TRALEE singer Cormac O'Daly is eagerly looking forward to this Friday's 'Celtic Kings' concert in Ballybunion.

Cormac will join fellow singers, Billy Kilkenny and Tim Scanlon and some of Ireland's leading traditional musicians and dancers at the spectacular new production which will be previewed at the Tintéan Theatre and promises to be a magical mix of song, music and dance.

Cormac's raw singing talent was first discovered in 2003 at the age of 18 by vocal coach and musical director of the Kerry Choral Union, Sharon Reidy.

He travelled to Dublin where he began studying under the renowned vocal coach Dr. Veronica Dunne in the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Cormac then continued his studies at the Conservatory of Music in DIT under Tenor Emmanuel Lawlor.

It was while in College that Cormac, Timmy and Billy met each other and discovered their musical influences and interests. They quickly joined forces as a powerful classical trio.

Cormac's decision to join The Young Irish Tenors in 2006 resulted in two hugely successful US and European tours with National Media coverage across these two continents.

Cormac's powerful and controlled tenor voice has provided him with many opportunities to perform and excite audiences around Ireland at various concerts including an AIMS nomination for Best Male Vocal as Harold Bride in Titanic with Tralee Musical Society and some charity events.

His most memorable fundraising performance was at the Palliative Care Unit, at Tralee General Hospital for Margret Diggings book launch of a collection of poems titled "legacy" in aid of cancer research.

Joining the Celtic Kings in the summer of 2009 saw the beginning of a new chapter in the story of one of Ireland's rising stars.

Cormac is currently working on his debut solo album, which will be available in music stores later this year.

The Celtic Kings show is based on the current successes of such productions as 'Celtic Woman', 'The High Kings' and 'Celtic Thunder' and has been devised at present for the Australian market. With traditional numbers such as 'The West Awakes', 'Isle of Hope', 'A Song for Ireland' and of course 'Danny Boy', the show has been mixed with some new arrangements of such Irish classics as 'Lannigan's Ball', 'The Long Journey Home', 'Go Lassie go' and 'Mo Ghuile Mear'. Celtic Kings is an epic story told through its music, song, dance and verse all wrapped up in a spellbinding stage production.

If you are a fan of any of the new Irish stage shows such as Celtic Woman or The High Kings then The Celtic Kings then Celtic Kings offers Kerry people a window of opportunity to catch a first glimpse of this new show.

There are a number of tickets still available from Roxy Stores Tralee and Killarney, from 068 28003, online at tintean.com or from the box office.