I saw the second show of the tour, in
Denver on December 4th! I took a picture of the set list, and I paid special attention to which songs Ciara played the violin in. Here's the set list for the Denver show with all info combined:
"Brian's Bottle Opener" (instrumental medley of Christmas carols, featuring Tara & John)
- (Lloyd introduces the ladies)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (3 singers + Ciara)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (3 singers)
- (Mairéad introduces new members)
O' Holy Night (3 singers)
Wexford Carol (Muirgen + Ciara)
Codail a Linbh (3 singers + Ciara, arranged by music director Brian Byrne)
- (Mairéad talks)
River, by Joanie Mitchell (Mairéad solo)
Little Drummer Boy (3 singers + Ciara)
Xmas Song (3 singers, replacing Ciara's Silent Night)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (3 singers)
In the Bleak Midwinter / Going Home (3 singers)
- (Caitríona talks about how this is her dream come true)
Joy to the World
= (intermission)
Carol of the Bells (3 singers)
Silver Bells (3 singers)
- (Mairéad talks)
Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil (Caitríona solo)
We Three Kings (3 singers + Ciara)
Nollaig na mBan (3 singers + Ciara)
Various Irish tunes, I think (Ciara solo) *
- (Mairéad talks)
Danny Boy (3 singers + Ciara)
Sleigh Ride (instrumental, fun whip sounds)
It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas / Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (3 singers + Ciara)
- (Caitríona introduces Auld Lang Syne)
Auld Lang Syne (3 singers + Ciara)
White Christmas (3 singers + Ciara)
Some notes from Denver:
Having a first row seat was so amazing both in terms of audio quality and visual quality! When I bought a ticket for Orchestra 1 Row C, I thought I was in the third row but it was actually the first row!
When they came out on stage, Muirgen waved to me, Caitríona winked (she said she wasn't sure if she was allowed to wave: this is her 2nd show!), and Mairéad smiled at me.
I took dozens of great photos. The three singers, celticwomanofficial, and john_hunt_music all reposted my stories on Instagram. Caitríona DM'd me to get my photos, so I made a ZIP file for her and others.
My instagram post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DR3_BkCjk65Caitríona's Instagram post, using my photos:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DR5On6wjFY4After the show, I ran into Caitríona in the lobby (because she has Denver relatives she wanted to see). I also waited outisde in the cold near the busses. There was a family of three waiting with me, and I told them it often takes 30+ minutes for the ladies to arrive, but they left at about 10:30pm, leaving me alone. (They left because a van driver gave them bad info about where the ladies were.) Then the ladies started arriving one-by-one around 10:40pm, in this order: Muirgen, Ciara, Caitríona, Mairéad. Muirgen called out my name and came over even though I was looking at my phone and she could have just slipped by. It was my first time meeting Ciara. And it was super cute that Caitríona grabbed Tara H. from the bus and she walked all the way over to say hi to me! So I had lots of little 2-minute conversations and hugs, and I think the ladies appreciated that I drove for 17 hours from Salt Lake City to Denver to see them perform again! I don't think I gave them enough compliments, but maybe they know that I appreciate them because of my actions.
Now I'm in Moab, Utah, which is my stop for tonight before I head back to Las Vegas.
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