Legendary Irish Tenors

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Compendia
• ASIN: B000040JEN
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,725 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Kerry Dance - John McCormack

2. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Dennis Day

3. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Your Charms - Christopher Lynch

4. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) - Phil Regan

5. The Rose of Tralee - John McCormack

6. The Galway Shawl - Richard Hayward

7. Macushla - James Melton

8. The Gentle Maiden - Joseph McNally

9. A Little Bit of Heaven - Joseph White 'The Silver-Masked Tenor'

10. The Garden Where the Praties Grow - John McCormack

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Disc: 2

1. The Mountains O'Mourne - Seamus O'Doherty

2. The Lark in the Clear Air - Joseph McNally

3. Kathleen Mavourneen - John McCormack

4. The Minstrel Boy - Christopher Lynch

5. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen - Michael O'Duffy

6. She Moved Through the Fiar - James Melton

7. The Low-Backed Care - Joseph McNally

8. The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls - John McCormack

9. Where the River Shannon Flows - Morton Downey

10. Mother Machree - Dennis Day

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brings the past back, May 28, 2003

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Maureen Ogorman "leneker" (USA) - See all my reviews
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Hoping to make a buck off the recent popularity of the "real" Irish Tenors group, this two disc set contains many favorites from the early days of records and radio.

Sure, you can tell these songs don't have the studio quality behind them that a modern recording can bring. But they are still wonderful tunes sung wonderfully by some of the most famous irish voices.

It made me feel that I was back at the St. Patrick's Day parties of my youth. Buy this and enjoy it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From out of the past....., August 29, 2002

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et2jack? (Northbrook, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Legendary Irish Tenors (Audio CD)

Excellent collection of old Irish songs sung by the greatest of Irish tenors. I only wish there were more selections by Christopher Lynch as I remember listening to him on the "Voice of Firestone". James Melton's outstanding recording of "Macushla", Dennis Day's "My wild Irish Rose", and selections by John McCormack, Joseph Locke and others make this a must have album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Legendary ?, March 24, 2004

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This review is from: Legendary Irish Tenors (Audio CD)

Apart from John McCormack, Christopher Lynch and Dennis Day, I don't think the singers would claim the Legendary Irish Tenor label. Neverltheless there is fine singing here and David Lennick has done a remarkable job on the audio quality. Richrad Hayward is clearly unconfortable with his rendering of the Galway Shawl which is only done justice by a genuine sean-nos singer.

The inside blurb written by Dr. Schenbeck contains twelve lines extolling the prowess of "Joe Feeney". The man's name was actually John (or Jack) to his friends and despite the the importance of Feeney according to Schenbeck, there is not a single 5rack by the same John Feeney.