I bought a ticket to Celtic Thunder back in late April and I'm surprised I didn't lose it. But on Oct 13th, I went to the Fox Theater and sat on row F. I hadn't been to the Fox before and I would like to go their again and again. I've been to the Fillmore and Harpo's, but never to the Fox. Typically, the Fox attracts more classical and World music folks, the second mention is something I'm getting into, primarily Irish and Scandinavian folk (thanks to Loituma).
But Celtic Thunder had been shown to me by PBS. It was my first week living in Roseville after living a roommate house and leaving due to a psychotic white Muslim roommate. My first few days, it was just an empty apartment with a couple of chairs and my TV. I was flipping through the limited channels from the air (and not cable) until I came across PBS and saw Celtic Thunder. At first, I saw George Donaldson singing something under the easy listening category, with that band backing him up. next, it was a couple of young guys with guitars singing Whiskey in a Jar (also covered my Metallica), and more...
Fast forward two and a half years later, I see the six men of Celtic Thunder do the song Voices. Their songs went from serious stuff, to love songs to singing seven drunken nights (an Irish tradition). They also did "The Boys Are Back in Town." It featured four of them, two with guitars and two just with microphones, not bad. And with the finish, they did 'Turning Away' and the encore was a song (forgot the title), but they all showed up in kilts.
After exiting the Fox Theatre, me and few others were waiting for the folks of Celtic Thunder to walk to their buses, in where sometimes, they would walk and say hello to the people waiting by the back and pose for a few photos. Sadly, in the 40 minutes I waited, we saw all six head into their bus and half of us left. I'm unsure if they did come by to say hello.
Can't wait until next year.
