Celtic Woman

Celtic Woman
Celtic Woman ' musical band, formed by five Irish and a New Zealander female artist, offers music ranging from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs. Chloe Agnew is a part of the band as a vocalist along with Orla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha and Hayley Westenra. The band also includes a violinist Mairead Nesbitt.

Celtic music is known to be the music of Ireland or Europe. Artists Enya and Clannad hold the title, to introduce Celtic music to rest of the world. Celtic Woman introduced it together with theatrical performance of 'River-dance' and 'Lord of the Dance' because of which they have been referred to as the 'River-dance for the voice'.

So far, the group has to its credit three albums named 'Celtic Woman', 'Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration' and 'Celtic Woman - A New Journey' and have been on several world tours.

Arranged by producer - Sharon Browne, Chairman and CEO - Dave Kavanagh and music director and composer - David Downes, Celtic Woman was recorded at The Helix, Dublin, Ireland on 15 September 2004 in front of a sell-out audience. Since it was recorded for PBS Television thus, was first broadcasted in United States in March 2005. Shortly, the group's debut album 'Celtic Woman' was on top of the Billboard's World Music chart, remained there until 22 July 2006 (68 weeks), and held the top ranking for a total of 81 weeks breaking any other long-standing record for any album. PBS media hype throughout 2005 is said to be the main reason for success of the group in United States. The live performance at The Helix was released on DVD together with the studio album.

On 19 October 2006, The release of the second album 'Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration' hammered out their first album to the #2 spot on the World Music chart.Celtic Woman performed at Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland on 23 and 24 August 2006, in order to prepare for their third studio album, which was broadcasted on PBS in December 2006. On 30 January 2007 the studio album titled 'Celtic Woman: A New Journey', was released, together with the release of their live performance on DVD. The album instantly hit the Billboard 200 at number 4 and topped the Billboard World Music chart again; however, it knocked out their earlier two releases down a spot. The band now secured the top three positions on Billboard World Music Chart.

The Chairman and CEO of Celtic Woman - Dave Kavanagh, together with EMI has shaped Celtic Woman into an International success. Celtic Woman reveals the unique voices and styles of each of the girls as soloists as well as fantastic band numbers. The talented four Irish female vocalists and the electrifying violinist of Celtic Woman with Composer & Music Director - David Downes, have shaped a breathtaking musical experience.

Since their debut in March 2005, Celtic Woman has made a great impact on audience in United States. They have achieved a lot in a very less time a list of which is as follows:' Their first PBS special has been aired over 3400 times on 316 PBS stations nationwide since its March 2005 debut.' Their self-titled debut CD and DVD have been certified platinum in United States.' They have performed four incredibly booming U.S concert tours, including sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall, Carnagie Hall, Boston's Opera House and the Greek Theatre in LA.' Their debut album Celtic Woman has held the number one position on the Billboard World Music chart for over 95 consecutive weeks.' They have appeared on The Today Show, Live with Regis & Kelly, The Megan Mullaly show and on Brian Boitano's Skating Spectacular that aired on NBC on New Year's Eve 2007.

Globally, Celtic Woman's debut CD has gone platinum in South Africa and 'A Christmas Celebration' has been certified gold. The DVD has also been certified gold in Australia along with CD in Japan. Germany, Canada & New Zealand are also very strong markets for the band.

It is now time to take A NEW JOURNEY with Celtic Woman!This female Irish group of adorable voices has recorded a brand new studio album offering the trademark Celtic Woman sound, which has had a huge impact not only in the US but also in many countries around the world including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Germany. The album is an impressive collection of modern-day hits such as 'Beyond the Sea', 'The Prayer', 'Scarborough Fair', 'Over the Rainbow', old favorites 'Lascia Ch'io Pianga', 'Vivaldi's Rain' and Irish standards 'Dulaman', 'At the Ceili', 'Caledonia' and 'Mo Ghile Mear'.

Since the debut of their first PBS TV special in March 2005, Celtic Woman has turned into a public television stir. Up till now, their debut program has aired over 3400 times on 316 PBS stations (a total of 93% of the PBS stations in America) making it one of the most successful PBS fundraising shows in the previous year.

On December 2, 2006, Celtic Woman's new TV special - A New Journey, was covered by 90% of PBS during the December pledge period, setting up a new record for their success on PBS. The live concert was filmed at Slane Castle - the home of Lord Henry Mount Charles, in County Meath, Ireland (a venue that has also hosted concerts by U2, The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen).