If you have a chance, watch The Celtic Tenors new PBS special "Live at the Empire." It was airing recently and is on PBS Passport for those with active PBS memberships.
There are some great harmonies!
You'll see a few familiar faces, including:
- John O'Brien on pipes, whistles and guitar. He played whistles for Celtic Woman for a while, including on Destiny. He was also in Riverdance and Celtic Thunder.
- Matt Gilsenan (Deirdre Shannon's brother)
- George Hutton (He's the new member of The Celtic Tenors. You might recall him from Megan's stories a few years ago or from his recent work with the legend Phil Coulter.)
- If you pay close attention during the credits, David Hayes did musical arrangements for the show. He's done plenty of work with Glenn Murphy over the years.
That was a good concert. What a diverse collection of songs! I never thought I'd hear a Guns N Roses song in a Celtic concert. Haha!
I do like Matt Gilsenan. I've seen duets he's done with Deirdre that they've posted online.
Also I think the guest performers (Next Generation Leahy) almost stole the show. Is that trad? IDK but it reminded me of BIIRD, which is trad reinvented.