"It is an act worth catching--not only because Mark has one of those lovely, lilting Irish voices that can make a grown man cry but because he brings to his performances a strongly felt sense of spirituality, even when he's singing that most ubiquitous of Irish ballads, 'Danny Boy.'"

The Catholic Review

"The ticket deal of the week has to be Irish Tenor Mark Forrest, a Dublin native has performed for such notables as President Clinton, Senator Edward Kennedy and actors Charlton Heston and Maureen O'Hara."

Waterbury Republic-American

"Call it the luck of the Irish... this Dublin born singer who once studied marketing and worked as a banker is now a familiar face and voice on cable TV's Eternal Word network..."

The Grand Rapids Press

"An audience of 400 was on hand at Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington Sept. 9 to hear Irish Tenor Mark Forrest in a concert for benefiting Concern Worldwide, a Dublin based famine relief organization... Forrest has been a professional singer for nine years."

The Arlington Catholic Herald

"When people hear the caliber of this young man's voice, I think they will be moved..."

The Aegis

"The Luck of the Irish was upon singer Mark Forrest when he returned home Monday to find a message on his answering machine from the secretary to the Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. Thursday morning the Irish-born tenor sang 'Danny Boy' and Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' at a state luncheon in the Capitol in honor of Heads of State from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland."

The Grand Rapids Press

"Forrest... electrified the auditorium last year with his songs of the Emerald Isle.   His return engagement is likely to do the same..."

Sunday Republican

Irish leader is lauded on Capitol Hill
"...Shook hands with President Clinton Thursday at a St. Patrick's Day luncheon on Capitol Hill, prompting a crowd of Congressional leaders to burst into spontaneous applause although the event was private, reporters were allowed in briefly, to hear Irish tenor Mark Forrest sing Danny Boy."

USA Today

"The power of his [Forrest's] voice has become well known across the nation."

Aberdeen American News

Church Pulls Irish Teens Together
"Joining forces with the church on this day to exalt the cause of peace is internationally acclaimed Irish tenor Mark Forrest."

The Journal

"Forrest, sporting an impressive list of credentials for a 25 year old, sang his first concert in this area..."

"His mellow, well-trained superb tenor voice inspirationally filled St. Anthony's to the tops and corners of the towering Romanesque structure..."

"Mark launched into powerfully delivered Broadway Hits, Irish traditional tunes and religious songs..."

"If you didn't make time for Mark last Friday evening, you missed a great opportunity... perhaps someone else will stick
their necks out bring the talented young man back to this area again."

Hoven Newspaper, South Dakota