John McCormack - Frank Patterson Duets 1999

When this CD was brought out it caused a lot of controversy. For some it was welcomed to hear two Irish tenors from two different eras having their voices blending together and one could compare and contrast. For others they regarded it as an utter abomination and those responsible should be taken out and put up against a wall and summarily shot!

No Item Time Composer
1 Ireland Mother Ireland (From Film 'Song of My Heart') 3.15 O'Reilly/Loughborough
2 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere 2.20 Pounds/Fearis
3 God Bless America 2.30 Irving Berlin
4 I Hear You Calling Me 3.45 Harford/Marshall
5 Mother Machree 3.08 Olcott/Young
6 Battle Hymn of the Republic 2.47 Julia Ward Howe/Steffe
7 Believe Me If All Those Endearing Charms 2.53 Thomas Moore/Trad.
8 The Rose of Tralee 3.16 Spencer/Glover
Medley 5.21
9 The Star of the County Down Garvey/ arr. Hughes
10 The Kerry Dance James L. Molloy
11 The Low-Backed Car Samuel Lover
12 The Ould Turf Fire Patterson/ arr. Hughes
13 The Stuttering Lovers Trad.
14 Macushla 3.01 Bowe/ McMurrough (McCormack 1911/Frank Patterson Micheal Collins Film
15 When Irish Eyes are Smiling 3.20 Olcott/Craff
16 The Star-Spangled Banner 2.56 Key/Smith
17 God Keep You isd My Pray 2.55 Arale/Ray