Celtic Woman: Believe
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Celtic Woman: Believe is the seventh studio album by the group Celtic Woman
released on May 25, 2011. This album is intended to be released exclusively in Japan to promote the film Princess Toyotomi.. This is Celtic Woman's first album to feature their newest member Lisa Lambe
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Performers in Believe are vocalists Chloë Agnew
, Lisa Kelly
, Lisa Lambe, Órla Fallon
, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
, Hayley Westenra
, Lynn Hilary
, Alex Sharpe
, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt
.
All songs on this album are re-releases from their previous albums. Their only new song, entitled 'Princess Toyotomi', is featured in the film of the same name. This is the first album where nine members (both current and previous) appear together.
Another album of the same title will be released internationally on January 24, 2012. Both this album and DVD (live performance from the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia) will feature new music from Agnew, Kelly, Lambe and Nesbitt. The performance will be broadcast on PBS stations on December 2011. The CD and DVD are available for pre-order from Amazon.com. Some of the songs performed but not available on the CD is A Tribute To Broadway, sung by Agnew and Kelly, and Mná na hÉireann, played by Nesbitt. European and North American dates for the 2012 Believe tour have already been set, but Lisa Kelly will not join this tour due to her pregnancy.
Celtic Woman
Celtic Woman is an all-female musical ensemble conceived and assembled by Sharon Browne and David Downes, a former musical director of the Irish stage show Riverdance...
released on May 25, 2011. This album is intended to be released exclusively in Japan to promote the film Princess Toyotomi.. This is Celtic Woman's first album to feature their newest member Lisa Lambe
Lisa Lambe
Lisa Lambe is an Irish singer and actress who is currently a member of the ensemble Celtic Woman. Her career encompasses roles from the stage to musical theater, film and television, and radio performances...
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Performers in Believe are vocalists Chloë Agnew
Chloë Agnew
Chloë Alexandra Adele Emily Agnew is an Irish singer who is one of the current members of the Celtic music group Celtic Woman as the youngest member. She comes from Knocklyon, County Dublin where she lived with her mother Adele "Twink" King and younger sister Naomi...
, Lisa Kelly
Lisa Kelly
Lisa Ann Kelly is a singer of both classical and celtic music. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a member of the musical group Celtic Woman.-Early life:...
, Lisa Lambe, Órla Fallon
Órla Fallon
Órlagh Fallon , professionally known as Órla Fallon, is an Irish soloist, songwriter and former member of the group Celtic Woman and the chamber choir Anúna.- Life and career :...
, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha is an Irish singer and recording artist specializing in the traditional music of her homeland. She was one of the original soloists in the musical ensemble Celtic Woman. She sings in multiple languages: English, Gaelic, French and Latin....
, Hayley Westenra
Hayley Westenra
Hayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...
, Lynn Hilary
Lynn Hilary
Lynn Hilary is an Irish singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She also has performed as a featured soprano soloist in the all-female ensemble Celtic Woman.- Career :...
, Alex Sharpe
Alex Sharpe
Alex Sharpe is an Irish singer who is mostly known for being a former member of the ensemble Celtic Woman.-Early career:She began her career portraying Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin...
, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt
Máiréad Nesbitt
Máiréad Nesbitt is a Classical and Celtic music performer, most notably as a fiddler and violinist. She is currently the fiddler for the group Celtic Woman.- Background :...
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All songs on this album are re-releases from their previous albums. Their only new song, entitled 'Princess Toyotomi', is featured in the film of the same name. This is the first album where nine members (both current and previous) appear together.
Another album of the same title will be released internationally on January 24, 2012. Both this album and DVD (live performance from the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia) will feature new music from Agnew, Kelly, Lambe and Nesbitt. The performance will be broadcast on PBS stations on December 2011. The CD and DVD are available for pre-order from Amazon.com. Some of the songs performed but not available on the CD is A Tribute To Broadway, sung by Agnew and Kelly, and Mná na hÉireann, played by Nesbitt. European and North American dates for the 2012 Believe tour have already been set, but Lisa Kelly will not join this tour due to her pregnancy.