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So! Is anyone on The Forum going to any of the European shows? Just curious cuz I want to know what the setlist is!  ;D

I'm gonna be in Köln (Germany) next saturday  :)

Awesome! Please let us know how the show goes!

And I will see the last European show in Wien  :)

Off course I will!

Have fun!  :)

Karsten was at the Berlin show last night

Can she tell us what the setlist was?

Karsten is a man ;) He sent the Act I setlist to the Celtic Woman Fan Page on fb:

1. "When You Go / Destiny"- Group
2. "Siúil A Rún"- Group.
3. "Ride On"- Mairéad Carlin and Éabha McMahon
4. "The Whole of the Moon- Susan McFadden/ Male Choir
5. "The Hills of Ireland" Máiréad Nesbitt
6 "How can I keep from singing"- Éabha McMahon
7. "Amazing Grace" - Group/Anthony
8. "I see Fire"- Mairéad Carlin
9. Tir na nOg"- Special Guest Oonagh and Group
10. Danny Boy- Group
11. Nil Sen La- Group


We'll have to wait for Act II :)

Second Act!

12. "Skyrim"- choir and Máiréad Nesbitt
13. "Orinoco Flow"- Group
14. "Sometimes A Prayer Will Do"-
Susan McFadden and choir
15. Ray Solo/ "Bean Pháidín- Ray Fean/ Group
16. "Oró Sé do Bheatha ’Bhaile".- Group
17. "My Land"- Group
18. "Like an angel passing through my room"- Mairéad Carlin
18. "Butterfly"- Máiréad Nesbitt
19. "Walk beside me".- Éabha McMahon
20. "Westering Home".- Group
21. "You raise me up"- group
22. "Bagpipe finale"- anto/band

Happy for Óró Sé Dó Bheatha 'Bhaile!
Sad for Amazing Grace and Orinoco Flow still ON The list. :x

They aren't doing Mo Ghile Mear this time around.  :'( :'( :'(

I wonder if Destiny is a new original song, kinda like Songs From The Heart :O

I think Destiny is the intro before When You Go, it was called Terloc something in the DVD, it's just Mairead on the violin.

I just.... I can't even.... WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

For God's sake I could've done without Orinoco Flow! And especially You Raise Me Up! Just bring back Mo Ghile Mear!

 :) I love Amazing Grace & Orinocco Flow
 :) I'm happy about Níl Sen La but shocked they kept it surprisingly instead over Teir Abhaile Riu. :o
 :( As for Mo Ghile Mear no comment,  ;) I like it so much but ten years change is good, look how quick Parting Glass is gone
Compared. :(

Wow - Looks like When You Go is an intro! ;D Oh BoY!

I never got to see Awakening Live!

Yeah me too, Mo Ghile Mear is surely my favorite song!!! :'( I was nearly sure they would keep it in the show ! I am surprised to see The Parting Glass gone :o

I'm not too surprised to see The Parting Glass gone. After all, it's been with us since 2012. But I really could do without YRMU! Mo Ghile Mear is my favorite CW song!

I think Westering Home is considered as the new Mo Ghile Mear/The Parting Glass. I really love this song as well but Celtic Woman and David produced such a unique and perfect rendition of Mo Ghile Mear, at every show I went I was always looked forward to hear and sang along hahaha

I can see Westering Home being the new show ending in place of The Parting Glass. It's a song that hearkens back to the place where one grew up, the joy of returning there, and the feeling of happiness at being with your family.

But Mo Ghile Mear is a classic! It's been around since the first tour and is one of those songs that every Celtic Woman fan knows! Personally, I feel they should've started the second act with Mo Ghile Mear and then did Skyrim. Those two songs would work beautifully together. And since Mairead comes out at the end of Mo Ghile Mear, it'd be the perfect transition into Skyrim.

Plus it's my favorite CW song! It's the song that made me fall in love with them!

Act I is done in Köln. It has been amazing so far. Some songs have slightly different arrangements compared to the Destiny CD which makes them even better. I See Fire for example. The new arrangement of Danny Boy is my favourite of all arrangements so far.
Lookimg forward to acr II

I'd have much rather kept Mo Ghile Mear than Amazing Grace or Orinoco Flow!

Who knows, the setlist may change once they land in the USA! :)

Éabha sang Harrys Game right before Óró!

Was the version of "I See Fire" by any chance similar to the album version.  You know, with Mairead Nesbitt and the choir.

I think Eabha should sing all of Orla's old songs!

The arrangement was quite different imo. The song built up more, more orchestra, band and choir towards the end. But no Máiréad

The finale is by Máiréad though. Anthony's bagpipe finale goes right into hers.  Similar to the finale she did earlier with Mo Ghile Mear reprise, with solos by every musician. Then all the girls and choire joined and they did some kind of When You Go reprise, but without leading vocals, just like the backing vocal. After this Finale/When You Go (Reprise) there was a When You Go Playout additionally.

Also, I'd have much rather At The Ceili as the ceili song. Nil Se'n La is lovely, but they have done it just too often, while they haven't performed ATC in AGES, also it's perfect fro three girls - just imagine Susan as Lisa, Éabha as Órlagh and Mairéad as Méav - and also, they would at least feature one David Downes song then.

Much as I hate to poop on anyone's party, but with David no longer being affiliated with Celtic Woman, they may not have the rights to any of his original material.

Also Danny, is it really true that Mo Ghile Mear wasn't performed?

Also, who were the band members?

I highly doubt that, otherwise they couldn't use his arrangements either. Also, just because he is not actively working with them, doesn't mean he would take all song rights away from them, considering he wrote the songs for them.

I don't seem to see Danny Boy on the setlist,  :-* NOW, I can't imagine there being another new arrangement even better than the SFTH version although Si Di M was a Major surprise! I loved it even more than Ore Se B.  

Westering Home is being as a replacer more for The Parting Glass to me rather than Mo Ghile Mear, but TPG worked So---So well for a farewell for concert audiences from a show!

As if Mo Ghile Mear couldn't get a newer arrangement, I'm more surprised Si Di M the newer now Destiny version is no where on this tour looks to be. I figured someone could take over but as it being a Meav present, seems otherwise Meav gave us the last bid farewell for it since it's not on tour anymore the old version has been presented since it's presence back on the Emerald TOur til now.

ALSO> Look's like Dulaman is out too  .., so no Mairead C perhaps it didn't fall thru.

My fav is mo ghile mear which should always be kept as a closer at least. Taken dulaman out I can deal w and a few oldies. Maev probably wanted it to be as new as can be w only one or two new areangements of oldies. The last 3 tours here were all te same music so I think she wanted to vere from that.

Wait, is Harrys Game REALLY ON The setlist???
  :o

Yes, right before Óró. Done by Éabha

ACT I
01. Destiny (Máiréad N) / When You Go (group)
02. Siúil A Rún (group)
03. Ride On (Mairéad C, Éabha)
04. The Whole Of The Moon (Susan)
05. The Hills of Ireland (Máiréad N)
06. How Can I keep From Singing (Éabha)
07. Amazing Grace (group)
08. I See Fire (Mairéad C)
09. Tír na nÓg (group + Oonagh)
10. Danny Boy (group)
11. Níl Sé'n Lá (group)

ACT II
12. Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn) (Máiréad N)
13. Orinoco Flow (Susan, Éabha, Mairéad C)
14. Sometimes A Prayer Will Do (Susan)
15. Bodhran Solo (Ray Fean) / Bean Pháidín (group)
16. Harry's Game (Éabha)
17. Óró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile (group)
18. My Land (group)
19. Like An Angel Passing Through My Room (Mairéad C)
20. The Butterfly (Máiréad N)
21. Walk Beside Me (Éabha)
22. Westering Home (group)

ENCORE
23. You raise me up (group)
24. Finale (Anthony, Máiréad N) / When You Go (Reprise) (group)
25. When You Go (Playout)


Yes, no MGM

Band:
Bass - Eoghan O'Neil
Percussion - Ray Fean, Catriona Frost
Guitars - Tommy Buckley
Piano/keyboards - Brian McGrane
Bagpipes/Uilleann pipes/whistles - Darragh Murphy
Small pipes/Cajon/bagpipe - Anthony Byrne

Aontas Choir:
Joshua Hurley, Ronan Scolard, Glenn Murphy, Carl Maguire

SUPER excited to hear Eabha's take on Harry's Game! I think that was my second favorite Orla song (behind Innisfree). Such a beautiful and truly haunting melody. Though I must admit I am still deeply saddened and disappointed at the departure of Mo Ghile Mear.

Hey btw! Did the girls don any Ceili dresses this tour? If so, for what? Due to the spacing of the songs, the only place I can see that happening would be Tir Na Nog going into Danny Boy and then Nil. But personally I don't think it looks as good singing Tir Na Nog and especially Danny Boy in anything but their full-length gowns.

I'm particularly curious how many dress changes. (?)
CWX had four (4) which was ((Outstanding)), unlike the normal 2 with 1 ceili dress.

there was one dress for each act, as far as I remember.

Act I
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Act II
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Interesting: Máiréad N is wearing a necklace in the first picture, and in the second one all the other girls wear a necklace like that, but not Mái N.

What about the ceili dresses?

There's no Ceili  dresses this time.
And I think that's a good change!

So, they sung Nil Se'n La in normal dresses? What a pity :(

Éabha deserves a better solo than How Can I Kepp From Singing... Maybe Down By The Sally Gardens, On Raglan Road, Ae Fond Kiss...

How Can I Keep From Singing is a WONDERFUL song and she has three solos, anyways.

How good you like It! I wish, but I cant share this sentiment with you.

Im so happy she has more one solo and a half, I could listen to her all the time.  ::)

Her version is the more traditional version. Must admit I'm more excited for her other solos, but it's not a bad song. But I REALLY love Walk Beside Me!

Me too! I ADORE Walk Beside me. Stunning! And I'm so happy for her signing Harry's Game, one of my old favs. I just think it would be even better if she sang something like the songs I've mentioned before instead of How Can I. (That is not a bad song! I just don't feel connected with it). But it's just my opinion, obviously!  :)))

I get what you're saying. Tbh, I don't care much for Mairead C's Like An Angel. It's beautiful and her voice is perfection on it. But between that and I See Fire, she doesn't have a song that really captures you. Eabha's Walk Beside Me is such a heart tugging, soulful song. Susan's Whole Of The Moon has a catchy beat to it and she really jams a bit on it with Mairead N while Sometimes A Prayer is a truly gorgeous song that is particularly poignant. I wish they'd given Mairead C something classical, like Nella, or preferably brought back I Know My Love.