WHEN THE SPOTLIGHT FADED, HE STILL HELD THE MIC AS IF SAYING GOODBYE… When the house lights dipped and the crowd went still, George Donaldson stood alone beneath a soft amber glow — the kind of light that feels like memory. They say it was his final performance before time gently carried him away. In the tribute video Celtic Thunder just released, you can almost feel that same hush — the way his voice trembled between verses, how his eyes glistened like he already knew something we didn’t. “Every song is a goodbye in disguise,” he once told a friend. And now, that line feels heavier than ever. For five minutes, the world stopped. His guitar hummed like it had a soul of its own, and every lyric turned into a heartbeat from the past. People say you can’t capture a man’s spirit in a video. But this one… this one comes close. What happened right after that last note? That’s the part Celtic Thunder never showed.
Remembering George Donaldson: A Voice That Still Echoes Through Celtic Thunder The over five-minute tribute video honors George Donaldson’s remarkable…