Destiny (Celtic Woman album)

Celtic Woman: Destiny
Studio album by Celtic Woman
Released	15 January 2016 (International)
Recorded	August 2015
Genre	Celtic, world, new-age, adult contemporary, classical
Language	English, Irish, German, Italian
Label	Manhattan
Producer	Gavin Murphy, Chris O'Brien & Graham Murphy (tracks 4, 5, 7, 15), Bernd Wendlandt & William Andrews (track 13), Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen & Hannes Braun (track 8)
Celtic Woman chronology
O Christmas Tree (2014) Celtic Woman: Destiny (2016) Voices of Angels (2016)

Destiny is the ninth album by the group Celtic Woman. The album features vocalists Susan McFadden, Mairead Carlin, Éabha McMahon, and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt. This was the first Celtic Woman album to feature Mairead Carlin and Éabha McMahon. The album also featured vocal director and former Celtic Woman member Méav Ní Mhaolchatha as a guest singer. Celtic Woman collaborated with Oonagh on the track "Tir Na nÓg".^[1]

Tara McNeill, who would later become a principal performer in Celtic Woman, performed the harp in the Destiny DVD and PBS TV special as part of the orchestra.^[2][3] When PBS transmitted its video of the Destiny show, a cloaked woman (Dublin-based Irish actor, film maker, dancer and part-time model Sophie Merry) appeared in the titles sequence and the sequences that framed the pledge breaks.

The album was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. This was the first Grammy nomination for the group.

Performers[]

• Éabha McMahon
• Mairead Carlin
• Mairead Nesbitt
• Susan McFadden

Guest Singers[]

• Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
• Oonagh
• Rebecca Winckworth

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"My Land"	Susan McFadden Mairead Carlin Eabha McMahon Máiréad Nesbitt	4:04
2.	"Siúil A Rúin"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	2:59
3.	"Ride On"	Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:56
4.	"The Whole Of The Moon"	McFadden Nesbitt	4:05
5.	"Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn)"	Nesbitt	3:11
6.	"How Can I Keep From Singing"	McMahon	4:15
7.	"I See Fire" (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)	Carlin Nesbitt	5:06
8.	"Tír na nÓg"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt Oonagh	3:09
9.	"Óró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile"	Méav Ní Mhaolchatha McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:12
10.	"Sometimes A Prayer Will Do"	McFadden	4:39
11.	"Bean Phaidin"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:29
12.	"Westering Home"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt Ní Mhaolchatha Oonagh Rebecca Winckworth	4:00
13.	"When You Go"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:30
14.	"Like An Angel Passing Through My Room"	Mairead Carlin	5:13
15.	"Walk Beside Me"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	4:14
16.	"The Hills Of Ireland"	Máiréad Nesbitt	3:12
17.	"Skylands"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:35
18.	"O! Tannenbaum"	McFadden (English), McMahon (German), Carlin (Italian), Nesbitt
19.	"Orinoco Flow (America Tour)"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt
20.	"Isle of Innisfree"	Rebecca Winckworth
21.	"You Raise Me Up"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt

Notes

• Selections 18 to 21 are not included on the CD.
• "Walk Beside Me" was written and composed specifically for Celtic Woman by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.^[4]
• "Orinoco Flow" was one of this concert's songs in their North America Tour.
• "Isle of Innisfree" was sung by Rebecca Winckworth in their Destiny show at the Mansion House, and it is included both on the Live DVD and the PBS transmission.

German bonus tracks

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
22.	"O Tannenbaum" (2013 VER OR 2015 VER)	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:48
23.	"Skylands"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:34
24.	"Silent Night"	Meav Ni Mhaolchatha (2013 ver)	3:38

Deluxe Edition

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
17.	"Skylands"	McFadden Carlin McMahon Nesbitt	3:34
18.	"Christmas Secrets"	Carlin McFadden Nesbitt Ní Mhaolchatha Oonagh

Tour Information[]

Setlists[]

Blu-ray, DVD & PBS Concert Setlist, 2015[]

Act 1

1. "Destiny / When You Go" (All)
2. "Siúil á Rúin" (All)
3. "Ride On" (Éabha, Mairéad C. and Máiréad N.)
4. "The Whole of the Moon" (Máiréad N. and Susan)
5. "The Hills of Ireland" (Máiréad N.)
6. "You Raise Me Up" (All)
7. "Si do Mhaimeo Í" (Máiréad N. and Méav)
8. "How Can I Keep From Singing" (Éabha)
9. "Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn)" (Máiréad N.)
10. "My Land" (All)

● Intermission - Gown change

Act 2

1. "Bean Pháidín" (All)
2. "I See Fire" (Mairéad C. and Máiréad N.)
3. "Isle of Innisfree" (Rebecca)
4. "Tír na nÓg" (All, with Oonagh)
5. "Sometimes a Prayer Will Do" (Susan)
6. "Amazing Grace" (Eabha, Mairéad C. and Susan)
7. "Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile" (All, with Méav)
8. "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" (Mairéad C.)
9. "Walk Beside Me" (All)
10. "The Butterfly" (Máiréad N.)
11. "Westering Home" (All, with Méav and Rebecca)

Additional Tour Setlist, 2016[]

Act 1

1. "Destiny / When You Go" (All)
2. "Siúil á Rúin" (All)
3. "Ride On" (Éabha, Máiréad N. or Tara and Mairéad C.)
4. "The Hills of Ireland" (Máiréad N. or Tara)
5. "The Whole of the Moon" (Máiréad N. or Tara and Susan)
6. "How Can I Keep From Singing" (Éabha)
7. "Amazing Grace" (Éabha, Mairéad C. and Susan)
8. "I See Fire" (Mairéad C. and Máiréad N. or Tara)
9. "Bean Pháidín" (All)
10. "Danny Boy" (All)
11. "Níl Sé'n Lá" (All)

● Intermission - Gown change

Act 2

1. "Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn)" (Máiréad N. or Tara)
2. "Orinoco Flow" (Éabha, Mairéad C. and Susan)
3. "Sometimes a Prayer Will Do" (Susan)
4. "Mná na hÉireann" (All) - Performed to mark the centenary of and as a tribute to the Easter Rising of 1916
5. "Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile" (All)
6. "My Land" (All)
7. "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" (Mairéad C.)
8. "The Butterfly" (Máiréad N.) ‐ Not performed when Tara joined the tour
9. "Walk Beside Me" (All)
10. "Westering Home" (All)
11. "Téir Abhaile Riú" (All, singing and using instruments)

Shows[]

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
3 February 2016	Berlin	Germany	Friedrichstadt-Palast
4 February 2016	Hamburg		Mehr! Theater
5 February 2016	Bremen		Musical Theater Bremen
6 February 2016	Cologne		Palladium
7 February 2016	Ostende	Belgium	Casino-Kursaal Oostende
9 February 2016	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Royal Theater Carré
10 February 2016	Hanover	Germany	Theater am Aegi
11 February 2016	Leipzig		Haus Auensee
13 February 2016	Mannheim		Mozartsaal
14 February 2016	Nuremberg		Meistersingerhalle
16 February 2016	Stuttgart		Beethovensaal
19 February 2016	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
North America
4 March 2016	Nashville	United States	Andrew Jackson Hall
5 March 2016
6 March 2016	Memphis		Orpheum Theatre
8 March 2016	Owensboro		RiverPark Center
9 March 2016	Louisville		The Louisville Palace
11 March 2016	Paducah		Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center
12 March 2016	Peoria		Peoria Civic Theater
13 March 2016	Rockford		Coronado Performing Arts Center
15 March 2016	Rosemont		Rosemont Theatre
17 March 2016	Detroit		Fox Theatre
18 March 2016	Fort Wayne		Embassy Theatre
19 March 2016	Wabash		Honeywell Center
20 March 2016	South Bend		Morris Performing Arts Center
22 March 2016	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre
23 March 2016	Bowling Green		Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center
24 March 2016	Cincinnati		Procter & Gamble Hall
25 March 2016	Dayton		Mead Theatre
26 March 2016	Columbus		Palace Theatre
29 March 2016	Cleveland		Connor Palace
31 March 2016	Williamsport		Community Arts Center
1 April 2016	Lancaster		American Music Theatre
2 April 2016
3 April 2016
5 April 2016	Richmond		Altria Theater
6 April 2016	Norfolk		Chrysler Hall
8 April 2016	Wheeling		Capitol Music Hall
9 April 2016	Baltimore		Hippodrome Theatre
10 April 2016	Salem		Salem Civic Center
12 April 2016	Asheville		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
14 April 2016	Spartanburg		Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
15 April 2016	Winston-Salem		Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16 April 2016	Durham		Durham Performing Arts Center
17 April 2016	Charlotte		Ovens Auditorium
19 April 2016	Columbia		Koger Center for the Arts
21 April 2016	Athens		Classic Center Theater
22 April 2016	Macon		Macon City Auditorium
23 April 2016	Atlanta		Fabulous Fox Theatre
24 April 2016	Gainesville		Curtis M. Phillips Center
27 April 2016	Daytona Beach		Peabody Auditorium
28 April 2016	Fort Lauderdale		Au-Rene Theater
29 April 2016	St.Petersburg		Mahaffey Theater
30 April 2016	Sarasota		Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
1 May 2016	Niceville		Mattie Kelly Arts Center
3 May 2016	Mobile		Mobile Civic Theater
5 May 2016	Birmingham		BJCC Concert Hall
6 May 2016	Jackson		Thalia Mara Hall
7 May 2016	New Orleans		Saenger Theatre
8 May 2016	Houston		Revention Music Center
9 May 2016
10 May 2016	San Antonio		Majestic Theatre
11 May 2016	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
13 May 2016	El Paso		Plaza Theatre
14 May 2016	Tucson		Tucson Music Hall
15 May 2016	Tempe		Gammage Memorial Auditorium
17 May 2016	Bakersfield		Mechanics Bank Arena
20 May 2016	Eugene		Silva Concert Hall
21 May 2016	Yakima		Yakima SunDome
23 May 2016	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
24 May 2016	Boise		Morrison Center
25 May 2016	West Valley City		Maverik Center
26 May 2016	Casper		Casper Event Center
27 May 2016	Greeley		Monfort Concert Hall
28 May 2016	Colorado Springs		Pikes Peak Center
31 May 2016	Denver		Buell Theater
1 June 2016
3 June 2016	Rapid City	Fine Arts Theater
4 June 2016	Bismarck	Bismarck Event Center
5 June 2016	Grand Forks	Chester Fritz Auditorium
7 June 2016	Bemidji	Sanford Center
9 June 2016	La Crosse	La Crosse Center
10 June 2016	Prior Lake	Mystic Lake Showroom
11 June 2016	Milwaukee	Milwaukee Theatre
12 June 2016	Grand Rapids	DeVos Performance Hall
14 June 2016	Kalamazoo	Miller Auditorium
16 June 2016	Warren	Packard Music Hall
17 June 2016	University Park	Eisenhower Auditorium
18 June 2016	Reading	Santander Performing Arts Center
19 June 2016	Schenectady	Proctors Theatre
21 June 2016	Rochester	Auditorium Theatre
22 June 2016	Brooklyn	Kings Theatre
24 June 2016	Orillia	Canada	Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
25 June 2016
26 June 2016	Erie	United States	Warner Theatre
28 June 2016	Lowell		Lowell Memorial Auditorium
30 June 2016	Newark		Prudential Hall
Asia
22 October 2016	Shanghai	China	Shanghai Urban Lawn Music Plaza
24 October 2016			Shanghai International Gym Center
25 October 2016
29 October 2016	Seoul	South Korea	Sejong Performing Arts Center
30 October 2016

Charts[]

Destiny opened at No. 1 on the Billboard World Music chart, Celtic Woman's ninth consecutive album to debut at No. 1. The album spent 64 weeks on the Billboard World Music chart, including a total of 11 weeks at the No. 1 spot. The album remained in the chart's top 10 list for 41 consecutive weeks and 48 weeks in total. The album reached No. 60 on the US Billboard 200 chart.^[5][6][7]

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	86
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	132
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	95
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	95
US Billboard 200[14]	60
US World Albums (Billboard)[15]	1

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