Albums by John McDermott
ALBUMAs the Sky Gives the OceanJohn McDermott
ALBUMSome Other TimeJohn McDermott
ALBUMRaised on Songs & StoriesJohn McDermott
ALBUMImages of ChristmasJohn McDermott
ALBUMSongs of the Isles – IrelandJohn McDermott
ALBUMSongs of the Isles – ScotlandJohn McDermott
ALBUMStories of LoveJohn McDermott
ALBUMA Celtic SpectacularErich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, The Chieftains, James Galway, John McDermott, Liz Knowles & Kieran O'Hare
ALBUMA Time to RememberJohn McDermott
ALBUMDanny BoyJohn McDermott
John McDermott's Popular Music Videos
Freedom (Live at the Atlanta Pop Festival 1970)
Jimi Hendrix
Artist Biography
Celtic balladeer John McDermott was born in Scotland, but following his family's relocation to Canada in the mid-'60s, he went on to hone his crystalline tenor at Toronto's St. Michael's Choir School. After graduating he accepted the position of circulation manager with a Toronto newspaper; discovered while singing at a private party, McDermott was befriended by publishing magnate Conrad Black, who funded the sessions that led to the release of the singer's smash 1992 debut, Danny Boy, a record originally intended as a gift for his parents' golden wedding anniversary. Old Friends followed in 1994, and a year later McDermott issued Christmas Memories; with 1996's Love Is a Voyage, he even earned a Canadian Juno Award nomination as Male Vocalist of the Year. When I Grow Too Old to Dream appeared in 1997, and a year later he resurfaced with If Ye Break Faith -- We Shall Not Sleep (retitled Remembrance for American consumption). Between 1998 and 2006 he released Old Friends, Time to Remember, Celtic Tenor, and Love Is a Voyage, as well as a collection of some of his most beloved material called Timeless Memories: Greatest Hits. He reunited with Irish Tenors Finbar Wright and Anthony Kearns during this period, recording a new album with the Tenors (2005's Deus Meus) and embarking on a U.S. tour in 2004. In 2007, McDermott found himself with three new albums and an EP under his belt: O Canada, When I Grow Too Old to Dream, On a Whim: Songs of Ron Sexsmith, and Daughter of Mine. ~ Jason Ankeny
Hometown
United States of America
Genre
Vocal