Celtic Woman
EMI Distribution (2005)
Music
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IMDB   6.9
1 hr 57 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Chloë Agnew Herself
David Downes Himself
Órla Fallon Herself
Lisa Kelly Herself
Máiréad Nesbitt Herself
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha Herself
Deirdre Shannon Herself
Chloe Agnew Herself
Hayley Westenra Herself
Mairead Nesbitt Herself
Meav Ni Mhaolchatha Herself
Orla Fallon Herself
Director
John Comiskey
Producer Sharon Browne
Musician David Downes

Gorgeous to listen to and gorgeous to look at, Celtic Woman is perfect PBS fare, sort of a Riverdance without the dancing. Drawing on the same New Age-y sound and propulsive energy as that show's solo-voice and choral numbers, the live concert features four attractive young women in strapless evening gowns with soaring voices backed by an orchestra, an Anuna-like chorus, and a large percussion section. The more traditional fare includes Méav Ni Mhaolchatha's "Danny Boy" and "She Moved Through the Fair," and Chloë Agnew's "Ave Maria" (the Bach-Gounod version). Movie and TV selections range from Agnew's "Walking in the Air" (The Snowman) and "Someday" (Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame) to Lisa Kelly's "May It Be" (the Enya song from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the King) and Órla Fallon's voice and harp rendition of "Harry's Game." A fifth woman, Máiréad Nesbitt, adds some variety by fiddling "The Butterfly" and "Ashokan Farewell" (best known as the theme from Ken Burns's The Civil War). Occasionally the singers join together, as in Enya's "Orinoco Flow," an a cappella rendition of West Side Story's "Somewhere," music director David Downes's composition "One World," and a stately version of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." Celtic Woman was created by Downes (like many of the other performers, a Riverdance veteran) along with Sharon Browne and Dave Kavanagh of the Celtic Collections record label. --David Horiuchi
Edition Details
Distributor EMI Distribution
Release Date 3/1/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio 1.78:1
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $18.98
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Features
Interactive menus, Bonus footage, 'Making of' documentary