He Was Only 19 — And More Than A Century Later, Celtic Thunder Made His Name Impossible To Forget. ‘The Green Fields Of France’ Turns One Young Soldier’s Grave Into A Heartbreaking Reminder Of The Entire Life He Never Got To Live
His name was Willie McBride. He was only 19. And more than a century after the First World War claimed millions of lives, Celtic Thunder Odyssey’s performance of “The Green Fields of France” makes it almost impossible to think about those staggering numbers without seeing one young man instead. That is the extraordinary power of … Read more