New CW website

I love the new CW site because it seems like they are doing more fan interaction and tour diaries. They are keeping us up to date as to what is going on. The Girls seem to be having fun. The Dlx cd has a special site to it and you can see more of the tour diaries. Plus, new photos and messages from the Girls.

Ok, just thought I would share that with you all.

Meet and Greet signature photos

Here are the photo signatures that Lisa and Mairead signed. Kelly, who was taking over for Rachel that night spelled my name wrong but it's ok lol

Ok first off I am a little disappointed with the show. There wasn’t fire or fireworks LOL! Just kidding ya’ll, the show was fantastic!

Nil Se'n La Wow, I was not expecting this song to be first! It was very cool and I loved the new arrangement of it! The Girls sounded amazing. The candles were so cool. I guess they were real candles? lol

Fields of Gold So it’s Lisa’s turn now and she go’s and grabs a mic (seemed more like she stole it from Tommy lol) I thought her mic pack went out or something since she was using the mic but I later figured out that each of the Girls were using the hand held mics. She did a great job singing this.

Coast of Galicia Mairead comes out and this song is so much fun to see Mairead do! She had us laughing and clapping. Her expressions are so funny.

Galway Bay So Chloe comes out and introduces Galway Bay and talks about how she hadn’t been there until recently. I went to Galway in 96’ and it’s an amazing place. She really got into this song.

Orinoco Flow I loved the new arrangement for this song! The thunder and lightning were very cool and then the chanting of “sail away” was neat. I was so happy they kept this song!

My Lagan Love I have to say that I wasn’t too sure of this song when I heard it on the DVD. But hearing it live and seeing Lynn sing it, I liked it! OMG, I fell in love with it! Chris Ropes, I loved it! LOL

The New Ground/ Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears This song once again is a favorite of mine! I did miss however the Girls in their colored dresses for IoH tour and the screen in the background. They did a fantastic job though.

My Heart was Home Again Alex introduced this song and I loved it! I love her emotion that she puts into her singing. It really showed in this song.

Granuaile's Dance OMG this song! It totally rocked Ovens! Mairead had us laughing and clapping along! She was feeding off of our energy so she was jumping and spinning around and I was thinking “don’t fall don’t fall!” LOL!

Goodnight My Angel Oh I love this song ever since I heard it during the IoH tour. Lisa and Lynn together were so great!

Danny Boy I wasn’t too interested in this song when I first heard them harmonizing it a while back. But having heard it live, it was very nice!

Mo Ghile Mear AHH, they kept this song too! OMG, I love this song so much! I was sad though that there was no picture of fire this time around lol. Mairead’s solo part towards the end was a bit different. I love it! Then towards the end, the choir came down the side and into the aisle! Wow, that was neat.

The Call Well right before this song started, someone told me that David Downes was sitting in my row! So I look over and in the next section in the aisle is David! So this whole time, I now keep looking over to see what he is doing lol.

Amazing Grace The bagpiper came down the center aisle and onto the stage. Tommy joined in on his pipes. Lisa began signing and then the other Girls joined in. Wow, this song was very moving. It was awesome!

Dulaman So Lynn introduces this song and she has us laughing saying that it’s a song about two seaweed men in love. Then as Nicky and Ray are coming down with their bodhrans she says something like “and look here come my seaweed men now.” We all laughed. Lynn did a great job with this song and the poor rich man gets nothing.

You'll Be in My Heart Alex did a great job with this and I love how Nicky came down and played. He was smiling the whole time.

Songs From the Heart Whoa, what a cool song! I think this was a top favorite for me for the show. Lisa and Chloe were so cute and when Lynn and Alex came in, they all held hands. It was so cute.

The Moon's a Harsh Mistress Lisa introduced this song and sang it very well. She got really into it during the line “But God I fell and I fell alone”.

When You Believe Gosh, Chloe once again blew me away with this song! That note she hits, got a few responses from the crowd along with me!

At the Ceili Wow, this was a song that I did not expect for them to sing! I was very happy that they kept it. The Girls were in the dresses for Nil Se’n La on the DVD.
Non C'e Piu another favorite of mine from the DVD.

You Raise Me Up Mairead introduces this song and I knew the show was ending. I have always loved this song and was glad it was still in the show.
Finale Mairead’s finale is the same except for the fact that instead of the Girls coming out after she finishes, she ran off stage and then flew back on and played some more! This completely threw me off since I was expecting the same finale routine as before.

Spanish Lady So Chloe asks us if we are having a good time. We all shout. Then she said “Oh I don’t know, ARE YA HAVING A GOOD TIME!?” and we shout even louder! Then she said for this next song to sing along and dance and clap and whatever else. We are already standing and we remain standing through the whole song! Chloe and Mairead do the routine “bump” and Chloe and Lisa jump holding hands. Chloe really likes this song because she is always super hyper during it lol

Meet and Greet!
So I catch up with Mr. Peabody and we wait around for them to tell us where to go for the M&G. We find out that it’s upstairs and there is food and coffee! I am way to nervous at this point to even eat anything. So make our way up stairs and into the room. I am like last and therefore miss when they announce which girls are doing the M&G. I find out it is LISA AND MAIREAD! OMG I freaked out lol I quickly text Chris and Emily to tell them. Emily is now officially freaking out. LOL!

Then 5mins later, they come into the room and Lisa says “Hi everybody!” and Mairead follows. I wait around with Mr Peabody since we are going last. I am so nervous waiting because I can hear them talking and laughing and I am like “don’t pass out, breath breath!” LOL. Ok, so finally after the line dies down, we start toward the table. JByrd and his wife were in front of me. Rachel was not there but another lady named Kelly. Lisa is first and she says “Hi! I’m Lisa!” and extends her hand. We shake and I introduce myself as Caitlin. So basically she has no clue that I am Trouble lol I tell her that this is my first M&G and it was my prefect M&G! She smiled and then asked me how I liked the show. I told her I had been to Galway in ‘96 and she gasped and said "isn't that place pretty?" I said "It is!" I told her how I loved the fact that Chloe sings that song having been there. She said she loved that city too. She then asked me if I remember anything and I said "not much because I was 8" She laughed and said "so you probably wouldn't remember any of the pubs you went to?" and I told her that I did remember this one pub we went to and there was live music playing and it was really loud lol then she asked me if this was my first show and I said "nope this is my 4th show here!" and she looked surprised and said "wow! do you live here?" and I said "yep I live like 10mins from here" and she said "oh charlotte is a wonderful city" and I said yeah I love it" Then she thanked me for coming to the show.

Now for Mairead! We shook hands and she asked how I liked the show and I said I love it! She asked what my favorite number was and I said I loved all of them. She was like "all of them really?" I said "yes especially your finale which completely threw me off because I was thinking it would be the same as it usually is but it wasn't and I loved it!" She said "aww thanks!" Then she saw my fiddler crossing sign that Mike gave me and said "do you want me to sign that too?"and I said "sure". She signed and thanked me for coming and I thanked her for the show and signing my stuff. Ok so here is the funny part. Mr Peabody is after me and he is getting his stuff signed and he pulls out a box of Cadbury Flake’s for Mairead. She is quite surprised and says thanks and then Lisa steals it and says “and you’re on a diet” well I was still in the room watching and the whole room was laughing at that. Lisa was nice and gave it back. Whew, I am still in shock that Lisa and Mairead were at my first M&G! I was not expecting Lisa to be there since she had done the Atlanta one. I did however figure that Mairead would be there.

SftH CD!

I got my CD on Jan 26th, through Amazon. I should have ordered the DVD with them but I decided to go through Barnes and Noble. Anyways, there was the CD case and the Calendar case. The calendar is 18 months with pics from the SftH concert. Now to the CD:

The play list is as follows:
Fields of Gold
Amazing Grace
Nil Se La
My Lagan Love
When You Believe
The New Ground~Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
The Coast of Galicia
Non Ce Piu
The Moon's a Harsh Mistress
You'll Be in My Heart
Goodnight My Angel
Galway Bay
The Lost Rose Fantasia
O, America!
The Call-Live
Finale/Mo Ghile Mear-Live

There are some songs that are different. Fields of Gold is a bit. Nil Se La does not have the drumming part, but this cool short bass part that completely threw me off when listening. It made me laugh. Also in Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears, Chloe sings all the refrain and verse in the beginning. Other than those slight changes, the CD is great! Their best so far I say. 4 stars!

Feb 18th show!

So I have tickets for the Feb 18th show. Also, a Meet and Greet ticket thanks to Mr Peabody whom I meet in the Fall 07 tour show. He had an extra one and I asked if he still had it! He did and I took the offer. I can't wait! I have never been to one but I have read about them and I am super excited! I really don't care who I get but I would love to have one of the originals. Just 1 month away from the show!

Lost a friend today.

Today, I lost a great friend. A four legged 12 year old mutt named Naya. My older sister named her after the bottled water. Naya was the best dog ever. She was great with kids. Kick ass guard dog and when you took her on walks, she'd pull you if she saw a squirrel or a cat. She was so cute as a puppy. One Christmas Eve, we came home to find that Naya who was maybe a year old had destroyed the house. She chewed on some Christmas ornaments, got into my present for her ( treats that was wrapped up lol) and some other stuff. Boy, was my sister mad at her haha. We cleaned up the mess.
That dog has been to Colorado and back and to Utah and back a few times! She was an awesome travel buddy. She would steal the front seat and sit so straight like a human lol. That dog had some miles on her. She helped my sister move like 6 times! I have lost count. Naya liked to chew as a young dog though. She chewed through several pairs of my sister's leather shoes. So you had to keep your shoes in the closet with the door shut! I remember taking her to Freedom Park once. She saw some ducks and decided to go for a swim in the stream with them! I had no choice but to let the leash go because she was going to pull me in! Thank goodness it was in the summer.
Naya made some cool friends along the way. She met Scrappy, Sasha, Marley, and some others I can't remember. Sydney and Naya didn't get along very well at first. Sydney kept bugging Naya. Finally Sydney wised up and left her alone.
Naya hated flashlights and thunderstorms. She would pant and shake. When she would be over at the house, I would sleep with her in the closest. Putting my head on her side and her panting would put me to sleep. Not the most comfortable. She loved to run and chase squirrels and cats. She liked my bunny I once had named Speedy. I took Speedy out and put him on the deck in the old house. I was holding Naya back haha! I finally managed to get Speedy back into his cage.
Naya, thanks for traveling with my sister back and forth across the US. Thanks for being a kick ass guard dog. Thanks for being so great with kids. Thanks for the memories. Now you can chase all the rabbits and cats you want and eat all the treats and run like the wind. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. I love you!
Caitlin
I walk by the shore and I hear
Hear your song come so faint and so clear
And I catch it, a breath on the wind
And I smile and I sing you a song ~Send Me a Song by Lisa Kelly

Favorite things...

These are a few of my favorite things:

1. Celtic Woman
2. The High Kings
3. Calvin Klein jeans
4. Target
5. UnderArmor
   
6. Barnes and Noble bookstore
7. Lowe's hardware store
8. Blackhawk hardware store
9. Home Depot hardware store
10. Fire
11. Animals
12. Boca Burgers
13. Soy Milk
14. Tofu
15. Anything soy for that fact.
16. Friends&Family
17. My LG Xenon Phone
18. Ipod
19. Itunes
20. Concerts
21. Shaolin Kung Fu
22. Presents
23. Holidays
24. No work days
25. No school days