Sister Ignatius In Her Words

Sister Iggy was not one to seek the spotlight but we are glad to be able to provide audio recordings of her comments on one of her favourite topics--music!

Photo credit: Brian Keyo

Marie Davies attended Alpha Academy before joining the Sisters of Mercy in 1938 at the age of 17, taking the name Sister Ignatius. 'Iggy' became the band manager at Alpha Boys School where she also introduced sound system performance techniques. Her respect for, and approach to, music education was ahead of its time.

Sr Ignatius SHOUTS OUT HER Favourite Song

Listen as Sister Ignatius introduces her favourite song, "Eastern Standard Time", as part of a special recording in 2002 at the famed Studio One in Kingston by current and past students including Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore, David Madden, Dwight Richards and Sparrow Martin as well as long time friends of Alpha like the great Nambo Rombinson on trombone.

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