Irish tenor
Dublin opera singer
Irish tenor refers to a particular style of light, lyrical tenor voice associated with Irish and Irish-American singers, especially popular in the early twentieth century.
The tone is typically sweet and clear rather than operatic, suited to sentimental ballads and traditional Irish songs: He sang "Danny Boy" in the classic Irish tenor style.
The term also describes singers in this tradition, from John McCormack to later performers.
- voiceSound from throat
- high notesElevated musical tones
- balladNarrative poem or song
- DublinIrish capital city
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
crooner · melody · lilting · pub · sentimental · shamrock · concert hall · folk · emerald · high · lyric · Danny Boy · sweet · traditional · warble · Galway · romantic · parlor
- Irish MusicU2, The Cranberries, Van Morrison, traditional tunes, Thin Lizzy
- Banjosbanjo, five-string, four-string, open-back, resonator
- tenor termscountertenor