Celtic Woman will perform April 2, 2013, at Wharton Center. Photo courtesy of Jason Fobart
Now in her second year with Celtic Woman, Irish actress and vocalist Lisa Lambe said it’s the music of the ensemble keeping audiences captivated.
“It’s a show that reaches across so many different generations,” she said. “It really is the at the core of what we do, which is very Irish, Celtic music. I think it has the ability to reach and translate to so many different people.”
Celtic Woman comes to Wharton Center Thursday. The ensemble has released eight albums and six DVDs, selling more than 7 million copies globally. The award-winning ensemble consists of vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lambe, Susan McFadden and violinist Máiréad Newsitt.
Lambe was cast into the Celtic Woman ensemble by Celtic Woman co-creator David Downes, whom she crossed paths with as a performer in Europe.
“What David has done is made a very unique (show),” she said. “It’s hard to put a finger on it. It has a distinctive Irish-folk music (sound), but it’s hard to put a genre on it when you see us in live performance.”
Lambe said performing in front of audiences has been one of the highlights of her experience.
“We really interact with the audience when we perform,” she said. “It’s a shared experience. It has an energy of its own, and the audience gives us a huge amount of energy as well. That’s what we love to see, and you can see how much music speaks to people.”
Being Irish, Lambe said the show being live is essential because what Irish people do best is tell stories.
“It’s a visual piece as well as a piece for the ears, with the costumes and the vests,” she said.
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