Listen back: Hundreds of songs of John McCormack have been restored to CDs, Mary hears "On the Fringe.."

"The John McCormack Electric Edition" is the fruits of the labour of Jeremy Meehan, who enlisted the help of American musician Ward Marston and a number of Waterford people.

The 16-CD collection will be available in the new year.

Jeremy tells Mary how it all came about, as well as talking in more detail about the life of John McCormack who's considered Ireland's most famous singer.

Have a listen to their chat "On the Fringe.."

https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/hear-about-a-project-to-restore-the-songs-of-john-mccormack