have I given away music? I started that on MP3.com in 2000. By giving away more music than any other Celtic band, I kinda took hold of the genre. Now I continue to give away more music than any other Celtic band, and I am always grateful to everyone who supports me by buying my CDs, MP3s, making donations, joining Song Henge, buying t-shirts and wooden mugs. It all helps me in my goal to continue making music.

The podcast was formerly known as the Irish Song Lyrics Podcast, but with the new slight change in format. I now call it MarcSongs. I hope you subscribe and enjoy my songs for years to come. Subscribe with...

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This weeks Brobdingnagian Bards podcast was recorded on the drive to DragonCon 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Show Notes:

• Marc's fancy sports car
  
• Lots of shows at DragonCon
• New CD: LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus
• The Bardy Balls: The Case of the Bardic Treasure
• The Stalkers Union of DragonCon
• A Word from our Table People
• Other bands at DragonCon: Voltaire, Bedlam Bards, Boogie Knights, Emerald Rose
  

Songs This Week:

• "Pachelbel's Canon/Old Dun Cow" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus,
• "Jedi Drinking Song Prequel" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus,
• "If I Had A Million Smurfy Ducats" from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus.

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A Brobdingnagian Minute #22 - 3 Steps to DragonCon


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Here's the latest list of my podcasts, in order of popularity, as of February 2008:

Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
This is by far my most-popular podcast with over 8,000 subscribers and 30,000 downloads each month. It features Irish and Celtic music from some of the hottest independent Celtic groups around the globe.

Renaissance Festival Podcast
Ever been to a Renaissance Festival? This show highlight artists performing at Renaissance festivals each week. It also hosts the annual Renaissance Festival Awards.

Marc Gunn's Pub Songs Podcast
I started this podcast with plans to feature pub songs, but it evolved into my personal podcast. It features live performances, thoughts, some favorite bands, and just all-around amusement.

MarcSongs's Podcast
I started this podcast with the intent to feature just Irish songs. But I got carried away and decided to open it up to all my music. Once a week, you can download a free 128kbps MP3. Course if you enjoy it, I just ask that you consider buying an album or buy the upgraded 192kbps MP3 file.

A Brobdingnagian Minute
The podcast of the Brobdingnagian Bards. Once a month, we ramble on about whatever's on our minds and then we play a few songs in each show. It's the next best thing to a live show that you'll find.

Cat Lovers Podcast
Do you love cats? I started this podcast to promote my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, but it kinda grew beyond that featuring cat news, humour, stories, health tips and much more.

Your Weekly Irish Stout
I started this podcast for my friend Jack Murphy. It features Irish songs, pirate songs, and sea shanties from Captain Black Jack Murphy and Irish Stout. It is currently podfaded, but we still hope to bring it back one day.


It was 2005 when I was listening to the DragonPage WingingIt and The Signal Podcast (Firefly) and fell in love with podcasts. That's when the addiction began. I recorded a podcast in March, but scraped it. A couple months later, the bug hit me again, and I recorded the Cat Lover's Podcast. It was fun and easy to produce. So I started the Renaissance Festival Podcast. The next thing I knew I had a half a dozen podcasts and new ones pop up all the time.

Some other podcasts I really love:

• DragonPage WingingIt
  
• The Signal - Firefly Podcast
• Manic Mondays
  

"I danced in the morning when the world was begun." I loved that song growing up. But it wasn't until I got on MP3.com a few years back that I heard a great version by Muckle Flugga that renewed my interest of the song. However, it was Pam Owens, aka Mother Pockets who posted the song title, "Lord of the Pounce" that made me want to write a parody for Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. That, ultimately, led to me actually learning the original Irish song. That's when I found out just how well-loved "Lord of the Dance" is as a song. It's amazing to find out that the lyrics were written in the '60s by Sydney Carter. I can only dream to hope that one day I might write a song as beloved.

"Lord of the Dance"
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From: Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion
Read Lyrics: "Lord of the Dance" Lyrics

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My live performances on the Pub Songs Podcast have gone over very well. I've only released two from my home studio, but I get a lot of emails from people who enjoyed them and want to hear more. So I listened to the shows again and picked the recordings that were made in those shows. They will make up the first in a series of albums from the Pub Songs Podcast.

This first album is called Folk Music with Delusions of Grandeur. Why the name? I played rock music in my early music career. I play folk music, but I'm a bit of a rocker at heart. I mean my new sideburns are kinda testimony of that. But being the realist, I know that currently folk music lacks the power and ability for mass appeal like rock music. But never the less, I dream of rocking out in an arena... with my autoharp and Celtic folk songs.

This album will feature some of the songs I recorded for my Pub Songs Podcast. Plus, I decided to add a few songs that are just hanging around waiting to be added to a CD. Here are some of the songs you may hear on the new CD:

1. Black Velvet Band
2. Jock Stuart (A Man Who Wears A Kilt Every Day)
3. Star of the County Down
4. The Virgin Diet
5. Lish Young Buy-A-Broom
6. Lord of the Pounce
7. Loch Tay
8. The Pleasant Peasant Pheasant Plucking Song
9. Eleanor Plunkett
10. I Saved The Planet Earth (Dr. Who)
11. Monkeys Over Mongolia
12. A Rabbit For Halloween (Bugs Bunny & Witch Hazel)
13. Won't You Come With Me
14. Happy Birthday, Dear Hobbit & Friend
15. Advertisement: PlagueAway, the Pestilence Potion
16. The Faire Is Over

I hope to finish mixing the album after I return from Europe. And it may well be out in mid-July 2007.

What happens when fishermen die? They go to Fiddler's Green, a paradise for those who lived their lives on the sea. It's a beautiful fantasy by John Connolly. I learned the song from The Wolfe Tones and liked it so much, it was one of the first songs I parodied on Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, about what happens when a cat dies and the paradise that they find.

"Fiddler's Green"
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From: Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion
Read Lyrics: "Fiddler's Green" Lyrics

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