Celtic Woman Announces New Album, Live DVD, Tour

Courtesy: Manhattan Records/Blue Note Records

Music phenomenon Celtic Woman returns this Winter in a big way.  The four-piece will release a new album and DVD titled Emerald: Musical Gems Tuesday February 25^th.  The new album and DVD will be released via Manhattan Records.  The dual release is a greatest hits package from the quartet includes hits such as ‘Mo Ghile Mear’, ‘Dulaman’, ‘She Moves Through The Fair’, ‘Caladonia’ and its own take on the timeless classic ‘Danny Boy’ among many more.  Fans can also look forward to the group’s new takes on ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘You Raise Me Up’ on the new dual release.  The combo release can be pre-ordered now online via Amazon and Target at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HF95OMI?tag=smarturl-20 and http://www.target.com/p/celtic-woman-emerald-musical-gems-only-at-target/-/A-15141298 respectively.  The track listing for both the CD and DVD are available below.

ALBUM TRACKLISTING:

1.     Mo Ghile Mear

2.     Dúlaman

3.     Caladonia

4.     Amazing Grace

5.     The New Ground

6.     She Moved Through The Fair

7.     Bridge Over Troubled Water

8.     Níl Sé’n Lá

9.     Danny Boy

10.   The Voice

11.   The Parting Glass

12.   You Raise Me Up

DVD TRACKLISTING:

1.     AWAKENING

2.     DULAMAN

3.     NOCTURNE

4.     TEIR ABHAILE RIU

5.     COAST OF GALICIA

6.     DANNY BOY

7.     MO GHILE MEAR

8.     AMAZING GRACE

9.     SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR

10.   NIL SE’N LA

11.   SHENANDOAH-DANCER

12.   THE VOICE

13.   YOU RAISE ME UP

14.   PARTING GLASS

15.   CELTIC WOMAN PLAYOFF

BONUS

1.     CALEDONIA

2.     BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED

3.     AVE MARIA

 

Emerald: Musical Gems is not all that fans of Celtic Woman have to anticipate this year.  The group will follow up its upcoming dual release with a new PBS special, too.  The trailer for that special can be viewed online via YouTube now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIzXDygc1Qk.

Celtic Woman’s upcoming live DVD, EMERALD: Musical Gems – Live in Concert was recorded in 2013 in South Bend, IL, the home of the University of Notre Dame.  The production was recorded under the direction of Emmy® Award-winning music producer David Downes.  Downes previously served as music director for the famed Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance.

Downes discussed the new release in a recent interview.  He explained what the opportunity meant for him and what it will mean for Celtic Woman’s fans.  “Creating the new show allowed me the opportunity to revisit and re-imagine some of our most popular Irish songs, as well as writing some exciting new material for the show” said Downes.  “With all-new performances of these great songs—Emerald has created a whole new experience for both our longstanding fans, and for those who have just discovered our music. This is a Celtic Woman experience that will soothe the soul and have you dancing in the aisles!”

In coordination with the new releases and PBS special, Celtic Woman also has announced details for a seventy-five date North American tour that will run from February 14^th – June 3^rd.  The tour includes a trio of dates in North Carolina.  The first of those dates sees Celtic Woman perform at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, March 6^th.  From there, Celtic Woman will move on to perform at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville, North Carolina on Friday, March 7^th and the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Saturday, March 8^th.

The complete tour schedule is listed below.

CELTIC WOMAN   —   2014 THE EMERALD TOUR

14-Feb	Nashville, TN	Tennessee Performing Arts Center
15-Feb	Nashville, TN	Tennessee Performing Arts Center
16-Feb	Huntsville, AL	Von Braun Center
18-Feb	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery Performing Arts Centre
20-Feb	Macon, GA	Macon City Auditorium
21-Feb	Pensacola, FL	Saenger Theatre
22-Feb	Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall
23-Feb	Melbourne, FL	Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
25-Feb	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland Center
27-Feb	Daytona, FL	Peabody Auditorium
28-Feb	Jacksonville, FL	Times-Union Center For The Performing Arts
1-Mar	Gainesville, FL	Curtis M. Phillips Center
2-Mar	Columbia, SC	Township Auditorium
4-Mar	N. Charleston, SC	North Charleston Performing Arts Center
6-Mar	Charlotte, NC	Ovens Auditorium
7-Mar	Asheville, NC	Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
8-Mar	Durham, NC	Durham Performing Arts Center
9-Mar	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke Civic Center
11-Mar	Richmond, KY	EKU Center For The Arts
13-Mar	Elizabeth, IN	The Showroom At Horseshoe Southern Indiana
14-Mar	St. Louis MO	Fox Theatre
15-Mar	Green Bay, WI	Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
17-Mar	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
19-Mar	Saskatoon, SK	TCU Place – Sid Buckwold Theatre
21-Mar	Edmonton, ON	Edmonton Expo Centre
22-Mar	Calgary, AB	Jack Singer Concert Hall
23-Mar	Abbotsford, BC	Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre
25-Mar	Everett, WA	Comcast Arena at Everett
26-Mar	Eugene, OR	Hult Center for the Performing Arts
28-Mar	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
29-Mar	Oakland, CA	Paramount Theatre
30-Mar	Ontario, CA	Citizens Business Bank Arena
31-Mar	San Diego, CA	San Diego Symphony Hall
1-Apr	Costa Mesa, CA	Segerstrom Center for the Arts
7-Apr	Tucson, AZ	Tucson Music Hall
8-Apr	Tempe, AZ	ASU Gammage Auditorium
9-Apr	Albuquerque, NM	Popejoy Hall
10-Apr	El Paso, TX	Plaza Theatre
13-Apr	Houston, TX	Hobby Center
14-Apr	Corpus Christi, TX	American Bank Center – Selena Auditorium
15-Apr	San Antonio, TX	Majestic Theatre
17-Apr	Tulsa, OK	Mabee Center
19-Apr	Denver, CO	The Denver Center for the Performing Arts
22-Apr	Greeley CO	Union Colony Civic Center – Monfort Concert Hall
23-Apr	Cheyenne, WY	Cheyenne Civic Center Performing Arts Theatre
24-Apr	Colorado Springs, CO	Pikes Peak Center
26-Apr	Lawrence, KS	Lied Center of Kansas
27-Apr	Sioux City, IA	Orpheum Theatre
29-Apr	Duluth, MN	Symphony Hall
1-May	Rockford, IL	Coronado Performing Arts Center
2-May	Peoria, IL	Peoria Civic Center
3-May	Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theater
6-May	Evansville, IN	The Centre
8-May	Detroit, MI	Fox Theatre
9-May	Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan Theater
10-May	Saginaw, MI	The Dow Event Center – The Heritage Theater
11-May	Columbus, OH	Palace Theatre
13-May	Cincinnati, OH	Aronoff Center for the Arts
14-May	Akron, OH	Akron Civic Theatre
17-May	Pittsburgh, PA	The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
18-May	Dayton, OH	Schuster Performing Arts Center
20-May	Williamsport, PA	Community Arts Center
21-May	New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall
22-May	Washington, DC	Warner Theatre
27-May	Baltimore, MD	The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
29-May	Burlington, VT	Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
30-May	Bangor, ME	Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
3-Jun	Albany, NY	Palace Theatre
5-Jun	Red Bank, NJ	Count Basie Theater
6-Jun	Red Bank, NJ	Count Basie Theater
7-Jun	Lancaster, PA	American Music Theater

 

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