Combining the past with the present, the Fermoy International Choir is preparing to share a unique piece of work in time for St Patrick’s Day.
Though somewhat confined by Covid-19 restrictions, the choir, which has produced pieces of work for Culture Night, Christmas and National Thank You Day in recent months, has re-recorded the local ballad ‘My Home In Fermoy’ which will be shared from Monday next.
The recording features 32-people, most of them already in the choir but some friends of the group, who will speak each line of the first four verses.
Using smartphones to gather and share audio, the production is another triumph in unusual times.
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