The prominent past of Celtic culturem, which sparked the All Hallows' Eve tradition, will be celebrated through music this weekend, just in time for Halloween.

Celtic Woman, a five-piece Irish music group that has reached wide success on the Billboard World Music chart, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Celtic Woman's show, called "A New Journey," focuses on Irish music and is filled with both past and present Irish influences, according to a press release.

"The tour has been going really well; we've mainly been in Florida so far," said Lisa Kelly, a member of Celtic Woman. Kelly said each woman has her own unique and distinct talents to add diversity to the show. "There is contemporary and traditional music, costumes, and lighting," she added.

Celtic Woman's performance uses costuming and lighting to add to the mysticism of the Celtic music by giving it a more personal feel. This mysticism is the same that surrounds Halloween.

Bernie Punt, director of public relations at the BJC, said the BJC's staging for the performance would be a more intimate theater setting, which he said adds to the experience.

Along with the new tour, there is a new member of the group, Lynn Hilary. She has been getting acclimated to her new role, according to a press release. She is the replacement for Méav Ni Mhaolchatha, who decided to focus on her solo career.

Kelly, Hilary, Máiréad Nesbitt, Chloë Agnew and Orla Fallon, who all go by their first names as stage names, are all part of Celtic Woman.

Kelly said she sings more contemporary Irish music, while Hilary's songs have a classical, traditional style. Chloë sings a mixture of classical and contemporary Irish music. Máiréad plays the fiddle and Orla sings and plays the harp.

The inclusion of the fiddle and harp adds to the authenticity of the music, reaching back to the culture's Irish roots, also a part of Halloween tradition.

David Downes, musical director for Celtic Woman, had intended for the initial show, which took place in Dublin's Helix Theatre, to be a one-night gig, according to a press release. However, it expanded into the tour that it is today.

Between the group's album A Christmas Celebration and its debut album, Celtic Woman has been No. 1 on the Billboard World Music Chart for more than 90 consecutive weeks.

"Since I was in Riverdance and have seen how Americans react to Irish music, I thought that it had potential," Kelly said, "but you can never tell at the time what's going to be popular and what's not."