The Voice Squad to harmonise in Bantry

The Voice Squad first performed together in 1985 and went on to sing at the Special Olympics in 2003. Their talents are still very much in demand.

The unique sound of The Voice Squad will be heard at St Brendan’s Church in Bantry, West Cork, tomorrow as part of the Masters of Tradition Festival. Comprising the distinct tenor voices of Fran McPhail and Phil Callery and the bass voice of Gerry Cullen, the trio are a group of respected traditional acapella close harmony singers who first sang together in 1985 at a Christmas carol evening in Dublin.

As McPhail says, there is no tradition of harmony singing in Ireland. As a result, they are in much demand. “We did the Steeple Sessions at the Unitarian Church in Stephen’s Green in Dublin recently and it was sold out. What we do is what it says on the tin. That’s why people keep coming back.”