Live at the Cactus Cafe: Cat Songs and Celtic Music is a live CD recorded for the CD release of Marc Gunn

Marc Gunn

Marc Gunn is a musician and podcaster. As the autoharp-playing half of the Brobdingnagian Bards, Gunn and partner Andrew McKee developed a following with weekly performances on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. This led to gigs at renaissance faires, science fiction conventions, and...

's second CD of cat parodies, Whiskers in the Jar. It features Marc Gunn on autoharp and vocals, James "Cedric" Hazelrig of the Bedlam Bards on fiddle, mandola and vocals and Michelle Hedden on bodhran. The songs range traditional pub fare to parodies about cats taken from both of Gunn's first two CDs of cat parodies. The album was an editor's pick on CD Baby and featured on their homepage on Sunday, April 19, 2009.

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 0:44
2. "Catnipped Kitty" (parody Drunken Sailor
   Drunken Sailor
   Drunken Sailor is a traditional sea shanty also known as What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?It begins with the question, "What shall we do with a drunken sailor, early in the morning?" Each verse thereafter suggests a method of sobering—or castigating, or simply abusing—the sailor.The song...
   
   ) - 3:01
3. "Jasper Tabby Kitty Cat-y" (parody Barnyards of Delgaty) - 2:13
4. "Danny Boy" (parody Danny Boy
   Danny Boy
   -Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine...
   
   ) - 3:07
5. "Beer, Beer, Beer
   Charlie Mopps
   Charlie Mopps or Charlie Mops is the mythical inventor of beer, as described by the drinking song "Beer, Beer, Beer". His name is presumably meant to rhyme with barley and hops, two main ingredients in beer.- History :...
   
   " - 2:31
6. "Intro to the Sparrow" - 0:45
7. "The Sparrow" - 4:59
8. "Lord of the Pounce" (parody Lord of the Dance
   Lord of the Dance (musical)
   Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical and dance production that was created, choreographed, and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who also took a starring role...
   
   ) - 2:47
9. "River's Jig" - 2:34
10. "When Kitty Eyes Are Smiling" (parody When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
    When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
    "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by Ernest Ball, for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams, and Olcott sang the song in the show...
    
    ) - 2:11
11. "Roll the Cat Chariot Along" (parody Roll the Old Chariot Along) - 3:56
12. "Old Dun Cow" - 3:38
13. "Intro to Kaylee and Firefly TV Series
    Firefly (TV series)
    Firefly is an American space western television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as executive producer, along with Tim Minear....
    
    " - 0:39
14. "Kaylee" - 5:50
15. "Kitty Martin" (parody Henry Martin
    Henry Martin
    Henry Martin is an American cartoonist. He received the National Cartoonist Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1978 for his work. He is the father of popular children's author Ann M. Martin.-External links:*...
    
    ) - 2:58
16. "The Bridge (An Apology)" - 3:50
17. "Johnny Jump Up" - 4:45