Songs from the Heart Special!

I just saw Songs from the Heart and I have to say it beat Slane Castle! The dresses, the lights, music, fog, everything was perfect! I loved it all. Extreme Rhythm Drummers were there along with bagpipes. A Gospel Choir was added in some songs. I wasn't crazy about the extra choir but whatever. My new favorite song is called Nil Se n' La. A fun song about drinking wine and staying up all night dancing! All 5 girls were included in this song and it was just so much fun to see! Nicky and Ray even got in their drumming solo like in Mo Ghile Mear. Fire was used in several songs and fireworks too. Mairead's solo ending was perfect! I have been dying to see this on DVD and CW stuck it in! Oh it was amazing. So can't wait to see it in concert! Lisa has a new solo called Moon's a Harsh Mistress. Wow, it was amazing. Loved her high notes in it. Course I love anything that Lisa sings. Alex did a great job with her songs as did Lynn. Not sure what was up with Alex's hair. It sorta looked like she hadn't brushed it. LOL. Anyways, the show was fantastic. Wish I had gone. Can't wait till Feb 18, 2010!

The Avett Brother's "I and Love and You" Music Video shoot!

Ok, so I got the information from their facebook and they needed a crowd for their video. So I signed up and two days later I got the email saying I had been approved. Yes!

So on Wednesday, I got to the Neighborhood theater around 11:30am and the line was like 100 yards long lol. I stood in line for about 40mins. We started moving around 12 and then stood in line some more. Then they said that they wanted people with names beginning A-K, so I shot up toward the front. Then we waited some more. I finally got to the front and I handed over my paper and got my wrist band. I grabbed a water and chugged it down. I entered the theater and it was pretty cool! A huge fan up above was blowing cool air. So we all stood around for another 30mins. Then I hear everyone screaming and out come the Avett Brothers! AHHH! Scott looked so cute.

So the director's name was Lindsey and she was very nice. She told us that all we needed to do was just act like it was a regular show; jump, scream, throw our hands in the air and wave them. I was pretty much in the back of the crowd standing in front of a tall guy. So we do the first shoot in full and Lindsey tells us that she liked our hand movements so to keep doing that. Also, to keep our cameras down and that we can take pictures and record between shoots. So then we do the full song a couple more times.

Then Lindsey says that they are going to do a fast version of the song. We all scream and get excited. haha we were very happy. So the song starts up very fast and poor Scott can't seem to catch up lol He makes weird faces trying to do the best he can with lip- syncing fast. We do that a few more times and get a kick out of it.

We keep doing the same thing over and over and over again. In between the shooting, The Avett's talk about funny stuff that has happened on tour, Scott and Seth share moments they remember when they were younger. They even sang some songs!

We are now told that Scott will stage dive into the crowd and we go ballistic! So Lindsey has two of her guys stand in front just in case lol. So Scott jumps into the crowd and he is no where near me haha. Then we get the other guys to do it after chanting their names. We ever get Lindsey to do it lol She was so nervous at first but she took the leap! Scott jumped a few more times and then Lindsey announced that there would be a 10 minute break. That 10 minute break ended up being more like 30mins lol but it was fine. I ended up moving up closer!

So then Lindsey says that she is going rearrange the cameras so that the main camera is behind the guys and looking at us! Cool! So we do the last 30 secs of the song over and over and over and over again. I am not sure how many times we did that but it was so tiring because we had to cheer for a long time and clap and go crazy. lol

Then Lindsey says that the guys are going to sing another song for us. They say that the song they are going to sing, they have NEVER EVER sang it for a live crowd before, so we are the first to hear it live! WOW. After that song they sing another one.

Then Lindsey comes back on stage and says she wants to get 2 more shoots of the whole song from the top. So we do the whole song twice. Then afterwords, the guys shake our hands and thank us.

It is now 5:10pm and I am so tired lol Whew. I get home around 6pm and I swear I could have gone to bed I was so tired.

Pictures are up the next morning from the Newspaper.

And that is my Avett Brother's video shoot story. Be jealous, very jealous. lol

Oh, America! on GMA! June 30th

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tNXM-u7qw&feature=related

Watch Celtic Woman sing "Oh America!" on Good Morning America on June 30th!

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!)

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!

I saw a Spoiler!

So I saw a Spoiler today. I am not sure if I am happy with the song I saw. "Carolina Rua" is sung by Lynn apparently. I really don't like that song. I'm not really into her cd as a matter of fact. Don't get me wrong! I love Lynn's voice and I do like "Swimming in the Barrow" and "Road to Glory". As for the other songs, eeh they are ok. I like acoustic stuff but I think Lynn should have used a full orchestra in the background lol. I like orchestra's. But who knows. I may like it once I see it Live, but I am pretty nervous!

1 Month Exactly!

Till my Isle of Hope Concert!!!!!!!! I am so damn excited! I will finally get to look at that God Blessed Board! I will finally get to answer The Call and all the other new songs!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also when my DMB album comes!!!!!!!!