Celtic Woman

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Fueled by healthy public appetite for traditional melodies and quasi-ethnic roots, the crossover genre continues to flourish with this debut release from Ireland's Celtic Woman ensemble. The brainchild of Sharon Browne, Dave Kavanaugh (founders of Ireland's successful Celtic Collections label) and young Riverdance touring company musical director David Downes, CW's five young women musicians and vocalists offer up an ever pleasant, Eire-savvy fusion of folk, pop and classical influences. Avoiding the intrusive, club-beat/sex kitten window dressing of Bond, the ensemble tackles material that ranges from the expected (spare, lovely covers of "Danny Boy" and "Ave Maria") to more adventurous fare like "Nella Fantasia" (Ennio Morricone's vocal adaptation of his rapturous theme fromThe Mission) and Enya's "Orinoco Flow." Elsewhere, "The Butterfly" offers up fiddle-fueled take on their Riverdance parallels (which also get a workout on the live bonus tracks), if renditions of Downes' originals like "One World" and "Send Me a Song" and "Someday" from Disney's animated Hunchback of Notre Dame hew slavishly to the middle of the road -- which largely seems the album's easy-listening intention. --Jerry McCulley

Disc 1:

1. Last Rose of Summer (Intro)/Walking in the Air - Chlöe, Órla ?
2. May It Be - Lisa,
3. Isle of Inisfree - Méav,
4. Danny Boy - Mairead, Celtic Woman
5. One World
6. Ave Maria - Chlöe, Méav,
7. Send Me a Song - Lisa,
8. Siúil a Rún (Walk My Love) - Órla ?,
9. Orinoco Flow - Celtic Woman
10. Someday - Chlöe,
11. She Moved Thru' the Fair - Mairead,
12. Nella Fantasia - Chlöe,
13. Butterfly - Lisa,
14. Harry's Game - Órla ?,
15. Soft Goodbye
16. You Raise Me Up - Celtic Woman
17. Ashoken Farewell/The Contradiction [Live][*] - Lisa,
18. Sí Do Mhaimeo Í (The Wealthy Widow) - Méav,

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - Celtic Woman
Absolutely fantastic!!!
I play it for background music in the house or for my listening pleasure while driving.So serene.
Rating: - The group that represents the way Celtic music is moving.God help us all.
Maybe it isn't their fault are the problems I have with their presentation and singing voices a problem I have with this group specifically or the way in which music is headed in general?Wailing into the microphone with the same inflection doesn't remind me of good Irish/Celtic music it reminds me of an Irish Springs commercial.

Its not that the group can't sing its just that they don't sing very well in comparison to at least 5 other better Celtic groups.Their rendition of whatever ... Read More
Rating: - Very Pleased with my purchase
The cd I purchased arrived very quickly and was as advertised.I am very pleased.Thanks
Rating: - Breathtaking music!!
I can hardly breathe when I'm listening to Celtic Woman! Brings out the Irish/Scotch in me even when I'm unsure there is any.These women have such clear, true voices.I have 3 of their CDs now & don't regret buying them.They're all very good.
Rating: - Good Performance
I had seen Celtic Woman on PBS some time ago and liked it so much I just had to get the CD.