Celtic Woman Forum
The Shows => Ancient Land => Ancient Land on Tour => Topic started by: ShiningBright on January 30, 2019, 01:20:17 PM
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Since the tours often differ slightly from the album and dvd... what are your personal ideas and hopes for it?
Mine are the following:
A slightly warmer/brighter atmosphere than the previous tours - every CW tour has it's own sort of theme, which is awesome, but lately they have been fairly serious and dark. Since Ancient Land is a much brighter show, I hope the tour, too, will be like that, or even lighter and warmer and generally more cheerful than the dvd version.
Some rare old songs - since also every tour has some new versions of Celtic Woman classics, I really hope they will perform a few that we haven't heard in a while. Some of my suggestions: Galway Bay, My Land, Caledonia, The Water is Wide. On another not, I'd also like Éabha to sing The Wild Mountainside instead of Siulil a Run. I also wouldn't mind if the tour included Mo Ghile Mear, but in that case it should be an entirely new arrangement. I understand they can't use the old one, and that wouldn't really work anyway, but the new version is too serious. Of course, the focus is on the new songs, but I still think this is important.
A slightly larger choir - but I think I've said that of all the more recent tours.
Some sort of surprise - a whole new song, a different array of dresses for another number, a new twist a beloved song. Something unexpected, but nice.
A rich ending - You Raise Me Up, some other song, The Parting Glass, Be Still, and finally Going Home. In that order. (Also, end the first act with Long Journey Home.)
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Last few years , they`ve ended with "Parting Glass" which seems appropriate but in the "old days" , Chloe, Lynn, Alex, they ended with a really rousing "Spanish Lady". Whatever, I can say that in 8 shows, I`ve NEVER been disappointed in any way. I leave every show being fullfilled and very pleased. Can`t wait for Apr. 2 nd, front row(a.k.a. "the pit" ) and HOPEFULLY seeing them at the stage door for chatting and pics after the show.
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I would love them to do Spanish Lady again! But as the melody of Ballroom of Romance seems to be based on it, I am afraid the chances are small. On the other hand - they do Danny Boy and You Raise Me Up, too.
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I was actually thinking along to this is there other Classic Original CW songs they didn't do they could retheme others like a Part 2 to VOA. Like Caledonia etc