Who on earth ARE these guys?

JACK & MAC, otherwise known as Jack Morrissey (Dundrum) and Brian McIvor (Slane), burst onto the scene in 1993 when they provided the cabaret marking Brian McIvor's exit from corporate life. They were successful in achieving that objective ("...if he wasn't going before tonight – he's really gone now!"). Over the years they have explored the darker side of the repertoire and discovered just why it remains dark. They are grateful to their audiences for helping them discover this insight at first hand.
Over the years, Jack & Mac have taken part in various concerts designed to raise money for charity. In the last 12 months they have raised €2,500 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and €3,000 for Concern. The money for Concern was the profit from the sale of their CD, They CAN’T be Serious.
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About Jack... Having worked in accountancy, computing and human resources, Jack realised his true vocation when he retired from business in 2001. Taking up singing lessons with Ken Shellard, he won the Uí Eógáin Cup and gold medal in the 2004 Féis Ceoil, and earned a "Commended" in the William Young competition of the same year. Jack sings with the Dublin County Choir and the Footnotes and is a regular performer at the Bohemians Club and the 43s. |
About Mac... Brian's formal music education included studies in piano, organ and composition with Michael van Dessel, Gerard Gillen and Gillian Smith among others. Informal musical activities have included involvement in rock opera (who remembers Frankenstein?), writing parody material, recording and production work. |