Celtic Thunder debuted in August 2007 at the Helix in Dublin, Ireland, accompanying the Celtic Concert Orchestra under the direction of Phil Coulter, the musical director of the group.
Since the group's formation, Celtic Thunder has released twelve albums: Celtic Thunder, Act Two, Take Me Home, It's Entertainment!, Celtic Thunder Christmas, Storm, Heritage, Voyage, Voyage II, Christmas Voices and Mythology as well as best-of collection Homeland, and twelve live performances on DVD, entitled Celtic Thunder: The Show, Take Me Home, It's Entertainment!, Storm, Christmas, Heritage, Voyage, Voyage II, Live and Unplugged and Mythology, as well as a Christmas performance. In December 2009 Billboard magazine named Celtic Thunder the Top World Album Artist.
Celtic Thunder is known for its eclectic style with songs ranging from a soloist to an ensemble focus. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on their concert tours, and their live shows are known for the use of dramatic effects via lighting and choreography as well as a stage set resembling an ancient stone pathway suggestive of those referenced in Celtic lore.
Members
The members of Celtic Thunder are (in alphabetical order of family name):
Neil Byrne (born November 16, 1977): Music has always been a major part of Neil's life. Born into a musical family, Neil’s father has worked as a professional musician his entire life and his mother is a huge fan of all music. By the age of 5, Neil was gripped by rhythm, which instinctively lead him to drum on anything in front of him. He began learning the guitar when he was 7, hugely helped and encouraged by his father. Later in life a mutual friend approached Neil and asked him to play at a function for one of Ireland’s most renowned songwriters and producers, Phil Coulter. When Sharon Browne and Phil began working on production for Celtic Thunder he was invited to record backing vocals for the debut DVD, and subsequently play lead guitar player for the live show. Neil would have to say the most memorable and prestigious performance of his career to date was in Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Since then he has toured America and Canada extensively with Celtic Thunder and most recently has joined the cast as the 6th leading vocalist with Celtic Thunder.
Paul Michael Byrom (born April 11, 1979) is from Dublin, Ireland. In addition to Celtic Thunder, he has also performed at major sporting events in Ireland and abroad, including singing at the All Ireland Finals in Dublin's Croke Park and at Heinz Field for a Pittsburgh Steelers game in the USA. He has also performed for Ireland's President, Mary McAleese, and for Emperor Akihito of Japan. Paul has released two albums: Velvet and I'll Be Home For Christmas. He left Celtic Thunder as of 2011 to pursue his solo career. Member from 2008-2011
George Donaldson (February 1, 1968- March 12, 2014) is the oldest member of the group and is a well-known balladeer, guitarist and flutist from Glasgow, Scotland. At Scotland's Celtic Park, Donaldson played to 65,000 fans at the opening match of the 2000-2001 season.
Keith Ronald Harkin, (born June 10, 1986), like Damian, is from Derry, Northern Ireland. He plays the guitar and has written one of the songs for Celtic Thunder: "Lauren and I". In 2008, a new solo album by Keith was rumoured to be in the working stages but has not yet been released as of mid 2009. Keith enjoys surfing and has written a song called Chasing Dreams that articulates his love for it. Keith has now recorded more original songs apart from Celtic Thunder, some titles include: Vanity, Don't Lose the Feeling, and What I Like.
Ryan John Kelly (born November 6, 1978) is from The Moy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He holds two degrees from the Queen's University Belfast, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and also a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Accounting, qualifying Ryan to be a chartered accountant.
Damian Joseph McGinty, Jr. (born September 9, 1992) was the youngest member of the group for 4 years and is from Derry, Northern Ireland. He recorded the first Celtic Thunder album when he was only fourteen years old. It is rumoured that McGinty will begin work on a solo album in the next 6 months. He won his first singing contest at the age of five. He recorded the first Celtic Thunder album when he was fourteen years old. McGinty lists Michael Buble, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra among his inspirations.[5] On April 29, 2011 it was announced that Damian was chosen as one of 12 contenders for The Glee Project, a reality series on the Oxygen Network. He tied for first and had a guest starring role in the third season of the Fox hit TV show Glee. He debuted on Glee season 3 episode 4 Pot o' Gold. Though originally awarded a seven-episode arc, his run-time was later extended to 16 episodes including a guest appearance in season 4's Glee Actually. In the summer of 2013 Damian joined Paul Byrom for "The Me and My Shadow" Tour. McGinty is also part of Ethan Bortnick's concert.
Emmet Michael Cahill (born October 18, 1990) became Paul Byrom's replacement. 2010 was a very exciting year for Emmet Cahill; he was awarded the 2010 John Mc Cormack Bursary for the most Promising Young Tenor, and was named the most promising young singer at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He has been a multiple prizewinner at the National Feis Ceoil singing competition in Ireland. Emmet is 20 years old and hails from Mullingar in County Westmeath in Ireland. His musical journey began when at just 5 years old he began learning the piano. By 7 Emmet had begun voice training, and he soon went on to win a music scholarship for high school in Mullingar and spend 5 years intensively studying and playing music. At school he furthered his studies in piano, organ and violin and vocal training, however singing has always been his true love. He continued his education at the prestigious Royal Irish Academy of Music where he received a university degree in Music Performance. He has been in many stage productions in Dublin and has performed on stage at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and as a soloist at the National Concert Hall. He is an avid sports fan and has performed twice at Croke Park in Dublin, in front of crowds of 90,000. One such occasion was for the 125th Anniversary of The GAA. He has also performed for the President of Ireland Mary McAleese and at several international rugby games Dublin’s new Aviva Stadium. Emmet also sings regularly at the Mullingar Cathedral.
He is a huge sports fan and has won many prizes playing football with his college and local teams. In his spare time, he also loves attending music and sporting events, playing the guitar and listening to music. He attended auditions for Celtic Thunder in June 2010 and was delighted to be asked by Sharon and Phil to join the show. Emmet Cahill is the latest addition to the Celtic Thunder family.
Daniel Furlong
Vocalist
Daniel Furlong was the newest (and youngest) member of Celtic Thunder. Daniel is 13 years old and hails from the town of Taghmon in County Wexford on the Southeast coast of Ireland. He is a boy soprano and was discovered when he entered a singing competition at the age of seven and won! Although Daniel is barely a teenager, he has been performing and singing in public for over six years. Daniels hometown of Wexford is synonymous with Opera and is host to the internationally acclaimed Opera Festival in October of every year. Indeed Daniel is no stranger to opera and played the role of Edgar in the Wexford Light Opera Society production of Ragtime in 2008. In 2008 and again in 2009, Daniel was also cast in the lead role of Oliver in the musical Oliver with both Oyster Lane and Festival productions. He has also performed solo on two national television stations in Ireland. In 2009 Daniel won an All Ireland Song Contest as a solo singer, competing with artists considerably older than he. In 2011 he won "The All Ireland Talent" Show a nationally televised talent competition and Irelands answer to Americas Got Talent. In light of all of his incredible achievements to date, his home county of Wexford honored Daniel by naming him "Wexford Person of the Year" for 2011.
Daniel describes himself as an outgoing and optimistic, friendly and a fun person. He likes to spend time with his friends and family, and he loves the chance to perform. He is quite competitive and loves playing team sports such as hurling, Gaelic football, soccer and rounders (softball). Music is obviously Daniels passion, he practices with his local choir "The Young Wexford Singers" every week and is also learning to play the guitar and the pigeon box. Daniel came to the attention of Celtic Thunder producer Sharon Browne, when he won the All Ireland Talent Show" and she quickly arranged to meet him. His energy and enthusiasm is infectious and once Sharon had met Daniel and seen him perform, she immediately offered him a place in Celtic Thunder. He performs an angelic version of Walking In The Air in the Christmas show and also sings solo in Heritage on Somewhere Over The Rainbow and the Josh Groban hit To Where You Are. Daniel also joins with other members of Celtic Thunder in the Ensembles and performs duets with Keith and Emmet.
Colm Joseph Keegan (born August 2, 1989) is from Dublin, Ireland. He attended University College Dublin on a music scholarship, graduating in 2011 with an honors degree in Music and Irish. Colm auditioned for and was selected for Celtic Thunder in May 2012 as a new vocalist, becoming a sixth member of the previously five-man group. He was formerly a member of the Aontas Choral Ensemble, who are known for their work with Celtic Woman. Colm appeared in the Celtic Woman DVDs 'Songs From The Heart' (2009) and 'Believe' (2011).
Emmett O'Hanlon (born July 9, 1991), Celtic Thunder's newest member, is Emmet Cahill's replacement. He is Irish- American. Emmett will be touring with Celtic Thunder during their Mythology tour and the Christmas Voices Symphony tour.
Beginning in March 2008, the group has been featured throughout the US on the PBS television network more than 1200 times, and during May and June 2008, members of the group were interviewed on dozens of local PBS stations during performances of their show
Celtic Thunder is also the name of a traditional Irish band formed in 1977. The band recorded three albums―1981’s Celtic Thunder; The Light of Other Days (1988), and Hard New York Days in 1996.
All Day Long
Celtic Thunder Lyrics
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Thinking of you ’til it hurts
I know you’re hurt, too, but what else can we do?
Tormented and torn apart
I wish I could carry your smile in my heart
For times when my life seems so low
It would make me believe what tomorrow would bring
When today doesn’t really know, doesn’t really know
I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say, “I was so wrong”
I want you to come back and carry me home
Away from these long lonely nights
I’m reaching for you; are you feeling it, too?
Does the feeling seem oh, so right?
And what would you say if I called on you now
And said that I can’t hold on?
There’s no easy way, it gets harder each day
Please love me or I’ll be gone
I’ll be gone
I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say, “I was so wrong”
Ooh, what are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?
I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say, “I was so wrong”
I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say, “I was so wrong”
I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say, “I was so wrong”
The song “All Out of Love” by Celtic Thunder is a powerful love ballad that describes the pain and heartbreak of a relationship that has come to an end. The lyrics express the emotions of someone who is longing for the return of a lost love, wishing they could still hold on to the happiness they once had together. The singer is lying alone with their head on the phone, consumed by thoughts of the person they miss so much that it hurts. They acknowledge that the other person must also be hurting and they wonder what else they can do while being tormented and torn apart.
The singer wishes they could hold onto the other person’s smile in their heart so that they could believe in what tomorrow would bring while struggling through difficult times. They express their desperation by saying that they are all out of love, lost without the other person, and that they were so wrong for not seeing what was important. The singer longs for their lover to come back so that they can be carried home, away from the long lonely nights they have been experiencing without them. They ask whether the other person is feeling the same way, and whether they are also experiencing the same feelings of regret and pain.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant and is repeated several times throughout the song. The singer is all out of love, lost without the other person, and is wondering what they are thinking of. They can’t be too late to say that they were so wrong and that they want their partner back. Overall, this song conveys the powerful emotions of heartbreak and longing that come with the end of a relationship, and the sense of hope that it may be possible to rekindle a lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
I’m lying alone with my head on the phone
Feeling lonely and desolate, lying in bed with my phone being my only companion.
Thinking of you ’til it hurts
I am consumed by my thoughts of you, to the point where it hurts me emotionally.
I know you’re hurt, too, but what else can we do?
I acknowledge that you are also in pain, but we seem to be helpless and unable to fix things.
Tormented and torn apart
We are both suffering greatly and are feeling immense anguish and distress.
I wish I could carry your smile in my heart
I long to have a permanent memory of your beautiful smile with me, to bring me comfort and joy in my darkest moments.
For times when my life seems so low
In moments of great despair, I wish I had that memory of your smile to lift me up.
It would make me believe what tomorrow would bring
With that memory, I could have faith in a better tomorrow, even during times of great uncertainty and doubt.
When today doesn’t really know, doesn’t really know
The present moment can feel confusing and unclear, making me yearn even more for that reassuring memory of your smile.
I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I have used up all my love and I feel utterly lost without you, as if I am incomplete and lacking something vital.
I know you were right believing for so long
I admit that you were correct to have faith in our love for such a long time, and I was wrong to doubt it.
I can’t be too late to say, “I was so wrong”
It is not too late for me to apologize and admit my mistake in doubting our love.
I want you to come back and carry me home
I desire for you to return to me, to lift me up and bring me back to a place of warmth and safety.
Away from these long lonely nights
These nights feel endlessly long and lonely without you by my side, and I desperately want them to end.
I’m reaching for you; are you feeling it, too?
I am reaching out to you with all my heart, hoping that you feel the same way and are willing to reach back.
Does the feeling seem oh, so right?
I am hoping that what we feel for each other is natural and true, and that we belong together.
And what would you say if I called on you now
If I were to call you right now, what would your response be?
And said that I can’t hold on?
If I confessed that I couldn't go on without you, would you be moved by my plea?
There’s no easy way, it gets harder each day
This situation is incredibly difficult, and it seems to be getting progressively harder as time goes on.
Please love me or I’ll be gone
I am pleading for you to love me and stay with me, or else I might not be able to go on without you.
Ooh, what are you thinking of?
I wonder what you're thinking about, and if your thoughts are about me and our love.
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@juliebanuelos
Wow!!!! Keith Harkin totally dominates this song and definitely makes it his own!!! Hopefully one day I'll get to see the boys perform because they sure have some illustrious voices!!!! They are certainly the best singers but on this flaccid Earth!!!!
@Nfarce
Dude needs to do some John Denver. John would be proud. This is pure talent.
@rogerstroupe6192
♦ Singer/Songwriter Keith Harkin video of his original tune "All Day Long" from Celtic Thunder's production 'Voyage' This song was also performed at the Glasgowbury Music Festival with complete band and sister, Rebecca Harkin.
@marilynwink7804
Love it! Keith is really great. What more can I say.
@ajkrivenko2422
I love this song. Keith is so talented.
@Bill-tu6yt
I'm loving this group of guys. Some pretty awesome songs
@rogerstroupe
♦ Singer/Songwriter Keith Harkin original tune "All Day Long" from Celtic Thunder 'Voyage' This song was also performed solo with full band and sister, Rebecca Harkin, at the Glasgowbury Music Festival in 2010.
@AmberBlehh81
Hope to see these guys in concert sometime soon <3
@kriscouveau271
Fun, uplifting some. Thanks Keith.
@truvei
Love the song... love the voice... love the man!