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John McDermott

On his latest tour, Scottish-Canadian singer John McDermott digs deep into his 25-album repertoire, seamlessly blending timeless classics with a selection from his most recent recording, Raised on Songs and Stories. The new CD is a toast to his Scottish heritage, and includes traditional takes on Leezie Lindsay, Ae Fond Kiss and the Loch Tay Boat Song. A couple of tunes, including Dublin in the Rare Ould Times, are a nod to his Irish ancestry.

“For quite a few years (musician and arranger) Eric Robertson and I toyed with the idea of recording an album with no breaks, no silence between the tracks – just one single continuous flow of music from start to finish and that’s what we have on the new album,” explains the 60-year-old.

McDermott’s shows have been a mainstay on the Celtic calendar for decades. As always, the concerts begin without intro; just him settling into something like Flow Gently Sweet Afton, before taking charge with the more dramatic Bonnie Mary of Argyle. There is the occasional brief story or gentle joke, but mostly McDermott comes to croon.

His schedule rarely lets up; a fall tour across Atlantic Canada and Ontario was followed by a short break to spend Christmas with his wife and their two dogs on Georgian Bay. The Glasgow-born vocalist will soon be back at it, however, heading south to Florida, Texas, Arizona and Nevada to perform for audiences peppered with Canadian snowbirds.

“I’ve been making my living singing for 22 years now, and some mornings I still wake up and pinch myself. Imagine, getting paid to sing, night after night.”

Before a show, McDermott likes to drift around the performance center lobby, shaking hands, hugging and back-slapping familiar faces. By show’s end, he makes a point of thanking the audience for keeping him and his three band members working.

“I am truly grateful for all of the support,” he notes. “It is important for me to make each performance as personal as possible.”

In appreciation, he has lent his voice to the aid of war veterans – a promise he made to his father, Peter, who died soon after McDermott began singing professionally.

“He came to see me in a show just after Remembrance Day. He told me, quite seriously, there was a chance I might be pretty good at this, and he made me swear that if I did well, I’d do something for veterans and give back to Canada.”

McDermott began his philanthropic efforts with fundraising Christmas concerts for the veteran’s unit of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. More recently, he has created the McDermott House Canada Foundation, and is $2.5 million into a $3 million pledge to renovate and enhance the palliative care unit at a veteran’s center.

An ambassador with Canada’s Vimy Ridge 2017 commemoration project, he grew up with an appreciation of veterans; his father served as a tail-gunner with the Royal Air Force, his uncle died in a prisoner of war camp, and he had cousins who died during, or as result of, the Vietnam War.

The ninth child in a family of 12, McDermott was 10-years-old when his family immigrated to Toronto, where his father – also a fine tenor – worked as a glazier. There was a singing tradition within the family, but McDermott never imagined a career in music. At his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, he presented them with a recording of 13 songs – one for each of their children – and a revamped version of his signature song, Danny Boy.

The singer’s career took off when his original recording of the tune found support from popular CBC Radio host Peter Gzowski.

“It was all like dominos after that. When I was asked if I could go on tour, I requested a leave of absence from work because I didn’t have high expectations. When I was told that I would be touring with The Chieftains, I was more shocked than anybody.

“There was a sort of revival in appreciation for Celtic music back then, with the Rankins, the Barra MacNeils and others. Singing ballads, as I was doing, was something different, but it fit in. It was at a concert in Halifax that I made the decision to see where the music could take me, and I am still on the journey.”

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New Elton John Documentary ‘Never Too Late,’ Receives December Release Date on Disney+

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Following up on Elton John’s final North American concert, which occurred at Dodgers Stadium in 2022, The Rocket Man has revealed the impending release of a new documentary that pieces together the events ahead of his final US appearance. Dubbed Elton John: Never Too Lat e, the behind-the-scenes account will receive a limited Nov. 15 theatrical run prior to its December 13 arrival on Disney+. 

Never Too Lat e, directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, tells the story of Elton John’s five-decade career, going back to the early days of concert pasts as they work toward a focused account of his final concert in North America at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. Along the way, the famed musician shares career highs and lows, addressing his tenacity to push through the hardships and keep playing in his fight to overcome abuse and addiction. 

Perhaps the most potent aspect of the news is that the film includes a new original song by the artist, giving fans another reason to look forward to the late-fall reveal. Never Too Late follows the November 2022 release of Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium , available to stream on Disney+. 

For more information on Never Too Late , visit the official press page .

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Elton John’s Final Tour Highlighted in New ‘Never Too Late’ Film

T he new Never Too Late documentary finds Elton John looking back on his storied career as he prepared for his final North American concert in November 2022 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Directed by R.J. Cutler ( Billie Eilish : The World’s a Little Blurry , The War Room , Nashville ) and John’s husband David Furnish, the film will have a just-announced gala screening in October as part of the London Film Festival. It’s named after a song John co-wrote with Tim Rice that appeared during the closing credits of Disney’s 2019 remake of The Lion King .

Elton John: Never Too Late also begins at Dodger Stadium, as John performed at the peak of fame for more than 100,000 fans over two nights in 1975 . In retrospect, however, John says “there was an emptiness within me. He would face down many doubts, and even more demons, before finding himself in a full circle moment in Los Angeles. “This is where you start to think about mortality,” John admits.

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John launched the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in September 2018 and became the first ever to earn $900 million as he continued through 2023 after a pandemic-related hiatus. ( Taylor Swift ‘s Eras Tour quickly broke his record .) Previous top-sellers were Ed Sheeran with $776.4 million and U2 with $736.4 million. John set a number of other milestones along the way, including a No. 1 finish for 2020’s highest-earning tour and Top 5 spots in both 2019 and 2022.

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John has already announced commemorative book called Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour , to be released in September. Elton John: Never Too Late screens on Oct. 10 at Southbank Center’s Royal Festival Hall in London. The documentary originally premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival .

“Directors R.J. Cutler and David Furnish bring a great intimacy and exhilaration to the story of one of the world’s most accomplished and beloved musicians,” Kristy Matheson, BFI London Film Festival director, said in an official statement . “We’re delighted to present Elton John: Never Too Late and give audiences a front-row seat to one of the most electrifying creative careers of our age.”

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What a year it’s been

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With 2022 nearly behind us I am looking forward to a great 2023, getting back on the road and touring with the band. It feels like we may be are over the worst but we must be prudent and look after ourselves. My live  concert schedule  continues to fill in, still  hoping for some festivals to fill in over the summer, and the fall tour is shaping up nicely for November and December 2023.

I want to thank all of you for your continued support.  For staying with me and the band online and supporting us through our  virtual concerts , on social media, and in person. Without your support it would have been a very tough road indeed –  thank you .

I want to thank the members of my IT and social media team : Vera, Marc and Maury for making sure the website, YouTube and Facebook are up-to-date and growing, to ensure that the virtual concerts are edited and posted, and all our followers are kept up to date.

We have so many new things coming in the new year. If you have not joined yet, please consider  subscribing  to my YouTube channel. This year will be the 30th anniversary of my  Danny Boy  CD – the recording that launched my career and changed my life. We are planning a lot of interesting and fun things to commemorate and would love to have you be a part of it all.

If you haven’t seen it yet, we are putting together a series of “mug” shots – photos people take together with one of my new  Danny Boy  anniversary mugs . If you have one please take a photo of yourself with it and  send it to us  – we will post each one to our social media sites. 

Wishing each all of you a joyful, happy and healthy New Year. May this year be your best ever.

John, Jason, Mark, Drew, Sheila & Amanda