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Thunder and Lots of Lightning!

By
APRIL DREW,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:24 AM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 6:00 PM

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The air at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Tuesday, October 7, was thick with enthusiasm and anticipation, as 6,000 Irish and Irish Americans traveled from all over the state and some further a field to enjoy an evening of musical entertainment from their new favorite Irish group, Celtic Thunder.

The boys, PBS powerhouses, were back in town and this time performing to a full house at Radio City.

Minutes before the five young men took to the stage under the guidance of veteran Irish singer and songwriter Phil Coulter, men, women and children shuffled into their seats, programs and treats in their hands.

Some had seen the Thunder show on WLIW New York weeks before. Others were Celtic Thunder newbies.

Either way everyone was excited.

Celtic Thunder, a group only in existence since August 2007 and now hugely popular in the U.S. after massive PBS exposure and a top-selling CD, is made up of five diverse yet musically talented young Celtic men. Four of the members are Irish and 39-year-old George Donaldson, the oldest member of the group, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.

It was Donaldson's rendition of "The Old Man" that roused emotion from his audience. While performing the song, written and previously sung by Coulter, Donaldson's soulful singing voice lured the audience into a musical trance while transforming them into immediate fans.

"One of my favorite songs," said Valerie Reynolds, originally of Co. Roscommon and now of Yonkers, "is Phil Coulter's 'The Old Man,' which was sung perfectly by George Donaldson. George has a great strong voice and I think that he fit this song perfectly."

Unable to hold back the smiles and applause when handsome Co. Tyrone native Ryan Kelly, 28, arrived on stage, the audience, mainly the females, were instantly mesmerized by his cheeky smile and angelic singing voice. Dubbed the "bad boy" of the group, Kelly lived up to his name when he smoothly performed "Heartbreaker."

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