An early St. Patrick's Day gift

Sometimes treasures show up at the most unexpected times. When 7:00PM rolled around last night it was time to sleep. Upon awakening in the middle of the night the TV was on PBS and a show called Celtic Woman had just begun. A few songs later I heard a moving rendition of Danny Boy. This is possibly the best this song has ever been done. After seeing everyone in the audience singing along in silence I knew this had to be recorded in Ireland. Yep, Dublin. Of course there was the normal hounding for money as is often seen on "socialist" TV, but what followed was a sheer delight to the eye and the ear.

Five Irish women combined their talents to fill my soul with great joy. Four sang and one played violin. ALL are lookers and it's really hard to say which one is the most talented. A grand orchestra and choir accompany. They are directed by composer David Downes. This is on your local PBS station this month. Don't miss it. Stay through the money solicitations too. They interview each of the women during these intermissions. Two redheads and three blondes that are nightingales. Meav, Mairead, Lisa, Orla and Chloe are their names. Chloe is only 15!

Whenever Mairead plays the violin pay attention. This gorgeous child is a former All-Ireland fiddle champion and has accompanied Van Morrison. LOTR fans, their cover of May It Be is wonderful. They had only five weeks to prepare for this concert, but the harmonies sound as if they'd been singing together all their lives. If you like music and the female voice then tune in, sit back, turn the volume up and indulge in rich, vibrant tunes. Let your spirit soar. Take a look at CelticWomanShow for a photo of these beautiful women. They appear left to right in the order listed above.

"The most beautiful music of all is the music of what happens."
-Irish proverb