The Melbournaires at ABC Southbank Studio:
The 774 Evening Show with Peter Clark
The list below represents our repertoire - the songs we sing regularly. We will sing any or all of these songs on any given booking or show.
For several of the songs below we have provided an actual recording of our full show chorus rehearsing the song, in rich, four-part harmony. Feel free to have a listen!
Don't forget to contact us for a booking if you like what you hear!
MHC at Adelaide Convention (2.7Mb) |
Demo MP3 (2.3Mb) |
Demo MP3 (2.2Mb) |
This song was written in 1899 by Chauncy Olcott who was one of the most celebrated performers and composers of his day. He performed a s a blackface minstrel and sang tenor in light opera in America and England. But he was most famous for his interpretation of Irish songs in American musical theatre.
City of Sails Chorus (2.3Mb) |
The words and music of this song were composed by Canadian singer/songwriter, Paul Anka, when he was just 18 years old.
Demo MP3 (2.6Mb) |
Demo MP3 (2.5Mb) |
Composer of this 1899 song, Andrew Mack, was an Irish tenor and actor in new York City. The lyrics are attributed to "Alice" whose true identity remains a mystery.
The song is known by barbershoppers world-wide and its popularity as a barbershop song was immortalised in the 1926 song "The Gang that Song 'Heart of my Heart'".