George Donaldson

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10 songs • 9/25/2008

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Hello Again
Celtic Thunder
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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Celtic Thunder
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Working Man
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The Old Man
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The Voyage
Celtic Thunder

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Born and raised in Scotland and a bus builder by trade, George Donaldson is the lone Scot in Celtic Thunder. He is a self-taught and accomplished musician, who has mastered guitar, flute, mandolin, bodhran, and banjo. George’s love of Celtic music stems from his childhood in Glasgow, where his main influence was his late father Bernard, who had a love and appreciation of all kinds of live music. One of George’s greatest thrills was performing for his Dad and 65,000 other fans at the Glasgow Celtics opening match of the 2000 season at Celtic Park in Glasgow. George is now a well-established singer in the vibrant Glasgow and West of Scotland Folk scene. He has recorded folk sessions for BBC Scotland and made appearances at Glasgow’s own Celtic Connections and the Glasgow West End Festival. He has also performed (alongside the other soloists in Celtic Thunder) at the St Patrick’s Day Parades in New York, Boston and Chicago in the US.

George has also toured in America, Canada and Europe, and has a very special fondness for Germany, where he has a toured extensively and whose language he continues to attempt to master. George was cast in Celtic Thunder as the “steadfast” one, a dependable man, and he carries the distinction of being the sole Scotsman in the show, as well as the only married family man of the group.†Although George misses his wife and daughter when he is on tour, he enjoys the easy camaraderie on and off stage with the other members of Celtic Thunder. George sees the new direction he has taken with Celtic Thunder as being the most exciting of his musical career to date. His role in the show has been evolving since 2007 and George’s fun upbeat personality is proving a bit hit with fans.