The Voice Squad in Concert

The Voice Squad in Concert

Thursday, 1 May 2014, 8.00pm

The Voice Squad are a traditional acapella 3 part vocal harmony group. The members include Gerry Cullen, Phil Callery and Fran McPhail. They have recorded three albums and have toured Ireland, the UK and the US.

Following two sell out concerts in Dublin and one in Belfast, this concert is a celebration of their long awaited latest CD release “Concerning of Three Young Men”  

Though group singing, especially in harmony, is not part of the Irish music tradition, The Voice Squad have a considerable repertoire of Irish traditional songs and have always sung unaccompanied.

‘Many’s The Foolish Youth, first issued in 1987, was the first record by Fran, Gerry and Phil. Later they became known as The Voice Squad. Their style of singing in harmony does not form part of the Irish singing tradition, but each of the singers had already served his time in our individual tradition before coming together to sing in harmony.’

They have been compared to English family groups of similar style, such as ‘The Watersons’ and ‘The Copper Family’. ‘It is the union of the distinct tenor voices of Fran and Phil plus the bass of Gerry, along with their own particular arrangements of good songs, that has made them one of the most distinctive unaccompanied singing groups of recent times.

Tickets available at www.glor.ie or phone 065 6843103

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Published by Steeple Sessions on 20 February 2014

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