Celtic Woman Tour

Celtic Woman Pencils in 2010 Tour Dates

Posted by Janice Bryant On December 14, 2009

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.

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