Postcards from Ireland

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Postcards from Ireland
Celtic Woman, Postcards from Ireland, cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)
RecordedJune–July 2021
StudioCamden Recording Studios and Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Dublin, Ireland
GenreCeltic, new-age, classical crossover, vocal
Length50:54
LanguageEnglish, Irish, Quenya
LabelManhattan Records, Universal Music Group
ProducerDaragh O'Toole
Celtic Woman chronology
Celebration: 15 Years of Music and Magic
(2020)
Postcards from Ireland
(2021)

Postcards from Ireland is the fourteenth studio album released by the group Celtic Woman.

Background[]

On 20 April 2021, Celtic Woman announced the Postcards from Ireland tour,[1] with Cork-born singer Muirgen O'Mahony replacing former member Mairéad Carlin who left the group in January 2021 to pursue solo projects.[2]

On 10 September, "The Dawning of the Day" was released as the first single from the album, accompanied by a lyric video.[3] On 8 October, "Mise Éire" was released as the second single from the album, also with a lyric video.[4] The album was released on 29 October, and an accompanying music video for "Wild Mountain Thyme" was released on the same day.[5][6]

Postcards from Ireland features vocalists Chloë Agnew, O'Mahony, Megan Walsh and instrumentalist Tara McNeill. British folk group the Longest Johns make a guest appearance on the track "Beeswing", while former member Susan McFadden returned to the group as a guest performer on the track "May it Be".

Track listing[]

Note: All songs arranged, orchestrated and produced by Daragh O'Toole.

CD
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."The Dawning of the Day"Chloë Agnew
Tara McNeill
Muirgen O'Mahony
Megan Walsh
3:54
2."Bonny Portmore"Walsh4:00
3."Mise Éire"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
3:52
4."Wild Mountain Thyme"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
3:56
5."Beeswing" (featuring the Longest Johns)Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
4:48
6."Down by the Salley Gardens"O'Mahony4:10
7."Where Sheep May Safely Graze"McNeill3:58
8."Angel"Agnew4:35
9."The Lakes of Pontchartrain"McNeill
Walsh
3:56
10."May It Be"Susan McFadden3:11
11."The Calm of the Day / The Banshee"McNeill2:57
12."The Galway Shawl"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
4:04
13."Black Is the Colour" (2021 Version)Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
3:33
Total length:50:54

PBS special and DVD release background[]

A television special of the same title was broadcast on PBS stations across the United States and Canada in November 2021. Directed by Irish filmmaker Donal Moloney and produced by Windmill Lane Pictures, the special consists of a subset of sixteen music videos filmed in different locations across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in mid-2021.

A gift set containing a CD, DVD and a set of postcards was made available for donations made through local stations to support airings of the special. The DVD was later made available through the official PBS website,[7] and was released generally on 21 January 2022.[8][9]

DVD track listing[]

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."The Dawning of the Day"Chloë Agnew
Tara McNeill
Muirgen O'Mahony
Megan Walsh
 
2."Bonny Portmore"Walsh 
3."Where Sheep May Safely Graze"McNeill 
4."Beeswing" (featuring the Longest Johns)Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
 
5."The Lakes of Pontchartrain"McNeill
Walsh
 
6."Down by the Salley Gardens"O'Mahony 
7."Mise Éire"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
 
8."Angel"Agnew 
9."The Galway Shawl"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
 
10."May It Be" (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)Susan McFadden 
11."Danny Boy"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
 
12."Wild Mountain Thyme"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
 
13."Amazing Grace"Agnew
McFadden
McNeill
Walsh
 
14."Black Is the Colour"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
 
15."The Calm of the Day / The Banshee"McNeill 
16."The Parting Glass"Agnew
McNeill
O'Mahony
Walsh
 

Personnel[]

Per the liner notes:

Celtic Woman[]

Band[]

  • Daragh O'Toole - piano, keyboards
  • Kieran Leonard - drums, bodhrán drum, percussion
  • Caitríona Frost - percussion
  • Darragh Murphy - whistles, uilleann pipes
  • John Hunt - bagpipes
  • Anthony Byrne - bagpipes
  • Johnny Boyle - drums, percussion
  • Brian Murphy - guitar, mandolin, banjo

The Orchestra of Ireland[]

  • Jonathan Ford - orchestra contractor
  • Daragh O'Toole - orchestra leader
  • David Brophy - music director, conductor

Celtic Voices Choir[]

  • Paul McGough - choral contractor

Production[]

  • Daragh O'Toole - producer, recording arranger
  • Michael Manning - studio engineer
  • Simon Gibson - mastering engineer
  • Ger McDonnell - studio mixing

The Longest Johns appear courtesy of Decca Records

Charts[]

Chart performance for Postcards from Ireland
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 56

References[]

  1. ^ "US Spring Tour 2022 'Postcards from Ireland' - Presale On Now". Celtic Woman.
  2. ^ "New Member Announced". Celtic Woman.
  3. ^ "Celtic Woman - Postcards From Ireland - CD - Pre-Order". Celtic Collections.
  4. ^ "Mise Éire is Available Everywhere Now!". Celtic Woman.
  5. ^ "'Postcards from Ireland' - Out Now". Celtic Woman.
  6. ^ "Wild Mountain Thyme". Celtic Woman Official (YouTube).
  7. ^ "Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland DVD". Shop.PBS.org.
  8. ^ "Pre-Order 'Postcards from Ireland' DVD". Celtic Woman.
  9. ^ "Celtic Woman - Postcards From Ireland - DVD - Pre Order". Celtic Collections.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Celtic Woman – Postcards from Ireland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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