mid-June, he struck down with influenza and was unable to perform in that State and also at Adelaide. It was considered he would be unable to fulfil any singing obligations for the ABC. The money of 'thousands of pounds' raised was going to build the memorial chapel at the Oban Catholic Cathedral, 'be dedicated to the Scottish and Australian soldiers who fell in the Second World War'. At the time his Melbourne attendance with the ABC was also the highest paid fee for a visiting singer. Later years He was featured on the BBC's This Is Your Life programme in October 1962 and his autobiography, On the High C's, was published in 1973. MacEwan died in September 1991, aged 82. His funeral was held in St Andrew's Cathedral, the church where he was ordained. He was survived by a brother. In Ireland on the first day of May each year, the popular hymn ‘'Bring flowers of the rarest, also known as ‘'Queen of the May, sung by MacEwan is played over the radio. Discography MacEwan's tenor voice was captured in 39 record albums, singles, and EPs. It includes: Songs of Scotland and Ireland, sung by Father Sydney MacEwan with orchestra conducted by Philip Green. The Columbia record (330S 1073) was recorded in Australia circ 1950. The rear cover note was written by Mervyn Douglas. Side 1 songs were Scotland the brave, My ain folk, Bonnie Mary of Argylle, The road to the Isles, and Loch Lomond. Side 2 songs were The star of County Down, Mother Machree, Killarney in the Spring, The youth of the heart, and Rose of Killarney. In 1956-57 Columbia released his LP "Christmas Carols" (CL 924). Neither the organist nor the choir who accompany him are identified in the liner notes. The album includes a rendition of Michael Head's "The Three Mummers" (a modern carol recently recorded by Anne Sofie von Otter and Bengt Forsberg). References Profile, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; accessed 10 August 2014. 1908 births 1991 deaths Scottish people of Irish descent 20th-century Scottish Roman Catholic priests Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music People educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish tenors 20th-century Scottish male singers People from Springburn Place of death missing People from Lochgilphead People from Rothesay, Bute 20th-century Scottish musicians