Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion by Marc Gunn

Marc Gunn performs Irish and Irish-influenced music both solely and as a member of the Brobdingnagian Bards. Not long ago, he had the wild idea to release a CD of Irish drinking songs for cats. It sounds crazy, but it really was a fun CD. Now, Marc has released a CD of Irish Drinking songs for humans, and this human absolutely loves it.

Marc has a perfect voice for Irish music, and the perfect attitude. I especially love the humerous drinking songs, and Marc's enthusiasm and barely suppressed laughter give these old songs brand new life.

When Marc sings "When Irish Eyes are Smiling," for instance, you don't get the sentimental twaddle this song sometimes becomes. You get smiling! Irish! eyes! "Wild Rover," which is my favorite Irish song anyway, really carries you back to a bygone pub in a bygone time and a romantic wild Irishman telling his tale. "Finnegan's Wake" has never been more fun.

There's not a bad song or a bad performance in the bunch, although I will say that I have heard "Patriot's Game" enough on different CD's and did not really need another version. But then "Lord of the Dance," makes up for that, although for the real definitive version of that song, you need Marc's "Irish Drinking Songs for Cats."

I strongly suggest that if you like Irish music at all, you grab this CD:
Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion as soon as it becomes available. Keep an eye on Marc's website (listed below) for your chance to buy it.