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Title: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: ShiningBright on August 07, 2016, 02:23PM (http://67.media.tumblr.com/f05114cfa37062d30ca26a9d9d362bb8/tumblr_inline_objw3wPJhh1skt3i8_500.png) There has been so much talk about Máiréad's departure, that we couldn't even get to welcome our newest CWutie: Tara McNeill! Former Anúna members have always been great in Celtic Woman, and Tara, being a triple treat, will surely bring fresh wind to CW! As much as we all will miss Máiréad, we will always be able to enjoy her other works and hope for a return to CW. I guess it will be even more difficult for Miss McNeill to be accepted by some "fans". It has already been very difficult for Lynn, Alex, Mairéad C, and mostly for Susan, but our new redhead might have the most difficult challenging debut. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Jim M. on August 07, 2016, 02:30PM Welcome, Tara! :)
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: White Rose on August 07, 2016, 03:37PM Welcome Tara!
Her youtube channel for everybody: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVS3PSgkNcImhS1pI62KQw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVS3PSgkNcImhS1pI62KQw) Now I'm thinking that if they want to do a couple of a capella songs she can sing in them and give them that extra part. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 07, 2016, 03:47PM Warmest of welcomes, Tara!
I'm so excited you're a principal performer in Celtic Woman now! I know this was a dream for you! ... And for all of us, I'm sure it will be our dream to watch and listen to you perform. I can't wait to learn more about you and hopefully meet you one day. With open arms and with all my heart, welcome to Celtic Woman! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Kevin R.I. on August 07, 2016, 04:35PM WELCOME TARA!!! I sooooooo hope to see you perform next year as part of Celtic Woman.....you`ll see, the CW fans are VERY loyal , you`ll feel right at home!
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CelticWomanFan425 on August 07, 2016, 04:44PM Now I'm thinking that if they want to do a couple of a capella songs she can sing in them and give them that extra part. That was my immediate thought too! Now they have the *4th singer* that many people claim that *CW is missing*..hahaha. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 07, 2016, 04:50PM Now I'm thinking that if they want to do a couple of a capella songs she can sing in them and give them that extra part. That was my immediate thought too! Now they have the *4th singer* that many people claim that *CW is missing*..hahaha. OMG, this is an AMAZING idea!!!!!!! Honestly, I love this idea sooooo much!!!! This just became my dream. This NEEDS to happen! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Eric90 on August 07, 2016, 05:04PM Another Redhead yay! while I am saddened to see Mairead go, I know she'll be back. but let's look at this new girl I've seen clips of her on Youtube and Wow she can sing,play harp,play fiddle, and she's a redhead she's a quadruple threat! lol I can't wait to see/hear how they use her in the show I suppose they're not coming back to the US this year? well no worries always next year!
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Kevin R.I. on August 07, 2016, 05:09PM A redheaded Irish lass.....works for me ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 07, 2016, 05:20PM Another Redhead yay! while I am saddened to see Mairead go, I know she'll be back. but let's look at this new girl I've seen clips of her on Youtube and Wow she can sing,play harp,play fiddle, and she's a redhead she's a quadruple threat! lol I can't wait to see/hear how they use her in the show I suppose they're not coming back to the US this year? well no worries always next year! And she's gorgeous! Quintuple threat! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: ShiningBright on August 07, 2016, 05:25PM And so friendly! Sextuple :D And she writes songs, septuple...
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Eric90 on August 07, 2016, 05:27PM here are some videos of her performing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqKgFSgca_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6PgbS8cYUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZMrgrUnUO4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6wJin7jeRQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDXFJN5iw2Q Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 07, 2016, 05:29PM And so friendly! Sextuple :D And she writes songs, septuple... I think we may as well call her the ultimate threat. Lol. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Kevin R.I. on August 07, 2016, 05:33PM I want to hear her say "LET IT SNOW" ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 07, 2016, 05:46PM How to pronounce her name
Just in case you were wondering, it's pronounced: TAR-a She says it right at the start of this video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqKgFSgca_I I'm sure it'll get pronounced "TAIR-a" a lot, but when we meet her, let's greet her right. ;) Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 07, 2016, 11:14PM OMG she is AMAZING! I love her already! Then again, I have loved every one of them! This is a little different seeing as Mairead N is a fiddle fairy who flies across the stage when she plays but I am sure Tara will be just as awesome! She plays so beautifully and sings so well and I'm sure she'll be another fiddle fairy! I'm so excited!
And I hope when Mairead returns, Tara stays! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Eric90 on August 08, 2016, 03:12PM I hope she stays too, then they could have a "Dueling Fiddles" number lol
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 08, 2016, 04:28PM I hope she stays too, then they could have a "Dueling Fiddles" number lol Can you imagine seeing TWO FIDDLE FAIRIES gliding and flying across the stage?! That would be cool! And also I want her to stay because then they'll have a harpist as well and 4 voices again and 5 members again! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 08, 2016, 05:24PM OMG! My brain can't process this much excitement!
Wooooooooooooooooooo! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: avalonfreak06 on August 08, 2016, 05:49PM I asked Tara is she will strictly only be playing the violin or will she be singing too....She told me we will have to wait and see and gave me a ;) after the message. So she may be having multiple roles. :)
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 08, 2016, 05:51PM Question for the admin:
Can we get a "Tara" board in the "The Cast" section of the forum? :D Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 08, 2016, 06:14PM So... there's something really important that's on my mind.
I know almost all of us on the forum have been really supportive of Tara ... and this time around, even social media has been more supportive than I've seen in the past for some of the new girls. That's great to see! But as we all know, not all fans feel the same way and more importantly, not all fans follow the group closely. There will be people that buy the upcoming Celtic Woman album and go to see them on tour that will be completely blindsided to see her instead of Mairead Nesbtitt. These are the types of fans that are going to be shocked and disappointed (the word I hate most in the world). We've seen it happen many times before, most recently during the Destiny tour. "Where's Lisa?" "Where's Chloë?" "Where's Mairead?" "It's just not the same :(" We've all seen it and it frustrates me like few other things in the world. These are the types of fans, the fringe fans or on-and-off fans that really scare me the most, because they generate strong negative feedback and honestly, can ruin a performance for everyone else in the audience and for the girls. I read some horrible things during the Destiny tour (not a huge amount, thankfully). Things like people booing during the performance, walking out of the theatre during the show, and then bad-mouthing a group they know almost nothing about all over review sites and social media. Whenever I see that stuff on social media, I do my best to intervene, but it's the people that aren't following the group on social media that are the most challenging. To compound the issue, we know there will be MANY venues that will still have Mairead Nesbitt (and maybe Chloë and Lisa Lambe ... heck, maybe Orla) plastered all over their marketing material. And casual or "returning" fans won't know any better. I'm not sure what we can do, if anything, but I feel like it's our responsibility as Celtic Woman's most dedicated fans, do whatever we can to ensure that the fans have the right expectations and that the girls have the best experience possible. I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on this. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 08, 2016, 07:11PM So... there's something really important that's on my mind. I know almost all of us on the forum have been really supportive of Tara ... and this time around, even social media has been more supportive than I've seen in the past for some of the new girls. That's great to see! But as we all know, not all fans feel the same way and more importantly, not all fans follow the group closely. There will be people that buy the upcoming Celtic Woman album and go to see them on tour that will be completely blindsided to see her instead of Mairead Nesbtitt. These are the types of fans that are going to be shocked and disappointed (the word I hate most in the world). We've seen it happen many times before, most recently during the Destiny tour. "Where's Lisa?" "Where's Chloë?" "Where's Mairead?" "It's just not the same :(" We've all seen it and it frustrates me like few other things in the world. These are the types of fans, the fringe fans or on-and-off fans that really scare me the most, because they generate strong negative feedback and honestly, can ruin a performance for everyone else in the audience and for the girls. I read some horrible things during the Destiny tour (not a huge amount, thankfully). Things like people booing during the performance, walking out of the theatre during the show, and then bad-mouthing a group they know almost nothing about all over review sites and social media. Whenever I see that stuff on social media, I do my best to intervene, but it's the people that aren't following the group on social media that are the most challenging. To compound the issue, we know there will be MANY venues that will still have Mairead Nesbitt (and maybe Chloë and Lisa Lambe ... heck, maybe Orla) plastered all over their marketing material. And casual or "returning" fans won't know any better. I'm not sure what we can do, if anything, but I feel like it's our responsibility as Celtic Woman's most dedicated fans, do whatever we can to ensure that the fans have the right expectations and that the girls have the best experience possible. I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on this. OMG PEOPLE ACTUALLY BOOED OUR CELTIC ANGELS AND WALKED OUT ON THEM DURING SHOWS?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM?! As you can tell, I feel the EXACT SAME WAY as you! I've tried very hard for years to keep my mouth shut about it, because I hate conflict, or even the possibility of it. But I get so upset when I see comments on the internet like that, putting down the "new girls" and being all "Oh, Celtic Woman isn't the same without so-and-so." As someone who loves CW as much as I do, and genuinely cares about them as human beings, not just as "my favorite band," it almost feels like those people are putting down my best friends, and I know how crazy that sounds. But Celtic Woman has made such an impact in my life. I honest to God believe I would not be alive without them, and to see negative things written or hear negative things said about them hurts me so much. I've gotten to the point where I try to stay away from the comments sections on YouTube videos and a lot of social media posts because I'll only be upset by the nagativity and it's not even worth it to me anymore to risk feeling that way again. I know I sound like such a cry baby, but part of it is because of my Autism. The other part is because of how much Celtic Woman means to me. I honestly love it when a new girl joins. It makes me sad to see one go, but it also excites me to see what they do on their own, and to get to see new talent, hear a new voice and sound, and add a new member to the growing Celtic Woman family! I mean now we have 14 Celtic Cuties! 15 if you count Rebecca, even if she was only a guest in Destiny, but I still consider her a Celtic Woman. I tend to look at the bright side whenever this happens, and even though this is a little different since it's Mairead N that left, I'm still so excited to see Tara. Every time a new girl joins, I immediately become a big fan, and it feels like the circle just gets bigger! I was speechless when I saw that Mai N was leaving, but I can't wait to get her new album when it comes out, and I can't wait to see/hear Tara, and what she brings to the group, and it's awesome to see a growing number of Celtic fiddle fairies! <3 Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: BlueAquaOcean on August 08, 2016, 08:03PM So... there's something really important that's on my mind. I know almost all of us on the forum have been really supportive of Tara ... and this time around, even social media has been more supportive than I've seen in the past for some of the new girls. That's great to see! But as we all know, not all fans feel the same way and more importantly, not all fans follow the group closely. There will be people that buy the upcoming Celtic Woman album and go to see them on tour that will be completely blindsided to see her instead of Mairead Nesbtitt. These are the types of fans that are going to be shocked and disappointed (the word I hate most in the world). We've seen it happen many times before, most recently during the Destiny tour. "Where's Lisa?" "Where's Chloë?" "Where's Mairead?" "It's just not the same :(" We've all seen it and it frustrates me like few other things in the world. These are the types of fans, the fringe fans or on-and-off fans that really scare me the most, because they generate strong negative feedback and honestly, can ruin a performance for everyone else in the audience and for the girls. I read some horrible things during the Destiny tour (not a huge amount, thankfully). Things like people booing during the performance, walking out of the theatre during the show, and then bad-mouthing a group they know almost nothing about all over review sites and social media. Whenever I see that stuff on social media, I do my best to intervene, but it's the people that aren't following the group on social media that are the most challenging. To compound the issue, we know there will be MANY venues that will still have Mairead Nesbitt (and maybe Chloë and Lisa Lambe ... heck, maybe Orla) plastered all over their marketing material. And casual or "returning" fans won't know any better. I'm not sure what we can do, if anything, but I feel like it's our responsibility as Celtic Woman's most dedicated fans, do whatever we can to ensure that the fans have the right expectations and that the girls have the best experience possible. I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on this. Again with the question that I had in my last topic that I started, will some people just accept that some CW will leave or take a break and not act like 3 olds? Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 08, 2016, 08:10PM So... there's something really important that's on my mind. I know almost all of us on the forum have been really supportive of Tara ... and this time around, even social media has been more supportive than I've seen in the past for some of the new girls. That's great to see! But as we all know, not all fans feel the same way and more importantly, not all fans follow the group closely. There will be people that buy the upcoming Celtic Woman album and go to see them on tour that will be completely blindsided to see her instead of Mairead Nesbtitt. These are the types of fans that are going to be shocked and disappointed (the word I hate most in the world). We've seen it happen many times before, most recently during the Destiny tour. "Where's Lisa?" "Where's Chloë?" "Where's Mairead?" "It's just not the same :(" We've all seen it and it frustrates me like few other things in the world. These are the types of fans, the fringe fans or on-and-off fans that really scare me the most, because they generate strong negative feedback and honestly, can ruin a performance for everyone else in the audience and for the girls. I read some horrible things during the Destiny tour (not a huge amount, thankfully). Things like people booing during the performance, walking out of the theatre during the show, and then bad-mouthing a group they know almost nothing about all over review sites and social media. Whenever I see that stuff on social media, I do my best to intervene, but it's the people that aren't following the group on social media that are the most challenging. To compound the issue, we know there will be MANY venues that will still have Mairead Nesbitt (and maybe Chloë and Lisa Lambe ... heck, maybe Orla) plastered all over their marketing material. And casual or "returning" fans won't know any better. I'm not sure what we can do, if anything, but I feel like it's our responsibility as Celtic Woman's most dedicated fans, do whatever we can to ensure that the fans have the right expectations and that the girls have the best experience possible. I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on this. Again with the question that I had in my last topic that I started, will some people just accept that some CW will leave or take a break and not act like 3 olds? You and I understand that, but there are fans out there that don't. Those are the ones that concern me. Whether or not we agree with them doesn't make them go away. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Emer Dreamer on August 08, 2016, 08:29PM Tara is a lovely "double threat"- meant in a good way referring to the her abilities with both voice and strings. I wonder if she'll accompany herself on a song or too ? ;)
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 08, 2016, 08:33PM I wonder if she will leap, dance, spin, and fly across the stage like Mairead. :) I have faith in her. <3
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 08, 2016, 08:46PM Hey everyone,
Glen set up a brand new Forum and Forum Twitter account for Tara: http://www.taramcneillforum.com/ @TaraMcNeilForum (yes, Glen knows it's only got one "L" ... it's apparently a restriction on the number of characters in the Twitter handle. Anyways, come sign up and support our newest Celtic Woman member, Tara! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Eric90 on August 09, 2016, 11:04AM at the Celtic Woman show I went to in New Orleans I was seated by a group of people that didn't really know them at all they just saw them on PBS and said "oh that looks cool we should go" I know cause they bought a program (and were very surprised to see Sarah up on stage lol she sold them the program) anyway they were surprised to see the twelve girls in the back since they'd only saw Mairead N,Susan Lisa L and Chloe on PBS before, they hadn't heard about the lineup change and didn't know who was going to be there I had to do a bit of explaining cause I was in the know. But after the show I'm sure they did some brushing up the show was awesome
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 09, 2016, 04:18PM MORE exciting news!
Tara started recording her debut solo album yesterday (August 8th)!!! And yes, she's going to be on the new Celtic Woman album too if I forgot to mention it here. OMG!!!! My brain can't process this much exciting news in one summer! https://www.facebook.com/taramcneillmusic/posts/1226503424049670:0 http://www.pictaram.com/media/1313290880635210373_2891710514 (https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p480x480/13938391_1226503424049670_6076563787199180367_n.jpg?oh=00d5ba92fcc6b092883cc9041d01a63d&oe=58500DBA) Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 09, 2016, 04:20PM Who thinks we should get a separate board going for Tara in "The Cast" section of the forum?
<<CWazyTom jumps up and down childishly, arms flailing excitiedly in a wild overhead Orinoco Flow>> Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 09, 2016, 06:09PM Who things we should get a separate board going for Tara in "The Cast" section of the forum? <<CWazyTom jumps up and down childishly, arms flailing excitiedly in a wild overhead Orinoco Flow>> OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 09, 2016, 10:40PM So it's tradition for us to give nicknames to the community for each of our principal Celtic Woman performers.
The Tara McNeill forum and its Twitter account are now accepting nominations! ;) http://www.taramcneillforum.com/index.php?board=12.0 Twitter: @TaraMcNeilForum Scott had a pretty good one earlier: "Tarafied" I tossed in the term: "Taraformed" ... a lose play on words of "terraformed," the idea being to adapt to the new environment we have with Tara. I'm actually not super-high on my own idea, but I'd love to hear what you guys think about it and any other suggestions you have. Want to nickname Tara's community? Now's your chance! Head on over to the Tara McNeill forum or tweet @TaraMcNeilForum (one "l" for the Twitter handle)! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Celtic Chan on August 10, 2016, 02:35AM Question for the admin: Can we get a "Tara" board in the "The Cast" section of the forum? :D This is what I'm also waiting for because I have some topics that I want to post when Tara gets her own board! ;D Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 10, 2016, 04:22AM Question for the admin: Can we get a "Tara" board in the "The Cast" section of the forum? :D This is what I'm also waiting for because I have some topics that I want to post when Tara gets her own board! ;D Yes I so agree! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 10, 2016, 10:20AM In the meantime, we can post and organize stuff in the new Tara forum too:
http://www.taramcneillforum.com/index.php ;) Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 10, 2016, 07:52PM Tara "liked" both of the nominations so far:
Would love to hear any more suggestion you have though! Brainstorming is fun! So it's tradition for us to give nicknames to the community for each of our principal Celtic Woman performers. The Tara McNeill forum and its Twitter account are now accepting nominations! ;) http://www.taramcneillforum.com/index.php?board=12.0 Twitter: @TaraMcNeilForum Scott had a pretty good one earlier: "Tarafied" I tossed in the term: "Taraformed" ... a lose play on words of "terraformed," the idea being to adapt to the new environment we have with Tara. I'm actually not super-high on my own idea, but I'd love to hear what you guys think about it and any other suggestions you have. Want to nickname Tara's community? Now's your chance! Head on over to the Tara McNeill forum or tweet @TaraMcNeilForum (one "l" for the Twitter handle)! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 10, 2016, 08:33PM I love Tarafield the best!
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 10, 2016, 09:09PM Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Tiffany Gray on August 10, 2016, 09:13PM Oops, I misread lol. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Jim M. on August 12, 2016, 01:15PM Taranized? Taralized? Tarasized? Taratized? Tarawized?
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CelticWomanFan425 on August 12, 2016, 01:18PM Taravied? (Verified) ok maybe not, it sounded cooler in my head
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Jim M. on August 12, 2016, 01:32PM Taravied? (Verified) ok maybe not, it sounded cooler in my head Maybe Taravized?Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CelticWomanFan425 on August 12, 2016, 01:41PM Taravied? (Verified) ok maybe not, it sounded cooler in my head Maybe Taravized?yes!! thats the word i was trying to come up with! love it!! ;D Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 13, 2016, 03:25PM Taravied? (Verified) ok maybe not, it sounded cooler in my head Maybe Taravized?yes!! thats the word i was trying to come up with! love it!! ;D Cool! So here are some of the contenders we have so far: - Tarafied (Moscapoet / Scott) - Taravized (CelticWomanFan425, assist to Jim) I like both. Tarafied I wasn't totally sold on to begin with because it's homophone ("terrified") sort of carries a negative connotation. Note: "homophone" is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning. However, Tarafied has kind of grown on me a bit ... it's kind of a neat double-meaning that encapsulates the fact that there are fans out there that are worried about what this change means for the group. I don't know I'm still a bit torn on it. Anyways, I think I'm going to pull my own suggestion out of the main contender list, transform it a bit, and use it just as a slogan for forum member fans (as opposed to Tara fans in general). Instead of Taraformed, what about: "TaraForumed" or "TaraForum'd" ;) Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Eric90 on August 14, 2016, 12:00PM now she needs a Disney character I vote Ariel The Mermaid!
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Kevin R.I. on August 14, 2016, 01:30PM a name suggestion is "La Petite Rouge"...yes, I KNOW it`s French but somehow, it fits. ::)
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Eric90 on August 14, 2016, 02:35PM ooh the "fiery haired fiddler!" if Mairead was "Fairy" then Tara should be "Fiery" lol
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 14, 2016, 09:35PM ooh the "fiery haired fiddler!" if Mairead was "Fairy" then Tara should be "Fiery" lol Cool nickname! Tara also liked Princess Tara. Maybe we can just use both. Lol. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 14, 2016, 10:09PM On the subject of the name for Tara's community/fans, here's another e idea to add to the brainstorm:
Tarriers ... some value for catchiness, perhaps, if a bit shallow in meaning. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Jim M. on August 14, 2016, 10:12PM How about Tarafans? :)
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Eric90 on August 15, 2016, 01:23PM ooh the "fiery haired fiddler!" if Mairead was "Fairy" then Tara should be "Fiery" lol Cool nickname! Tara also liked Princess Tara. Maybe we can just use both. Lol. when I checked my e-mail this morning I had a reply from Tara that said she liked it too lol that made my day Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 15, 2016, 04:42PM OMG, I can't help but post this.
Everything about this girl is deadly adorable. Her smile, her eyes her hair, she's ridiculously talented and amazing on social media! I love all our CWuties, but Tara's driving me CWazy out of my mind!!!!! Ahhhh!!!! I seriously wouldn't even be fit for a meet and greet right now. I'd be legitimately and embarrassingly crippled with excitement. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14053963_1231996603500352_3056410653345464190_n.jpg?oh=64ad513e9ce460da5b56df3712266612&oe=5854B33B) Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 15, 2016, 05:43PM Re: my defensive rant a couple of weeks ago some people that were being disrespectful of the the girls, I found this really old post from right here on the Celtic Woman that I though was quite applicable:
" It bothers me more that they would post it if they do find a fault. With the members devotion to, and love of CW, it's almost like someone wants to start a controversy and I don't understand the reasoning behind it." It may not be a "fault" that they are posting. When someone says "I thought the lighting was bad at some venue", I am surprised sometimes at the response that people give defending the lighting. Did you ask the question "Where were you sitting?" Maybe the person sat in a bad seat. Maybe they did not know that. Someone who knows the venue could have explained that so the person would not choose that seat the next time. The harsh responses in defense of the group is troubling. Educating someone will make them more willing to see another viewpoint. If that person who said the lighting was bad just gets a bunch of hard-line responses saying the group can do no wrong and they are perfect instead of asking a question to find out why, then you may have lost a chance to show them that they could really be a good fan. "A dead man can learn no lesson". "I really don't care for the tries at "comparing" this girl to another and things like that. " If you have a favorite in the group or choir or band then you have already done that. Just the fact that you may have an alex or lisa or chloe or lynn or mairead picture in your signature shows that by the action alone. "What Celtic Woman gave me is an escape from harsh reality of human nature. When I want piece and quiet and beauty from reality, i listen to their music and watch their shows. When I want to escape from the hard day at work and from all the BS in this world, i listen to Celtic Woman and watch their show." I can relate to this one very well for I do the samething. What better way to escape from the harsh reality of this world than to watch talented, pretty women dance and sing like angels. They are about love and hope and peace and all that stuff that this world seems to have forgotten. The image of them dancing and singing and being all happy and stuff is great. I wish I could be happy. The thing is I know that it is the image of Celtic Woman and what it represents that I like. It is not the women personally that I love, it is the music that they produce. As I said again, I have not had the opportunity to meet them in person and what little contact I had with some of the past and present members has been less than heart-felt like others may have had. Again, I should not be shredded for saying that or met with some hard-line response. Ask me questions or say something like Rich said in response to the person who thought Mairead show a little too much leg. He said something like "Opinion noted but Mairead is 100% flesh and blood human and she would not wear anything she felt was inappropriate." Well done!!!! Excellent way of handling it. He gave the person a reason and did not make the person feel bad. Some of the responses were a bit harsh. Maybe the person comes from a different generation or has a religious view or something. Ask questions or give a reason. Educate people. I am not just focusing on the negative comments. I am focusing on the harsh and sometimes hard-line positive ones as well. Have love for the group and the music. I do. But temper that love with some of the harsh reality that we all try to escape. They are human and with humans, they can fail. If you get angry at someone who says something less than glowing and is not a personal attack on the women, then you need to look at yourself as well as the people who are saying the negative and put it in perspective. Look at it objectively. Make sure that for your own health that this is not an obsession. As "The Quiet Man" said "However, discussion of choice of music, arrangements, performance details, and so on, as long as it’s done in a non-cruel manner, I think is fair game and in fact healthy." - thedoctor So... there's something really important that's on my mind. I know almost all of us on the forum have been really supportive of Tara ... and this time around, even social media has been more supportive than I've seen in the past for some of the new girls. That's great to see! But as we all know, not all fans feel the same way and more importantly, not all fans follow the group closely. There will be people that buy the upcoming Celtic Woman album and go to see them on tour that will be completely blindsided to see her instead of Mairead Nesbtitt. These are the types of fans that are going to be shocked and disappointed (the word I hate most in the world). We've seen it happen many times before, most recently during the Destiny tour. "Where's Lisa?" "Where's Chloë?" "Where's Mairead?" "It's just not the same :(" We've all seen it and it frustrates me like few other things in the world. These are the types of fans, the fringe fans or on-and-off fans that really scare me the most, because they generate strong negative feedback and honestly, can ruin a performance for everyone else in the audience and for the girls. I read some horrible things during the Destiny tour (not a huge amount, thankfully). Things like people booing during the performance, walking out of the theatre during the show, and then bad-mouthing a group they know almost nothing about all over review sites and social media. Whenever I see that stuff on social media, I do my best to intervene, but it's the people that aren't following the group on social media that are the most challenging. To compound the issue, we know there will be MANY venues that will still have Mairead Nesbitt (and maybe Chloë and Lisa Lambe ... heck, maybe Orla) plastered all over their marketing material. And casual or "returning" fans won't know any better. I'm not sure what we can do, if anything, but I feel like it's our responsibility as Celtic Woman's most dedicated fans, do whatever we can to ensure that the fans have the right expectations and that the girls have the best experience possible. I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on this. Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: isle of hope on August 20, 2016, 04:49PM Welcome, Tara!
Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 20, 2016, 05:19PM Welcome, Tara! Make sure you join Tara's official forum: www.taramcneillforum.com And follow the forum's Twitter account: @TaraMcNeilForum Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: CWazyTom on August 07, 2017, 08:08PM It was one year ago today that Tara was officially announced as a member of Celtic Woman!
What a year she's had; - Destiny tour - Destiny nominated for a Grammy - Home for Christmas tour - Voices of Angels album and tour (soon to be DVD) - She got to perform at Red Rocks, Wolf Trap, and some more of the most spectacular venues in the US I remember how excited I was last year when she joined. I knew she was going to be amazing, but she has still managed to exceeded my every expectation. She is incredibly talented, a joy on stage, and one of the sweetest, most genuine people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Here's to another lovely year ahead with you in our lives, Tara! Title: Re: Let's welcome Tara to the Celtic Woman family! Post by: Emer Dreamer on August 07, 2017, 10:51PM It was one year ago today that Tara was officially announced as a member of Celtic Woman! What a year she's had; - Destiny tour - Destiny nominated for a Grammy - Home for Christmas tour - Voices of Angels album and tour (soon to be DVD) - She got to perform at Red Rocks, Wolf Trap, and some more of the most spectacular venues in the US I remember how excited I was last year when she joined. I knew she was going to be amazing, but she has still managed to exceeded my every expectation. She is incredibly talented, a joy on stage, and one of the sweetest, most genuine people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Here's to another lovely year ahead with you in our lives, Tara! Congrats Tara ! ;D |