John McGettigan

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, leader, violin, composer, lyricist, arranger

Notes: Leader of McGettigan's Orchestra (1922), Killarney Trio (1928), All-Irish Orchestra (1929), Three-Leaf Shamrock Orchestra (1930), Irish Orchestra (1933), and Irish Minstrels (1933, 1936-1938).

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-85 of 85 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 61461 10-in. 12/7/1936 The little old thatched cabin John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 61462 10-in. 12/7/1936 The green fields of Dromore John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65506 10-in. 5/1/1939 The fanad mare John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65507 10-in. 5/1/1939 The home I left behind John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65508 10-in. 5/1/1939 Johnston' motor car John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65509 10-in. 5/1/1939 The hillside way up in the corner John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65510 10-in. 5/1/1939 Sweet Leenane by the sea-1 John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65511 10-in. 5/1/1939 Ballard strand-1 John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65512 10-in. 5/1/1939 Erin's flag John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 65513 10-in. 5/1/1939 Sweet Donegal John McGettigan vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 76-85 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McGettigan, John," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111896.

McGettigan, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111896.

"McGettigan, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111896

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