{"id":1557,"date":"2018-01-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/sonymusic-labels\/top-selling-global-supergroup-celtic-thunder-announces-10th-anniversary-releases-celtic-thunder-x-out-march-2-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-02-01T12:07:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T17:07:29","slug":"top-selling-global-supergroup-celtic-thunder-announces-10th-anniversary-releases-celtic-thunder-x-out-march-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/legacy\/top-selling-global-supergroup-celtic-thunder-announces-10th-anniversary-releases-celtic-thunder-x-out-march-2-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-Selling Global Supergroup Celtic Thunder Announces 10th Anniversary Releases Celtic Thunder X Out March 2, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 23, 2018<\/span> \/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PRNewswire<\/a>\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Legacy Recordings &#8211; There&#8217;s no resting on your laurels for Public Television phenomenon Celtic Thunder! The multi-platinum Irish group disembarked from its third <em>Celtic Thunder Cruise<\/em> in November and completed a US <em>Symphony Tour<\/em> in December, all the while making preparations for the all new <em>CELTIC THUNDER X<\/em> Deluxe Double CD, Deluxe Double DVD packages, to be released on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 2<\/span>, 2018.&nbsp; The releases celebrate the group&#8217;s 10<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary, and the <em>Celtic Thunder X<\/em> tour of 75 cities across the US and <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> will begin in the fall of 2018.&nbsp; Take an early look at CELTIC THUNDER X <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TqGBU_ZdsSk\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>, and pre-order CELTIC THUNDER X <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/legacyrecordings.lnk.to\/CelticThunderX\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Legacy_Recordings___Celtic_Thunder_X.jpg\" title=\"Celtic Thunder X - CD cover art\" alt=\"Celtic Thunder X - CD cover art\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The brand new music and footage from <em>CELTIC THUNDER X<\/em>&nbsp;is also a highly anticipated television special, which will begin airing nationally on&nbsp;March 1, 2018. The special was filmed in <span class=\"xn-location\">Dublin<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 30, 2017<\/span> at the Helix Theatre.&nbsp; Celtic Thunder has become one of public television&#8217;s largest draws. Their shows have aired over 22,500 times across 50 states on PBS. The group is among the top five audience-generating acts on the network. Check local listings for airing dates\/times of Celtic Thunder&#8217;s new <em>CELTIC THUNDER X<\/em> special.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by the amazing Celtic Thunder Band, the singers (<strong><span class=\"xn-person\">Damian McGinty<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ryan Kelly<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael O&#8217;Dwyer<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Emmet Cahill<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"xn-person\">Neil Byrne<\/span><\/strong>) deliver new ensemble numbers including <em>&#8220;Sons of Light&#8221;, &#8220;Toora, Loora, Lay&#8221;, &#8220;The Wild Rover&#8221;, &#8220;Right all right&#8221;<\/em>, and <em>&#8220;Castle on the Hill&#8221;<\/em> followed in the second act by nostalgic fun songs like &#8220;<em>Celebration<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m a Believer<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>Seasons in the Sun<\/em>&#8221; and <em>&#8220;Rise Again&#8221;.<\/em>&nbsp; No Celtic Thunder show would be complete without an encore of their rousing anthem <em>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Ireland&#8217;s<\/span> Call&#8221;,<\/em> the only song in <em>CELTIC THUNDER X<\/em> that isn&#8217;t a new song but which never fails to bring the audience to its feet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We had a blast making CELTIC THUNDER X. The music choices were carefully selected to suit each member&#8217;s personality and gave us something we could really dig our teeth into. The musical arrangements, the orchestra and the band are all great, and they really helped to create our best show to date. We love singing songs that are a perfect mix of traditional and contemporary Irish Songs, along with the fun we have performing hit songs that are known worldwide.&#8221; Damian, Michael, Emmet, Ryan &amp; Neil, Celtic Thunder<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Celtic Thunder have sold over 3.4 million albums in the US, combined, toured the U.S. and <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, coast to coast, 12 times, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> 4 times performing almost 1,000 shows to date, selling well over 1 million tickets. Celtic Thunder has been hailed as <u>BILLBOARD<\/u>&#8216;s &#8220;Top World Music Artist,&#8221; along with &#8220;Top World Music Imprint&#8221; and &#8220;Top World Album&#8221; of in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015 and again in 2016. The Celtic Thunder official <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TheThunderTube\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube channel, &#8220;Thunder Tube&#8221;<\/a> has received over 98 million views since 2008 and has more than 138,000 subscribers. The Celtic Thunder website <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.celticthunder.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.celticthunder.com<\/a> reached over 5.3 million users last year. Their Facebook <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/celticthunder\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.facebook.com\/celticthunder<\/a> has 461,000 followers and over 42,000 on Twitter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticThunder\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticThunder<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theceltictimes.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.theceltictimes.com<\/a>, Celtic Thunders monthly newzine has a readership of 1.2 million and 100,000 subscribers.&nbsp; <em>Celtic Thunder has appeared on multiple national TV programs including The Today Show,<\/em> CBS Early Show Saturday, Fox &amp; Friends, QVC, and numerous regional shows in major cities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/legacy_recordings_logo-3.jpg\" title=\"Legacy Recordings logo. Division of SONY Music Entertainment. (PRNewsFoto\/Legacy Recordings)\" alt=\"Legacy Recordings logo. Division of SONY Music Entertainment. (PRNewsFoto\/Legacy Recordings)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE Legacy Recordings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For further information: Karen Wiessen, Karen@autonomicmedia.com, Autonomic Media, Gabby Gibb, Gabby.Gibb@sonymusic.com, Legacy Recordings, Mario Tirado, Mario.TiradoAsst@CAA.com, Creative Artist Agency, Sharon Browne, sharonbrowne@celticthunder.com, Celtic Thunder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2018 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Legacy Recordings &#8211; There&#8217;s no resting on your laurels for Public Television phenomenon Celtic Thunder! 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