David has transcribed the original recording on to cd and has already distributed copies to several people.
He writes :

"I hope that you experience the same thrill that I did when I heard the record for the very first time — imagine hearing your own voice after 44 years ! The record was obtained from the former German choir leader, after tring to obtain a copy for 4 years via the internet. I have managed to produce an astoundingly good quality recoding from the old 12" LP — but remember that the recording technology of 1960 is not comparable with today, but the disk itself has 44 years of being played behind it.

If anyone can supply me with a complete list of names of the choir members (see the photo taken in St Columba's chapel in 1960 already on the website), I would be very obliged.

Don't be surprised if people can't recognise anyone — my own mother couldn't pick me out !

The cd songs are divided into 3 groups :

a) all 4500 singers together
b) The 4 main choirs (Germany, UK, Italy) together, e.g. "Silent Night"
c) solo numbers — we are no. 8 (The Keel Row, conducted by Fr Conway).

However, the 3 hour concert has been heavily edited to get it down to LP size."

(source : David Walker)

Yes, I thought it was Latin, too !

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(source : David Walker)

Who can you name ? An enlarged copy of this photo follows on the next page.

Tony Smyth suggests the following (L-R) :

Back row : David Walker, Ian Netton, Seamus o'Grady, Anthony Gallagher,
Dennis Smyth, Owen Gormley, ?, Brian Kearns.
Front Row : Edmund Cushlow, David Ritson, Martyn Buckley,
John Mattock, Paul Maggiore, Liam Lawlor, Andy Murphy, Mike Ellis


Pat Gritton identified Anthony Gallagher from Fife :
"What a singer he was. He was the leading soprano in the radio
sung mass (on the "Home Service ? ) in 1962. That was
another big day, in my hazy memory."

Who knows about this radio broadcast ?

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