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(More customer reviews)Slane Castle is the perfect backdrop for the second Celtic Woman concert on DVD. The castle is all lit up and the Celtic WomEn are in top form. This was the first appearance of Hayley Westenra as the newest member of CW. I have to admit when I heard she was joining the group, my first thought was "if it's not broke, why fix it?" I will tell you now, happily, I was wrong. I really enjoyed listening to her sing and thought she made a nice addition to this group of extraordinarily gifted women.
The music is as wonderful as I had expected and I watched the DVD twice today. I had the opportunity to see Celtic Woman in concert this summer. There were several songs that they performed that night that I had never heard them sing. I remember thinking, I hope they are going to record these. They did.
The one song I really wanted them to record was "At the Ceili" a fun little song about women going to a Ceili (party) and seeking out men. It is upbeat and impossible not to want to clap along or tap your foot. Meav, Lisa and Orla sing that song and they really look like they are having a good time doing it.
Another favorite was the "Pacific Slope." Mairead is playing her fiddle, with the accompaniment of two dueling bodhran players. I love when they do that. The audience is clapping along, while Mairead is dancing around barefooted. She is quite the performer.
I really expected to hate the song sing out, because other reviewers talked about how cheesy it was. I didn't hate it. It's a little chipper, but it didn't make me want to hit the skip button or anything.
This is a wonderful DVD and Slane Castle is a beautiful backdrop. I only gave it 4 stars because of the repeat of songs from the previous DVD and CD. They once again performed Orinoco Flow, Danny Boy, Somewhere and You Raise Me Up. While I love those songs, I was sorry to see them appear again. The arrangement and everything remained the same. I would have preferred four new songs.
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DVD TRACKLIST: 1. The Sky & the Dawn & the Sun 2. The Prayer 3. Calendonia 4. Newgrange 5. Orinoco Flow 6. Dulaman 7. The Blessing (not in TV broadcast)8. Scarborough Fair 9. Granuaile's Dance 10. Over the Rainbow 11. Beyond the Sea12. At the Ceili 13. Laschia Ch'io Pianga 14. Carrickfergus 15. Sing Out 16. The Last Rose of Summer 17. Spanish Lady 18. Panis Angelicus (not in TV broadcast)19. Shenandoah-Reels 20. The Voice 21. Danny Boy 22. Somewhere 23. Mo Ghile Mear 24. You Raise Me Up (not in TV broadcast)25. Ceili Playout (not in TV broadcast) Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes live show + additional 20 minutes "Makingof" bonus feature
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