Three Cat Companion Albums (Patreon)

Greetings my Heroic Gunn Runners. 

Today, I decided to do something bold, and I confess, really scary. I'm gonna give away THREE ALBUMS.

Years ago, I thought if I recorded dozens of albums, one day when I was unable to play or sing any more, I could retire comfortably. I'd live off the sale of those CDs.

Then streaming music popped up. My CD sales plummeted. I've spent the last year or so trying to figure out the new market. 

Patreon is a big part of my new music business. Now, folks like you financially support me to create new music. I don't have to rely on sales. 

But I still do.

I spent much of the day updating my Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers mailing list and website. It is now mobile-ready.

As I was writing newsletters, I was struck with the scary idea of trying to get my Celtic Cat Gunn Runners on Patreon. It's scary because a monthly financial commitment is tougher to sell than a single CD. 

But it's a better experience. And worth it IMHO! The amount of content I produce...

Anyway, my plan is to give away THREE of my side Cat albums! Not the two main ones, but the two companion CDs and the acclaimed Live album.

These are some killer albums. But I don't sell the physical CD any more (though there may be some on CD Baby if you're interested). I was not selling enough physical CDs to justify it. But they sell great on iTunes.

I can try to sell them to cat lovers... or I can just give them away to my Heroic Gunn Runners who pledge $10+ per month.

I decided on the latter of course. You can download all three zipped albums on this page. This is my way of saying thanks.

Incidentally, that makes TEN albums (so far) you get for being a part of the Gunn Runners Club. 

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY MUSIC

About the Albums

Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion was the first companion CD I recorded. It holds all of the original Irish songs that were parodied on Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. It was later renamed to Irish Drinking Songs with a different cover. But this was the best of them. It's includes a couple songs of meowing. And it was produced by Ari Koinuma who also produced the original album.

Live at the Cactus Cafe was an Editor's Pick on CD Baby. They thought it was a brilliant live recording. And I humbly agree. I recorded it at the Cactus Cafe with two guest musicians: Cedric of the Bedlam Bards on fiddle and Michelle Hedden on bodhran. It has a fun mix of traditional songs as well as live recordings from both of the original cat parody albums.  You can also watch the live show here on Patreon.

Irish Pub Songs Companion was released in 2014 and features all of the songs that were parodied on Whiskers in the Jar, plus the studio recordings of some of the songs from Live at the Cactus Cafe. Much of the album features tracks from other CDs I have released St Patrick's Day, mostly. However, it has one song that was never released anywhere else. It's a recording of "Molly Malone".

All in all, I think this is a worthy addition to your Marc Gunn music library. And I hope you enjoy the songs.

Thank you again for your generosity. 

Slainte!Marc Gunn, The Celtfather