 The group's third CD, "Forerunner", was released on Rounder Records in January 2006, and was their first release in the U.S.It contained two new Tom Waits covers; "Georgia Lee" and "Hold On".In January and March 2006, the Cottars went on a tour of the US with The Chieftains which included a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City, where they performed with Elvis Costello.