It has been two years since the group has sang in Bendigo and they arrive in town on May 19.

Celtic Thunder singer Neil Byrne said it was the group’s fourth trip to Australia in five years.

“We weren’t there last year but it’s great to be back,” he said.

“Whenever we come over the shows always go so well, there are packed houses and it’s an amazing experience, I can't wait to start the first show.”

The group is here touring their latest recording, Legacy, which is their 14^th studio album.

An album that cements the group’s legacy is an exciting prospect for Byrne.

“We have been together for eight or nine years and always been very busy,” he said.

“We were kind of at the stage of ‘what are we going to do next?’ Our producer suggested we put Celtic Thunder's legacy together.

“Sometimes when you say legacy, people say ‘oh, it's some of the past’, but we feel it’s  the beginning of new era. It defines what we’ve done over the last nine years.” 

Selecting a shortlist of songs from the hundreds of recordings Celtic Thunder has produced was one of the trickiest aspects of the album.

“It’s quite subjective between us all as to what we think are the definitive Celtic Thunder songs,” Byrne said.

“We put a poll up for people to vote on their favourites and the most popular ones we really took into consideration.”

The group didn’t want Legacy to just be a “best of” album. “(Legacy) is well crafted in a sense of the tempo and flow of the whole album,’ Byrne said.

“Some of the songs are from hundreds of years ago and have lasted the test of time because they’re just beautiful songs.

“They run really deep with people, which is the reason why they last so long.”

Because so many of the songs run deep with audiences, Legacy is also an impressive live show.

“The exciting thing is when we get live shows, it’s great because every single song on the tour and in show is a really well known and loved song,” Byrne said.

This tour Celtic Thunder welcomes back former member Damian McGinty.

McGinty spent time working on the Glee Project before returning to Celtic Thunder.

“He’s been with us since he was a 14-year-old boy soprano,” Byrne said. “Now he is 23 years old and has this big beautiful bass tone voice.”

Celtic Thunder perform in Bendigo on Thursday, May 19, at Bendigo Stadium.

For more details or to book tickets head to www.bendigostadium.com.au