In 2007, Ní Mhaolchatha left the group to focus on her solo career and was replaced by Hilary. Sharpe initially joined the group to fill in for Kelly who was on maternity leave, and later became a full member as a replacement for Fallon (who left to spend more time with family and record a solo work).
Since then, both Alex Sharpe and Lynn Hilary have left, making way for Lisa Lambe.
In 2013, Lisa Kelly left to pursue a teaching career at a Voice Academy she started up that year with her husband, making way for Susan McFadden for the 2013 Believe Tour.
In 2013, Chloë Agnew left to pursue solo work, making way for Máiréad Carlin.
Celtic Woman was recorded on September 15, 2004 for PBS Television in The United States at The Helix, Dublin to a sell-out audience. The show was organized by show producer Sharone Browne and musical director and composer David Downes, and produced by Dave Kavanagh. The show was first broadcast in March 2005 in The United States and within weeks the album Celtic Woman reached number one in the World Music charts in America and on Amazon.com charts. Their huge success in Asia and in America has been credited to the already successful megastar Enya and has been called "Riverdance for the Voice". As of July 22, 2006 the group has broken a long standing record in the music business. Their CD has been at the #1 position on the Billboard charts for an amazing 68 weeks.
On October 19th of that year, Celtic Woman was knocked off its No.1 spot on Billboard's World Music Charts, which it had maintained for 82 weeks, by Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration. This put the groups' 2 CDs at Nos. 1 and 2 respectively. Since then, Lisa Lambe has left the group to pursue a solo career.
Scarborough Fair
Celtic Woman Lyrics
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Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine
Tell him to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Without no seam, nor fine needlework
Tell him to find me an acre of land
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Between the salt water and the sea strand
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine
The lyrics to Celtic Woman's song Scarborough Fair recount a dialog between two people where one person asks if the other is headed to Scarborough Fair. The person then requests that they remember them to a former lover who lives there. The requests build up throughout the song, and the singer asks the person they are addressing to tell their former lover to make them a shirt, using only parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme, which ends up being a test of his love.
The second request is significantly larger to find him an acre of land between salt water and the sea strand. The song continues in this back-and-forth fashion until the end, where the refrain is repeated. The song is hauntingly beautiful, and the lyrics have a deep, almost mystical quality to them. The requests seem to test how much the former lover cares for the singer, and the entire song is a bittersweet remembrance of love gone by.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Are you planning to attend the Scarborough Fair festival?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
These are herbs that were traditionally used for cooking and medicinal purposes in medieval times.
Remember me to one who lives there
Please send my regards to someone who lives in that area.
He once was a true love of mine
I had a romantic relationship with that person in the past.
Tell him to make me a cambric shirt
Please ask him to make me a fine, sheer fabric shirt.
Without no seam, nor fine needlework
The shirt should be made without any visible seam or stitching.
Then he'll be a true love of mine
If he fulfills this request, I will consider him to be my true love once again.
Tell him to find me an acre of land
Please ask him to acquire an area of land measuring an acre.
Between the salt water and the sea strand
The land should be located in a coastal area, between the salt water and the shore.
Then he'll be a true love of mine
If he fulfills this request, I will consider him to be my true love once again.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Are you planning to attend the Scarborough Fair festival?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
These are herbs that were traditionally used for cooking and medicinal purposes in medieval times.
Remember me to one who lives there
Please send my regards to someone who lives in that area.
He once was a true love of mine
I had a romantic relationship with that person in the past.
Lyrics © Budde Music Publishing GmbH, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: J.F. BACARDI, DP
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@eglerusso
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt (in the deep forest green)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without no seams nor needle work
(Bedclothes the child of the mountain)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)
Tell her to find me an acre of land
(A sprinkling of leaves)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Washes the grave with silvery tears)
Between the salt water and the sea strands
(And polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
(Blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
(A cause they've long ago forgotten)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
@user-iu9cm4ml7p
A amazing voice...Hayley shows her total gift in this song... What a blessing
@mariannaresendesalles8669
Hayley's voice is beautiful. She sings perfectly like an angel❤❤❤❤❤
@bemyhappiness
Hayley truly has the beautiful voice of an Angel 😇
@michaeljohnston-ul1vi
Biut nothing Celtic here,New Zealand and England.
Nice to know we are appreciated. 3:08
@frederichrecinski4616
@@bemyhappiness, Alors c'est sûr que tu n'as JAMAIS entendu la véritable voix des vrais anges dans les Cieux !!
Tu es totalement dans l'erreur !! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
Hayley a une voix CRISTALLINE !! Pas une voix d'ange !!
@b.v.6077
And she also Looks perfect with the ligth Red hair
Why cant god send me such a woman for the Rest of my life
@ZoranPopovic-vi7fh
Yes, indeed. But, when I listen to this song, I hear not only angels, but I can see and smell fresh meadows, moisture, fresh air, beautiful forests, romantic little villages and Scarborough, of course.
@Rebokun
Her voice is absolutely beautiful
@zachbecvar
A truly epic showing of Hayley's unique voice.
@CaptApple
Is that Hayley Reinhardt?