Time and time again i am asked the same questions: "john where did you study?" "are you professionally trained?" "is it difficult to stay in voice?" I come by my voice by virtue of my birth. i can honestly say, with great pride, that i have inherited my dear father's voice. "the last rose of sumer", the last track on this album, is A tape recording of my dad, made in the cabin bar in glasgow, scotland on august 31, 1957. --john mcdermott