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« on: December 17, 2025, 07:10:44 PM »

I’ve been thinking about it because SFTH seems very different from what Órla and Méav covered during their time with CW, especially Órla, which is kind of odd seeming as Órla left in the beginning of the Isle Of Hope Tour, which I would presume covered the eventual SFTH songs. Órla’s solos were either folk songs (Carrickfergus, Siúil A Rún), or modern song covers that still maintained an older, more dreamy feel. And although Isle Of Innisfree, Newgrange, and Harry’s Game are modern songs, none of them are pop, at least, not the same sort of pop as True Colours and You’ll Be In My Heart, which Órla would have presumably covered on that album. I could be projecting just because Órla’s my favourite member and I tend to prefer CW’s more traditional or traditional style songs over their pop-ish ones (You’ll Be In My Heart is something of a banger though), and Órla did have some kind of pop-ish songs on her solo album Distant Shore, but she hadn’t been given any pop solos as a part of CW before, and it would be a bit odd for her to go from Carrickfergus to a song that would later be used in the Trolls movie.

Méav also covered more traditional songs (She Moved Through The Fair, Danny Boy, Sí Do Mhaimeó Í, Dúlamán) and also the classical aria Marble Halls, but I could see her covering My Lagan Love and Carolina Rua.

I guess this is more about Órla than Méav, especially since Órla presumably would have sang some of the SFTH songs a few times before she left, but I’m just curious. I might do this for other albums as well (I am kind of curious if Susan would have sung Faith’s Song and Shenandoah on Ancient Land), but this one especially sticks out because these were the first major departures.
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