John McCormack sings ’A fairy story by the fire’

John McCormack, accompanied by Edwin Schneider, sings ’A Fairy Story by the Fire’, no.3, composed by Oskar Merikanto, words by Karl Asplund (English translation: Angela Campbell-McInnes), shot on location, August 1929, in the grounds of McCormack’s Irish home Moore Abbey, County Kildare, for the Fox feature movie “Song O’ My Heart“ (released 1930). For more information visit You can also follow Jack Gibbons on Facebook at