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We first saw Celtus last November when the Jimmy Nail tour came to Poole Arts Centre. It was Elise's (my 14 year old daughter) first live concert that she had been to. I looked across to see how she was enjoying herself during the first number - we'd never heard of Celtus before and did not know what to expect. Well, she just had this smile that got bigger the more she heard and I was completely hooked after the first few minutes, totally enthralled. |
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We then got the Portrait CD which the boys signed for us, we were delighted to meet them and it is really great that they take the time and trouble to meet people, it is really appreciated, I'm sure that others feel the same too. Having really enjoyed Portrait we began to wonder what Moonchild was like. We then decided the only thing to do was to catch the tour again at Portsmouth in December, see them play again and get Moonchild. We got hopelessly lost, and kept seeing a pub called the 'Navigator' and by this time concluded that we couldn't navigate our way out of a paper bag! Eventually we found the Guildhall and it was there we heard 'Navigator' for the first time which seemed a strange coincidence! |
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We loved the concert and must confess it wasn't Jimmy we'd gone to see this time but Celtus! (Sorry Jimmy!) We got the Moonchild CD and had that signed too. Pat told us about the forthcoming headline tour in March of this year and that they'd get to be on for longer - sounded like heaven to me! Moonchild proved to be fantastic also. |
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The tricky thing for me is I can't commit myself to a favourite track or CD at all. There is something about all of their music which I enjoy so much. It might be the lyrics, the melody, or a particular instrumental piece. It could be great to sing along to or it could be great hand clapping, foot stomping stuff but whatever it is, it is totally brilliant. I don't think I've ever heard anyone sing like John before or appreciated it so much. The whole combination is total perfection - amazing. I next saw Celtus at the Royal Festival Hall in March. Sadly Elise couldn't make it because it was term time, so I gave her a full report and brought home Rooted as a peace offering! Another brilliant concert and yet another fantastic CD. I decided to find out a bit more about them so I joined the fan club (a first for me!) to discover how Celtus came to be. I then found out about the Web Site and frequently visit to see what's new and I think that was how it came about that Elise and I decided to make the pilgrimage to Sheffield on May 28th. |
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We were lucky enough to have front row seats that virtually touched the stage, we couldn't believe how close we were and it was incredible to watch them performing in such detail. Apparently the band were experiencing sound problems which I have to say didn't spoil it for us because we were too busy having a good time for it to interfere with the evening! They have managed to create a live performance of Cathedral which is excellent, and the air on the end of Moment In Time which I think was called Dear Irish Boy was breath taking. The audience were totally transfixed whilst Pat played and hung on every note, it was absolutely enchanting. After another terrific concert, Elise was lucky enough to have her photograph taken with the boys, which she was absolutely thrilled with. We met Lindy and also Darren from the Web Site which was nice. We went home with wonderful memories of a great evening, as ever and Elise has officially rated it as the best day of her life which I think I'd have to agree with her. Marvellous! |
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