Thursday, June 11, 2009

CW DVD taping!

Well, I can't go to the taping due to the fact that it is in Ireland and on July 29th and the 30th. I need my passport updated and other stuff. Oh well. Next time maybe.
Anyways, rumors have it that CW will be coming back for a Fall tour! I read it in an article and I am very excited. I have a feeling though that they may skip Charlotte. Although, they did come back in 2007 twice! So who knows with them. LOL they are so unpredictable which I love about them! Just thought I would blog about that!

Oh and Happy Birthday Rich! (even though it ain't till Saturday!)

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Isle of Hope Review!!!!!!!!!!

Before I begin my review, I have been one of the few members who had been staying away from the spoiler board. I didn’t want to know anything about the show because I wanted to be surprised and let me tell you I was surprised tonight! Now just to clarify things up a bit, I ended up finding out about some spoilers. Like when I watched CW on the Today Show and saw their dresses and heard the new arrangement of Danny Boy. Or when members would accidently post spoiler in the wrong board I did found out about Carolina. So I knew a little about the songs. Ok so onto my review!
The beginning was neat when Chloe was talking.
SDS: I was glad that they kept this song in the show! I was a bit worried at first that it would get dropped but out came Mairead and the opening notes and I was so excited! The girls looked very good in their dresses. I hadn’t heard Alex live before and WOW WHAT A VOICE SHE HAS! Gosh! Alex, you found a place in my heart now!
Fields of GoldOMG OMG OMG LISA!!!!!! I love this new song! Wow I cried it was soo good! Lisa you rocked at this song! I have never heard of this till now and WOW it was really good! It’s a new favorite of mine! Coast of Galicia: This song started out slow and I thought it was going to be like that! Haha was I wrong! I loved this song! It kept getting better as it went on and at one point I thought it was over, NOPE! The drums got louder and Mairead kept playing! It was awesome!
When You Believe: I can’t believe Chloe sang this song! I loved it! Chloe has really grown up and her voice has really matured. After she was done, she giggled and skipped off stage. Carolina Rua: I love this song live! Lynn’s dancing was so cute. The last time I saw Lynn was in October of 2007 when she was brand new! She has sure come a long way since then! Way to GO LYNN!True Colors: Again Alex comes out and she starts singing and I just sit there amazed at her voice and her range. I have always liked this song but tonight I loved it even more now! Thanks Alex!Orinoco Flow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH! Ok so I am thinking that it’s going to be Alex, Lisa and Lynn but then I see Chloe! Haha! That really surprised me! Chloe was a wonderful addition! I was so glad that they decided to keep this song! It was the song that got me into CW! Then the instrumental part comes and Gavin does a wonderful job! We clapped for him.
Isle of Hope song is after this and I loved the pictures. This song is wonderful and the Girls did an amazing job with it! Loved how they all turned to look at the screen. Granuailes Dance was next and I love watching Mairead fly all around the stage! After this song she bowed and pranced off stage smiling. She’s so cute!
The Blessing: the last time I saw Lisa sing this song she was pregnant with Ellie LOL! Lisa did a great job with this song and afterwards blew a kiss towards the piano and walked off. Goodnight My Angel: Gosh! What a song! I loved it. It was very nice and I thought of my nieces and nephews during this song. Danny Boy: I knew how this was going to be done since I had seen the Girls on the Today Show and I was excited to hear it live. Well, they did a fantastic job with this song! I absolutely love it!
Mo Ghile Mear: Yes, they kept this song too! So I am sitting there and all of a sudden on the screen comes FIRE! OMG FIRE! I literally said “WOW FIRE!” LOL I am so glad fire was in this show! Too bad it wasn’t real lol MGM was once again great and during the drumming I shouted “GO NICKY GO!” LOL During intermission my Dad and I moved up 7 seats to row O because that row was empy ( we had row V). We find some friends who have Mezzanine and tell them to come and sit with us and they do.Ok, so the show starts up again and OMG The Call! It scared me, the beginning haha! My Dad and I jumped, looked at each other and laughed lol. This was a great song and I loved the hand movements with it.
Dulaman was next and out comes Lynn! I had heard her sing this before and it was just so cute watching her sing this. Way to go Lynn!You’ll Be in My Heart: I about jumped out of my seat when I heard the opening notes to this song! I had hoped that they would sing this song and they did! Wow! I was so happy! Alex did an amazing job at it! Good arrangement. Alex said thanks afterwards
Last Rose of Summer: Chloe and Lynn did a great job at this! Their voices together make a great sound! They walked off holding hands and then Mairead did her instrumental part that lead into Nella Fantasia!Chloe comes out and when she sings this song, gosh! Her voice has matured so well and I love the way she sang it! Way to go Chloe! She giggled and walked off. At the Ceili: Yes, they kept this song too! I absolutely love this song! It’s so much fun watching the Girls perform it! At one point Mairead went over to where Lisa was standing next to the guys and motioned for her to move so she could stand next to them! LOL it was cute.
Shenandoah/ The Contradiction: The audience liked this one. (They always do) We clapped along as Mairead played with Ray and Nicky. Her face expressions were priceless! Gotta love Mairead.Have I Told You Lately: Ahh I loved their version of this song. Very good. Alex, you rocked! The Girls hugged at the end of the song, which was cute to see.
The Voice! AHH LISA LISA LISA! I was so excited when she come out and I knew what song it was going to be! Lisa blew the roof off the auditorium at the end! Way to GO LISA! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!
Sing Out: Love this song and I love watching Chloe! LOL She was totally dancing and rocking out lol She was so cute. After that Chloe talked about how America was the first country to embrace them and how much they loved Charlotte (She was sort of out of breath since she had just finished singing lol and at one point it sounded like she forgot the name of the auditorium cause she began to say “Ove… Ovens Auditorium” LOL) Then she said that they had a new song and I knew what song it was! O AMERICA!
O America! OMG OMG OMG OMG! I loved this song so much! Wow! It was stellar! Afterwards we gave them a standing ovation. The Girls smiled. YRMU: I loved the fact that they added the extra stanza. Wonderful job Girls!Then Mairead comes back out and performs her solo number which I love! I screamed “GO MAIREAD!”
Once again the Girls come out and do MGM and there’s the FIRE again! AHH! FIRE! Lol Spanish Lady is next and Chloe is totally rocking out to this song! She and Mairead to the “Bump” and then Chloe laughs and dances some more!

The show is now over and as soon as it’s over and the lights come back on, they start breaking the stage down. I am so glad I didn’t look at the spoilers! It was totally worth it! It was very hard to do though! Just ask Chris and Emily! LOL I am very proud of CW and all those who work on this tour! They did an amazing job with the stage and the songs! I loved the show and hope to see them soon!
Alex, hearing you for the first time, you impressed me! Way to go GIRL!
Lisa, I adore you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chloe, you have grown up so much! Lynn, you have come a long way since the last time I saw you, you were great!
Mairead, what can I say about you? You were amazing as usual! Way to go ALL! I love it!