With an extensive outing in 2009 wrapped up Celtic Woman, the Irish vocal ensemble, has recently mapped out another long 2010 run to support their album “Songs From the Heart.”

The group’s new trek of 75 dates will kick off in Roanoke, VA on February 9-11 for their three night stand and will run through the spring, wrapping up in Salt Lake City on May 22.

According to the website for the group most show tickets will be going on sale on December 14. However fans who participate in local PBS station drives and pledge their support will be getting access to concert tickets before they are put up for sale to the general public. Additional information is provide on Celtic Woman’s website.

The Irish singing ensemble is supporting “Songs From the Heart,” their upcoming release. On January 26 the DVD/CD combo will be hitting the stores. Last month their new collection also made it to the PBS television airways as the special “Songs From the Heart-Live at Powerscourt House.”

Directed by David Downes, the special was filmed at a lush Irish estate in HD. It marks the fifth special for the group on pubic teleivision and showcases the vocalists Lynn Hilary, Alex Sharpe, Chloe Agnew and Lisa Kelly as well as Mairead Nesbitt, fiddle player.

All of the members have also released solo albums in addition to their Celtic Woman recordings.

“Songs From the Heart” is a follow up to “The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection,” the group’s release from 2008. It showcases material from the previous releases of the group as well as four new songs: “You Raise Me Up,” “Ave Maria,” “Pie Jesu,” and “The Call.”

Celtic Woman in June released a new song as a ring tone and digital download called, “O America!” written by William Joseph and Brendan Graham. It was performed by Celtic Woman extensively during the ensemble’s US tour in 2009.

Chloe Agnew, group member of Celtic Woman posted on their blog, “O,America!” is to thank you and a dedication for the country that first embraced Celtic Woman. We feel we’re part of your family and our very proud and honored for that. You truly inspire us.

Celtic Woman, the Irish vocal group, has announced a new run of fall dates for their US tour. The new trek will supplement the over 70 shows that the group has already performed in this year. With the addition of the new dates, the total number of show’s from the “Isle of Hope Hour” will total over 100. The new leg kicks off in Waukegan, IL on October 7 and will run through the late fall, wrapping up in Long Beach, CA on November 22.

Tickets will be going on sale on August 24 for a majority of the forthcoming shows. More details can be found on Celtic Woman’s website.

The vocal ensemble is touring in support of “The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection,” their best-of album. The set was recorded under David Downes’ direction and gathers material from the previous releases of the group as well as four additional new songs: “Ave Maria,” “You Raise Me Up,” “The Call” and “Pie Jesu.” The new album is a follow up to the DVD/CD combo of 2007 “Celtic Woman: A New Journey.” It was filmed in Ireland at Slane Castle and captures the second of the group’s on-stage production.

The group in June released a new song as a ring tone and digital download called “O America!” The song was written by William Joseph and Brendan Graham. Celtic Woman performed the song extensively while on tour of the US in 2009.

Chloe Agnew, one of Celtic Woman’s vocalists, wrote on their blog that the song was a thank you and dedication for the US being the very first country to embrace the group. Now we feel we’re a part of your family and that makes us feel very proud and honored. You are what inspired us, she said.

Currently Celtic Woman is comprised of the vocalists Alex Sharpe, Lynn Hilary Chloe Agnew and Lisa Kelly as well as Mairead Nesbitt, the group’s fiddle player. All of the vocalists in the group have released their own solo albums in addition to their recording work with Celtic Woman.

Celtic Woman, the Irish vocal group, has announced a big list of 2009 dates in the US. The concerts will be spread over a majority of the coming year’s first half.

The tour will kick off in the city of St. Paul, MN on February 13 and during the next year will visit over 70 cities across the US. The huge outing called the “Isle of Hope Tour” includes multiple multi-night engagements. These include three night engagements in Boston from March 20-22 and Seattle from May 15-17.

On December 15 A majority of the shows will be going on sale for the general public. However most of the May, June and July dates won’t go on sale until March. Celtic Woman’s website contains additional information about specific dates.

Celtic Woman is supporting “The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection”, their best-of release. David Downes was the musical director for the set. The album brings together material from previous releases for the group as well as four new songs (“You Raise Me Up,” “Ave Maria,” “Pie Jesu,” and “The Call”). The LP is a follow up to “Celtic Woman: A New Journey” that was released last year. It was filmed in Ireland at Slane Castle, capturing the second of the group’s on-stage production.

The Celtic Woman craze started out as a PBS 90 minute show that premiered in March 2005 in the US. The program was aired over 3,400 times over 316 PBS stations. The success of program resulted in a full-scale tour production.

Currently the group consists of vocalists Lynn Hilary, Alex Sharpe, Lisa Kelly and Chloe Agnew as well as Mairead Nesbitt, fiddle player. In addition to the Celtic Woman recordings, each of the women in the group have released their own solo albums.

Celtic Woman, the vocal group from Ireland, recently wrapped up a five week US tour. They will be returning next year to do an even more extensive cross country trek.

The outing will be kicking off in the city of Grand Prairie, TX on February 14 and then visit almost 50 US cities through the middle of May. Multiple engagements are slated for Los Angeles; San Francisco; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle; Chicago; Louisville, KY; St. Louis, MO; New York City and Providence, RI.

Celtic Woman is currently in Japan in continued support of “A New Journey,” their January platinum selling release. The set mixes classic favorites with contemporary hits along with Irish standards. The album after 42 weeks is currently No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Albums chart. It inspired “A New Journey: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland”, a companion DVD.

In addition the group is supporting “A Christmas Celebration Live from Dublin,” their latest DVD released last month. The full DVD performance will be shown as a special on PBS-TV during the public television network’s pledge drive in December.

The phenomenon of Celtic Woman began with a 90 minuted show that premiered on PBS in the US in March 2005. The program has been show on 316 PBS stations over 3,400 times. The success of the program led to a full scale tour.

Currently the group is comprised of the vocalists Lynn Hilary, Orla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Chloe Agnes as well as Mairead Nesbitt, their fiddle player. Each of the women have released their own solo albums in addition to the Celtic Woman recordings.

Celtic Woman, the singing group from Ireland, is set to launch a new US tour and Christmas DVD for celebrating the holidays.

The group comprised currently of vocalists Orla Fallon, Lyn Hilary, Chloe Agnew and Lisa Kelly as well as Mairead Nesbitt on fiddle, will be playing in the Midwest and East for around six weeks. They will kick things off in Estero, FL on October 10. They have multiple shows booked for Charlotte, NC; West Palm Beach, FL; and Raleigh, NC. Once their US trek is over, the women will be heading over to Japan.

“A Christmas Celebration Live from Dublin,” Celtic Woman’s upcoming DVD is a follow up to their critically acclaimed album from last year, “A Christmas Celebration.” According to a recent press release, the CD has sold over 400,000 copies. The new DVD is due out on October 2 and features original songs as well as holiday classics, including the song “Green the Whole Year Round.”

The entire DVD performance will also be aired on PBS television during a pledge drive in December. The first special Celtic Woman did for PBS has been aired over 316 PBS station 3,400 times since its debut in March 2005.

Between Celtic Woman’s self-titled debut of 2005 along with “A Christmas Celebration,” the group has held Billboard’s World Music No. 1 chart position for 95 weeks in a row.

The all female vocal ensemble in January released “A New Journey,” their platinum selling album that mixes Irish standards with classical favorites and contemporary hits. Another companion DVD was inspired by the set: “A New Journey: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland.”

Dave Kavanagh and Sharon Brown from Celtic Collections, Ltd, an independent record label based in Ireland, conceived the group Celtic Woman along with David Downes, musical director, to tour and showcase Irish female performers and singers talents. The women have also released their own solo albums as well.

Celtic Woman our organizers have added an additional months of dates for the tour that has been ongoing since February. The ensemble performance outing features five woman Irish vocalists.

The group features the vocalists Mairead Nesbitt, Orla Fallon, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha, Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew and Hayley Westenra, who recently joined the ensemble. They will be kicking off their tour in Tampa on February 14. They will next be on stage in Little Rock, AR on Wednesday April 25.

With the additional dates added to the tour, the total run is almost 70 shows now.

The idea for the Celtic Woman Tour came from Dave Kavanagh and Sharon Browne of an independent record label based in Ireland called Celtic Collections, Ltd. According to Celtic Woman’s website, Browne and Kavanagh, along with David Downes the musical director, came up with the idea for the tour in order to showcase talented Irish female performers and singers.

In January Celtic Woman released their new studio album entitled “A New Journey.” The set mixes contemporary hits (“Over the Rainbow,” “Scarborough Fair,” “The Prayer” and “Beyond the Sea”) with classical favorites (“Vivaldi’s Rain” and “Lascia Ch’io Pianga”) along with Irish standards (“Mo Ghile Mear,” “Caledonia,” “At the Ceili,” and “Dulaman”). The album debuted in the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s 200 chart.

“The Celtic Woman Tour,” the ensemble outing featuring five talented woman Irish vocalists will be returning in February to North America to kick a long 2007 tour off.

The ensemble features the vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Mairead Nesbitt, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha and new addition Hayley Westenra. They will be launching their tour in Tampa, FL for two shows starting on February 14. The trek will cover more than 50 cities and run through May.

“The Celtic Woman Tour” is the Celtic music version of Lilith Fair. It’s the brainchild of Dave Kavanagh and Sharon Brown from Celtic Collections , Ltd, an independent record label in Ireland. The two along with David Downes, musical director, envisioned the tour for showcasing talented Irish women singers and performers.

Recently the ensemble released a Christmas songs album called “A Christmas Celebration. It hit the stores on October 3 and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s World Music chart. It pushed their previous self-titled set from the No. 1 spot. The album had held that position for a total of 81 weeks.

In January Celtic Woman is scheduled to release their new studio album called “A New Journey.”