The Celtic Tenors is an Irish trio of tenor singers. The group initially consisted of Paul Hennessey, Niall Morris and James Nelson, and gave its first performance in October 1995 on the Theatre Nights programme on RTÉ. Hennessey was replaced by Matthew “The Gill” Gilsenan in 1998.[1]: 42 In 2000, after a successful audition, the group signed a contract with EMI, which chose the name 'The Celtic Tenors' for it.[1]: 42
^ abcdeSusan H. Motherway (2013). The Globalization of Irish Traditional Song Performance (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series). London; New York: Routledge. ISBN9781409434238.
Further readingedit
Mark Fitzgerald, John O'Flynn (editors) (2016). Music and Identity in Ireland and Beyond. London: Routledge. ISBN9781472409669.
External linksedit
Official website
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celtic, tenors, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2009, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Celtic Tenors news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Celtic Tenors is an Irish trio of tenor singers The group initially consisted of Paul Hennessey Niall Morris and James Nelson and gave its first performance in October 1995 on the Theatre Nights programme on RTE Hennessey was replaced by Matthew The Gill Gilsenan in 1998 1 42 In 2000 after a successful audition the group signed a contract with EMI which chose the name The Celtic Tenors for it 1 42 Contents 1 Recordings 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksRecordings editThe group has made several recordings some of which have been very successful 1 42 They include The Celtic Tenors 2000 which reached the top position on the classical music chart in the United Kingdom 1 43 So Strong 2002 which received an Echo Award in Germany 1 43 The Irish Album with the Dubliners 2003 We Are Not Islands 2005 Remember Me 2006 Hard Times 2008 Feels Like Home 2011 Christmas 2013 Timeless 2015References edit a b c d e Susan H Motherway 2013 The Globalization of Irish Traditional Song Performance Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series London New York Routledge ISBN 9781409434238 Further reading editMark Fitzgerald John O Flynn editors 2016 Music and Identity in Ireland and Beyond London Routledge ISBN 9781472409669 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about an Irish band or other musical ensemble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Celtic Tenors amp oldid 1172717895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
