North American Tour 2007

[Richard]

Hello everybody!

Here is an updated list of tour dates from Celtic Woman's official website. Bold text indicates the concerts where Hayley is expected to appear, subject to confirmation by Steve Abbott.

Edit - 7th Feb, 2007: Steve Abbott has now confirmed that the following details are correct - Roger

February 2007
14, 15 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay PAC
17 - Jacksonville, FL - Times Union
18 - Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center
19 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
21 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
22 - Roanoke, VA - Performing Arts Theatre
23, 24 - Baltimore, MD - Hippodrome
26, 27 - Philadelphia, PA - Academy of Music

March 2007
1 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Kirby Center
2, 3 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
5, 6 - Providence, RI - Performing Arts Center
8 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
9, 10 - Boston, MA - Wang Center
11 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun (tbc)
13, 14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
16, 17, 18 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
21, 22, 23 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
24, 25 - Nashville, TN - TPAC - Jackson Hall
27, 28 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
30, 31 - Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium

April 2007
2 - Cincinnati, OH - Music Hall
3 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
4 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater
5 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
11 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
12 - South Bend, IN - Morris PAC
13,14 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theater
15 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Theatre
17, 18 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater
19 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center - Arena
20, 21 - Chicago, IL - Rosemont
22 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
24 - Kansas City, MO - Music Hall
25 - Little Rock, AR - Robinson Center Auditorium
27 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theater
28 - Baton Rouge, LA - River Center Arena

May 2007
1 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva
2, 3 - Phoenix, AZ - Gammage Auditorium
4 - Palm Desert, CA - McCallum Theatre
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
7 - San Diego, CA - Symphony
8 - Long Beach, CA - Terrace Theatre
10 - Boise, ID - Velma V. Morrison Center for Performing Arts
11 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
12 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theatre
13 - Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center
15 - Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium
16 - San Jose, CA - Civic Auditorium
18 - San Rafael, CA - Marin Center
19 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
20 - Fresno, CA - Saroyan Theater
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - E Center
23 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Full details and booking information: www.celticwoman.com/viewSection.asp?idSection=187&id=tour

Richard

EDIT - 13 March 2007: According to CelticWoman.com, a further 19 dates have been added, three of which are in Canada. Until I receive confirmation from Bedlam Management, I am assuming that these events do NOT include Hayley. Details are as follows:

May 2007
30 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena

June 2007
1 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum
2 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
3 - Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium
5 - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theater
6 - Portsmouth, VA - NTelos Pavillion
8 - Boston, MA - Wang Center
9 - Boston, MA - Wang Center
10 - Boston, MA - Wang Center
12 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
13 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's PAC
15 - Toronto, ON - Hummingbird
16 - Montreal, QC - Place Des Arts
17 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Center
19 - Portland ME - Cumberland Co.Civic Center
21 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yards
22 - Springfield, MA - Mass Mutual Arena
23 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center
24 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap

Roger

[stevemacdonald]

Just for fun:

May 2007..

22 - West Valley City, UT - E Center
23 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

[roger]

Hi Richard and everyone,

I have added details of a further show in Boise on 10th May which appears on the CW site (it might have been a recent addition). Other than that, Steve Abbott has now confirmed that the above details are correct.

I have added the events in which Hayley is involved to the main Schedules board.

Roger

[roger]

Hi Cathleen,

I'm sure you have seen this but it looks as though you are in luck if you can get to the concert in Charlotte on 23rd March. I really hope you are able to go.

Katie, I am sorry that you were not so lucky as Hayley will not be in Milwaukee on 15th April which I think is what you expected. I hope you are able to see her somewhere on the tour.

Roger

[1littlegirl]

roger said:

Hi Cathleen,
I'm sure you have seen this but it looks as though you are in luck if you can get to the concert in Charlotte on 23rd March. I really hope you are able to go.

Hi Roger,

I already have tickets, so I should be good to go! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif I am very very glad Hayley will be there! It is quite fortunate for me! I'm really excited now! I guess that means Meav won't be there, but that's fine with me. Hayley might get to sing more. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I do feel sorry for the people who won't get to see Hayley. It looks like she will only be performing mostly on the east and west coasts.

[kmsmith8]

Roger,

Thanks for the comments. I honestly had a feeling this was going to happen. I am attempting to plan a trip to Wales to see Hayley in July (I have purchased the ticket to the concert). Now all the details just need to work out (mostly, I can get time off from work). I won't know if I can go for sure until early May at the earliest. So I will just keep my fingers crossed.

Katie

[kimmie]

I have moved this post to Welcome.
Richard

[roger]

Here is a preview of the tour from The Buffalo News...

Celtic Woman on tour
By ROBERTA C. NELSON
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
2/14/2007

Despite its singular name, "Celtic Woman" is actually six women - five vocalists and a fiddler. David Dounes, of Celtic Collections and the group's music director, selects their music, but manages to showcase each artist's unique style.
From the the hymnlike arrangements of familiar pop songs such as "Beyond the Sea" to other original arrangements by Dounes of traditional Irish ballads, folk music and classical composers, Celtic Woman has as many styles as a rainbow has colors.

The collection is a lively mix of Irish dance music, as well as the sound of a medieval choir in a rural monastery, and traditional ballads. Especially haunting is the a cappella version of "Over the Rainbow."

"We all come from very different backgrounds in music," said Lisa Kelly, who sings solo on "A New Journey" track "The Blessing," released Jan. 30. Also released Jan. 30 was the DVD "A New Journey, Live at Slane Castle, Ireland."

"David chooses the music based on each of our personalities, but he is very approachable," Kelly said. "He will sit with us, and know what we are thinking, and some of the girls get to make their own arrangements."

Other Celtic Woman members are Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha and Hayley Westenra, with Mairead Nesbitt on fiddle.

Kelly talked about the group's upcoming tour from Dublin, several days before Celtic Woman's departure for a promotional tour of Toronto, Boston and New York. The group plays venues in Connecticut, New Hampshire and New York City in March, with shows at Radio City Music Hall March 16-17.

Kelly grew up in a musical household. Her parents met while they were both playing in a musical.

"There are very few professional shows in Ireland, but there is a huge amateur circuit," Kelly said. "My dad was always a big Barbra Streisand fan, and Mario Lanza, too. My interests just lay with musicals, and my parents were not into traditional music."

The first music she remembers listening to as a child was the Carpenters.

"Then I moved on to Madonna, which didn't make my father very happy," she said.

Before Celtic Woman, which formed in 2005, Kelly performed in shows such as "The Magic of Gershwin" and "The Music of Cole Porter" in Dublin's National Concert Hall.

"It's just so lovely to sing that kind of music," she said. "Something there is so meaningful, and in my range. Cole Porter's music especially translates very much into the modern."

After touring with "Riverdance," Kelly fell in love with traditional Irish music. She admires Fallon, who learned the traditional music passed down from her grandmother.

"And, Mairead (the fiddler) is absolutely amazing," she said. "It's very rare seeing her stand still. She is so tiny. You could put her in your pockets."

Westenra is new to the Celtic Woman, and joined the group for "A New Journey at Slane Castle." She will alternate with Ni Mhaolchatha as the fourth vocalist

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Roger

[Martin]

Hi Roger
It is trully amazing what you can read these days in wildlife magazines. Their coverage is awesome!



Martin

[stevemacdonald]

... She will alternate with Ni Mhaolchatha as the fourth vocalist....

As if we didn't have enough trouble pronouncing "Meav".

[timj]

HI Roger,
I see the (march 20 gig) on the concert thread, thanks for checking!! Now to find the venue....I see the c/w tour has expanded, I'm sure its because Hayley is with them, don't forget to update the schedule in this thread, or why is it posted twice??..........TimJ

[roger]

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the prompt to update the schedule on this board. Good question. Why is it posted twice?

Okay, the 'Hayley Schedule' board is designed to include every public appearance that she makes worldwide so that her itinierary can be seen in full at a glance. This particular thread is specifically for the Celtic Woman tour and it is logical to begin with the schedule for easy reference. That is all well and good until something changes. We then have to remember to make the changes twice!

I have asked for the venue for 20th March but have not yet had a reply. I better not say on a public forum that, when I asked last night, Steve Abbott couldn't remember! However, it is definitely on.

Roger

[timj]

Wow Roger
That's a quick response to change the schedule, I'll check the "Supper Club" events, that was last year. I changed my avatar to celebrate my 100th post, only took 2 years!!!...TimJ

[roger]

Hey, congratulations on achieving your centenary, Tim and on becoming a Full Member!

Please advise if you hear any details of the venue for 20th March and I will do likewise.

Thanks,
Roger

[Richard]

Hello Tim!

The tour schedule in the first post was copied from a press article. The second list is an updated version, with Hayley's appearances highlighted. I'll add a suitable note to the first post.

Congratulations on your century! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Best Wishes from London,

Richard