I happened to re-watch some videos from Celtic Thunder early in the week and I've got the songs stuck in my head.
Songs like this:
Which by the way, I've never heard the original of. Listen from 1:17-1:20 in the video to the word 'more' as Colm (blue shirt) fills in the bottom sound with his singing. That's musicianship.
Keith in this song demonstrates the fun that can be had by simply making faces and gestures. He allows Daniel to take the lead. And between the 2 of them they show how funny (and annoying) copycatting someone's every move can be. :P
Sadly, George passed away almost 1 year ago, but this song was a signature of his. For some reason, as I was looking through the videos I kept thinking of the song in "White Christmas" - 'We'll Follow The Old Man Wherever He Wants To Go'. I miss hearing that Scottish burr in Celtic Thunder's songs.
Ryan Kelly and Neil Byrne of Celtic Thunder have formed their own group and have done several tours already and just released their 2nd album.
A new favorite simply for the bouncy melody, the lyrics are a wee bit odd.
*A/N* 1/8/15. Now HOW could I forget this song? The fun and joy radiates from them.
I can't forget these ladies
This was recorded after than the next video. I love Celtic Woman's bouncy, beautiful songs. Lisa Kelly's voice is heavenly. Chloe Agnew is my age - hard to believe sometimes.
This is such a fun song
Another favorite with Alex Sharpe who I still miss - her voice is amazing. It's got such a warm tone and you know she means what she's singing about.
These lads are awesome - listen to the first verse. THEY SING IT A
CAPELLA! (yes, the shout was necessary, that is an extraordinarily hard
song to sing.)
beautiful voices
Hehehe, a fun lil' bit of a song.
Finally the group that sparked my love for Celtic music - The Chieftains. They have been touring for 50 plus years and this past March, I was privileged to see them in person!
They play a lot of instrumentals.
They make vocals sound amazing. The way Sinead sings this song is enhanced by the Chieftains.
This is my favorite version of 'Raggle Taggle Gypsy'. Bluegrass-y Celtic country at its finest.
'The Chieftains with The Belfast Harp Orchestra' was the first I ever heard of their music. My Nana let me listen to the CD she had and I was hooked.
The Chieftains have collaborated with everyone from reggae, rock, folk, country, pop, and I'm sure a few more genres I missed. And, as a happy result showed the world where so much of the roots of music - particularly in America - comes from.
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