Welcome

[HWI]

Hi Natasha,

I had a go at modifying your message because the code for the font was showing in your message. It didn't work, so I gave up.

Cheers,
Keith.

[Joe]

Hi Natasha,
If I'm not mistaken, I remember you from the Charlotte Church.net forums. You and your sister are brilliant singers as well. Hope you are both doing great. Welcome!

[HWI]

Hi Natasha,

Welcome to the forum (at last i've managed to get the time to welcome you properly). I hope you enjoy being a member here and hope we can look forward to reading some messages from you in the future.

Like Joe, I remember you from the other forum and would be very happy if you told us all a little about yourself and your sister (Crystal isn't it?) and your singing. You could do this on the "Other Music" board we have here. And you could put a link to your website there, and on the other websites board.

Once again, welcome. I am delighted you have joined our little family.

Keith.

[HWI]

Hi Constantine,

A warm welcome to the forum for another of my good friends. I hope you enjoy being a member of the forum AND that you enjoy Hayley's show at Joe's Pub in New York on Thursday.

Keith.

[lachwen]

Westu Hal! I'm a fairly new Haley fan, and I prolly would have remained content to just enjoy Pure and hang out at cc.net and not explore Haley sites at all, but for one thing. I miss arguing with Natasha. So, when Stevo posting a link to her awesome review on this site...I followed and here I am! And ya know...this looks like a really cool place to stay at too.

[HWI]

Hi Léohtflod,

Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here. Any fan of Hayley is a friend of mine. I hope you enjoy being a member here and look forward to reading your messages.

Oh yes! And another Harry Potter fan, too. Doubly welcome. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Keith.

[lachwen]

Yay! All hail Harry Potter fans!!!!!
And because you all aren't clairvoyant, I think I'll post some bald facts about myself.
~I'm 18
~I'm a huge fan of HP, LotR and Jane Austen
~I LOVE costuming
~I'm heading for college this fall and am going for a degree in graphics design, but that could change sinse I'm equally interested in illustration of fashion/costume design
~My name is Rohirric and is a literal translation of my RL name, 'Gwendolyn'

[Joe]

Hi Léohtflod,

May I welcome you to the forum as well. I'm also a HUGE Harry Potter fan myself...did you know that the title to book 6 has just been revealed?!?

Here on this forum you'll learn news about Hayley and her music that you'll find no-where else.

Congratulations on your going to college in the autumn. Whatever degree you pursue I'm sure you'll do just great!

Good Luck and Welcome, Joe

[HWI]

Hi 1littlegirl,

Welcome to the forum, it's great having you here. And thank you for your message.

Furthermore, congratulations, you are our 50th member. Take a gold star for your exercise book. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I am looking forward to reading more from you soon.

Keith.

[1littlegirl]

Hey!
Yeah, I'm the 50th member. You may have seen me around on Andy's site and occasionally Lindsay's, so I thought I might as well join this one.

[HWI]

Hi babyarden,

Welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy your time with us and am looking forward very much to reading your messages.

Why not post and tell us a little about yourself? Something like:
1) where you are from
2) When did you first hear about Hayley and how?
3) what your thoughts and feelings about Hayley are.

Anything like that would be great.

Keith

[misshappy774]

Hi everyone,

I did technically join months ago, but I forgot my password! It's good to be back though, thank you for resetting my password Keith!! I hope everyone's well and I am so pleased to see how many posts there are now

Anyway, onwards to reading through some of the messages!

Kirsty xx

[Susan]

Keith said:

Why not post and tell us a little about yourself? Something like:
1) where you are from
2) When did you first hear about Hayley and how?
3) what your thoughts and feelings about Hayley are.

Anything like that would be great.

Keith

Hi, to all Hayley fans! I'm the newest member of the board (as of now). Member #56, that is. I'm happy to be here with all 55 of you! Just wishing... wishing... wishing... that there were MORE of us!! Any thoughts on how to get more people in here?

I think that Hayley has the MOST gorgeous voice I have ever heard in my life. She's even better than Sarah Brightman! My husband LOVES Hayley, also, and we cannot wait until her PBS program special hits the airwaves here in the USA, in November and/or December! I hope that a DVD will be made of her PBS special, because I would certainly like to own something like that!

I think that Hayley is the FEMALE equivalent of Josh Groban, and I would sooooooo love to hear the two of them duet on a song sometime in the future. I like the sound of Groban's timbre even better than that of Andrea Bocelli. (I know that Hayley has sung duets with Bocelli, but with Groban -- I think -- it could be even BETTER!)

I first discovered Hayley in late March 2004, when I went to our local Barnes & Noble Booksellers, and I saw her "promo" sampler CD being offered in their music department. I took it home, not really expecting anything "great," but giving it a listen really did knock my socks off. She sang Pokarekare Ana and Who Painted the Moon Black (they only gave two songs on the sample CD). Right away, I just **knew** that as soon as her album PURE hit the store shelves here in the USA on April 6, 2004 -- I just HAD to run out and get it. I've been listening to PURE every day since then, and I never tire of it.

My favorite tracks are:
Never Say Goodbye
River of Dreams
Beat of Your Heart
Dark Waltz
Heaven

*** I'm really glad to be here! ***

[Joe]

Hello Susan,

I'd like to welcome you to our boards. You've "discovered" Hayley at the right time back in March, just when her "Pure" CD hit US stores. Glad you like the cd...if you didn't know, Hayley has released three other cd's. Two of which are available commercially. You will absolutely love her Christmas CD. Amazon.com is where I got mine (last November). Click here for the HWI page which has all the cd's, lyrics, and a few audio samples for your perusal..http://www.hayley-westenra-international.com/albumslyrics&singles/menu-albums.htm Check HWI often for daily news and updates. You won't find a better website!

Hayley will appear in several TV shows here in the US this autumn; most noteably American Dreams. Look for Hayley playing the guitar and singing 'Who Painted the Moon Black?' Not sure when the episode will air, maybe October 3rd or 10th. Hayley has just filmed that Great Performances special which will air on PBS this winter.

Thanks for sharing your "Hayley" story with us and, again, welcome !!!

[Susan]

Hi, Joe! (and, hi, Keith!)

Thanks, guys, for the hearty welcome! Joe... I see that you are likewise based in the USA. It seems that there aren't too many of us "Yanks" around here on this website. I'm in (upstate) New York State, and you are in Pennsylvania? Hmmm... neighbors (almost).

Yes... I am well aware of the fact that there are two other commercially available albums by Hayley which came out before her album PURE. In fact, I did order her album entitled "HAYLEY WESTENRA" directly from Amazon, back in the month of May (2004).

Her voice is better (more mature) on PURE than it was on her self-titled CD, but nevertheless her self-titled CD was absolutely terrific! I loved the songs on it which she sang from Phantom of the Opera, from West Side Story, and from Les Miserables! Frankly, I'd like to see her re-release a NEW album of Broadway show tunes, wherein she might re-record many of the songs she originally sang at the age of 13 or 14.

I also managed to download the small audio clip of Hayley singing a segment of Con Te Partira (Time to Say Goodbye). Her voice is EXQUISITE on that one, in spite of the fact that she must have been very, very young when she recorded it! I understand that Hayley singing CTP is presently not commercially available on any CD? I wish that she would re-release that one too! Especially, since she is now apparently singing that song at the close of the Bocelli concerts at which she makes a guest appearance in Australia!

As for the Christmas album (My Gift to You)... sorry... Christmas music just has really never especially appealed to me, as I'm not a follower of that faith. Still, I can appreciate why others might like it.