★★★★★
There has always been, to my ears, something about the female voice that -- given that lilt that only comes from the United Kingdom and Ireland -- could do nothing more than read the telephone directory, and I would listen in rapt attention for hours. Do it to music, and I would sit still unto death. It's that intoxicating. (Yes, I mean you, Miss Pendleton.) The group Celtic Woman is no exception to that rule...
- www.the-trades.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Sure, this is "Celtic music"...and if you buy that blarney, let usintroduce you to Kenny G, king of bebop. Anyway, this all-fabulous-babevocal-and-fiddle ensemble's first disc, A New Journey, topped Billboard's world musicchart for 86 weeks, so worldly these gals must be. The orchestratedlushness suggests a sub-Enya New Age remix of a '90s Disney soundtrack,with a few uilleann pipes and legit-folk passages to justify themoniker...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
One could argue that it is a bit too soon to release a "greatest hits" collection after only three years on the international spotlight, but this CD is a good way to discover the music of these angelically-voiced Irish lasses. The group tips their hat to Enya with a remake of her "Orinoco Flow" that sounds like the original sans the orchestral arrangement. Religious songs like "Ave Maria" and "Pie Jesu" are perfect showcases for the vocalists and for violinist Máilréad Nesbit, who adds poignan....
- www.globalrhythm.com
2009-06-02