CelticWomanForum.com

Didn't know where else to post this. But it looks like Celtic Woman finally revealed when the new show is coming out. According to the trailer (here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcEqySKw-c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcEqySKw-c)) it premieres Spring 2014 on PBS. The trailer is the same as the one we've all been talking about that was used for the Australia show.

I'm kinda disappointed it won't be out sooner, especially seeing as the fall pledge drive is when we will be purchasing tickets for the upcoming tour. Also, this dashes my hopes of a 2014 Reunion show for the 10th Anniversary. This'll be their 2014 special so I guess that's it. I know it was speculation and dreams on the fans part, but still.

It's funny that it says to "visit the Website for details" - I just went to the site, and all they have is a link to the video.

Hopefully, these "details" will be coming soon.

Spring is a loooooooooooooooooooong time to wait.  :(

Where can I get the DVD?   ;)

GeorgeN

This doesn't mean there won't be a special with new songs recorded. They still have July, Augustus and a few days in September for that. It wouldn't make much sense to me if they were going to tour with the Believe show for the third time, as far as I know they've never done that before.

This recording and/or dvd is probably meant as a nice way for PBS to get some extra pledges. I hope some gentle soul puts it's on youtube for us Europeans, though  ;D Although there are rumors RTL is going to broadcast it too, nothing is confirmed yet. Anyway, very excited  ;D

But remember, this tour is NOT the Believe show. Its very different!

This tour has some songs from the "Believe" show and some brought back from past shows.  If they don't film a new DVD they could just use a mix of new and old next year also.

I kinda liked that they brought back old songs.. like Orinoco Flow...
Although I do miss Spaceman and You'll Never Walk Alone

Looks like they pulled that video, probably because it was posted twice.  The earlier one they tweeted out is still up.

It was the one for the show they recorded in South Bend, not a preview for next year, since for whatever dumb reason, we won't get to see the recording on PBS until next year.

I'm sure they're keeping what the 2014 tour will involve very, very secret.

Maybe it's going to be something like TGJ

    Good  point.   8)

Maybe they can call it the "Now you can REALLY Believe" Show!  ;)

Didn't they record one of this year's tour performances in the Midwest somewhere? Could this be the new PBS '14 TV show? That would sure save production costs.

Personally, I'd hope for something completely new, with a full symphony, bigger band, larger back-up group, and just maybe adding another singer? I'm sure David will surprise us YET again! The man has done it for 10 years now, so why would he not pull it off again?

GeorgeN

The PBS special (and assumed DVD) we will see in Spring, 2014 is the show which was recorded in South Bend this year.

That was a DVD, with much of the disk coving the history of CW up to that point. It was never shown on PBS that I know of. I don't remember a CD either..... I don't think PBS would be happy with a show like that to attract donors from their general audience base.

I'm getting the feeling that David has something new and spectacular up his sleeve, ready to spring on us poor, unsuspecting, CW Fans!  :o

Wait and see.... and Believe.....   ;D

GeorgeN

I'm not sure if The Greatest Journey aired on PBS, but it actually did have a CD released alongside the DVD. :)  And I agree with what you said about David.  Although I really don't want to get my hopes up too high, Celtic Woman has never failed to surprise us--who knows what the future holds. ;)

There was a TGJ CD. I have a copy.
I too am hopeful of a major new production next year, perhaps later in the year.

My theory is that the 2014 North America tour will not be to celebrate the 10th anniversary.  It will be something similar to the current show, but with various changes/updates/alterations.

Then come September or October is when they'll film the 10th anniversary DVD which would probably as a PBS special as well.  Where, I have no idea, but Ireland would seem to be a high probability.  It would be released in time for the 10th anniversary tour in 2015.

One would hope for the filmed event they'd try to bring back as many of the girls as possible.  Even better would be if on the 2015 tour, they could have some of the original members with the tour at various stages, even if only for a couple of weeks for each one.

Good theory, and maybe right...... but PBS has already announced a new 2014 TV Show! I can't imagine it being a mashup of clips from the old shows, and every prior TV show has been somehow 'bigger' than the prior ones. PBS needs 'new and exciting' to pull in donors, and they probably need something to replace Believe for next year's fund raising and tickets for North American tour. For PBS CW is all about raising money, and I doubt that CW has enough money to fund a full show production (hundreds of people to pay) without financial backing from PBS.  I'd expect a recording, very likely back in Ireland or even someplace else in Europe, maybe sometime between August and October this year. Do they have a break in their touring schedule to do it before the Christmas tour? They would also need time for a studio recording of the new songs.

If I were you guys, I'd get a passport right now, and start saving for airplane tickets to Ireland for this fall!   ;)

GeorgeN

As I mentioned before, the "2014" PBS special is not something that is being planned but not yet filmed.  It is the show that was filmed on 9 April 2013 in South Bend, Indiana.  We'll see it, and likely is accompanying DVD, during the Spring 2014 pledge drive.

In the review posted, it is mentioned where Lisa puts on the guy's hat during the "argument" intro of Téir Abhaile Riú and this is seen on that small clip that was released so we know without a doubt it's the same show.

You right!   :o

Lisa mentions it in an interview published in the "Washington Examiner" on June 13th, 2013: http://washingtonexaminer.com/celtic-woman-casts-a-magical-spell/article/2531831?custom_click=rss

End of story..... the next CW PBS TV show is the one recorded in Indiana! .....except when will it be released? In the article Lisa says "later this year".

GeorgeN

Either Lisa was mistaken or perhaps her interview was done before they knew when PBS was going to air it.

We all assumed it would be the fall pledge drive, but everything we've seen says in the spring.

Yeah, the fact that they've posted it on their website as spring 2014 makes it a done deal, I'm afraid. Gonna be a long, cold winter without new CW content to munch on.  :)

Yes, Greatest Journey did air on PBS, at least here in Nebraska (on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2008).  I was recovering from an emergency appendectomy at home when I stumbled upon it and instantly was hooked.  After seeing them for the 6th time last week (and going to my first and probably only meet-and-greet), I can probably be patient enough until spring to hear them again.  Still, this all seems like a circular information path, as the Celtic Woman site just links to the YouTube video and the YouTube video lists the Celtic Woman site for more information!  I would like something a little more "official" before I start jumping for joy. 

I totally understand what you mean.  I hate that we have to wait so long too.  It'll be worth it though.  And you never know about their 10th anniversary.  They might surprise us with something.  They're good at that lol.  :)

With some spring 2014 tour dates already leaking out, it seems likely that if PBS uses the South Bend concert to promote next year's tour some PBS affiliates will air it this fall (like around Thanksgiving as they have done in the past).  After all, one of the 2014 dates already listed is in February.  When CW appears in Arkansas it is usually in April or May.  In the past the local station has had pledge drives with ticket promotions in late November and March.