Throughout December, Celtic Woman, the most successful all-female musical group in Irish history, will be presenting Ireland’s rich musical and cultural heritage across the US on their Symphony Christmas Tour. 

On Dec. 17, the ensemble, which stars fiddler Ciara Ní Mhurchú and singers Mairéad Carlin, Caitríona Sherlock, and Murigen O’Mahony will be on stage at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. 

O’Mahony, who joined the group in 2021, said that playing around Boston “feels like coming home a lot of the time.” The Cork native added that “there's such a huge Irish heritage and link there. Boston is kind of, like, ‘Oh, we're amongst our people here.’” 

The 31-year-old described Celtic Woman, which was originally formed in 2004, as an “amalgamation of Irish culture – a lot of different styles of music, but kind of all shrouded in that kind of Celtic flavor.” 

Last year, the Celtic Woman celebrated 20 years with a legacy of 12 Billboard number ones, more than 10 million album sales, and 3 billion online streams to date. 

This year’s Christmas tour began in Utah on Tues., Dec. 2. Since then, the women have performed their new album, “Nollaig – A Christmas Journey” while on a journey of their own.

From Colorado to Texas, New York to Minnesota, and, of course, Lowell, O’Mahony and her peers will share yuletide classics like ‘Little Drummer Boy’ and ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ as well as brand new compositions of Irish songs and tunes with a Christmas twist.  

“There is a brand new original composition by Brian Byrne named “Nollaig na mBan,” and it's kind of tied into the overriding name of the album, and is steeped in Irish tradition,” said O’Mahony when asked about her favorite of the 13 tracks. “Nollaig na mBan” is actually a holiday that happens in January, where women of the house are celebrated. Nollaig means Christmas, and this little woman's Christmas signifies the day that the women would take a rest and they would be kind of catered to.” 

The show, which O’Mahony says is an “ode to Irish culture,” will also include Irish instrumentation, Irish dancers, and songs in the Irish language. 

“It's a fantastic cultural show, but with classical elements and a little bit of kinda musical theater style elements all under one umbrella,” she added. “We get to perform with live orchestras in the States, and that is something that we do not take lightly. To have them support us in bringing these arrangements to life is just an absolute dream come true.” 

Though there will be plenty of Christmas activities and shows throughout the holiday season, O’Mahony thinks “the element of a really specifically strong culture infused into Christmas and Christmas music makes [the tour] that little bit different.” 

She continued, “And ultimately, Irish people have a lot of craic, and it's a lot of craic. So, it's a really fun time, and we hope to have the audience up on their feet dancing by the end of it.” 

To learn more about the tour or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/48485263/celtic-woman-lowell-lowell-memorial-auditorium.