Sunday, February 02, 2025

Interview with my Dad - Part 18

My Dad's great passion was singing, it was never a bother to get him to sing a song on any occasion. He was blessed with a fine voice and we have several recordings of him. He started out with the Gorey Operatic Society, and in today's clip he tells us about how he moved from GOS to the then Carnew Choral Group for a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury. He also played many lead roles such as the Pirate King, the Mikado, his most enjoyable role was as Wilfred Shadbolt in The Yeomen of the Guard.

Dad also busied himself with musical society committees, and in the clip he describes how he (and others) set up the southeast region for the Association of Irish Musical Societies.

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