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Post by Andrew on May 30, 2006 23:06:38 GMT
Hi chungchungxavier, Sorry I haven't got around to saying "Hello" and "Welcome to the Forum" yet! Well I have now... i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifEnjoy meeting some truly loyal Hayley fans here!  You say you donated "Hayley Westenra" CD to charity? How many copies?  Surely you haven't parted with the only copy you had?  Do you want each member of the Forum to send you a copy to make up for the one you donated? Next you'll tell us you've donated all of those too ...  Andrew  |
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Post by chungchungxavier on May 31, 2006 0:19:28 GMT
  i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifHello Andrew . Nice to meet you ! Yeah , I have donated it to a local charity . I also have donated "My Gift To You" and the "Live From New Zealand DVD" to the charity . I have parted with THESE copies and I no longer possess them . I am keeping 2 copies of "Pure" and 2 copies of "Odessey" . So , currently I have 4 pieces of Hayley CDs .
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Post by milewalker on Mar 21, 2007 0:14:22 GMT
Nothing like resurrecting an old thread from the dead....
I am not certain when I got Hayley Westenra. I do know that I was downsized after 9-11 and I had already introduced my co-workers to her - I would guess for this and other reasons that it was around June of 2001 give or take a month or so
I was particularly struck by three songs - Mists of Islay, I Dreamed a Dream and Love Changes Everything. A 13 year old has absolutely no business being able to sing like that....
Jon
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Post by howard on Dec 7, 2007 2:19:33 GMT
Hello,
I have this album...all I can say is....WOW!!!
I am speechless, I have to listen to it everyday.
And that bonus track of "Amazing Grace"....I tell you Hayley puts the word amazing in that song...It is by far the BEST version I have ever heard, very emotional.
As of today I think amazon.uk has 1 copy left....
I also have "My Gift to You"....Hayley is unbeatable....
I wish I heard about her before Nov 2006...I am in the USA, what can I say.
Best Regards,
Howard
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Post by Nordly on Dec 9, 2007 21:27:26 GMT
I'm hoping I'll get it for Christmas- does that count I heard of Hayley in Dec 06, but I didn't even know her name until March. That reminds me- I was going to start a one year Hayley/CW fanship annaversiary thread- see you at the CW board! |
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Post by masterlukezh on Dec 28, 2007 8:11:01 GMT
I have had this album for nearly forever. Between it and "My Gift to You" it convinced me that Hayley was real, talented and worth following. I especially like "The Mists of Isley", in fact I even did research into where Isley was and what all of that means". I also like "Love Changes Everything."
Don't get up here very often, but something said it was time to come up and chat a bit. The Yahoo group isn't very active, so it was time for a Hayley fix. Hope all of you are well, and hoping that Hayley comes to your town in 2008. I was hoping to see her last Summer but Meav' came to Kansas City instead of Hayley. I'm sure there will be another time...soon!
God Bless You All.
Master Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight and Defender of the Universe!
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Post by Nordly on Dec 28, 2007 14:57:49 GMT
Ooh! I have it!
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Post by milewalker on Dec 28, 2007 15:27:10 GMT
I have had this album for nearly forever. Between it and "My Gift to You" it convinced me that Hayley was real, talented and worth following. I especially like "The Mists of Isley", in fact I even did research into where Isley was and what all of that means". I also like "Love Changes Everything." Don't get up here very often, but something said it was time to come up and chat a bit. The Yahoo group isn't very active, so it was time for a Hayley fix. Hope all of you are well, and hoping that Hayley comes to your town in 2008. I was hoping to see her last Summer but Meav' came to Kansas City instead of Hayley. I'm sure there will be another time...soon! God Bless You All. Master Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight and Defender of the Universe! Hi Luke Good to see you here! Jon |
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Post by martindn on Dec 28, 2007 19:44:27 GMT
I have had this album for nearly forever. Between it and "My Gift to You" it convinced me that Hayley was real, talented and worth following. I especially like "The Mists of Isley", in fact I even did research into where Isley was and what all of that means". I also like "Love Changes Everything." Don't get up here very often, but something said it was time to come up and chat a bit. The Yahoo group isn't very active, so it was time for a Hayley fix. Hope all of you are well, and hoping that Hayley comes to your town in 2008. I was hoping to see her last Summer but Meav' came to Kansas City instead of Hayley. I'm sure there will be another time...soon! God Bless You All. Master Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight and Defender of the Universe! I have been to Islay a number of times and I can tell you it is pronounced "Isla". So Hayley gets it wrong, but it is a common mistake. And it doesn't spoil the song for me - every time I hear Hayley sing it it reminds me of that beautiful and unspoiled place. It also produces some of the finest single malt whisky on the planet! Martin |
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Post by grant on Dec 28, 2007 20:08:29 GMT
Hi Martin The correct pronunciation came up at one of Hayley's concerts - I think it was Canterbury - when Hayley told us she had received a letter telling her the correct pronunciation was 'Eye-la'. It would be interesting to know how the writer of the lyrics, Gavin Creed, intended it to be pronounced. I don't think I have ever heard it sung as anything but 'Islay' - any other pronunciation would sound wrong in my mind. Best wishes Grant PS: confirmation as to the correct pronunciation can be found HERE |
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Post by Nordly on Jan 13, 2008 20:27:11 GMT
Interesting pronunciation. I love the Mists of Islay
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Post by tracy on Dec 16, 2010 22:45:50 GMT
ANYONE. I cannot figure out where this album sits in the list of things  , going through the albums thread it shows a totally different track listing to the one I now have.   Rob gave me this CD last weekend, He bought every Hayley CD in the shop but the track listing is. 1. Pokarekare Ana 2. Beat of your Heart 3. Deli'Amore Non Si Sa 4. river of Dreams 5. Quanta Qualia 6. Never say goodbye 7. Dark Waltz 8. May it be 9. Prayer 10. Ave Maria 11. Amazing Grace 12. Benedictus 13. Bridal ballad 14, In Trutina 15. Hine E Hine And it says MADE in Australia. So in a nut shell, how many Cd's with just the title HAYLEY WESTENRA are there. Rob gave me 5 Hayley Cd's,(all different) wow my collection has just gone crazy . I'm so excited. He got his money back tho, he took home 5 gold nuggets after I taught him how to pan for gold in our creek, they total about 15, 000 dollars so he is wrapped i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifmuch love Tracy |
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Post by martindn on Dec 16, 2010 23:01:52 GMT
Hi Tracy,
Where on earth did you get that? It looks like a pirate job to me.
The album Hayley Westenra was made when Hayley was 13 years old. I can see no trace of it in the album that you have.
There are several tracks from Pure in that listing of yours, not made till Hayley was 15 and living in England. And "Quanta Qualia", "May it Be" and "Del Amore" are from Odyssey, made when Hayley was 17!
Actually, I don't think there is a single track from the original "Hayley Westenra" album. Or "My Gift to You" It is just stuff taken from Pure and Odyssey.
The photo, from memory, is from "My Gift To You" (my copy is in the car, after all it is Christmas), made when she was 13.
My guess is it is a pirate job. I suspect even Grant. with his vast collection of Hayley's CDs, doesn't have that one.
Martin D
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Post by roger on Dec 16, 2010 23:15:28 GMT
Hi Tracy, Contrary to what Martin D has said, you have a perfectly legitimate Australian compilation which was released in about 2006. It is a collection of songs from Pure and Odyssey. I have exactly the same album here which Hayley signed for me and wasn't surprised that I had it. It has nothing to do with the earlier release in NZ of the same name. The photo, which Martin seems to think is from MGTY is actually from the Odyssey photoshoot. Enjoy Roger |
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Post by martindn on Dec 16, 2010 23:34:59 GMT
Hi Roger,
Nice to know you are still around. Best wishes for a great Christmas. And I defer to your superior knowledge. Well, I know I have seen that photo somewhere, and MGTY is the only one I don't have to hand (apart from Winter Magic JP edition, forget it).
So Tracy,
don't listen to me, listen to Roger. You may not realise it, since it was before your time, but Roger used to be the owner of HWI, and is one of the few members here who has known Hayley almost since she came to the UK. We all owe him big time for running this wonderful site and keepimg it going for several years. He was with Hayley, in her dressing room even, on the nght back in 2004 when I first heard Hayley sing and was totally blown away. That was a night I will never forget, one of the greatest of my life, perhaps only surpassed by the first Buxton concert, where I first got to meet Hayley.
Martin D
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, going through the albums thread it shows a totally different track listing to the one I now have.