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Celtic Woman was the product of a dream by music producer Sharon Browne who wanted to showcase some of Ireland's finest female vocalists and performers. She produced a PBS program which has been aired on over 200 stations around the USA., a CD which has sold over 500,000 copies and the DVD has sold over 50,000 and is going strong. "Swept away by the sounds of Ireland's 'Celtic Woman' " - Boston Globe "Ireland's newest musical sensation" - Irish Echo "Celtic Woman finds it's musical niche" - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The women that make up Celtic Woman: Mairead Nesbitt, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha, Orla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, and Chloe Agnew. |
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The original members of Celtic Woman were Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and Máiréad Nesbitt. During Ní Mhaolchatha's pregnancy in 2005, Deirdre Shannon was selected to fill her place during tours. Shannon departed in February 2006, and Ní Mhaolchatha returned to the group in time to record A New Journey and tour for that album. The second lineup change was announced on 6 September 2006, when Hayley Westenra was stated as having officially joined Celtic Woman on 24 August.[6] As well as being featured on the album and DVD for A New Journey, Westenra alternated with Ní Mhaolchatha during tour events to maintain the live five-person lineup.[7] On 20 August 2007, Ní Mhaolchatha was announced as taking a permanent break from Celtic Woman to focus on her solo career. Ní Mhaolchatha's replacement, Lynn Hilary, made her first appearance on 10 October 2007 in Estero, Florida, United States.[8][9] In December 2007, Kelly was announced as expecting a new child in 2008, and thus has taken maternity leave from the group. Alex Sharpe will fill her position on the A New Journey tour during this leave.[10] When asked how the group members get along, member Lisa Kelly responded
“We get along because we’re so different. Chloe Agnew is hip,
Méav Ni Mhaolchatha is rational, Orla Fallon is angelic and Mairead
Nesbitt is energetic." [11] |
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talents of four young Irish female vocalists and a very exciting young
fiddle player.The five women vocalists, Chloe, Lisa, Meav and Órla
and fiddle player Mairead are led by David Downes, a prodigious young
Irish talent, who has previously worked as musical director of Riverdance.
Celtic Woman portrays the unique voices and styles of each of the girls
as soloists as well as fantastic ensemble numbers. Performing beautiful
and much-loved songs, Celtic Woman features unique renditions of Irish
songs such as: "Danny Boy," timeless classics like "Ave
Maria", contemporary songs such as Enya's "Orinoco Flow"
and Clannad's "Harry's Game", and a host of spellbinding original
songs created by David Downes.Celtic Woman started life as a 90-minute
show for PBS, which premiered in the US in March 2005. The show was broadcast
on over 300 stations and such was its success that it was developed into
a full scale touring production.The Celtic Woman CD & DVD were released
through Manhattan Records (EMI) on March 1st 2005. Since its release the
CD has been certified gold and the DVD has been certified platinum. The
CD has also been No 1 in the Billboard World Music Chart for over 60 weeks.
