Carmel Quinn's TV Party

Down By The Glenside

Carmel Quinn's TV Party

Orchestra under the direction of Jimmy Carroll

Columbia Records CL 807

1956

From the back cover: Born in Dublin, Carmel Quinn had a musical background, engendered by her father, an excellent violinist. Upon completion of her early schooling, she entered college with the intention of becoming a teacher, but soon thereafter took a chance on an audition for singers at the Dublin Theatre Royal. She won a week's engagement, and went from there to the Crystal Ballroom, for two months. Another audition won her a permanent spot singing with Johnny Devlin's Orchestra, and other orchestra and theatrical engagements followed. At length she went to London and made her radio debut over the BBC.

In March of 1954, she crossed the ocean to America, and a few months later – on October 18 – she appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts program, making a simultaneous debut on radio and television. She won handily, moved into the Godfrey troupe, and swiftly became one of the best-loved new stars of recent years. In this program, her shining talents are admirably demonstrated in the kind of songs she loves best, and the result is an endearing addition to the shelf of melodious Irish music.

The Old Rustic Bridge By The Mill

Johnny Gray

Loch Lomond

Asthoreen Brown

The Magic Piper

Down By The Glenside

Handsome Johnny Flynn

The Claddagh Ring

Ballyhoe

The Old Boreen (Kate Muldoon)

Bright Silvery Light Of The Moon

The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow