Celtic Woman Live
Last night, Elaine, Samantha, and I went to see Celtic Woman at Mohegan Sun. It was a great night! Those of you who have been readers of this blog since December, know that in December, I literally fell in love with the music of Celtic Woman. In late January, Elaine convinced me to buy the tickets, and we decided to take Samantha with us.
After a long day at the corps, we were home for an hour or so before we headed out to the casino. I was curious to see what type of crowd these women would draw, so while waiting for my girls to be done in the restroom, I did a lot of people watching in the concourse of the arena. There were people in suits sipping martinis and people in Harley Davidson t shirts drinking beer. We were in casual clothes drinking lemonade!
Shortly after arriving, the lights dimmed and the music started with Mairead playing her fiddle to the opening of the song, The Sky, the Sun and the Dawn. Hayley, Lisa, Chloe and Orla followed her and soon we were underway.
During the first half of the show, we enjoyed many of our favorite songs, The Prayer, Orinocco Flow, Caledonia, and my favorite, Mo Ghile Mear. I have posted it below.
The second half was just as good as the first. Perhaps even better. I enjoyed all of the songs, and I must confess that Chloe is my new favorite. Her voice is so pure and angelic...she is awesome and she is just a kid. I believe she turns 18 sometime this year. Mairead was also simply amazing on the fiddle. At the end for the encore, she flew through highlights of the show...messing up on purpose in the transitions. I got all giddy when the chorus of Mo Ghile Mear came on again for the final curtain call.
These women offer a truly unique style of singing, and I must confess that their CD gets a lot of use both in the car and on my office computer. In fact, this evening while waiting for our dinner at Ruby Tuesday's Car Side to go, I was listening to what else, Mo Ghile Mear in the car. I was reading the CD case to learn the Celtic words. I think it is either Celtic or Gaelic. I looked up and there was the girl with my food at my window giggling a bit. I rolled it down and she asked, "did you get a new cd?" Rather embarassed and flattered at her slight flirting, I muttered something about being embarassed about being caught singing, I turned the cd off and paid quickly. This music does something to me!
I will look forward to the next Celtic Woman tour, and being so close to the main concert venue in the state, just 4 miles, I plan on going again when the opportunity presents itself.
After a long day at the corps, we were home for an hour or so before we headed out to the casino. I was curious to see what type of crowd these women would draw, so while waiting for my girls to be done in the restroom, I did a lot of people watching in the concourse of the arena. There were people in suits sipping martinis and people in Harley Davidson t shirts drinking beer. We were in casual clothes drinking lemonade!
Shortly after arriving, the lights dimmed and the music started with Mairead playing her fiddle to the opening of the song, The Sky, the Sun and the Dawn. Hayley, Lisa, Chloe and Orla followed her and soon we were underway.
During the first half of the show, we enjoyed many of our favorite songs, The Prayer, Orinocco Flow, Caledonia, and my favorite, Mo Ghile Mear. I have posted it below.
The second half was just as good as the first. Perhaps even better. I enjoyed all of the songs, and I must confess that Chloe is my new favorite. Her voice is so pure and angelic...she is awesome and she is just a kid. I believe she turns 18 sometime this year. Mairead was also simply amazing on the fiddle. At the end for the encore, she flew through highlights of the show...messing up on purpose in the transitions. I got all giddy when the chorus of Mo Ghile Mear came on again for the final curtain call.
These women offer a truly unique style of singing, and I must confess that their CD gets a lot of use both in the car and on my office computer. In fact, this evening while waiting for our dinner at Ruby Tuesday's Car Side to go, I was listening to what else, Mo Ghile Mear in the car. I was reading the CD case to learn the Celtic words. I think it is either Celtic or Gaelic. I looked up and there was the girl with my food at my window giggling a bit. I rolled it down and she asked, "did you get a new cd?" Rather embarassed and flattered at her slight flirting, I muttered something about being embarassed about being caught singing, I turned the cd off and paid quickly. This music does something to me!
I will look forward to the next Celtic Woman tour, and being so close to the main concert venue in the state, just 4 miles, I plan on going again when the opportunity presents itself.
posted by Christian at
3/12/2007 07:06:00 PM
2 Comments:
I enjoyed the video. This group is pretty good. I almost bought one of their CDs a week or so ago, but I think I bought a book instead. I'll have to buy the CD the next time around.
If you buy the "A New Journey" CD make sure you buy the one with the bonus tracks. It includes some great songs that are not to be missed.
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