Celtic Thunder!

[Chilihead]

I stumbled upon their debut performance on public television this summer and I am crazy about them. It is love! I especially love the voice of Paul Byrom. Check him out on YouTube. (That is my message below as "chiliheadwizard")

Love Thee Dearest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPzFVpXEPQU)

Most of their songs I like when all five of them sing together, though. I hope none of them go solo any time soon, not even dearest Paul. There is a magic to hearing them all together that is remarkable! Check these out if you do not know what I mean:

This one was the first song they did, which totally caught my attention:

Heartland, followed by Raggle Taggle Gypsy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDlUME7ATKg)

This one came later in the song, and I still get tears down my face hearing it. I'm American, but I do have mostly Irish ancestry. I used to have a phantom cyberbuddy (a fellow American) named "MacPhantom" who adored Scotland and swore he was born in the wrong country, he loved Scotland so much. This song tempted me to go as "McPhantom" and post using Irish accents the way he used to in Scottish accents all the time. :D

Ireland's Call (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlnLk4Y_kKM)

[MystMoonstruck]

Thank you for the links! I have heard of Celtic Thunder but have not seen their performance on TV. If I came across their album, I was ready to purchase it; however, I haven't found a copy yet.

I, too, have mostly Irish ancestry on both sides of the family, and I've grown up with ballads, folk songs and melodies, both singing and playing. So, thank you again for sharing this information. I definitely will subscribe to this thread so I'll be certain to find my way back to these videos.

Perhaps I'll never get to Ireland, but I travel there via music and movies. *SIGH*

[Hidden Away]

I love Celtic music, more or less I love Celtic Thunder. I've only heard of them a few times and heard them once, but I tell you I will have to find a CD before the year ends!