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Album Intro：
美麗人聲 (Celtic Woman) 是由身兼音樂總監、指揮、作曲及編曲者四項身份、曾任「大河之舞」(Riverdance)音樂總監的大衛．唐恩所領軍，以四位愛爾蘭女歌手及一位小提琴手所組成，五人在加入團體前都是以演唱居爾特歌曲聞名的國際級藝人，她們融合了莎拉．布萊曼、美聲男伶、恩雅、居爾特男高音、易希、克蘭納德等人特色，結合了新世紀、古典、傳統居爾特樂風與大河之舞、舞王及火焰之舞等的音樂風格。他們將恩雅式演唱與充滿氣勢的大型管絃樂團、合唱團和節奏感強烈的鼓聲作對比，在極度柔美和震撼的氣勢中，讓人感受到澎湃洶湧的聲浪迎面襲來，卻又能在柔美的歌聲中得到撫慰。
Second only to Riverdance as an international Irish showbiz phenomenon, previous installments of this Platinum-selling extravaganza have become beloved PBS standards. The original buxom quartet of female singers, Lisa, Maev, Orla, and Chloe, have duly been joined by Hayley and are, as usual, backed by a full symphony orchestra and choir, plus enough traditional instruments (the house fiddler, Mairead, is a powerhouse) to keep things legit. The material ranges from folkloric ('Dulaman' is best known from Clannad's legendary rendering), to a standard from another Celtic nation ('Caledonia,' Dougie McLean's love letter to his native Scotland), to classical lite (Handel's poignant 'Laschia Ch'io Pianga'), to movie hits ('Somewhere Over The Rainbow' in a delicately lovely, a cappella, close-harmony treatment), to homegrown New Age (Enya's 'Newgrange'). Most tracks are produced to turn, presented in the aural equivalent of Technicolor or day-glo, in which colors pop while diverging ever so slightly from nature. In short, although the album offers fresh material, it covers old ground -- but this is exactly what the act's target audience expects and desires. Fans of acoustic folk would likely find the prevailing aesthetic a touch garish, but fans of Sarah Brightman and Il Divo will be diverted and thrilled. The deluxe package offers four bonus tracks, three of them live, plus a silver claddagh charm.
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