Celtic Woman Show
The word Celtic conjures up images of Old Ireland: well worn narrow cobblestone streets; the running hill country; the huge granite heights, deep mystical glens and magical wooded valleys. Last night my wife and I were transported to ole Ireland and were mesmerized for over 2 hours in Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium in our second Celtic Woman Concert. How do I describe the experience? It was amazing, soaring, uplifting, joyous, captivating, heavenly……… but words fail me, since I feel these adjective may be understating the experience.
I caught our first glimpse of Celtic Woman during a rerun of a PBS airing of the Celtic Woman concert, recorded in the Helix Theatre, Dublin in September 2004. I’ve always loved Irish music, but these ladies were something quite special.. I immediately went out and bought their DVD and casually played it one evening for my wife and saw the same reaction that I experienced, rapture. That is when I booked tickets for their show in Fresno in 2007. That show was brilliant and we became devoted fans of the singing group.
Celtic Woman is an all-female vocal ensemble performing various traditional and contemporary Celtic-based songs. Often compared to such artists as Clannad, Enya, and Loreena McKennitt, Celtic Woman also put on a live stage show that shares much in common with similarly minded shows such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. The fiddler, vivacious Máiréad Nesbitt is from Tipperary. The singers, Lisa, Chloë Agnew and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha are from Dublin, while Órla Fallon hails from Wicklow.
Last night’s show was production perfected and the women were in top form. We are always amazed that their music is almost dead on perfect compared to their CDs and DVDs, and we typically hear people in the audience say that it must be lip synced. I know that this is not true since I always bring a pair of binoculars and we can clearly see and hear every note and breath. They are truly amazing and we will be seeing them again.
Another group that exhibits Irish pride is Celtic Thunder comprised of 5 males ranging in age from the mid teens to my age (undisclosed at this time). I hope that more of these types of acts find success in the US and get to touring here. We are definitely going to see them when they come in December, since we have been watching their DVD and it’s spectacular.
Tags: Celtic Woman, Concert, Ireland, Irish, Sacramento
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