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The good news is now that Spring is here, the all-female Irish ensemble is currently taking their beautiful New Age/Celtic Folk music on a world tour this year - stopping by Minneapolis at the Orpheum Theatre this Saturday, April 13th.
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Celtic Woman stopped by the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis last night, as part of their 2013 World Tour.
If you've never heard of Celtic Woman, they are an all-female Irish music ensemble, currently represented by three angelic voices (Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Susan McFadden) and one firecracker fiddler (Máiréad Nesbitt). Nesbitt doesn't exactly sing, but her fun energetic fiddling stole the show for many fans.
Having seen some Celtic Woman on PBS (via TPT/Twin Cities Public Television), I knew what to expect… but it's still very exciting to finally see the live performance. The light show was some of the best I've ever seen, and the musicians (including various Celtic instruments such as bagpipes, bodhrán, mandolin) are some of the best I've heard. This wasn't amateur hour; the people who worked on this production are seasoned veterans.
There were two parts in this 2013 Celtic Woman show. The first part seems like they were focused on Irish songs ("Nocturne", "Danny Boy", cover of Enya's "Orinoco Flow"), but throwing in a Scottish song, "Caledonia" (this is actually Scotland's old name).
The second part of the show (after the intermission), the songs seem like they were tailored for the North American audience, throwing in some American music. Songs like "Amazing Grace", "I Dreamed a Dream"/"Circle of Life", cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", were extremely well done as beautiful vocal pieces.
Set closer and encore was a wonderful version of "The Parting Glass". The lyrics of "I'll gently rise and I'll softly call 'Good night and joy be with you all.'" was very fitting to end the show.
Audience attentiveness were high, beautiful lighting, perfect harmonies & melodies, they all came together to produce one of the most entertaining shows I've seen this year.
Celtic Woman continues their tour:
If you've never heard of Celtic Woman, they are an all-female Irish music ensemble, currently represented by three angelic voices (Chloë Agnew, Lisa Lambe, Susan McFadden) and one firecracker fiddler (Máiréad Nesbitt). Nesbitt doesn't exactly sing, but her fun energetic fiddling stole the show for many fans.
Having seen some Celtic Woman on PBS (via TPT/Twin Cities Public Television), I knew what to expect… but it's still very exciting to finally see the live performance. The light show was some of the best I've ever seen, and the musicians (including various Celtic instruments such as bagpipes, bodhrán, mandolin) are some of the best I've heard. This wasn't amateur hour; the people who worked on this production are seasoned veterans.
There were two parts in this 2013 Celtic Woman show. The first part seems like they were focused on Irish songs ("Nocturne", "Danny Boy", cover of Enya's "Orinoco Flow"), but throwing in a Scottish song, "Caledonia" (this is actually Scotland's old name).
The second part of the show (after the intermission), the songs seem like they were tailored for the North American audience, throwing in some American music. Songs like "Amazing Grace", "I Dreamed a Dream"/"Circle of Life", cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", were extremely well done as beautiful vocal pieces.
Set closer and encore was a wonderful version of "The Parting Glass". The lyrics of "I'll gently rise and I'll softly call 'Good night and joy be with you all.'" was very fitting to end the show.
Audience attentiveness were high, beautiful lighting, perfect harmonies & melodies, they all came together to produce one of the most entertaining shows I've seen this year.
Celtic Woman continues their tour:
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04/14/13 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Theatre 04/16/13 Des Moines, IA Performing Arts 04/18/13 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre 04/19/13 Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga Mem 04/20/13 Richmond, KY EKU Center For The Arts 04/21/13 Springfield, IL Sangamon Aud 04/23/13 Dayton, OH Schuster 04/24/13 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace Theatre 04/26/13 Cherokee, NC Harrah's Cherokee Casino 04/27/13 Durham, NC Durham Performing 04/28/13 Charlotte, NC Belk Theater 04/30/13 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre 05/02/13 Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater 05/03/13 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theatre 05/04/13 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Perf. Arts Centre 05/05/13 Fort Myers, FL Barbara B. Mann 05/07/13 Lakeland, FL The Lakeland Center 05/09/13 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Perf. Arts Hall 05/10/13 Coral Springs, FL Coral Springs 05/11/13 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center 05/12/13 Melbourne, FL King Center 05/14/13 Columbus, GA RiverCenter 05/16/13 Oklahoma City, OK Civic Center 05/17/13 Longview, TX S.E. Belcher, Jr. 05/18/13 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre 05/19/13 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre 05/20/13 Midland, TX Wagner Noël |
05/25/13 Chandler, AZ Wild Horse Pass
05/26/13 Las Vegas, NV Smith Center 05/28/13 San Rafael, CA Marin Veterans' 05/29/13 San Rafael, CA Marin Veterans' 05/30/13 Santa Ynez, CA Chumash Casino 06/01/13 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer 06/02/13 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth 06/04/13 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 06/05/13 Spokane, WA INB Performing 06/06/13 Boise, ID Velma V. Morrison Center 06/08/13 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza 06/09/13 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amph 06/11/13 Omaha, NE Orpheum Theater 06/12/13 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival 06/14/13 Vienna, VA Filene Center 06/15/13 Bethel, NY Pavilion Stage 10/13/13 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena 10/14/13 Berlin, Germany O2 World 10/15/13 Hamburg, Germany O2 World 10/17/13 Frankfurt, Germany Alte Oper 10/18/13 Stuttgart, Germany Porsche Arena 10/19/13 Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadthalle 10/20/13 Leipzig, Germany Leipzig Arena 10/22/13 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle 10/23/13 Amsterdam Royal Carré Theatre 10/25/13 Hasselt, Belgium Congrestheater 10/26/13 Zurich Hallenstadion Zurich 12/22/13 Atlanta, GA Symphony Hall |
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Celtic Woman at the Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis (04/13/13) |
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