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Mar 14 2006, 14h43
Just a cute little report on the Celtic Woman concert I went to at Oakdale on Friday.
We were afraid we were going to be late, but we had about 5 minutes to sprend after we took our seats. My dad still had no idea what we were going to see. Then the lights dimmed and the violin girl came out, and it dawned on him.
Celtic Woman is a group of four female singers and a violinist, all from Ireland. Their concert was aired on PBS.
The first song was incredible, I felt my eyes getting misty just by the pure power and beauty of it.
They sang some songs all together, but there were mostly solo songs. Órla, the redhead, is my favorite singer.
However, my favorite would have to be the violinist,
Máiréad. She was so energetic, running across the stage and hopping up and down the little ramps onstage. She came out in bare feet for the second song she played, and she went nuts. xD Her long blonde hair would go everywhere.
Apparently, "Her first solo album, Méav, has sold 40,000 copies and is particularly popular in the US, Japan and Korea." (http://www.celticcafe.com/Music/Celtic_Woman/)
What do you know. :x
Máiréad
My favorite songs were the ones with Gaelic. Gaelic is really strange, but it's hauntingly beautiful. Woo, go Ireland.
The colors of the show were amazing- the lighting, the stage, and their dresses... They changed three times. For the second half they had full-length billowy evening gowns with trails. Their dresses were amazing. Máiréad's were really cute, they were a little less formal to help her move around more.
I loved the drummers, too. :x Actually, they only had 6 other instrumentalists: 2 drummers, an electric guitar, an acoustic, and a guy who played a few things, including a pipe which reminded me of a fife.
They had a bunch of back-up singers, too.
I cried twice. I did slightly during Danny Boy.
And I cried during [track artist=Celtic Woman]Somewhere[/track.] I managed to keep it quiet, though. Yes, they sing an acapella version of Somewhere from West Side Story. It is amazing, and even more amazing live. And it holds a lot of sentimentalism for me because it's the last song we play in band... for the seniors... Agh.
Intermission happened after an hour. The announcer was funny. He said we could all take a break for food, a cigarette, or "other intermissional things."
After the intermission they performed for another hour. More good stuff. During one song Orla sang and played the harp, as shown:
At the last song, they bowed a few times and then left. It was a very fast-paced concert. It was over around 9:50 p.m. We left. I almost considered getting a T-shirt but decided that $45 was not worth it. But anyway, I had a nice time. My dad loved it, and that's all that matters, seeing as it was a gift for him.
We should do this more often.....
Here's a list of some songs they do. I bolded the ones I KNEW they performed at the concert...:
# 1. Last Rose of Summer/Walking In The Air
# 2. Danny Boy
# 3. The Butterfly
# 4. Siuil A Run - (Walk My Love)
# 5. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
# 6. May It Be
# 7. Isle of Inis Free
# 8. Ave Maria
# 9. Si Do Mhaimeo i - (The Wealthy Widow)
# 10. My Lagan Love - Somewhere
# 11. The Soft Goodbye
# 12. She Moved Thru' The Fair
# 13. Send Me A Song
# 14. Someday
# 15. I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls
# 16. Orinoco Flow
# 17. The Ashoken Farewell - The Contradiction
# 18. Harry's Game
# 19. Nella Fantasia
# 20. One World
# 21. You Raise Me Up
They probably did many of these, but I don't know the names of most of the songs.
You can listen to some previews of songs here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007GAEGC/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_2/002-3058396-6132023?%5Fencoding=UTF8
I'd recommend www.celticwoman.com/
as well...
~Fin~
We were afraid we were going to be late, but we had about 5 minutes to sprend after we took our seats. My dad still had no idea what we were going to see. Then the lights dimmed and the violin girl came out, and it dawned on him.
Celtic Woman is a group of four female singers and a violinist, all from Ireland. Their concert was aired on PBS.
The first song was incredible, I felt my eyes getting misty just by the pure power and beauty of it.
They sang some songs all together, but there were mostly solo songs. Órla, the redhead, is my favorite singer.
However, my favorite would have to be the violinist,
Máiréad. She was so energetic, running across the stage and hopping up and down the little ramps onstage. She came out in bare feet for the second song she played, and she went nuts. xD Her long blonde hair would go everywhere.
Apparently, "Her first solo album, Méav, has sold 40,000 copies and is particularly popular in the US, Japan and Korea." (http://www.celticcafe.com/Music/Celtic_Woman/)
What do you know. :x
Máiréad
My favorite songs were the ones with Gaelic. Gaelic is really strange, but it's hauntingly beautiful. Woo, go Ireland.
The colors of the show were amazing- the lighting, the stage, and their dresses... They changed three times. For the second half they had full-length billowy evening gowns with trails. Their dresses were amazing. Máiréad's were really cute, they were a little less formal to help her move around more.
I loved the drummers, too. :x Actually, they only had 6 other instrumentalists: 2 drummers, an electric guitar, an acoustic, and a guy who played a few things, including a pipe which reminded me of a fife.
They had a bunch of back-up singers, too.
I cried twice. I did slightly during Danny Boy.
And I cried during [track artist=Celtic Woman]Somewhere[/track.] I managed to keep it quiet, though. Yes, they sing an acapella version of Somewhere from West Side Story. It is amazing, and even more amazing live. And it holds a lot of sentimentalism for me because it's the last song we play in band... for the seniors... Agh.
Intermission happened after an hour. The announcer was funny. He said we could all take a break for food, a cigarette, or "other intermissional things."
After the intermission they performed for another hour. More good stuff. During one song Orla sang and played the harp, as shown:
At the last song, they bowed a few times and then left. It was a very fast-paced concert. It was over around 9:50 p.m. We left. I almost considered getting a T-shirt but decided that $45 was not worth it. But anyway, I had a nice time. My dad loved it, and that's all that matters, seeing as it was a gift for him.
We should do this more often.....
Here's a list of some songs they do. I bolded the ones I KNEW they performed at the concert...:
# 1. Last Rose of Summer/Walking In The Air
# 2. Danny Boy
# 3. The Butterfly
# 4. Siuil A Run - (Walk My Love)
# 5. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
# 6. May It Be
# 7. Isle of Inis Free
# 8. Ave Maria
# 9. Si Do Mhaimeo i - (The Wealthy Widow)
# 10. My Lagan Love - Somewhere
# 11. The Soft Goodbye
# 12. She Moved Thru' The Fair
# 13. Send Me A Song
# 14. Someday
# 15. I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls
# 16. Orinoco Flow
# 17. The Ashoken Farewell - The Contradiction
# 18. Harry's Game
# 19. Nella Fantasia
# 20. One World
# 21. You Raise Me Up
They probably did many of these, but I don't know the names of most of the songs.
You can listen to some previews of songs here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007GAEGC/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_2/002-3058396-6132023?%5Fencoding=UTF8
I'd recommend www.celticwoman.com/
as well...
~Fin~
