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George Donaldson is a self-taught and accomplished musician; George plays 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 played from the heart. Nothing pleased his father more than seeing George becoming a successful musician and playing at his beloved Celtic Park in front of 65,000 fans at the opening match of the 2000/01 Season.

Now at 40 years of age, George is 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.

To date, George has toured in America, Canada and Europe, and has developed a fondness for Germany, where he has a great following and his love of the country, its people and its culture has encouraged him, as an eternal student, to attempt to master the language...!

George loves being a part of and a performer in Celtic Thunder, it is a new direction for him and the most exciting of his career to date.

            George Donaldson es un músico autodidacto y consumado; George juega guitarra, la flauta, el mandolín, bodhran, y el banjo. El amor de George de tallos célticos de música de su niñez en Glasgow, donde su principal influencia fue su padre tarde Bernard, que tuvo un amor y la apreciación de todas clases de música en directo jugada del corazón. Nada complació a su padre más que viendo a George que llega a ser un músico exitoso y jugando en su amado Parque céltico delante de 65.000 ventiladores en el igual de apertura de la 2000/01 Temporada.
            Ahora en 40 años de la edad, George es un cantante sólido en el Glasgow vibrante y al oeste de Escocia escena Popular. El ha registrado las sesiones populares para BBC Escocia y apariencias hechas en propias Conexiones célticos de Glasgow y el Glasgow Festival Final Occidental.
            ¡Para fechar, George ha viajado en América, Canadá y Europa, y ha desarrollado una afición a Alemania, donde él tiene un gran siguiente y su amor del país, sus personas y su cultura lo han favorecido, como un estudiante eterno, para procurar dominar el idioma. ..!
          Los amores de George que son una parte de y de un artista en el Trueno céltico, es una nueva dirección para él y el emocionando más de su carrera a fechar.

I have a person already in mind that will love this site if more photos are added and that is my aunt, Gary Banks. She's the only person I know that is really in love with George Donaldson.