Frank Patterson Collection (World of Music / God Bless America - An Irish Salute)
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Actor: Frank PattersonDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Best of, Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 129 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Winstar
Movie Reviews of Frank Patterson Collection (World of Music / God Bless America - An Irish Salute)
Movie Review: Lovely tribute to a lovely man
Summary: 5 Stars
We loved this DVD. We have seen God Bless America on video, but it is far better on DVD, it is worth watching just for the dancers.It has some added surprises ,extra to whats on the video.The picture quality is so much better on DVD, and it is special for being one of Frank's last concerts.World of music is excellent too, it has songs we have never heard before, and we liked the memories of his family and friends.It is a nice celebration of his life and his music,it makes you smile, and makes you cry sometimes.
The DVD is very good value,it is a fitting tribute to a great man, how lucky we are that he recorded all this lovely music.
Summary of Frank Patterson Collection (World of Music / God Bless America - An Irish Salute)
Famed Irish tenor Frank Patterson, who died in June 2000, is remembered in World of Music, which features concert performances as well as brief interview segments with friends and family members. His widow, Eily O'Grady Patterson, provides personal anecdotes, as does Patterson's son Eanan, who is also seen accompanying his father on violin. In concert, Patterson sings with orchestral accompaniment as well as with an Irish folk group, the Cassidy Brothers. He showcases his classical training by singing a Bach cantata, and his popular appeal is demonstrated with Irish songs such as "Farewell My Derry Love" and even the American country standard "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain." Patterson himself recalls performing in John Huston's final film, The Dead, explaining the significance of "The Lass of Aughrim" in the story by James Joyce before he performs the song. This is a fitting tribute to "Ireland's Golden Tenor," who carried on the tradition of the great John McCormack and reached a worldwide audience.God Bless America: An Irish Salute was conceived to give a sampling of Irish music to an American audience. Videotaped before an adoring audience in New Jersey in September 1999, Patterson sings such standards as "The Rose of Tralee," "Mother Machree," "Danny Boy," and a medley that includes "Galway Bay" and "The Town I Loved So Well." Also participating is a harp orchestra (led by Eily O'Grady Patterson), son Eanan playing violin, a bagpipe and drum band, and what's billed as "hundreds of Irish-American dancers." Indeed, the stage and even the aisles of the theater become so packed with children step dancing in colorful costumes that it makes Riverdance look like a neighborhood ceilidh. Though the theme of the concert is overwhelmingly Irish, Patterson also dons a cape to perform "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera, and he pays homage to his adopted home with "God Bless America" and a flag-waving finale performance of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." --Robert J. McNamara
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