Celtic Woman

So... Wednesday night I sat down to feed Kaiya and was just flipping channels. I came across PBS and they were playing a concert of the Celtic Woman. When I was in junior high I was introduced to Enya by a pen pal. She sent me the CD for my birthday. I fell in love with the sound of the music and have always really enjoyed that style when I really want to relax. And so the other night when it was on, I couldn't even get Kaiya to eat -- she was so taken with it! :) All she wanted to do was watch the ladies sing. So we are watching and then the station pauses for some fund-raising blurb. And I find out that Celtic Woman is coming to the Fox here in St. Louis, next April. And with one of the donation levels they will give you a pair of tickets to see them -- first come, first serve, starting with the first row of the orchestra pit to row 17. Tony's in the other room, (probably just praying I miss what they are saying)... and I exclaim, "WOW! They are coming to St. Louis! Did you hear that Tony? I would just love to see them in concert. I love that type of music." He knows my love of Enya -- the first CD he gave me when we started dating was the new Enya CD. :) Meanwhile I am doing complete justification in my mind. Well, PBS is a good station... and they do have programs like Sesame Street... and now that we have Kaiya we should support that... sure she's not old enough for it yet, but she will be soon! And then I hear: "Okay -- if that's what you want for a birthday present go ahead and get it." I race to the phone, give out all of my personal information. Excited, I call Ruthie and have her flip on the TV so she can see what I'm gonna get to see in April. Like a good sister, she muffled a laugh and told me it looked good. "Oh, you'll really enjoy that." As if I wouldn't pick up on the fact that this whole episode confirms how old and boring she thinks I am. :) No matter -- I know that Kaiya will be jealous that she can't go. I snuggled her to sleep on the couch watching the rest of the concert. Here are the links to little clips of the concert (it takes a minute or so to load after you click the link):

• http://www.celticwoman.com/clips/orinoco.mp3 (audio)
• http://www.celticwoman.com/clips/orinoco-hi.mov (video)
• http://www.celticwoman.com/clips/fair.mp3 (audio)
• http://www.celticwoman.com/clips/harrys.mp3 (audio)

www.celticwoman.com (I can't be too big of a dork -- their website claims they are the longest ever artist to be at #1 in the Billboard World Music Charts.)