John Feeney (9 August 1903 – December 1967) was an Irish tenor, performing mainly in lieder and folk song arrangements.
Biography
Feeney was a native of Swinford, County Mayo. After nine years working in England as a labourer, in 1928 he emigrated to the United States, where for thirty years he was one of the leading Irish-American musicians, rated alongside Michael Coleman, James Morrison and The Flanagan Brothers. He became a labelmate of Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and Bing Crosby on Decca Record Company, and was a regular performer on The Shaefer Show on radio.
Feeney's voice was described as easy, warm and relaxed, his repertoire including Irish favourites such as " Galway Bay" and "Moonlight in Mayo", as well as recitals of Mozart, Handel and Schubert lieder. He regularly played sold-out performances in Carnegie Hall. [1]
John Feeney returned to Ireland in 1964, where he died three years later. He was buried on Christmas Eve, 1967, in a family grave in Ballina, County Mayo. [2]
References
- ^ Declan McCormack (28 September 2003). "Saving Mayo's lost tenor from obscurity". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Townlands – 'Love's Old Sweet Song' | RTÉ Presspack". presspack.rte.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
External links
- http://celticgrooves.homestead.com/CG_Feeney_John.html
- http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AMusic/JohnFeeney.html
- http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2003/0728/1059177984118.html
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John Feeney (9 August 1903 – December 1967) was an Irish tenor, performing mainly in lieder and folk song arrangements.
Biography
Feeney was a native of Swinford, County Mayo. After nine years working in England as a labourer, in 1928 he emigrated to the United States, where for thirty years he was one of the leading Irish-American musicians, rated alongside Michael Coleman, James Morrison and The Flanagan Brothers. He became a labelmate of Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and Bing Crosby on Decca Record Company, and was a regular performer on The Shaefer Show on radio.
Feeney's voice was described as easy, warm and relaxed, his repertoire including Irish favourites such as " Galway Bay" and "Moonlight in Mayo", as well as recitals of Mozart, Handel and Schubert lieder. He regularly played sold-out performances in Carnegie Hall. [1]
John Feeney returned to Ireland in 1964, where he died three years later. He was buried on Christmas Eve, 1967, in a family grave in Ballina, County Mayo. [2]
References
- ^ Declan McCormack (28 September 2003). "Saving Mayo's lost tenor from obscurity". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Townlands – 'Love's Old Sweet Song' | RTÉ Presspack". presspack.rte.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
External links
- http://celticgrooves.homestead.com/CG_Feeney_John.html
- http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AMusic/JohnFeeney.html
- http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2003/0728/1059177984118.html
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