On Stage


major appearances include


CountryCityVenue
AmericaNew YorkCarnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, St. Regis Hotel, UNICEF, Westbury Music Fair
 PhiladelphiaValley Forge Music Festival
 MiamiFontainblue Hotel, Diplomat Hotel, Doral Hotel
 Las VegasSahara Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Flamingo Hotel
 San FranciscoFairmont Hotel
 NashvilleGrand Ole Opry
AustraliaSydneyOpera House
 MelbourneVictoria Arts Centre
CanadaTorontoMassey Hall
IrelandDublinNational Concert Hall
EnglandLondonPalladium, Westend
JapanTokyoHilton Hotel

appeared with



the verdict

Article taken from Irish Times:

John Mac Nally at the National Concert Hall
by George Hodnett
  
  TO the National Concert Hall on Wednesday came Dublin-born John Mac Nally for a special Millenium concert in which he sang to a gratifyingly filled house. It contained many of his friends who had made the pilgrimage, so that his dedications of songs were many. Our Lady's Choral Society was conducted by Robin Moore and for items such as "The Holy City" and of course "Molly Malone" the audience were requested to join in.   His voice is indeed a great one, in some point of quality putting one in mind of that of the late Count John McCormack and this becomes particularly evident in songs from that repertoire, such as "The Irish Emigrant" which was the first song he ever heard sung by McCormack. "The Croppy Boy", again, was a magnificent performance - ideally accompanied, as were all the items, by Russell Ames of whom he remarked, at this point, "He's not Irish - but by the way he plays youcan see we're working on it."  

    Mr. Ames did a particularly fine job on "Ireland, Mother Ireland" with its rather unusual (for its period and provenance) construction. The choir's "Finlandia" showed the quality and cohesion for which they are known and another tour de force was Mr. Mac Nally's unaccompanied "Amazing Grace". As for "Danny Boy", how nice it is to hear a version that has absolutely nothing wrong with it!