Celtic Woman our organizers have added an additional months of dates for the tour that has been ongoing since February. The ensemble performance outing features five woman Irish vocalists.

The group features the vocalists Mairead Nesbitt, Orla Fallon, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha, Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew and Hayley Westenra, who recently joined the ensemble. They will be kicking off their tour in Tampa on February 14. They will next be on stage in Little Rock, AR on Wednesday April 25.

With the additional dates added to the tour, the total run is almost 70 shows now.

The idea for the Celtic Woman Tour came from Dave Kavanagh and Sharon Browne of an independent record label based in Ireland called Celtic Collections, Ltd. According to Celtic Woman’s website, Browne and Kavanagh, along with David Downes the musical director, came up with the idea for the tour in order to showcase talented Irish female performers and singers.

In January Celtic Woman released their new studio album entitled “A New Journey.” The set mixes contemporary hits (“Over the Rainbow,” “Scarborough Fair,” “The Prayer” and “Beyond the Sea”) with classical favorites (“Vivaldi’s Rain” and “Lascia Ch’io Pianga”) along with Irish standards (“Mo Ghile Mear,” “Caledonia,” “At the Ceili,” and “Dulaman”). The album debuted in the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s 200 chart.

“The Celtic Woman Tour,” the ensemble outing featuring five talented woman Irish vocalists will be returning in February to North America to kick a long 2007 tour off.

The ensemble features the vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Mairead Nesbitt, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha and new addition Hayley Westenra. They will be launching their tour in Tampa, FL for two shows starting on February 14. The trek will cover more than 50 cities and run through May.

“The Celtic Woman Tour” is the Celtic music version of Lilith Fair. It’s the brainchild of Dave Kavanagh and Sharon Brown from Celtic Collections , Ltd, an independent record label in Ireland. The two along with David Downes, musical director, envisioned the tour for showcasing talented Irish women singers and performers.

Recently the ensemble released a Christmas songs album called “A Christmas Celebration. It hit the stores on October 3 and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s World Music chart. It pushed their previous self-titled set from the No. 1 spot. The album had held that position for a total of 81 weeks.

In January Celtic Woman is scheduled to release their new studio album called “A New Journey.”