New Podcast - Fiddler's Green

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

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New Podcast - The Bonnie Ship the Diamond

I never really learned the original Scottish song before I wrote my parody about Cat from Red Dwarf called "The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf" which is all about Cat from the show. The song was written in the 19th century and tells about the challenges that faced whalers at the time. Now it's kind of a sad reflection of the devasting toll it took on those mammals. But the song is still a fun and popular song among Celtic singers.

"The Bonnie Ship the Diamond"
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Recorded by Marc Gunn
From: Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion
Read Lyrics: "The Bonnie Ship the Red Dwarf" Lyrics

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New Podcast - Black Is the Colour

This is such a beautiful song. I think it was Nick Hennessey who inspired me to finally learn it. It's an old song with origins in both Scotland and the Appalacian Mountains, meaning its true origins are lost in time. The cat parody I made for Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers was a love song for black cats with a little message about stopping No-Kill Animal Shelters. It was called "Black Is the Colour (Of My Cat's Fur)".

"Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)"
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Recorded by Marc Gunn
From: Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion
Read Lyrics: "Black Is the Colour" Lyrics

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New Podcast - Finnegan's Wake

This was one of the first Irish songs I ever learned from some cassette of Irish drinking songs. It's about Tim Finnegan who dies and a wake is held in his honor. It quickly turns into a free-for-all. Even death, it's terrible thing to waste good alcohol. I parodied this song on Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers with a song about a Sphynx cat named Furagone who runs through the same life after death scenario with catnip. Notice the cute meows at the beginning of the song. That's my cat Tiziano.

"Finnegan's Wake"
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Recorded by Marc Gunn
From: Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion
Read Lyrics: "Finnegan's Wake" Lyrics

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New Podcast - Black Velvet Band

"Black Velvet Band" is an Irish classic. It has a great story about drinking, women, and getting sent off to Van Dieman's Land as a punshment for a falsely accused crime. Ain't that great? On Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, I parodied the song. I called it "Black Kitty Paw". It too has a great story about a man whose dog dies, and a cat helps him to refind is love for dogs. It was a nice sweet twist. This is the first single from my new CD.

"Black Velvet Band"
Listen: LoFi
Recorded by Marc Gunn
From: Irish Drinking Songs: A Cat Lover's Companion
Read Lyrics: Black Velvet Band" Lyrics

Download MP3: 128 kbps
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