Wanna hear a Harry Potter inspired cat song? Plus learn some facts about whether you should declaw your cat. Celebrate Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers’ 20th anniversary with this special podcast of the new and the old.

This is Folk Songs & Stories #304

0:34 - Marc Gunn “Rising of the Moon” from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion

2:40 - WELCOME TO FOLK SONGS & STORIES

I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic folk musician living in Atlanta, Georgia and host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I’m also a cat lover as you’ll hear later on in the show.

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather.

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NEWS

• Poll: What’s your favorite song on Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers?
• Merch: Buy Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers on Patreon or Bandcamp.

3:23 - UPCOMING SHOWS

• JUL 19: Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse Concert series @ 8 PM, First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta. 470 Candler Park Dr. NE / Atlanta GA 30307. 404-378-5570. firstexistentialist.org, Presented by Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music (AAFFM)
• JUL 31-AUG 3: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN
• AUG 28-SEP 1: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA
• SEP 24-28: ALEP 6, Harrodsburg, KY
• OCT 17-19: MultiVerse, Peachtree City, GA
• NOV 8: IrishFest Atlanta, Roswell, GA with Inara
• DEC 7: Nerdy Wonderland at The Lost Druid, Avondale Estates, GA @ 12 - 5 PM.

4:16 - Blibbering Humdingers “No Shame in Hufflepuff” from Free Awkward Hugs

8:21 - SUPPORT THE CLUB

The show is brought to you by my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast or my music, please join the Club. You get something new every week. It could be a blog, an exclusive podcast, downloadable song, printed sheet music, or stories from the road. Plus, you’ll get access to all of my Coffee with The Celtfather video concert series. Email follow@celtfather !

If you can’t support me financially, just sign up on Patreon for free. Special thanks to our newest and returning patrons:

CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

Every year, I lead a small group of people on an exciting adventure to one of the Celtic nations and other exciting locations. In 2026, we’re going on a Celtic Invasion of Galicia in Spain. Galicia is indeed one of the more obscure Celtic nations to those of us who are most familiar with Ireland and Scotland.

Find out more at CelticInvasion.com.

9:52 - CAT MUSIC LOVERS #6: “HARRY POTTER AND THE RISING OF THE MOON” & DECLAWING CATS FAQ

Why you should not declaw your cats, and some great alternatives, plus a cat silliness on the net.

Cat Music & News

• Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers now available
• The Mows, a daily cat web comic
• Stuff On My Cat, pictures of cats with things on them.
• My Cat Hates You.com, Pictures of sneering putty tats
• House of Dra, designer shirts for Renaissance & Celtic Festivals,
• Cats I Met on the Road
  • Artemis (She's a tabby colored singularity...)
  • Cassiopeia (Cassie for short, she used to belong to Satan, but he couldn't handle her so he dumped her off at MadLadyRed's house.)
  • The kitties were Cicero (the big gray that tried to conquer my car), Ophelia (the nervous orange one), and Fortuna.
• Declawing FAQ, Original article was written by Veterinarian, Dr. Christianne Schelling
• Declawing Alternatives,
• Another declawing alternative is Soft Paws, or call 1-800-989-2542.
• Irish Drinking Songs, the Cat Lover's Companion CD

Special thanks to these suppporters: Susan Saint-Lockhart, Charles Walker, Scott Robinson, Jennifer L. Sperry, Shelley Oden, Elizabeth Northrup, R N Goddard, Mary Mealiffe, Larry Lochner, Catherine Devine, David & Deborah Kaye Bibb, Kathryn Robinson, Charlotte Straight, Tay Aston, Fred Milano, Sandra Bobleter, Shelley Clifford, Matthew Williams, Dennise D Hunting, Roger Skulsky, Brenda Jarvis, Virginia Page, Kelli McLaughlin, Alan Brown, Steve Shonk, Fireball Express, Sarah leonard & Sarah Gruetz, Rebecca Jordan, Sara Carman, Beth Beal

The Cat Lovers Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn.

24:45 - Marc Gunn & The Dubliners’ Tabby Cats “Harry Potter and the Rising of the Moon” from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers

harry potter/rising of the moon

autoharp, lead vocal: Marc Gunn

banjo: franco bordoni

fiddle: James "Cedric" Hazlerig

dombek: Michelle Hedden

bass: Ari Koinuma

bgv: Marc Gunn, Ben Hamby, Blake McCaig, Sarah Dinan

27:10 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Folk Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen.

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