''Herding Cats'' is the second studio album by

Gaelic Storm Gaelic Storm is a Celtic band founded in Santa Monica, California in 1996. Their musical output includes pieces from traditional Irish music, Scottish music, and original tunes in both the Celtic and Celtic rock genres. The band had its first ...

, released in 1999. The band was still riding on their fame from their onscreen performance in the 1997 film ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unit ...

''. "Drink the Night Away" is a pub sing-along where raising a glass is implored. "Heart of the Ocean" and "She Was the Prize" are original compositions sung by the guitarist. "Heart of the Ocean" is a longing, slow song while "She Was the Prize" is reminiscent of traditional Irish love songs. "The Ferryman" is the first song by the band to feature a didgeridoo. "After Hours at McGann's", "Breakfast at Lady A's", "The Park East Polkas", "The Devil Went Down to Doolin", "The Broken Promise" and "Titanic Set" are all fast-paced, foot-tapping instrumentals that were inspired by a great deal of drinking, according to liner notes. "Titanic Set" features the

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"Blarney Pilgrim" and the

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"Drowsy Maggie" , which could be heard in the movie Titanic (1997). "South Australia" is a styled after sailing songs of Irish fame, while "The Barnyards of Delgaty" is a Scottish

bothy ballad Bothy ballads are songs sung by farm labourers in the northeast region of Scotland. Bothies are farm outbuildings, where unmarried labourers used to sleep, often in harsh conditions. In the evening, to entertain themselves, these bothy bands s ...

Track listing

#"Drink the Night Away" #" The Ferryman" #"

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" #"After Hours at McGann's" #"Heart of the Ocean" #"Breakfast at Lady A.'s" #"The Park East Polkas" #" Spanish Lady" #"The Devil Went Down to Doolin" #"The Barnyards of Delgaty" #"The Broken Promise" #"She Was the Prize" #"Titanic Set (Medley)"

References

Gaelic Storm albums 1999 albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub