Daniel O'Donnell

Daniel O'Donnell

At Home in Ireland

For Daniel O’Donnell, there’s no place like home. A new concert hall in Letterkenny located in his home county of Donegal is apropos for this brand new 60-minute program. The special has Daniel singing for the people at home in Ireland and at the same time singing to public television viewers across America. The program was taped on July 14, 2007, and Daniel performed with his long-time singing partner Mary Duff.

The program consists of a combination of familiar Irish tunes and American favorites. Interwoven throughout the program are songs from some of Daniel’s favorite locations in Ireland. As Daniel sings “Destination Donegal,” audiences will be transported to County Donegal where Daniel calls home and shares some of the most beautiful sites from the area. In “Dear Old Galway Town,” audiences are transported to one of the most beautiful and picturesque towns in Ireland -- Galway. From the church where Daniel was baptized, received his first communion and where he married his wife Majella, he sings “It Is No Secret.” Then it’s on to County Leitrim for the song, “Blue Hills of Breffini” and finally to County Clare where Daniel sings “My Lovely Rose of Clare.”

Favorites such as “Oh Lonesome Me,” “Heartaches by the Number,” and “Tiger by the Tail” are laced throughout the program. Mary Duff presides with a powerful rendition of “Working Man” that has audiences in the theatre singing and swaying. Mary and Daniel resonate in a musical banter with the song, “Save Your Love,” where Daniel sings in Italian and Mary swoons at his every word.

The program, Daniel O’Donnell at Home in Ireland, is a perfect blend of music that is familiar to American audiences. The music and the places are so dear to Daniel and to the millions of people who call Ireland home.