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I loved the DVD I've watched it 3 times already, I don't know why some people are having problems with it and complaining about it. TAR was my favorite song on the dvd and I loved how Lisa L and Chloe were bickering back and forth. Yes I know it's not just like the original DVD, but you know what things change and wouldn't it be kinda boring if all the DVD's were the same?

These wonderful and talented ladies and management worked really hard on this and we should just be thankful that they even put out a dvd to go along with this CD, some artists don't. If people don't like the dvd then don't watch it simple as that, but don't ruin it for the people that do like it.

I think my rant is over with

I really want the DVD myself! Does Jim ever collect some CW stuff?

I've watched the DVD, absolutely love it, now I'm just waiting for the blu-ray to compare the difference in quality. There was a noticeable difference in Home for Christmas and honestly, I think even some of the YouTube videos had higher definition than the DVD. The sound is usually better too, so I'm looking forward to that :)

I loved it!!

There were some songs that I missed.. but overall, I thought it was amazing!!
I am totally in love with Chloe and Lisa at the beginning of TAR.  Chloe's faces are just priceless!!

And in Nil Sen La, I looooove how the choir "gets in trouble"

and I noticed a really big difference in the quality.. it was so crystal clear!

Just watched the first part on my local PBS station, and unlike the DVD/Blu-Ray, "Orinoco Flow" is included. All three girls have capes (like Lisa does in Dulaman), and there are lots of nice closeups of the choir and of Tommy. Worth seeing if you get a chance to watch or DVR it.

Lisa and Susan are in the studio during membership breaks, too.

I have the CD and DVD Deluxe version and it doesn't have Orinoco Flow on it.

Orinoco Flow isn't on the DVD, probably due to copyright.

Having it air on PBS (which is non-profit) probably falls under different copyright rules so it can be included in the PBS version.

Darn, Oh well I have it on another DVD.

it seems that they are trying to be a little less 'epic' or 'over the top' on this DVD. we don't see fireworks, 1000 bag pipers, a bunch of extreme rythem drummers, a child's choir, etc. its very much like watching an actual concert. the crowd shots also help connect the viewer to the crowd, like one is actually there. Connecting to the crowd is nothing new for CW, but its done a bit different this time. I like it! But the other stuff was fun to watch too. Its all good!

I really loved the DVD and the cd! Like I posted in another post the videographer could have done a better job at points but believe was the same! Love the song choices on it to! Interesting how they went moderate w both act dresses this time, which is prob. Easier to tour around w and more comfortable?!pretty though! I think the new one this summer is going to be a biggie!

Maybe. ;)

Hey, is there a Behind the Scenes feature on this one?

No, there is not

  You're in their enough, Mike--I saw you at least four times!  LOL!  :o 8)

On my PBS station "Orinoco Flow" comes after "Nocturne" and before "Téir Abhaile Riú".

Okay I have a question that maybe you all can answer for me, Where was David at and who was the kid that was playing the piano? Is David not with them anymore?

David is usually only at the first couple of shows on the tour. This DVD was filmed right in the middle of a tour, so they did have David then. This guy is usually the piano player during the tour.   ;D

David is still there.  He was on the Christmas tour; I saw him at the Dallas show.

He doesn't always go on the entire tour.  We see him on the other DVDs because those are specials while this was the filming of a regular tour show.

Off the top of my head, I can't remember the other piano player's name.

Thank you, I forgot that this was a tour DVD.

  But  if  you  check  out  the  extra  songs, you  will  see David  in  one of  them, I  think..I  just  forget  which  one.   :-\

Caledonia

He's in Bridge Over Troubled Water too :)

I have to say I disagree with you. Seeing the audience members in gratuitous shots disconnect me to the show more than anything. I'm really happy you like it though!

I'm in two minds, but honestly I think it depends on the song.

In songs like Awakening, or Dulaman, there's quite a lot happening on stage, but I don't expect much from the audience. In Danny Boy or Amazing Grace, where I expect much more interaction from the audience, and not as much choreography, and I'm more than happy to have a few audience shots in there. Then there are the Ceili numbers where there's a lot from both, but honestly, I'm more interested in seeing the choreography than the audience.

My favourite shots are the one where the camera's sort of on the side of the stage, like in Mo Ghile Mear when the girls are walking forward and singing "Lift your voice and raise the sail".

I agree with you, but I don't believe it really has to do with the amount of audience shots, but rather how they're used in the final cut. In the previous recordings, the camera is often running smoothly from the audience to the girls and back, while Home for Christmas & Emerald switch more randomly between the audience and the girls. Emerald has a very raw energy though, and I'm really enjoying what I hear and see so far. It's a lovely way for me to bring back tour memories when the ladies are not touring over here.  

My all-time favorite audience moment, the rocking old man in Granuaile's Dance in A New Journey. He is just epic!  :D

I do agree with you in that the way they're used either adds or detracts to/from the show. But I also think once we have 5 or 6 audience shots, we really don't need to see anymore per song.

In the previous songs, the editing was so fluid and the audience shots were minimal. To me, those shows seemed more ethereal, magical, and otherworldly because it focused so much on the girls and the show itself. Emerald is quite magical, don't get me wrong, but the audience shots just seem to ground it in reality so much. And we don't get as many close-up shots of the girls. I really like seeing each of the individual girls singing their own verse too, but in Nil S'en La (Emerald version), Susan sang a verse and it didn't even show her. That was just a case of poor editing in general. But as for the audience shots, I just think its disrespectful to the girls and detrimental to the show. I mean, when you go to see CW, do you go thinking of how much you want to see the girls or the audience. And in the filmed show, you don't need to see the audience to know that they are enjoying themselves, because, let's be honest, its Celtic Woman, EVERYONE is enjoying themselves!!

If it hasn't been answered before this post, the piano player, listed in the DVD credits, is Shane McVicker. :) ;) :D ;D 

I don't like the continual shots of the audience.  Once and a while is okay, but I want to see the girls.  What's worse is they often focus on the same people over, and over, and over.  If they have to show the audience, have some variety so we can see the reactions of more than just a handful of people.

And something I noticed on the DVD and have seen in person.  I can't stand people who you see jumping up to applaud mid-song.  That is beyond rude to everyone sitting nearby.  Wait until it is over.

The only instance I noticed that is the trick ending in coast of galicia

  I enjoy shots of the various kinds of people in the audience enjoying themselves with different reactions as a technique used in all the Celtic Woman DVDs.  From young and old enjoying the music to a group of nuns in the audience, perhaps rattling their rosaries at times,  all these shots demonstrate how the show appeals to all ages and people in all walks of life.  :)

I'll post a few more thoughts on the crowd shots....

First, we had a GREAT crowd there! As you can see from the DVD, people clapped along, cheered, gave standing Os. Children danced. I attended the Believe recording as well, and although the Fox Theatre had a bigger crowd, the Morris Theatre crowd had much more energy. CW may be taking full advantage of this by showing all of the excitement. They really couldn't have got a better crowd.

Second, regarding the side cameras. They had them posted sort of on the aisle between the orch pit and orch sections, but off to the side against the wall. those were the hand held. they could turn to the performers, and turn to the crowd. I think the issue is that they couldn't move much without getting into someone's view, or getting into the view of another camera. that meant that crowd shots were often taken from the same area instead of getting a wider dispersion.

Third. many of the crowd shots included my area and we were there on PBS pledges. Could they have taken PBS pledges into consideration when showing people in the crowd? Also the guy with the Notre Dame hat seemed popular and that's understandable since the University of Notre Dame is right down the road from the theatre there. That University, for those unfamiliar with it, has VERY strong Irish connections. It also has very strong Catholic connections, and CW seemed to make sure the Nuns in the pit got included in shots on Amazing Grace.

  Well-said Mike!  Thanks for giving us an insight into the filming of this show, which explains many of the camera shot selections.  :)

My only complaint is the subtitles. For some reason, they were on the whole time and I have NO idea how to get rid of them! And they annoyed the H E double hockey sticks out of me! They weren't correct to the lyrics sometimes and they weren't up to the speed of the music either! And whenever the girls sang in Irish it just said *singing in Gaelic* which REALLY annoyed me! The old subtitles were always proper and had the lyrics right and everything!

One of my DVD players does that, on every single DVD I have.  It turns on the subtitles and I have to go into the DVD menu and manually turn them off.  If I stop the DVD at any point, it turns them back on when I resume play.