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« on: July 11, 2022, 11:32:30 AM »
If I remember correctly, she had some very strong opinions back in 2016 on the election. Considering she was not a US citizen and couldn't vote, she seemed to come on a little too strong for me.
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« on: May 30, 2022, 10:32:42 AM »
One of my favorites over the years has been Teir abhaile riu (or TAR for short). I really loved when 2 of the girls started out in the audience singing basically nonsense. The choreography was great. I know it's been revised, and I understand the "no audience participation", but I can still miss it.
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« on: May 09, 2022, 08:51:59 AM »
I've been to a number of her solo shows. I'm tending to like them better than the CW shows. And yes, part of that is due to getting M&Gs to see Chloe.
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« on: May 08, 2022, 12:16:34 PM »
Interesting comment. I've had some similar thoughts. I think some of it is her voice has matured. Keep in mind when she first started with CW she was, what, 15? So obviously if you go back that far, it's changed. Then, we have the whole pandemic issue. She did a few shows during the pandemic -- I was at some of them. At that point I thought her voice sounded "deeper". So, does that mean she changes the songs she does?
Similar issue with Lisa Kelly after she had surgery on her vocal cords.
Going back to maybe 2017, I had the opportunity to see Barbara Streisand on tour. She said she recognized her voice has changed over the years. I think she was like 70 at that time. Did her songs sound like her recordings? No. Was it still a great show? Yes.
I'm not a vocalist. But, how does a long layoff affect your voice especially if you go from almost no concerts to doing one every night?
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« on: March 18, 2022, 11:28:30 AM »
So in flipping thru the TV last night, my local PBS station was finally showing Postcards from Ireland. Too bad for them as I had not only ordered the DVD, but went to see the show on March 4. I would have rather supported my PBS station, but they were late to the party.
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« on: March 03, 2022, 08:35:36 AM »
So Chloe is doing a solo show on March 12 in Tybee Island, GA. That's outside Savannah. I got tickets, which include a Meetg & Greet. According to the venue, it's after the show. Maybe another opportunity for a really good picture!
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« on: February 26, 2022, 03:43:43 PM »
I went to the Celtic Thunder tour last night in Clearwater, Florida. Some general comments -- not a review.
My first thought was whoever was producing this show was in charge of the DVD of Postcards from Ireland. What I mean is there were a number of videos of Ireland playing behind the group during most of the songs.. In addition, I thought the sound mix was not great -- it was hard to understand the vocalists because of the volume of the band.
Stage was simply two platforms for the band.
This was, I think, the 3rd show on the tour. They did say how great it was to be back in front of their fans again.
I did not buy a program, but they did several familar Irish songs. Mo Ghile Mear, Caledonia, Danny Boy, Galway Girl, Streets of New York. Interesting that they also did Isle of Hope. The intro I thought was interesting. Something like: While this song is about immigrating from Ireland, it's really a song about just about everyone in this County (meaning the US). Just about everyone here had ancestors, and maybe even some of you, who came from someplace else. "
Oh yeah, and Ireland's Call has to be one of the greatest closing numbers of all time!!
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« on: February 15, 2022, 11:13:59 AM »
Like CWazyTom, I've been fortunate to meet most of the girls. Like has been discussed, the M&Gs in the early days were a lot more fun than the "current" photo ops.
I didn't vote in the poll, since it said who would you like to meet.
FWIW, Chloe has been my favorite. It was really fun when she was doing her solo shows.
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« on: February 03, 2022, 08:33:18 AM »
Sorry, I screwed up. I saw that Mairead NESBITT was doing a couple of shows. Wrong Mairead.
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« on: February 02, 2022, 12:35:31 PM »
So she's going to be about 100 miles away from me. That's a lot better than 500 miles to Atlanta that I did in December!
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« on: December 27, 2021, 10:06:29 AM »
Concerning 2022, you raise some valid concerns.
One of the reasons I fell in love with CW was due to the Meet & Greets. I've spent a lot of money over the years traveling to shows where I could get a M&G ticket. And, over the years, the girls recognized me.
My belief is we have seen the last of the M&G's. The risk is too high for the crew and cast. I went to a show the other day here in Tampa, and you had to either show your vaccination card or a current test. Does that really mean anything? No. A couple of the Tampa Bay Bucs got 3 game suspensions for fake vaccine cards.
There are maybe ways the tour can proceed, although what happens if someone gets COVID? I don't know if there really has been a plan if someone gets sick. I was at a show years ago when Ray Fean did not come out after the intermission. Someone filled in, but it was more of a keeping time drumming. And that was when they did the back and forth druming on Mo Ghile Mear.
I would guess that the Ontario Canada show is not going to happen. Crossing the border is still going to be tough, especially for 1 show.
Since they have typically started the tour here in Florida, I've got tickets to 2 shows. I tend to believe I will get to see these. I have tickets for 2 shows in mid-April. I'm holding off making non-refundable travel arrangements until a lot closer to the date.
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« on: December 22, 2021, 07:37:29 AM »
I had a similar issue -- had tickets for Savannah. Luckily, I was going to drive, so the cancelation, while disappointing, wasn't a major impact. I had gone to see her perform with the Atlanta Pops the weekend before in Roswell, GA.
I was at the evening show as well. Some comments. Her accompanists this time were different than last years. As people mentioned about the latest CD, there were times I thought the piano overwhelmed Chloe a bit. By the end of the show, you could tell her voice was getting tired. I assume this was a result of a number of shows in a short period of time after not having done a lot of singing for the past year.
Having said all that, it was a wonderful show. I really like Chloe's individual shows. I know she's not going to be on the CW tour for a couple of shows (7?) this year. If I can figure out where she's doing a show, I'm going to try to go. There are benefits to being retired!
For those of us who have followed CW and Chloe for a long time, you can tell her voice has changed. Personally, I like her voice now better than the early days of CW. She reminds me of Karen Carpenter who is acknowledged as having one of the greatest woman's voices of all time.
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« on: December 07, 2021, 09:07:51 AM »
So I went to the Atlanta Pops show featuring John Driskell Hopkins and CHLOE AGNEW on Sunday. Overall, I really enjoyed the concert. Some new, updated arrangements of old Christmas songs.
Going back to the 1970's, one of the greatest female singers was Karen Carpenter. I have a couple of her records. She did a song called Merry Christmas Darling. Chloe did that song Sunday night! When I got home last night, I dug out the Karen Carpenter record and listened to her doing that song. OMG, Chloe's version was eerily close to Karen's. I loved it!!
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« on: November 16, 2021, 11:54:59 AM »
The Tampa, FL PBS station (WEDU) is NOT showing the show. They are broadcasting Ancient Land instead on the 26th.
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« on: November 10, 2021, 09:05:05 AM »
The tour is going to be "interesting" on a number of levels. Tours are brutal. Every night in a different hotel. Minimal time off. For this year especially, what is the COVID impact going to be? And lets not even get into the mask/vaccine differences. Then you have a new person in the group. Yes, that's happened before, but not with all the other things going on. New musical director.
Depending on the specific girl, some really seemed to like the interaction with fans. Other, not so much. I don't expect to see M&Gs this year, and maybe never again. One of the reasons I have been to a lot of shows was I was willing (and able) to pay for a M&G ticket. This year, I'm going to two "local" shows and two out of town shows. The out of town shows I bought tickets for back in 2019. I just let them roll over. I have mixed feelings about the out of town shows after listening to the CD. Do I spend the money on airfare, hotels, car rental, etc? Granted I said this same thing a couple tours ago. Since I live in Florida, I usually have the opportunity to see a couple shows very early in the tour. If I want to go to more, I have time to plan. Granted, M&Gs were becoming hard to get.
I went to my first show in 2007 so I've seen a lot of the changes. Some I liked, some I didn't like as much.
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