New Album???

I know Celtic woman have just released Nollaig… but for the past couple of weeks I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the promo videos of the A New Era show.

The second song they’re using is An Chailín Álainn and I’m 99% sure it’s a new version? Sounds like catriona singing and I’ve not heard the arrangement that’s used in the promo videos before.

I’m not usually one for speculating especially when they’ve literally just released stuff, but I wonder if they recorded more stuff whilst recording Nollaig and might release it next year.

OR the version they’ve used has already been released and I’ve just never come across it before 🤣

Either way would be good to hear what other people think of this!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DDqDjTtUb/?mibextid=wwXIfr

One of the promo videos for anyone who hasn’t seen it

I was also wondering the same thing. I feel like something else is coming. Either a new album and/or a 2nd half of the tour. It seems kind of curious to promote "A New Era" w/o a new album, and/or to skip half the US while in North America. I can see that the touring is more manageable to possibly do two tours @ 2 months each vs one tour @ 4 months. For example if they add a Fall Tour later.

That's all just speculation & wishful thinking of course. 

My guess would be that they’re doing something similar to what they did in 2009 with the Isle Of Hope Tour right before they released Songs From The Heart…

The title of “A New Era” sounds to me like they’re going back to the grand shows and world tours of old, like in the David Downes days. CW had slowed down a lot after COVID and hopefully they’re picking things up again.

Also, thank you for pointing out “An Chailín Álainn” in the background of the promo! I knew there was something up with that song, I just couldn’t figure out what! I hope that’s a Caitríona solo! She sounds lovely and we need more solos anyway! I hope they go back to each member having at least two! I love the group performances as well, but the solos were amazing to highlight the talents of each member and made the group performances all the more special.

My guess would be that they’re doing something similar to what they did in 2009 with the Isle Of Hope Tour right before they released Songs From The Heart…

The title of “A New Era” sounds to me like they’re going back to the grand shows and world tours of old, like in the David Downes days. CW had slowed down a lot after COVID and hopefully they’re picking things up again.

Also, thank you for pointing out “An Chailín Álainn” in the background of the promo! I knew there was something up with that song, I just couldn’t figure out what! I hope that’s a Caitríona solo! She sounds lovely and we need more solos anyway! I hope they go back to each member having at least two! I love the group performances as well, but the solos were amazing to highlight the talents of each member and made the group performances all the more special.

I’m curious to see what other songs they might cover on a new album. An Chailín Álainn has been a long requested song ever since Lisa sang part of it on Emerald. Any ideas as to what else they’d do?

My guess would be that they’re doing something similar to what they did in 2009 with the Isle Of Hope Tour right before they released Songs From The Heart…

The title of “A New Era” sounds to me like they’re going back to the grand shows and world tours of old, like in the David Downes days. CW had slowed down a lot after COVID and hopefully they’re picking things up again.

Also, thank you for pointing out “An Chailín Álainn” in the background of the promo! I knew there was something up with that song, I just couldn’t figure out what! I hope that’s a Caitríona solo! She sounds lovely and we need more solos anyway! I hope they go back to each member having at least two! I love the group performances as well, but the solos were amazing to highlight the talents of each member and made the group performances all the more special.

So do you think most of the show will be new songs they haven’t recorded, some of the recent singles and some new arrangements?

My guess would be that they’re doing something similar to what they did in 2009 with the Isle Of Hope Tour right before they released Songs From The Heart…

The title of “A New Era” sounds to me like they’re going back to the grand shows and world tours of old, like in the David Downes days. CW had slowed down a lot after COVID and hopefully they’re picking things up again.

Also, thank you for pointing out “An Chailín Álainn” in the background of the promo! I knew there was something up with that song, I just couldn’t figure out what! I hope that’s a Caitríona solo! She sounds lovely and we need more solos anyway! I hope they go back to each member having at least two! I love the group performances as well, but the solos were amazing to highlight the talents of each member and made the group performances all the more special.

So do you think most of the show will be new songs they haven’t recorded, some of the recent singles and some new arrangements?

Yes! They’ll probably also just record older songs, but I think it will mainly be songs from a new album.

The tour starts in a little over a month. Have there been any hints on social media (official or unofficial) about new material?

The tour starts in a little over a month. Have there been any hints on social media (official or unofficial) about new material?

Apart from that promo video back in December? I believe, there haven’t been any more clues, at least that I’ve seen.

Listening to The Greatest Journey right now. I feel that they should have released a Greatest Journey like album to tie in with this tour. A few new songs, maybe some of the 20 "bonus songs", a few tracks from 20 and maybe some from Ancient Land/Postcards from Ireland too.

Listening to The Greatest Journey right now. I feel that they should have released a Greatest Journey like album to tie in with this tour. A few new songs, maybe some of the 20 "bonus songs", a few tracks from 20 and maybe some from Ancient Land/Postcards from Ireland too.

A Greatest Journey Part 2 DVD that continued the journey from Isle of Hope Tour up to 10th Anniversary,
You would probably have to have a Part 3 from Destiny to now or even Part 4 lol.
I find special the Boy who made Celtic Woman a Reperspective Videos on Youtube and Viemo!

So because of a new director, I love seeing Celtic Woman evolve with new arrangements, would I be ecstatic if Gavin were to return, O Toole had a cinematic approach which while the sound of that album wasn't the best the visual presentation was phenomenal. I do hope that for This New Era tour that for song's like Amazing Grace, You Raise Me Up, Danny Boy etc they would return to the versions before 20th! Or evolve a new version because while for the 20th Anniversary Special was a salute like a Graduation Ceremony, I know that's how the orchestra sounds to me on those songs, for a one time event with the former member's I appreciate it, but if continued not, the trumpets doesn't give the big Celtic Woman energy that we all love idk that's just me, and I'm all about the Irish pipes,  and drum dynamic energy that Postcard's of Ireland Tour brought as example. Or if we was to able to return to some David Downes arrangement's that would be terrific as well! Speaking of that, imagine a tour with a blend of Gavin, David, and O Toole version arrangements, would be interesting and. since it's New Era throw in new versions, but they can't because right now all they have is the 20th arrangement's!