Emerald Tour: Set List

Here's one of the set lists that was posted from the Emerald Tour.

Recall that Lisa Lambe left the tour after a about a month (18 shows) and the set list probably changed at least when Lynn took over for her.

Act 1:

The Sky, The Dawn and The Sun  (All)
Dulaman  (Lisa)
Newgrange  (Mairead C)
The Butterfly  (Mairead N) (different arrangement)
The New Ground  (Tommy)
Orinoco Flow  (Lisa, Mairead C, Susan)
The Moon's a Harsh Mistress  (Susan)
Amazing Grace (Lisa, Mairead C, Susan)
Sí Do Mhaimeó Í  (All with choir and dancers)
Two songs with Acoustic + Dancers
Teir Abhaile Riu  (All)

Act 2:

I Know My Love  (Mairead C)
Bridge Over Troubled Water  (Lisa)
The Call  (Susan)
Ray's Bodhran solo
Nil Se'n La  (All)
Granuaile's Dance  (Mairead N)
Danny Boy  (All)
Mo Ghile Mear  (All)
You Raise Me Up  (All)
The Parting Glass  (All)
Finale  (All) (new arrangement)

The 10th Anniversary Tour featured a lot of different lineups and a lot of changes to the set list. This was a set list that was posted from Meav's last show:

Act 1:

The Sky and the dawn and the sun
Newgrange
The Butterfly
New Ground / Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
Danny Boy
Sí Do Mhaimeó Í
After Hours
Amazing Grace
Dulaman
Teir Abhail riu

Act 2:

Orinoco Flow
Caledonia
Over the rainbow
Níl Sé'n Lá
Granuaile's Dance
Nella Fantasia
The Voice
Mo Ghile Mear
You Raise Me Up
the parting glass
Finale


This was the set list posted in the official program (or at least in one of the official programs):

The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun
An Chailín Álainn
Dúlaman
Newgrange
The Butterfly
The New Ground
Orinoco Flow
Amazing Grace
Caledonia
After Hours

Sí Do Mhaimeó Í
Téir Abhaile Riú
Here to Stay
Níl Sé'n Lá
Danny Boy
Mo Ghile Mhear
Nella Fantasia
You Raise Me Up
Scarborough Fair
The Parting Glass


I haven't taken the time to figure out which combinations of performers performed which song at various points in the tour. If someone wants to figure that out, feel free.

If you went to the 10th Anniversary Tour and had a different set list, feel free to share that as well.

10 years ago on July 28th, Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart was recorded at Powerscourt.

Of all the Celtic Woman DVDs, Songs from the Heart was perhaps the most spectacular. The grounds, the Powerscourt house, the impressive array of lighting, the fireworks ... it was all visually stunning to watch on screen. The most amazing aspect, of course, were the ladies on stage in their stunning gowns, dazzling us with their gorgeous music. Lisa Kelly, Chloë, Alex, Lynn and Mairead Nesbitt were an impressive lineup.

Songs from the Heart is one of my go-to DVDs (A New Journey being the other) for introducing a new prospective fan to Celtic Woman. If someone doesn't love at least something from that magnificent production, they're probably never going to feel about the group like I do.

Last year, I finally got to see Powerscourt for myself. It was surreal to stand where they stood, to looking out across those gardens at the distant Wicklow Mountains. I imagined what it would have been like to be in that audience the night those lovely ladies and their team made one of my all-time-favourite concert DVDs.

As amazing as it was to be there, in that place, it didn't quite as overwhelmingly special as I had expected it to. The grounds were quite parched from the unusually dry summer. But it was more than that. I felt a bit out of place in time. It wasn't Powerscourt that was special to me but rather the magic that Celtic Woman made there. It was their music and the people that made it that eventually made a difference in my life and though all of those ladies were in my heart, Powerscourt still felt empty without them up on stage.

Fortunately, I got to be a part of the Ancient Land recording at Johnstown Castle a few days later and that somewhat eased the pain of having missed out on so many special things Celtic Woman did before I followed them as closely as I do now.

Of those lovely leading ladies in Songs from the Heart, I have met only Chloë, Mairead, and Lynn and although I've seen Lisa Kelly perform live, I have never had the privilege of meeting her. As I write this, I have yet to ever see the amazing Alex Sharpe in person.

Songs from the Heart was some of Celtic Woman's finest work. I am so grateful to those on and off the stage who made that show as special as it was. Happy Anniversary, Songs from the Heart and thank you for all the joy you continue to bring into my life.

Destiny Tour Set List

Note: The set list may have differed in some shows or changed throughout the tour.

Act 1:

Destiny/When You Go  (Mairead, then all)
Suil a Run  (all)
Ride On  (Eabha, Mairead Carlin, Mairead Nesbitt)
The Hills of Ireland  (Mairead Nesbitt)
The Whole of the Moon  (Susan)
How Can I Keep from Singing  (Eabha)
Amazing Grace  (Eabha, Mairead Carlin, Susan)
I See Fire  (Mairead Carlin)
My Name Is Ray  (all of the Rays's)
Bean Pháidín  (all)
Danny Boy  (all)
Nil Se'n La  (all)

Act 2:

Skyrim  (Mairead Nesbitt)
Orinoco Flow  (Eabha, Mairead Carlin, Susan)
Sometimes a Prayer Will Do  (Susan)
Special Irish Centenary tribute (1916) / Mná na hÉireann (all)
Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile (all)
My Land (all)
Adele Medley  (Glenn and Ronan) --> This started part way through the tour. I think Detroit (Mar 17, 2016) may have been the fist show it appeared in the tour.
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room  (Mairead Carlin)
The Butterfly  (Mairead Nesbitt)
Walk Beside Me  (Eabha then all at end)
Westering Home  (all)
Teir Abhaile Riu  (all)
The Finale

Which songs do you wish Celtic Woman would perform as an official Celtic Woman song?

It can be a song a current or former member has performed separately from the group or it can be a song no Celtic Woman member has ever covered. It just can't be a song that Celtic Woman has already performed.

Here are a few on my list:

Strength
From Secret Garden's new album, Storyteller. It's got more of a Celtic Thunder vibe, but with the right arrangement, this could be a really powerful Celtic Woman song.

Fields of Athenry
Mairead, Eabha, and Glenn&Ronan have covered it to name a few, but to my knowledge it has not been performed as an official Celtic Woman song

Raglan Road
My favourite versions so far are Susan's #17weeks17songs cover and Meav's cover from Divinas: Live At Chambord Castle, but I'd be really curious to hear what Gavin Murphy and the girls could do with this song as a group harmony number.

Song for Ireland
Although Deirdre's cover was outstanding, I can't even imagine how gorgeous this would sound with the harmony the current group is capable of.

The Town that I Loved So Well
A song about Derry, so this would be a Mairead Carlin song. I think there are lots of better songs for her voice, but if they were going to do this song, I'd love to hear her sing it.

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
They run an instrumental recording of it frequently before or after almost every Celtic Woman concert so they might as well cover it in earnest.

Wild Mountain Thyme

Never Be the Sun
A song by Donagh Long. One of my favorite songs that Orla Fallon has covered. Imagine Eabha and her haunting voice performing this. This powerful song performed with the resonance and depth of Eabha's voice would be quite honestly overwhelming. There would be a 100% chance of me being in tears.

What are some of the songs on your list?

Chloë was recently signed by the VenuWorks Agency:

https://www.irishcentral.com/business/venueworks-agency-nathan-carter-chloe-agnew

Nathan Carter is signed to the same agency. The two have done shows together before and have a bunch of shows coming up later this year, mostly in Branson, Missouri.

This article is hardly new, but it has some information that may be of interest:

https://www.standard.net/lifestyle/faith/jason-tonioli-teams-with-irish-vocalists-for-seventh-cd/article_9aefbdf2-75ae-5041-854a-d627d146eaf9.html

Apparently they recorded enough music for 3 CDs (23 songs over a two week period).

Favorite Hymns, of course, was released.

The second album, “Heal the World" was initially scheduled for release in spring 2018. A year and a half later, I don't think it's been released yet. I'm not sure if the delay is related to Edel's departure from the group last year or not.

The planned title of the third album was not mentioned.

Chuck E. Myers apparently did some of the orchestration. He's also the composer for the Evermore Park soundtracks (Magical Lore and Cursed Lore).