Celtic Woman Forum
The Shows => Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary Tour => Topic started by: Johnjumps1903 on July 12, 2023, 09:16:07 AM
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Figured seeing as it’s already not long till the show we might as well start speculating/predicting what songs we think they’ll be performing for the specials and who gets what solo’s😅
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I’d expect some that we’re familiar with
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Probably You Raise Me Up, Danny Boy, Amazing Grace, The Parting Glass, Orinoco Flow, and Teir Abhaile Riu. I'd most likely expect someone to sing Dulaman.
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Probably You Raise Me Up, Danny Boy, Amazing Grace, The Parting Glass, Orinoco Flow, and Teir Abhaile Riu. I'd most likely expect someone to sing Dulaman.
Whenever there's a special that is entirely (or almost entirely) old songs Dualaman is on that list (if it can be on Emerald & Homecoming I don't know why not this one).
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Probably You Raise Me Up, Danny Boy, Amazing Grace, The Parting Glass, Orinoco Flow, and Teir Abhaile Riu. I'd most likely expect someone to sing Dulaman.
Yes, almost impossible for them to not include those. I would love it if we could get some of the CWs original show songs though... Like One World, The Soft Goodbye, etc.; At the Ceili, Nil Sen Lá would be lovely as well. But I am not sure if we would ever get any David Downes songs ever again; well, we had a huge chunk of them in the last Christmas tour, so maybe we are in luck.
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Probably You Raise Me Up, Danny Boy, Amazing Grace, The Parting Glass, Orinoco Flow, and Teir Abhaile Riu. I'd most likely expect someone to sing Dulaman.
Yes, almost impossible for them to not include those. I would love it if we could get some of the CWs original show songs though... Like One World, The Soft Goodbye, etc.; At the Ceili, Nil Sen Lá would be lovely as well. But I am not sure if we would ever get any David Downes songs ever again; well, we had a huge chunk of them in the last Christmas tour, so maybe we are in luck.
How about from Ancient Land/Postcards from Ireland? Which songs from those might resurface??
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A few that come to my mind that seem likely to return are Ballroom of Romance, The Kesh Inn, and Mo Ghile Mear.
Some others that I'd love to see are Going Home, Westering Home, Follow Me, Bean Phaidin (Ancient Land version), and Time To Say Goodbye.
Some thoughts I have as potential solos - Mairéad maybe I See Fire, Dulaman, or Nella Fantasia. Tara maybe For the Love of a Princess. Those are the songs that jump out to me the most for those two. Harder to guess for Muirgen and especially for Emma.
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A few that come to my mind that seem likely to return are Ballroom of Romance, The Kesh Inn, and Mo Ghile Mear.
Some others that I'd love to see are Going Home, Westering Home, Follow Me, Bean Phaidin (Ancient Land version), and Time To Say Goodbye.
Some thoughts I have as potential solos - Mairéad maybe I See Fire, Dulaman, or Nella Fantasia. Tara maybe For the Love of a Princess. Those are the songs that jump out to me the most for those two. Harder to guess for Muirgen and especially for Emma.
Yeah I have a feeling Mairead may get at least one of her old solos.
Before COVID-19 shut down the Celebration tour she'd been singing Dulaman, Megan had been singing I See Fire but maybe they'd give Mairead back I See Fire, Isle of Inisfree (with Tara) -- too bad that one's never been rerecorded (only Orla's recording from the first show is all that's out there from Celtic Woman), Over the Rainbow with Megan (maybe Emma or Muirgen would join her), Nella Fantasia, May it Be with Megan & Chloe.
Wouldn't it be something if they did the 15th anniversary setlist and while adding The Dawning Of The Day, Mise Eire, Beeswing, Wild Mountain Thyme or any Postcards from Ireland favorites.
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I'm all for powerful ones that gave such impact to the group! You would all be crying out if this set list was included like One World and Non Ce Piu though I doubt they keep those only for the highlights of their specials!
The Bean Phaden 2019 version and Nil Sen LA 2017 version have never been recorded during a special and both include my absolute favorite choreography ❤️ The choreography of celebration tour like Orinoco Flow and Mo Ghile Mear last year were some of the most dynamic choreography moves they've ever had! Such improvements.
This 20th Anniversary Special looks and sounds like such a difficult task especially just by what songs to go by along with who gets what and sticking to originality or the best outcome even if it's new! Just speculation but speculating these so called special guests if singers🤭would join on some of the group's famous 4 singer lineup songs and if so that would mean using some of David's Arrangements would be feasible? ///
One thing I can easily predictable Over the Rainbow with Muirgen or Emma would be absolutely magnificent! ;)
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I hope there will be some early Downes songs or arrangements, like the first version of Mo Ghile Mear. And I hope Mairéad will sing Scarlet Ribbons.
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I miss The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun, Spanish Lady, At the Ceili, and the David Downes arrangement of Mo Ghile Mear. But who knows if they’re allowed to use those? Maybe they are, since they used his arrangements for Christmas.
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Wow! Good insightful suggestions everyone!
I'm still hoping for any of the original CW to make an appearance as a special guest, and they'd get their own solos from the original concert. (Are they counting Mairead C as the special guest?) Maybe they won't be featured since they're special guests, but how about a solo and a grand finale w/ everyone (like in Destiny).
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If they don't have every soloist, guest or otherwise, sing You Raise Me Up together at the end, then they'll have wasted an opportunity! I don't think Mairead C is a special guest. I think she's doing it as a current member, since she's doing the Christmas tour.
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If they don't have every soloist, guest or otherwise, sing You Raise Me Up together at the end, then they'll have wasted an opportunity! I don't think Mairead C is a special guest. I think she's doing it as a current member, since she's doing the Christmas tour.
I can BET You Raise Me Up will be in the show. They've recorded it 6 or 7 times right now -- Perhaps do it with 6 girls like that version they did with Chloe, Lisa, Lynn, Orla, Alex & Mairead. Could be Emma, Muirgen, Mairead, Tara, Meav, Lynn??
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I miss The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun, Spanish Lady, At the Ceili, and the David Downes arrangement of Mo Ghile Mear. But who knows if they’re allowed to use those? Maybe they are, since they used his arrangements for Christmas.
Oh, I hope!
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I have a feeling for mairead they might have her do Newgrange and then Muirgen doing dulaman. So many possibilities though!
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Wonder if Eabha would come back and do ARD UÍ CHUAIN/SADHBH NÍ BHRUINNEALLAIGH or if Mairead/Muirgen would do Sive as a duet??
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Emma would SMASH Fields of Gold, and seeing Mairéad and Muirgen in the same room makes wonder if they'll do The Last Rose of Summer 🤔
As for songs they haven't done before, I'd LOVE to see Tara perform either The Lonely Shepherd or the theme from Princess Mononoke.
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Over the Rainbow. If they did the original arrangement it could be Muirgen/Mairead/Emma.
Perhaps the two person arrangement from Ancient Land (Mairead/Megan then. Could be Mairead/Emma or Muirgen/Emma).
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Emma would SMASH Fields of Gold, and seeing Mairéad and Muirgen in the same room makes wonder if they'll do The Last Rose of Summer 🤔
As for songs they haven't done before, I'd LOVE to see Tara perform either The Lonely Shepherd or the theme from Princess Mononoke.
Would Emma do the Eva Cassidy version of Fields of Gold the way Lisa K did??
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I have a feeling for mairead they might have her do Newgrange and then Muirgen doing Dulaman. So many possibilities though!
Makes sense to have Mairead do Newgrange and Nella Fantasia. With Chloe's maturer voice I could see her still do a powerful version of Someday. Muirgen for me would be Down By the Sally Gardens and Ave Maria. These would be fresh for a DVD since Mairead and Muirgen haven't had visual performances of these!
If Meav was guest no doubt would it be iconic to have her visually perform the new Dulaman version for she has done the recording of it first on Voices of Angels! Lynn could be a second frontrunner and Muirgen could then continue it on tour ofc.
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I have a feeling for mairead they might have her do Newgrange and then Muirgen doing Dulaman. So many possibilities though!
Makes sense to have Mairead do Newgrange and Nella Fantasia. With Chloe's maturer voice I could see her still do a powerful version of Someday. Muirgen for me would be Down By the Sally Gardens and Ave Maria. These would be fresh for a DVD since Mairead and Muirgen haven't had visual performances of these!
If Meav was guest no doubt would it be iconic to have her visually perform the new Dulaman version for she has done the recording of it first on Voices of Angels! Lynn could be a second frontrunner and Muirgen could then continue it on tour ofc.
Also we must not forget Meav recorded Dulaman on A New Journey so it would be appropriate to have her do it if she were there.
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I'm hoping for a You Raise Me Up arrangement that combines my favourite parts from the various versions they performed:
- 2nd verse from The Greatest Journey / Songs From the Heart
- The rising climax of the 2nd last line in the Emerald version
- "Thank you. You have been a wonderful / incredible audience"
- The ending of Homecoming and subsequent tours, where they have a midrange discord resolving upwards to a last-note harmony. Éabha fulfilled that role while she performed with the group.
And of a course a full tribute video montage of all members.
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It would be perfect ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I'm hoping for a You Raise Me Up arrangement that combines my favourite parts from the various versions they performed:
- 2nd verse from The Greatest Journey / Songs From the Heart
- The rising climax of the 2nd last line in the Emerald version
- "Thank you. You have been a wonderful / incredible audience"
- The ending of Homecoming and subsequent tours, where they have a midrange discord resolving upwards to a last-note harmony. Éabha fulfilled that role while she performed with the group.
And of a course a full tribute video montage of all members.
Oh, and they could also have a double high-soprano line to emphasize the last note. Imagine both Méav (if she returns) and Mairéad Carlin with powerful high notes over the top of a gorgeous harmony. Argh! My mouth is watering at the thought!
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The 2016 version of Walk beside me. If Eabha and Susan can come back, have them, Mairead C and Tara do the main part, then have every singer that's there come out at the last chorus. Similar to how it was Eabha only at first, then all of them during the Destiny show.
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I'm hoping for a You Raise Me Up arrangement that combines my favourite parts from the various versions they performed:
- 2nd verse from The Greatest Journey / Songs From the Heart
- The rising climax of the 2nd last line in the Emerald version
- "Thank you. You have been a wonderful / incredible audience"
- The ending of Homecoming and subsequent tours, where they have a midrange discord resolving upwards to a last-note harmony. Éabha fulfilled that role while she performed with the group.
And of a course a full tribute video montage of all members.
Oh, and they could also have a double high-soprano line to emphasize the last note. Imagine both Méav (if she returns) and Mairéad Carlin with powerful high notes over the top of a gorgeous harmony. Argh! My mouth is watering at the thought!
I'm not sure if they would consider two doing it together now is the time to really do it*! I assumed they would done when Megan joined the group with Mairead C and the only closest thing was when they both did Over the Rainbow. I really can't imagine not doing something like that with Muirgen and Mairead C now that they'll be together in CW. I've been curious for a long time how Time to Say Goodbye sounded when they had Alex with Mairead C. -It be incredible to have an Amazing Grace with everyone with Meav not just the main cast, I'm sure they could do O America the 2016 version with Meav or whoever!
The 2016 version of Walk beside me. If Eabha and Susan can come back, have them, Mairead C and Tara do the main part, then have every singer that's there come out at the last chorus. Similar to how it was Eabha only at first, then all of them during the Destiny show.
Absolutely! Walk Beside Me is one of the classics from the second era of CW!
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It's a longshot, like many Downes-era classics, but I'm hoping for The World Falls Away (aka Give Me Your Hand). Sooooo good!
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How about Susan or Emma doing The Voice. That one was on Emerald & Homecoming so I don't know why XX wouldn't have it.
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I really really hope to hear The Sky &The Dawn & The Sun, this is such a classic song to left out of such a milestone...
Cant forget about nil sen la, the call...
Well, I have my hopes up after they posted yesterday's video.
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I really really hope to hear The Sky &The Dawn & The Sun, this is such a classic song to left out of such a milestone...
Cant forget about nil sen la, the call...
Well, I have my hopes up after they posted yesterday's video.
They’ve not sung the call in close to 10 years.
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I really really hope to hear The Sky &The Dawn & The Sun, this is such a classic song to left out of such a milestone...
Cant forget about nil sen la, the call...
Well, I have my hopes up after they posted yesterday's video.
I was also wondering if there's anything special about the videos they are posting, like if we'll see them on the album or @ the concert.
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I really really hope to hear The Sky &The Dawn & The Sun, this is such a classic song to left out of such a milestone...
Cant forget about nil sen la, the call...
Well, I have my hopes up after they posted yesterday's video.
They’ve not sung the call in close to 10 years.
I'm down hearing Meav do the Call with them for she never sang it, she'll fill in Lynn's part outstandingly! She did so well with Nil sen la before and her on Amazing Grace once was a strong unique gem to witness**!
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I know that with everything that happened with David it will probably never happen... But how AWESOME would it be if the OG girls would be brought in performing At The Ceili?!
Lisa, Chloe (taking Orla's part), Meav, and Mairead Nesbitt dancing onto the stage for that old classic would be epic!
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I know that with everything that happened with David it will probably never happen... But how AWESOME would it be if the OG girls would be brought in performing At The Ceili?!
Lisa, Chloe (taking Orla's part), Meav, and Mairead Nesbitt dancing onto the stage for that old classic would be epic!
Never say never.
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I know it's not a soft goodbye it's a soft hello ;D to Lisa K, Chloe and
Meav! ;D Hello :)
Actually looking on David's Wikipedia now I understand why we may not get rearrangements to those original songs that are his! :-(
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I'm not as into what songs they'll be singing, I'm more just like I was on Postcards of Ireland who would be in what and what not. I would be excited hearing Meav on Amazing Grace with the OG's than the current lineup. It will be so interesting what they end up doing whether there are new arrangements old arrangements. May it Be acappella would kill with Lisa K, Chloe and Meav!