Homecoming – Live from Ireland

Celtic Woman: Homecoming Live from Ireland
"Celtic Woman: Homecoming - Live from Ireland" album cover
Live album / Video by Celtic Woman
Released 26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
Recorded 2 September 2017 (2017-09-02), 3Arena
Genre Celtic, vocal
Label Manhattan Records, Universal Music Group
Producer Dave Kavanagh, Shane McDonnell
Celtic Woman chronology
The Best of Christmas
(2017)		 Celtic Woman: Homecoming Live from Ireland
(2018)		 Ancient Land
(2018)

Celtic Woman: Homecoming - Live from Ireland is the first full-length live album and tenth DVD by the group Celtic Woman, released worldwide on 26 January 2018 by Manhattan Records.[1]

Background

The music from the album was taken from the DVD.[2] The album is the second released by the group to consist entirely of live tracks. Celtic Woman: O Christmas Tree also consisted entirely of live tracks, taken from the DVD release of Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas.[3][4][5]

On 20 April 2017 Celtic Woman announced a special performance of the Voices of Angels World Tour on 2 September 2017 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. It was confirmed in July 2017 that the show would be recorded as the group's next concert DVD and PBS special.[6][7][8]

The music was produced, arranged, and orchestrated by Gavin Murphy. The lead vocalists in the concert are Máiréad Carlin, Susan McFadden, Éabha McMahon and instrumentalist Tara McNeill. The DVD is the first to feature McNeill as a lead performer. McNeill appeared in the group's previous DVD, Celtic Woman: Destiny, as a harpist in the band, and performed both the violin and harp during Homecoming - Live From Ireland. This is the first time a lead instrumentalist of the group performed more than one instrument on one of the group's DVDs.

The concert features the Orchestra of Ireland and The Celtic Voices Choir. The concert also features guest singer Anabel Sweeney, who won a competition in Ireland to perform at the concert.[9][10][2]

Celtic Woman: Homecoming - Live From Ireland aired on PBS stations in the United States starting in November 2017. The television specials consist of a subset of the tracks available on the DVD. Both the CD and DVD were available through PBS pledge drives prior to their official release.[11] The concert special debuted on television in Ireland on 1 January 2018.[12]

Track listing

CD [2][13][14]

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Homecoming Lament" 2:02
2."Mo Ghile Mear (My Gallant Star)"Máiréad Carlin, Susan McFadden, Éabha McMahon, Tara McNeill4:09
3."My Heart Will Go On"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill4:26
4."Across The World"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill4:26
5."Walk Beside Me"Carlin4:13
6."Dulaman"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill3:39
7."Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears"McMahon3:52
8."Danny boy"Anabel Sweeney3:43
9."Westering Home"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill, Sweeney4:10
10."Amazing Grace"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill3:49
11."For the Love of a Princess"McFadden3:30
12."Ave Maria"McMahon4:21
13."Water Under the Bridge"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill4:07
14."The Voice"The Celtic Woman band3:03
15."Ard Ui Chuain/Sadhbh Ni Bhruinnealaigh"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill4:13
16."Time to Say Goodbye"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill5:05
17."You Raise Me Up"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill4:09
18."The Kesh Inn"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon5:44
19."The Parting Glass"  

Notes

  • Track 13 orchestrated by Paul Campbell.[2]

DVD [15]

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Homecoming Lament"  
2."Mo Ghile Mear (My Gallant Star)"Máiréad Carlin, Susan McFadden, Éabha McMahon, Tara McNeill 
3."My Heart Will Go On"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 
4."Across the World"McNeill 
5."Walk Beside Me"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 
6."Dulaman"Carlin 
7."She Moved Through The Fair"McFadden 
8."Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears"McMahon 
9."Danny Boy"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 
10."Fields of Gold"Anabel Sweeney 
11."Westering Home"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill, Sweeney 
12."Amazing Grace"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon 
13."For the Love of a Princess"McNeill 
14."Ave Maria"Carlin 
15."Water Under the Bridge"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 
16."Floorplay"Instrumental 
17."Ard Uí Chuain / Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh"McMahon 
18."The Voice"McFadden 
19."Time to Say Goodbye"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 
20."You Raise Me Up"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 
21."The Kesh Inn"The Celtic Woman band 
22."Téir Abhaile Riú"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 
23."The Parting Glass"Carlin, McFadden, McMahon, McNeill 

The DVD that is sold in Europe, manufactured by Manhattan Records, contains the audio exclusively in monaural. It does not contain audio in stereo or Dolby digital system.

Personnel

Per the liner notes.[2]

Celtic Woman Band

  • Ray Fean – percussion
  • Caitriona Frost – percussion
  • Tommy Buckley – guitar
  • Anthony Byrne – bagpipes
  • Darrah Murphy – uilleann pipes

Special guest

  • Anabel Sweeney – vocals

Production

  • Gavin Murphy – musical direction
  • Méav Ní Mhaolchatha – vocal direction
  • Tim Martin – recording and mixing
  • Andy Walter – mastering
  • Caroline Nesbitt, Designedly – design, art direction

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 14

References

  1. ↑ Digital, Granite. "Celtic Woman - Homecoming: Live from Ireland DVD - PRE-ORDER". www.celticwoman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Celtic Woman Limited, Liner Notes, Celtic Woman: Homecoming - Live from Ireland. UMG Recordings, Inc. 2017. CD.
  3. ↑ Homecoming – Live from Ireland by Celtic Woman on Apple Music, 2018-01-19, retrieved 2018-01-14
  4. ↑ Digital, Granite. "Celtic Woman - O Christmas Tree". www.celticwoman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  5. ↑ "O Christmas Tree". cw-ct.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Celtic Woman". 3Arena. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  7. ↑ (hello@dublinconcerts.ie), Dublin Concerts. "Celtic Woman at 3Arena, 2 September 2017". www.dublinconcerts.ie. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  8. ↑ "Win! A chance to sing on stage with Celtic Woman!". RTE.ie. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  9. ↑ "Wicklow singer to join Celtic Woman at 3Arena". RTE.ie. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  10. ↑ "Final three revealed for Celtic Woman Voices Of Angels". RTE.ie. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  11. ↑ "Celtic Woman, Homecoming – Live from Ireland DVD & CD - Pledge". secure.wttw.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  12. ↑ Digital, Granite. "NEW Celtic Woman TV Special to premiere on Irish Television". www.celticwoman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  13. ↑ Celtic Woman, Homecoming – Live From Ireland, retrieved 2018-01-14
  14. ↑ "shop.pbs.org/celtic-woman-homecoming-live-from-ireland-dvd/product/CWHC401". shop.pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  15. ↑ "Celtic Woman - Homecoming: Live from Ireland DVD - Pre-Order". celticwoman.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  16. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 2 February 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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