He is a tenor, producer
and entrepreneur born in Glasgow, Scotland,
as the ninth of twelve children in an Irish family.They emigrated to Canada
in the 1960s when he began singing as a hobby.His first album, Danny
Boy, was a private recording but after finding its way to EMI Canada it
received strong sales in the USA
and Canada
and became a No. 1 in New
Zealand.After his fan-base grew and he toured
incessantly he became one of The Irish Tenors who appeared on Good Morning America and The Today Show, took 3 US
tours and won a US
gold record.Since then he has
produced at least one album a year, got a full international touring
calendar, has been in receipt of three Canadian platinum albums, 5 Juno
nominations and his first solo TV special was broadcast across North
America in March 2002.As a
fundraiser for veteran's organisations he recorded the CD single "Legacy"
and he has revived wartime songs for his album Remembrance.He
established McDermott House as a transitional housing co-operative for
veterans in WashingtonDC
and the HopeMcDermottDayProgramCenter
in Boston, Massachusetts.In recognition of his work on
veteran's causes he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's
Bob Hope Award.A recent
business venture is the Dore Achievement Centers for a drug-fee approach to
learning disorders.From 2005
to 2006 he took a respite from the last decade of touring to spend time with
his family.
