Celtic Woman

Celtic Woman is a musical group consisting of four Irish artists. The group, originally, and later occupied by four of five singers and a violinist, was founded in 2004 by Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish dance show Riverdance. In 2004, he hired four Irish artists who are not yet appeared previously together: Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, also violinist Máiréad Nesbitt. Your first major public appearance you had on 15 September 2004 in the sold-out concert hall The Helix in Dublin. This was followed by extensive touring through America, Asia and Australia. Their releases on DVD and CD quickly placed at the top of the international charts. The repertoire of Celtic Woman encompasses both the group arranged pieces of Celtic tradition of European classical music in a broader sense as well as from musicals and pop and rock music known titles. Since its founding seven albums were released. The group has made ​​several world tours. It sold over 6 million records worldwide.

The albums

Celtic Woman first appeared on 15 September 2004 at the sold out The Helix, Dublin, Ireland. Was organized by producer Sharon Browne the show, Chairman and CEO Dave Kavanagh, producer and director Avril MacRory, and music director and composer David Downes. In March 2005, the show on TV was broadcast by PBS in the United States. In the weeks that followed their debut album # 1 on Billboard 's World Music Charts. On July 22, 2006, you have broken the long-term - album record of 68 weeks, which was previously held by Andrea Bocelli. 81 weeks did your album at # 1 on the Billboard World Music Charts. The majority of your success in America is based on the run from the PBS television advertising in 2005. The live performance at The Helix is marketed on DVD and CD. The release of their second studio album, Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration on 19 October 2006 displaced her first album at number 2 of the World Music Charts. In preparation for her third studio album, you were on 23 and 24 August 2006 at Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland. The album was recorded under the name Celtic Woman: A New Journey released on 30 January 2007. The album immediately reached # 4 on the Billboard 200 and # 1 on the Billboard World Music Charts. The two previous albums slipped to No. 2 and 3, so that the group had the places 1 to 3 hold. Due to the enormous popularity the Celtic Woman by broadcasting their concert at Slane Castle in 2006 reached by PBS, a concert again on 7 December 2007 was held in The Helix Theatre in Dublin. There songs from her second studio album Celtic Woman were: A Christmas Celebration sung. Her fourth album, Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey, was released on 28 October 2008. The fifth album, Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart, was published on 26 January 2010. This reached number 48 in July 2010, the ARIA Top 50 Albums chart. The group released their sixth album, Lullaby, which must be purchased exclusively through the PBS or QVC website. On 15 February 2011 this album from other wholesalers was sold as a limited edition and reached # 1 in the World Charts and # 3 in the Children's Charts - a first for Celtic Woman. A new DVD was on September 6th and 7th 2011 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta was added called " Believe" for PBS. The concert was broadcast on December 3, 2011 by PBS. The CD / DVD sales started on 24 January 2012. On 9 October 2012, the group released their second Christmas album " Home for Christmas ". Incorporated by Lisa Lambe, Chloe Agnew, Mairead Nesbitt and Meav Ni Mhaolchatha on the violin. Another Christmas album Celtic Woman: Silent Night was released on the same day but only in the United States.

The group

Celtic Woman consists of the following members since 2004:

• Chloë Agnew (Vocals )
• Órla Fallon (vocals )
• Lisa Kelly [ Gaelic original spelling: Laoise Ní Cheallaigh ] ( voice)
• Máiréad Nesbitt [ pronounced " mah- raid " ] (violin)
• Méav Ní Mhaolchatha [pronounced: meɪv ni ː ː weɪlxɑ hɑ ː ] ( voice)

The group is complemented since August 2006 by the New Zealander of Irish descent

• Hayley Westenra (vocals )

While Méav Ní Mhaolchathas pregnancy 2005 she was represented on tours of

• Deirdre Shannon ( vocals)

Méav Ní Mhaolchatha initially returned for the recording of the album A new Journey and the accompanying tour in 2006 to Celtic Woman; in the summer of 2007, she then has however announced a permanent time out for her solo project. It is represented since then

• Lynn Hilary (vocals )

Lisa Kelly had taken a break in the spring of 2008 due to the birth of her third child. It was represented by

• Alex Sharpe (vocals )

Lisa Kelly is in the current lineup of the group and thus also in accordance with all current vocal recordings and concerts again a permanent member of Celtic Woman.

The current line-up (since December 2010) consists of:

• Lisa Kelly ( vocals)
• Chloë Agnew (Vocals )
• Máiréad Nesbitt (violin)
• Lisa Lambe (vocals )

Ever since the end of 2011

• Susan McFadden

Pregnancy representation for Lisa Kelly, this gets to her fourth child. For the second Christmas album " Home for Christmas " Méav Ní Mhaolchatha returned. Susan McFadden and Lisa Kelly did not participate in this album.

The show

Crucial to the success of Celtic Woman, organized by Sharone Browne and arranged by David Downes first show was under the production of Dave Kavanagh, which was unchanged listed by the end of 2006. On 15 September 2004 it was recorded for the American PBS television Television in Dublin and first aired in March 2005 in the USA. The following Asian and American tours, the show was announced with the subtitle " Riverdance for the Voice".

On 23 August 2006, the second show was Celtic Woman: A New Journey first performed at Slane Castle in County Meath, and again recorded for PBS, which she radiated in December 2006. At the same time European TV stations to record the first show sent yet.

In both shows Celtic Woman by The Irish Film Orchestra and the Choral Group Aontas were accompanied under the direction of David Downes. The studio versions conducted John Page.

Due to the worldwide success of Celtic Woman, producer David Downes announced in late 2006 that the group will go from January 2007 with their new show first in the U.S. on tour. At the same time the third album and the appropriate DVD will be titled Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey appearing on the international music market. The end of 2007 the Japanese tour should be continued.

As of 9 February 2010 started another tour with the title Songs from the Heart, the first stretched exclusively in the U.S. states over a period of five months. Publication date of an eponymous CD and a companion DVD was the 26th January 2010.

Achievements

A few weeks after the first showing in 2005 reached the Celtic Woman CD with all the titles of the show number one in the world music charts in America and the Amazon.com charts. On 22 July 2006, the CD broke the long-standing record for the duration of placement on the first rank on the Billboard World Music Charts, who was by then at 67 weeks. Only after 82 weeks at number one CD on 19 October 2006 was relegated to second place, from the second CD of the group Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration. The DVD with the Dublin performance for a long time in the DVD charts in front positions found himself.

Similar placements achieved CDs and DVD in Japan and Australia. After the broadcasting of the recording of the Dublin concert on Swiss television in November and December 2006, Celtic Woman also climbed in the European charts up and placed himself in Germany with the debut CD in the top 20 of the Media Control Charts, Switzerland among the top 40th

On 20 December 2006, the ARD Christmas show of folk music was recorded in Chemnitz, in the Celtic Woman first appeared on German television ( broadcast December 25, 2006 ).

2007 Celtic Woman won the EBBA Award.

More recent projects

In September 2011, PBS drew back to a Celtic Woman show. For this purpose, a studio album with a DVD under the name "Believe" published in March 2012.

On 26 October 2012, the second Christmas album was released, in which Méav Ní Mhaolchatha participated as a guest.

Discography

• 2005: Celtic Woman (CD / DVD)
• 2006: A Christmas Celebration (CD)
• 2007: A New Journey ( CD / DVD)
• 2007: A Christmas Celebration (DVD)
• 2008: The Greatest Journey - Essential Collection
• 2010: Songs from the Heart ( CD / DVD)
• 2010/2011: Lullaby (CD)
• 2011: A Celtic Christmas (CD)
• 2011/2012: Believe ( CD / DVD)
• 2012: Home for Christmas (CD)

All productions have been released by EMI.

• 2014: Emerald - Musical Gems

Tour

• 2010: United States
• Winter 2010/Frühjahr 2011: Australia
• Summer 2011: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
• Spring / Summer 2012: Germany, Austria, Switzerland