#frank mcphail

Sean nós Irish singing is a solo tradition, with no accompaniment or harmony. But these guys took older Irish songs and added some close harmonies, and the result is remarkable. The tenor, Frank McPhail, has an ethereal quality to his voice that sets this apart from other male harmony groups. They’re still performing at festivals, mainly around Ireland and the UK, but this was taken from a TV performance sometime in the early 90s. The River Bann is the longest river in Ulster, the northern province of Ireland, and flows mostly through Northern Ireland.