An Evening With Irish Tenor Emmet Cahill

Sony recording artist Emmet Cahill, an award-winning Irish tenor and a principal singer with PBS’s musical stage show Celtic Thunder, is back out on tour in the USA this spring and returning to Columbus! The concert is on Friday, April 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Bexley.

With a timeless voice and effortless elegance, Emmet will sing a diverse repertoire of traditional Irish songs (“When Irish Eyes Are Smiling”, “Danny Boy”), nostalgic favorites (“You Raise Me Up”, “Moon River”) and Broadway show tunes (”I Dreamed a Dream”, “Music of the Night”). He’ll also take audience requests during the popular “song request medley”, which often brings forth some delightful surprises!

From the age of four, Cahill has been devoted to the world of music, studying a variety of instruments and receiving formal classical training in opera at the prestigious Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. Along with being recognized with accolades like "Tenor of the Year" by the Irish Music Association and winning multiple classical competitions throughout Ireland, Cahill has served as the principal vocalist for the world-renowned Irish music show Celtic Thunder since 2011.

In the five years that Emmet has toured as a solo artist, he’s hit many milestones, including performing to a sold-out crowd at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2018. In 2017, Cahill recorded his debut orchestral album “Emmet Cahill’s Ireland”, a compilation of traditional Irish songs and ballads. Accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and released on the Sony Music USA label, it went straight to Number #1 on the Billboard, Amazon and iTunes World Music charts. He has been a featured guest artist with symphonies in Tennessee, Florida and New York City and had the honor of opening the 2017 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade with a tender rendition of “Danny Boy”. Last year on this most celebrated day for the Irish, he was invited to sing at the famed St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Maestro Seamus Brett, Celtic Thunder’s Assistant Musical Director, will once again accompany Cahill on the sanctuary piano. Brett has worked extensively in the Irish and international music industry as both a musician and a producer with many talented and respected entertainers.

"I've always had a wonderful time visiting the Columbus area on my tours,“ says Cahill. “It is a beautiful area - rich in natural resources, cultural offerings and friendly people. I feel at home as soon as I arrive, and the welcome I receive from everyone is very humbling”.

Don’t miss this evening of songs and stories from the Emerald Isle’s “Most Exciting Young Tenor”! General admission tickets are $30 and Meet & Greet + concert tickets are available for $45. Tickets may be purchased online at www.emmetcahill.com/tour-dates/ or at the church. Christ Lutheran Church is located at 7314 E. Main Street in Bexley.