Mike Flynn and the 1st Studio Cat

Since the beginning of the Folk Sampler, there has always been a studio cat.  I'm not sure why one of the cats has always chosen to come into the studio with me to listen, sleep, and just be close, but they have.  When there were two or three cats around, only one of them would be the studio cat. . .

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The first one was Hoover.  When he retired, Pinto took over.  The current Studio Cat is Aggie, the first female.  She is the most faithful of all the cats.  She is here just about anytime I am working or recording in the studio.  She is always faithful.  I have always liked having a cat around.  Company, I guess.  In fact, she is curled up, pretending to be asleep on the couch as I write at the computer. 

It must be inevitable that the Studio Cat would have learned something over the years.  These reviews are done in consort with the Studio Cat.  Ratings range from 1 - 5 cat paws.

• Artist (alphabetical by last name):    Album Title  (Review Date)
• Laura Boosinger:  Down The Road  (September 1998)


• Ronnie Bowman:  The Man I'm Trying to Be  (September 1998)


• Dale Ann Bradley:  Old Southern Porches  (August 1999)


• Steve Gillette: Texas and Tennessee  (August 1999)


• Bill and Pam Gurley: Lights of Home  (October 1998)


• Nashville Bluegrass Band: American Beauty  (September 1998)


• Remembering Kate Wolf: Treasures Left Behind  (October 1998)


• Jerry Rau: Streetsinger  (October 1998)


• Randy Scruggs: Crown of Jewels  (October 1998)


• Pete Seeger Songs:  Where Have All the Flowers Gone  (September 1998)


• Ralph Stanley and Friends: Clinch Mountain Country  (October 1998)


• Suzanne Thomas: Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts  (September, 1998)


• Doc and Merle Watson: Home Sweet Home  (October 1998)


• Glen Yarbrough: Time to Move On  (August 1999)