Celtic Woman is an all-female singing sensation featuring vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Lambe and Celtic violinist Máiréad Nesbitt. They perform a wide range of music, which includes classic Irish songs such as “The Water Is Wide,” “Green Grow the Rushes”, along with pop and inspirational songs such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Their newest album Believe was just released this week, along with a companion live concert DVD. The concert DVD was filmed in Atlanta, GA this past fall, and includes many of the songs on the CD, plus some extras, like “I Dreamed a Dream”.
I had the chance to listen to the album yesterday and I was impressed. The women have gorgeous voices, and it is especially wonderful when all of them sing together as in the song “Awakening.” The fiddle playing is high energy and adds a lot to songs you don’t normally hear it in such as “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” I listened to this in the car with my 15 year old daughter, and although she might deny it to her friends, she was singing along on the songs she knew. She told me she had found Celtic Woman on PBS when she was flipping channels and watched their concert. Who knew she listened to anything but Top 40 music?!
I haven’t had the chance to watch the whole Believe DVD yet, but I am looking forward to it. From the parts I have seen so far it is a high energy performance, and the women all have lots of stage presence and charisma. Mairead Nesbitt’s fiddle playing gets plenty of focus, which is great because she is amazing, and my favorite of the performers. I thought the CD and DVD had a great mix of Irish music with pop songs. I like CDs that have variety and a change of pace. If you are already a fan you will want to listen to these, and if not you should give them a try.
If you’d like to listen to a streaming song from Believe here is “Teir Abdhaile Riu”. And Celtic Woman is going on tour to support these new products, and you can find their entire North American tour schedule here. They are actually coming to my town this year, so I am excited about that!
Thanks to Celtic Woman I have a copy of both the DVD and CD to giveaway to my readers. To make it even better both the DVD and the CD are signed!
Entry Method: Please use Rafflecopter form for all entries. The first winner chosen will receive the DVD, the second will get the CD. This giveaway will end at 11:59 pm on February 6th, open to U.S. only.
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Disclosure: I received product to review, all opinions are my own.
I’m looking forward to hearing their version of Bridge Over Troubled Water!
Bridge Over Troubled Water…very nice
Thanks for the giveaway! My mom and I had the chance to go to a Celtic Woman concert a few years back and it was amazing!
Out of that track listing, I’d say I’d look forward to Black Is The Colour, Ave Maria, and Nocturne.
I’m looking forward to The Parting Glass
I would probably say the Nocturne is what I am most interested in hearing.
A Woman’s Heart.
I think these women are blessed with amazing voices. I am anxious to hear their version of Bridge over troubled water, and Ava Maria.
I love Ave Maria.
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Bridge Over Troubled Water..It sounds awesome. I love that song.
I’m a huge Celtic Woman fan and the mom of an incredible harpist and singer. Even my youngest daughter will tell you, “I want to be a Celtic Woman when I grow up”.
I love the song The Water is Wide!
Ave Maria is nice
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i am looking forward to all of them but if i have to choose just one then i think it is “Black is the Color”.
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I love Celtic music, particularly the all women groups like this one and Cherish the Ladies. It’s hard to say which song I’m most looking forward to hearing. Ave Maria was my mom’s favorite song (when she was alive, it was family tradition to put on Barbara Streisand singing Ave Maria to make mom cry … lol). But, I also love You’ll Never Walk Alone & Bridge Over Troubled Water.
I love the song Bridge Over Troubled Water.
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Bridge over troubled water. This was the song we used on a memorial video we made when my mom passed, and also her favorite song.
I’m looking forward to listening to Ave Maria.
I love the song Bridge over Troubled Water and I would love to listen to Celtic Woman sing it:))
Black is the color
Ave Maria
Nocturne.
I really love this type of music…so hauntingly beautiful! I looked at the track list and I think Ave Maria would probably be quite good!
The Water IsWide
I would love a copy of the CD and DVD! Great song selection!
Most looking forward to hearing Ave Maria.
I like “A Spaceman came Traveling”
Nocturne
Bridge over troubled water
Either the Water is Wide or Black is the Colour
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I love the Celtic Woman’s Cd/s! I only have one, but my mother has almost all if the CD’s. I love visiting and hearing them throughout the house. I like the Ava Maria, but I am really excited about hearing You’ll Never Walk Alone. Thank you for the giveaway!
Ave Maria. An all time favorite
good prize. gla.
Bridge Over Troubled Water
I most looking forward to listening to Celtic Woman’s Sailing
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I would like to hear Ave Maria!
I am looking forward to Ave Maria.
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I would love The Water Is Wide.
I am looking forward to Ave Maria.
Ave Maria has always been a fav of mine
bridge over troubled water
Easy, Bridge over Troubled Water. Loved the Simon and Garfunkle version.
Looking forward to this Songs From The Heart: Walking The Night/The World Falls Away medley
I like the Teir Abhaile Riu song!
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I like A Spaceman Came Traveling
Awakening, a nice title
Bridge Over Troubled Water!
You’ll Never Walk Alone
I am looking forward to : Ave Maria
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Looking forward to all of it but the Water is Wide is the one I am looking forward to.
“Sailing”!
A Woman’s Heart
I’m looking forward to The Parting Glass.
You’ll never walk alone
Thanks for announcing me as the winner of the Celtic Woman DVD!