In a new RTÉ lyric fm series, Evelyn Grant explores the legacy of the legendary tenor, John McCormack in the company of Jeremy Meehan who has collaborated on a remastered collection of McCormack's recordings. In the first episode, Meehan goes back to his youth in Youghal, Co. Cork to explain how he came to love the voice of John McCormack - listen above...
In Episode 2, Meehan explains how McCormack's career spanned the development of the recording industry and describes how the very early wax cylinder recordings were made. Listen below...
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In Episode 3, they explore the work done by Ward Marston, an expert in cleaning up historic recordings and we hear the difference between the early acoustic and electric recordings.
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In Episode 4, Evelyn and Jeremy discuss McCormack's training from appearing in the Feis Cheoil a year after James Joyce to his studies in Italy. Hear 3 versions of the song Killarney: McCormack's untrained voice in a 1904 cylinder recording, up a semitone to 1906 after studies in Italy, and his first record as professional tenor from 1910.
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