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On 10 September, "[[The Dawning of the Day]]" was released as the first single from the album, accompanied by a lyric video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticcollections.com/collections/celtic-woman/products/celtic-woman-postcards-from-ireland-cd-pre-order|title=Celtic Woman - Postcards From Ireland - CD - Pre-Order|website=Celtic Collections}}</ref> On 8 October, "[[Mise Éire]]" was released as the second single from the album, also with a lyric video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticwoman.com/news/mise-eire/|title=Mise Éire is Available Everywhere Now!|website=Celtic Woman}}</ref> The album was released on 29 October, and an accompanying music video for "[[Wild Mountain Thyme]]" was released on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticwoman.com/news/-postcards-from-ireland----out-now/|title='Postcards from Ireland' - Out Now|website=Celtic Woman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjowFiFa6p0|title=Wild Mountain Thyme|website=Celtic Woman Official (YouTube)}}</ref>
On 10 September, "[[The Dawning of the Day]]" was released as the first single from the album, accompanied by a lyric video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticcollections.com/collections/celtic-woman/products/celtic-woman-postcards-from-ireland-cd-pre-order|title=Celtic Woman - Postcards From Ireland - CD - Pre-Order|website=Celtic Collections}}</ref> On 8 October, "[[Mise Éire]]" was released as the second single from the album, also with a lyric video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticwoman.com/news/mise-eire/|title=Mise Éire is Available Everywhere Now!|website=Celtic Woman}}</ref> The album was released on 29 October, and an accompanying music video for "[[Wild Mountain Thyme]]" was released on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticwoman.com/news/-postcards-from-ireland----out-now/|title='Postcards from Ireland' - Out Now|website=Celtic Woman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjowFiFa6p0|title=Wild Mountain Thyme|website=Celtic Woman Official (YouTube)}}</ref>


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


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| extra_column = Performer(s)
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1 = [[The Dawning of the Day]]
| title1 = [[The Dawning of the Day]]
| extra1 = [[Chloë Agnew]], [[Tara McNeill]], Muirgen O'Mahony, [[Megan Walsh]]
| extra1 = [[Chloë Agnew]], [[Tara McNeill]], Muirgen O'Mahony, [[Megan Walsh (singer)|Megan Walsh]]
| length1 = 3:54
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = [[Bonny Portmore]]
| title2 = [[Bonny Portmore]]
| note2 = from ''[[Highlander III: The Sorcerer|Highlander: The Final Dimension]]''
| extra2 = Walsh
| extra2 = Walsh
| length2 = 4:00
| length2 = 4:00
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| length3 = 3:52
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = [[Wild Mountain Thyme]]
| title4 = [[Wild Mountain Thyme]]
| note4 = from ''[[Wild Mountain Thyme (film)|Wild Mountain Thyme]]''
| extra4 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra4 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| length4 = 3:56
| length4 = 3:56
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| length9 = 3:56
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = [[May It Be]]
| title10 = [[May It Be]]
| note10 = from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
| extra10 = [[Susan McFadden]]
| extra10 = [[Susan McFadden]]
| length10 = 3:11
| length10 = 3:11
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| extra12 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra12 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| length12 = 4:04
| length12 = 4:04
| title13 = [[Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair|Black Is the Colour]]
| title13 = [[Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair|Black Is the Colour]]
| note13 = 2021 Version
| note13 = 2021 Version
| extra13 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra13 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
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==PBS special and DVD release background==
==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, the special was filmed on location across both the [[Republic of Ireland|Republic]] and [[Northern Ireland|north of Ireland]] in summer 2021 and consists of a subset of sixteen music videos filmed in different locations across the country. The special also features a storyline revolving around Sean, an American immigrant to Ireland, who writes a postcard to his family back home.
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.


Various PBS stations offered a gift set containing a CD, DVD and a set of postcards for donations made through local stations to support airings of the special. The DVD was later made available through the official PBS website,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shop.pbs.org/WD9422.html|title=Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland DVD|website=Shop.PBS.org}}</ref> and is due for general release in January 2022.
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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shop.pbs.org/WD9422.html|title=Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland DVD|website=Shop.PBS.org}}</ref> and was released generally on 21 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticwoman.com/news/pre-order--postcards-from-ireland--dvd-/|title=Pre-Order 'Postcards from Ireland' DVD|website=Celtic Woman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celticcollections.com/collections/celtic-woman-dvd/products/celtic-woman-postcards-from-ireland-dvd|title=Celtic Woman - Postcards From Ireland - DVD - Pre Order|website=Celtic Collections}}</ref>


===DVD track listing===
===DVD track listing===
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| extra_column = Performer(s)
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1 = [[The Dawning of the Day]]
| title1 = [[The Dawning of the Day]]
| note1 = filmed at [[Ballintoy Harbour]], [[County Antrim]]
| extra1 = [[Chloë Agnew]], [[Tara McNeill]], Muirgen O'Mahony, [[Megan Walsh (singer)|Megan Walsh]]
| extra1 = [[Chloë Agnew]], [[Tara McNeill]], Muirgen O'Mahony, [[Megan Walsh]]
| title2 = [[Bonny Portmore]]
| title2 = [[Bonny Portmore]]
| note2 = filmed at [[Wicklow Mountains]], [[County Wicklow]]
| extra2 = Walsh
| extra2 = Walsh
| title3 = [[Sheep may safely graze|Where Sheep May Safely Graze]]
| title3 = [[Sheep may safely graze|Where Sheep May Safely Graze]]
| note3 = filmed at [[Muckross Abbey]], [[County Kerry]]
| extra3 = McNeill
| extra3 = McNeill
| title4 = [[Mirror Blue|Beeswing]]
| title4 = [[Mirror Blue|Beeswing]]
| note4 = featuring [[the Longest Johns]]; filmed at [[Ulster American Folk Park]], [[County Tyrone]]
| note4 = featuring [[the Longest Johns]]
| extra4 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra4 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| title5 = [[The Lakes of Pontchartrain]]
| title5 = [[The Lakes of Pontchartrain]]
| note5 = filmed at [[Gougane Barra]], [[County Cork]]
| extra5 = McNeill, Walsh
| extra5 = McNeill, Walsh
| title6 = [[Down by the Salley Gardens]]
| title6 = [[Down by the Salley Gardens]]
| note6 = filmed in [[County Sligo|Yeats Country]], [[County Sligo]]
| extra6 = O'Mahony
| extra6 = O'Mahony
| title7 = [[Mise Éire]]
| title7 = [[Mise Éire]]
| note7 = filmed at [[the Burren]], [[County Clare]]
| extra7 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra7 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| title8 = [[Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)|Angel]]
| title8 = [[Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)|Angel]]
| note8 = filmed at [[Kylemore Abbey]], [[County Galway]]
| extra8 = Agnew
| extra8 = Agnew
| title9 = [[The Galway Shawl]]
| title9 = [[The Galway Shawl]]
| note9 = filmed at [[the Old Bog Road]], County Galway
| extra9 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra9 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| title10 = [[May It Be]]
| title10 = [[May It Be]]
| note10 = filmed in [[Trinity College Dublin|the Chapel at Trinity College]], [[County Dublin]]
| extra10 = [[Susan McFadden]]
| extra10 = [[Susan McFadden]]
| title11 = [[Danny Boy]]
| title11 = [[Danny Boy]]
| note11 = filmed in [[Glendalough]], County Wicklow
| note11 = arranged by Gavin Murphy
| extra11 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra11 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| title12 = [[Wild Mountain Thyme]]
| title12 = [[Wild Mountain Thyme]]
| note12 = filmed at [[Derryclare Lough]], County Galway
| extra12 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra12 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| title13 = [[Amazing Grace]]
| title13 = [[Amazing Grace]]
| note13 = filmed at [[Johnstown Castle]], [[County Wexford]]
| note13 = arranged by Gavin Murphy
| extra13 = Agnew, McFadden, McNeill, Walsh
| extra13 = Agnew, McFadden, McNeill, Walsh
| title14 = [[Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair|Black Is the Colour]]
| title14 = [[Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair|Black Is the Colour]]
| note14 = filmed at Inch Beach, County Kerry
| extra14 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra14 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| title15 = The Calm of the Day / The Banshee
| title15 = The Calm of the Day / The Banshee
| note15 = filmed in [[Glencullen]], County Dublin
| extra15 = McNeill
| extra15 = McNeill
| title16 = [[The Parting Glass]]
| title16 = [[The Parting Glass]]
| note16 = filmed in [[Dunquin]], County Kerry
| note16 = arranged by Gavin Murphy
| extra16 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
| extra16 = Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh
}}
}}
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Per the liner notes:
Per the liner notes:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

===Celtic Woman===
{{col-begin}}
⚫
* [[Chloë Agnew]] - vocals
{{col-2}}
* [[Susan McFadden]] - vocals
'''Featured performers'''
* [[Tara McNeill]] - fiddle, harp
⚫
* [[Chloë Agnew]], [[Megan Walsh]], Muirgen O'Mahony - vocals
* [[Tara McNeill]] - fiddle
* [[Megan Walsh (singer)|Megan Walsh]] - vocals
* [[Susan McFadden]] - vocals ("[[May It Be]]")
* Muirgen O'Mahony - vocals
===Band===
* Andy Yates, Dave Robinson, Jonathan Darley, Robbie Stattin - vocals ("Beeswing")
⚫
''[[The Longest Johns]] appear courtesy of [[Decca Records]]''

'''Band'''
* Daragh O'Toole - piano, keyboards
* Daragh O'Toole - piano, keyboards
* Kieran Leonard - drums, bodhrán drum, percussion
* Kieran Leonard - drums, bodhrán drum, percussion
* Caitríona Frost - percussion
* Caitríona Frost - percussion
* Darragh Murphy - whistles, uilleann pipes
* Darragh Murphy - whistles, uilleann pipes
* John Hunt, Anthony Byrne - bagpipes
* John Hunt - bagpipes
* Anthony Byrne - bagpipes
* Johnny Boyle - drums, percussion
* Johnny Boyle - drums, percussion
* Brian Murphy - guitar, mandolin, banjo
* Brian Murphy - guitar, mandolin, banjo
⚫
===The Orchestra of Ireland===

{{col-2}}
⚫
'''The Orchestra of Ireland'''
* Jonathan Ford - orchestra contractor
* Jonathan Ford - orchestra contractor
* Daragh O'Toole - orchestra leader
* Daragh O'Toole - orchestra leader
* David Brophy - music director, conductor
* David Brophy - music director, conductor
⚫
===Celtic Voices Choir===

⚫
'''Celtic Voices Choir'''
* Paul McGough - choral contractor
* Paul McGough - choral contractor
⚫
===Production===

⚫
'''Production'''
* Daragh O'Toole - producer, recording arranger
* Daragh O'Toole - producer, recording arranger
* Michael Manning - studio engineer
* Michael Manning - studio engineer
* Simon Gibson - mastering engineer
* Simon Gibson - mastering engineer
* Ger McDonnell - studio mixing
* Ger McDonnell - studio mixing{{div col end}}
⚫
''[[The Longest Johns]] appear courtesy of [[Decca Records]]''
{{col-end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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[[Category:2021 video albums]]
[[Category:2021 video albums]]
[[Category:Manhattan Records albums]]
[[Category:Manhattan Records albums]]
[[Category:2022 concert tours]]
[[Category:Celtic Woman albums]]
[[Category:Celtic Woman albums]]

Latest revision as of 09:31, 20 August 2023

Postcards from Ireland
Studio album by
Celtic Woman
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

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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

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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 Walsh3:54
2."Bonny Portmore"Walsh4:00
3."Mise Éire"Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh3:52
4."Wild Mountain Thyme"Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh3:56
5."Beeswing" (featuring the Longest Johns)Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh4:48
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, Walsh3:56
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, Walsh4:04
13."Black Is the Colour" (2021 Version)Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh3:33
Total length:50:54

PBS special and DVD release background

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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

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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"Susan McFadden 
11."Danny Boy" (arranged by Gavin Murphy)Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh 
12."Wild Mountain Thyme"Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh 
13."Amazing Grace" (arranged by Gavin Murphy)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" (arranged by Gavin Murphy)Agnew, McNeill, O'Mahony, Walsh 

Personnel

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Per the liner notes:

Celtic Woman

[edit]

Band

[edit]
  • 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

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

Celtic Voices Choir

[edit]
  • Paul McGough - choral contractor

Production

[edit]
  • 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

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

References

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  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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