The song that started the ball rolling for Daniel O Donnell, was "My Donegal Shore." A guy named Johnny Mc Cauley wrote it. Big Ton, from Ireland recorded the song before Daniel did. It touched his heart, when a girl named Bridie Cahill sang it with no accompaniment. When Daniel recorded it, it was a slow burner, but it took off and shot his career into top gear. It was recorded in Big Tom's studio in Castleblaney, County Moneghan, Ireland on February 9, 1983.
Daniel grew up in poor circumstances, but he said he had a very happy childhood with many fond memories of that era. His sister Margaret (Margo) had a very large influence on his career. She is ten years older than Daniel and she started singing in a band when she was only twelve years old. When Daniel was about nine or so, he had the opportunity to get away for the weekends with his mother, to go and see his sister perform, and it was then Margo encouraged him to get up on stage and sing with her. Daniel O Donnell's rendition of tonight's song for this page is so sweet and so sensitive, I just had to do it.And it comes from my own heart, also.
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