Celtic Woman

1	Last Rose of Summer (Intro)/Walking in the Air / Órla ? 4:22
2	May It Be / Lisa 3:47
3	Isle of Inisfree / Méav 3:28
4	Danny Boy 3:26
5	One World 3:49
6	Ave Maria / Chloë Agnew 2:56
7	Send Me a Song / Lisa 4:23
8	Siúil a Rún (Walk My Love) / Órla ? 3:16
9	Orinoco Flow 3:32
10	Someday / Chloë Agnew 4:22
11	She Moved Thru' the Fair / Mairead 3:30
12	Nella Fantasia / Chloë Agnew 3:42
13	The Butterfly / Lisa 3:02
14	Harry's Game / Órla ? 2:32
15	The Soft Goodbye 3:59
16	You Raise Me Up 4:34
17	The Ashoken Farewell/The Contradiction / Lisa Live / Bonus Track 4:10
18	Sí Do Mhaimeo Í (The Wealthy Widow) / Méav 2:13

Barnes & Noble

PBS viewers know the talents of Celtic Woman, an ensemble of five Irish singers who make their recording debut with this disc blending traditional folk, contemporary pop, and classical styles. With accompaniments ranging from full orchestra to chorus, delicate harp, and fiddle, the five -- Chloë, Lisa, Méav, Órla, and Máiréad -- lend their expressive voices to such standards as "Danny Boy" and "Ave Maria," as well as Enya's "Oronico Flow" and Ennio Morricone's "Nella Fantasia." Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" is the inspirational conclusion to the program -- save for a pair of bonus tracks that round out this generally soothing set with some genuine Celtic flavor.

All Music Guide

Manhattan Records' release of Celtic Woman is a compilation/collaboration between five unknown vocalists, introduced only by their first names (Chloë, Lisa, Órla, Méav, and Máiréad), who take turns chirping Irish ballads as heard through a dramatic, lush new age filter. Via reverb-heavy and thick keyboard atmospherics, the singers cover contemporary ground, such as Enya's "Orinoco Flow," to traditional melodies like "Danny Boy" and "Ave Maria." While each vocalist brings a separate lovely timbre to the table, each song shares a similar theatrical arrangement and plodding tempo that smoothes over any subtleties that might distinguish track from track, therefore fitting well sonically side by side, but leaving the listener yearning for a bit more dynamic. Overall Celtic Woman is a decent set of well-performed vocal pop, but ultimately more a soothing background soundtrack than anything memorable. Gregory McIntosh