Damian McGinty

Musical May continues with Andrew and Allison discussing the highly requested musical: Heathers! Would it be better than the Riverdale Heathers Musical episode? We'll never know! Our Gleek this week is Glee Project Winner and Glee Club Star: Damian McGinty! Damian shares some stories about being Rory and answers a question from an old friend (and a previous Gleek!). Songs this episode include Ricky Martin's dance moves, P!nk, and Tina losing her virginity.----SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT:https://www.patreon.com/gleekoftheweekpodFOLLOW GLEEK OF THE WEEK:https://www.instagram.com/gleekoftheweekpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@gleekoftheweekpodhttps://twitter.com/GOTWpodFOLLOW ALLISON:https://www.instagram.com/allisondodgeFOLLOW ANDREW:https://www.instagram.com/mcgui_guyFOLLOW DAMIAN: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Damian toured USA & Canada at the age of 14 with Celtic Thunder, while balancing it with school and exams in Ireland. At 18 he auditioned for the Glee Project, eventually starring in the hit TV Show, Glee. I know Damian from school but in this 1 hour chat I learned so much more about him. He has had unbelievable life experience by 28, his contentment, happiness and calm but determined mindset is truly fascinating.instagram: @chillick @damianmcginty

Lads we have a wee situationnnnn! It was great to catch up with singer and former Glee star Damian about his experience on the show and how the cast treated him, going on tour at 14 years of age and writing love songs for his wife. I hope you'll enjoy, if you do, please follow/subscribe on Instagram and Spotify, leave 5 stars on Apple.. thank you my lovees X

Whether you call it the Derry Air, The Londonderry Air or most likely Danny Boy the TDG's theme song is very dear to our hearts - so when Derry singer/songwriter actor and all round credit to his Ma Damian McGinty agreed to sing it for us we were beyond lurred. Maybe if Damian is new to your - all things Derry - radar you might want to click on the first link below and do a crash course - his recent song and video. This Old Town is a love song to Derry and will help you make sense of our chat with him.  One of the original members of music phenomenon Celtic Thunder his career started at the tender age of 14 and has taken him far beyond our "spectacular" city walls. We know all about Derry Girls but what is it like being a Derry Boy? Even if that boy beat 40,000 other entrants to gain a role in US TV phenomenon Glee. Does he reckon that Derry Girls is based on truth? and just what bombshell did he drop on our girls, to make Jeanie choke on her tea - clue it involves one of the Derry Girls cast…  Damian McGinty - This Old Town released St Patrick’s Day 2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xe4ZIqhzNA New song will be released on 30th April 2021 - Damian McGinty - https://www.damianmcginty.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damianmcginty/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/damianmcginty?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/damianmcginty/?hl=en Phil Coulter - https://www.philcoulter.com/ Celtic Thunder - https://www.celticthunder.com Glee - https://glee.fandom.com/wiki/Damian_McGinty https://www.netflix.com/title/70143843 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glee_(TV_series) The Glee Project - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glee_Project The Kids from Fame - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_from_%22Fame%22 Puppy Love Damian aged 14 -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cloTlvFWFh0 Fergal Sharkey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feargal_Sharkey The Late Late Show RTE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkXxg6xsfvw Derry City Football Club - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry_City_F.C. https://www.derrycityfc.net/2021/04/new-derry-city-documentary-to-air-on-bbc/ For more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkingderrygirls Keep up to date with us on Twitter: @TBLderrygirls Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/talkingderrygirls WATCH Derry Girls on Channel 4: https://www.channel4.com On RTE (in Ireland): https://www.rte.ie/ Series 1 & 2 available on Netflix outside UK: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/derry-girls-season-2-coming-to-netflix-in-august-2019/

Can you imagine winning a karaoke competition at just 4 years old? Damian McGinty can, and he hasn’t looked back since. As the youngest member of Celtic Thunder, Damian had a crash course in the entertainment industry. By learning the self-discipline many adults even struggle with, he was able to build a name for himself. We delve into the mind of Damian as he shares the importance of work ethic, what it was like winning the Glee Project and more.

On todays show, Phil is joined by special guest Damian McGinty.  The Glee star and singer talks about his love of Manchester United, he also talks about the tragic death of his co star Nya Rivera and discusses what's next for his glittering career. 

Damian McGinty ("Glee," "Celtic Thunder") tells the story of a musician with a serious case of butterflies until he finds himself performing for a very special -- and magical -- audience. Download a coloring page for this episode here: wbur.org/circleround/coloring-pages