Friends convinced me to go to Celtic Woman Isle of Hope last Friday, March 13, 2009 at Radio City Music Hall. Like I've read in previous posts, much of the show seemed prerecorded, in particular the dancing violin nymphet ("will she do the splits do you think?" my friend asked), and some orchestral sounds that weren't represented by actual musical instruments onstage. The critic who thought Nadja (who of course actually PLAYS HER INSTRUMENT) should tone down her movements while performing would probably really enjoy the (traditionally gender-correct) movements of the Celtic women, who act either like little girls (violin player) or women from some super-conservative culture dancing for their first time at the county fair, all the while singing over prerecorded sound. I cannot believe I paid money for this. They need to JUST TRY the show a few times live, and see if it works. They did nail that Enya song