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Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad written by Dougie MacLean in 1977. [ 1] The chorus of the song features the lyric " Caledonia, you're calling me, and now I'm going home", [ 2] the term "Caledonia" itself being a Latin word for Scotland. "Caledonia" has been covered by various artists, and is often dubbed Scotland's "unofficial ...
Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble, formed in 2004 for a one-time event held in Dublin, Ireland. They started touring internationally as a group after multiple airings on PBS helped to boost the group's popularity. [ 1][ 2] Celtic Woman released their debut album Celtic Woman in 2004 and have since released more than 20 albums ...
Ancient Land was Walsh's studio debut and live debut with the group. [ 8][ 9] An accompanying concert special of the same title was recorded live outside of Johnstown Castle in County Wexford, Ireland on 13 and 14 September 2018 in front of an invited audience. It was the group's first outdoor special since Songs from the Heart was recorded ...
[1] [2] This success led the group's composer and musical director, David Downes, to adopt the title of "Celtic Woman" as their permanent name. Although originally intended as a one-time-only event, the group's music was so warmly received by the public that they immediately followed up with their first concert tour in the United States and Japan .
The Greatest Journey. Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey is a compilation album by the group Celtic Woman, released on 28 October 2008. It features tracks from their self-titled debut album and A New Journey (despite some having been re-recorded), plus three new tracks. Performers in The Greatest Journey are vocalists Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon ...
The air is "The Girl I Left Behind". Translated by George Sigerson as "The Roving Worker" [ 18] "A Nation Once Again" – 19th-century Irish nationalist anthem by Thomas Davis. "Avenging and Bright" – patriotic song by Thomas Moore [ 19] "Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men)" – song by Peadar Kearney about the 19th-century Fenians.
Songs from the Heart is the fifth studio album and fourth on-stage production by all-female Irish musical ensemble Celtic Woman, released on 16 January 2010. Performers in Songs from the Heart are vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lynn Hilary, Lisa Kelly, Alex Sharpe and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt. The German deluxe edition, released in January 2011, also ...
The Celtic punk band was formed in Quincy, Mass., and the song—which was made famous after its use in the 2006 Boston-based film The Departed—is widely used to represent Boston at sporting events.