Artist: Mickey and Mary Carton and Their OrchestraTwo of the most attractive exponents of true Irish melodies, Mickey
and Mary Carton have always sung songs that the Irish love. Brother
and sister, they were born in the Bronx, New York, in a household that
was full of music. Their father was an accordion player, and it was only
logical that Mickey and Mary should become attracted to the instrument.
Playing the accordion became second nature to them, and they
were always in demand at local entertainments.
The World War interrupted their duo performances but, after a stretch
in the army, Mickey returned to form his own Irish orchestra,
with Mary as featured singer.
Mickey and Mary Carton make new friends wherever they go and
whenever they appear. They have been on the Ed Sullivan Show five
times; they are cherished by Irish audiences throughout New York,
Chicago, Springfield, Boston, and practically all of new England.
These recordings are sure to increase their already wide popularity.
and Mary Carton have always sung songs that the Irish love. Brother
and sister, they were born in the Bronx, New York, in a household that
was full of music. Their father was an accordion player, and it was only
logical that Mickey and Mary should become attracted to the instrument.
Playing the accordion became second nature to them, and they
were always in demand at local entertainments.
The World War interrupted their duo performances but, after a stretch
in the army, Mickey returned to form his own Irish orchestra,
with Mary as featured singer.
Mickey and Mary Carton make new friends wherever they go and
whenever they appear. They have been on the Ed Sullivan Show five
times; they are cherished by Irish audiences throughout New York,
Chicago, Springfield, Boston, and practically all of new England.
These recordings are sure to increase their already wide popularity.
3 comments:
Mary Carton was much loved by a generation of New York Irish, who knew her from places like the Dublin House in Rockaway and the Jaeger House in Yorkville. Her duets on the Celtic label with Steve McHugh were classics. She was one of us, a Bronx girl.
I hope that life was good to her.
I was just thinking of them while watching all of these television shows about Irish Music in the USA and not a mention of them. As a kid in Rockaway with my parents I remember the duets of Mickey and Mary Carton fondly. It's been 60 years or so and I can still hear them
Micky and Mary carton were my mothers cousins and my mother remembers them coming home to Bagenalstown in Ireland in the 1940s where they gave my Grandfather Michael Carton a copy of a record "A little bit of Ireland" which I now have. That was the last time anything was heard from them and I would to hear from anyone who has ant information about that side of my family
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