Loreena really hits her stride with this one, by far her most powerful work to date. Loreena isabel irene mckennitt, cm om born february 17, 1957 is a canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist, and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with celtic and middle eastern themes. The book of secrets, the followup to 1994s the mask and mirror there was a christmas ep, a winter garden, released in 1995, finds loreena mckennitt in the same musical vein, mixing celtic, spanish, italian, and new age to create her own distinct sound. Books by and about loreena mckennitt click this icon to engrave the quote on mugs, bookmarks, tshirts and much more. The only problem is that she did not seem to progress much during the time between releases. Therefore, those of you who like to read lyrics will definitely feel more engaged while listening to the book of secrets. Often, loreena mckennitt does extensive research on the subjects that her albums deal with to the point where she visits places that her music draws influences from. Dantes prayer, from the book of secrets, was recently used by world figure skating champion michelle kwan in competition. Loreenas best album which gained high success by the single the mummers dance in 1997. Loreena mckennitt was born in manitoba and began her music career peforming in a number of places including winnipeg, manitoba, canada before settling in ontario. All these cds are also mentioned, with a brief comment, on my main loreena mckennitt page. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Loreena mckennitts albums stream online music albums. Fun music facts, trivia, jokes, lyrics stuff about loreena mckennitt on amiright. Loreena mckennitt the book of secrets album lyrics. Canadian musician and composer loreena mckennitt haas sold more than 14 million records worldwide. Loreena mckennit down by the sally gardens by annie schonkeren. Unfortunately, the restrictions also prohibit publishing any personal. Singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist loreena mckennitt is one of canadas most beloved national artists, a folk chanteuse, and a new age troubadour who made her breakthrough in the mid80s with her literate and oftexperimental focus on celtictinged traditional and original material, coupled with her haunting harp playing. Still lots of celtic influences around here, but this album sounds 100% loreena mckennitt and what a magical experience that is. This is the most recent information about loreena mckennitt that has been submitted to amiright.
Check out the two amiright misheard lyrics books including one. Loreena mckennitt the book of secrets 1997, cd discogs. I may not be the best person to paint that picture, but let me try. I also enrolled in a university course writing a masters thesis on the dance dramas of w. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide. Many people come to know the public persona of an artist and wonder what they are like offstage.
The book of secrets by loreena mckennitt 7742991072 cd. Abridged by loreena mckennitt acoustic bass danny thompson acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola martin brown 2 bodhran steafan hannigan cello caroline lavelle electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki brian hughes lyrics by alfred noyes mandocello martin jenkins 4 music by loreena mckennitt percussion. Some of the tracks are mostly instrumental, featuring the harp. Loreena mckennitt the book of secrets sputnikmusic. Loreena mckennitt lyrics 72 song lyrics sorted by album, including as i roved out, she moved through the fair, a hundred wishes. Mckennitt is known for her refined and clear dramatic soprano vocals. Loreena mckennitt cd index the table below gives a list of the cd of loreena mckennitt i have on my web pages, along with track lists of these cds. During her early albums, she had rediscovered her celtic ancestry, but she became wellknown by the visit in 1991 which was a starting point to adapt the folk music of other nations. Loreena mckennitt book of secrets album medley youtube.
If we have more information about loreena mckennitt, then we provide a link to the section where it appears the actual page whenever possible. Loreenas notes on the songs of the book of secrets. The ectophiles guide to good music loreena mckennitt. Marco polo by loreena mckennitt from her album the book of secrets with a brief history of marco polo and his journey with his father and uncle. Music profile for loreena mckennitt, born 17 february 1957. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, and the highwayman. Yeats and was the assistant director and choreographer of three of these plays in montreals main english speaking theatre, the centaur. Loreena mckennitts best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015 the mummers dance loreena mckennitt. Celtic folk music, celtic new age, contemporary folk. Listen free to loreena mckennitt the best of loreena mckennitt coventry carol, god rest ye merry, gentlemen and more. Tracklist with lyrics of the album the book of secrets 1997 from loreena mckennitt. Mckennitt is known for her refined, warbling soprano vocals.
Check out ye rambling boys of pleasure by the chieftains. Visualizza altre idee su loreena mckennitt, musica celtica e concept album. Loreena mckennitt quotes quoteland quotations by author. The sixtime grammy awardwinning band, formed in 1962, has been recognized for reinventing traditional irish music on a contemporary and international scale. From 14 people the mystics dream loreena mckennitt. Her early albums served as platforms for her delicate harp playing and equally delicate vocals, but shes undertaken ambitious concept albums on more recent efforts that travel the globe stylistically and traverse centuries lyrically. On a trip to the greek capital, i find that during the course of interviews with local journalists, certain themes arise again and again.
This is loreena mckennitt the mummers dance by badatti2d bill holybee on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. I grew up in rural manitoba, canada, the daughter of a nurse and a livestock dealer and enjoyed a fairly free and. Loreena mckennitt the book of secrets marco polo youtube. Loreena mckennitt the english ladye and the knight by rimmon37. Best known for cofounding hard rock trailblazer deep purple in the 1960s, then leading the commercially successful hard rock act rainbow in the 70s before triumphantly reuniting with deep purple in the 80s, guitarist richie blackmore formed blackmores night in 1997.
Listen to albums by loreena mckennitt on myspace, stream free online music by loreena mckennitt. Her music was widely used in the tv series ez streets and is now heard in roar. Loreena mckennitt is very talented and the music is lovely. On wednesday october 16, loreena will perform a song with the chieftains at the centre in the square in kitchener, ontario, canada. The book of secrets by loreena mckennitt on amazon music. Unfortunately, the restrictions also prohibit publishing any personal thoughts or experiences involving loreena mckennitt. Travels with loreena mckennitt by niema ash sadly, due to restrictions imposed upon me, i am no longer permitted to distribute my book, travels with loreena mckennitt. Very disappointed in that regard but the quality of the music deserved a positive rating. Loreena mckennitt has a beautiful, melodic voice which suits the celtic style of music and songs.
The mystics dream album edit from the mask and mirror. Browse 322 lyrics and 192 loreena mckennitt albums. Canadian singercomposer loreena mckennitt is selfmanaged, selfproduced, and the head of her own internationally successful record label, quinlan road. White are the faroff plains, and white the fading forests grow. Loreena s notes on the songs of the book of secrets. Loreena mckennitts best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. Subscribe for the latest music videos, performances, and more. Much later, it was through friends from the finjan that i first met loreena mckennitt, canadian harpist and musician. It focuses on the story of niema ash and her friendship with loreena mckennitt, the celebrated canadian singer, composer and harpist and explores the impact on the friendship when loreena rockets to. The recent attention given to celebrities in articles, on television and in court rooms, makes this book especially relevant.
Mckennitts songs have also been featured in television series such as northern exposure, due south, strange luck, roar, and ez streets. Links called cd page lead to the page about that cd. However, when i listened to the music samples, there were only instrumental sounds, which i would have preferred rather than the ballads that were sung and presented on the actual download. The book of secrets by loreena mckennitt 7742991072. Albums include the book of secrets, the mask and mirror, and the visit. Prologue the mummers dance skellig marco polo the highwayman. Loreena isabel irene mckennitt, cm, om, born february 17, 1957 is a canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with celtic and middle eastern themes. The book of secrets, the followup to 1994s the mask and mirror there was a christmas ep, a winter garden, released in 1995 finds loreena mckennitt in the same musical vein, mixing celtic, spanish, italian, and new age to create her own distinct sound. It is a behindthescenes look into the world of stardom. The lyrics of the song are an abridged version of a poem by alfred noyes. Canadian loreena mckennitt has always played with one eye on her harp and one eye squinting towards ireland. Listen free to loreena mckennitt the book of secrets prologue, the mummers dance and more. Her early albums served as platforms for her delicate harp playing and equally delicate vocals, but. Her albums include her 1985 debut elemental and the wind that shakes the barley 2010 all her records have been released on her own label, quinlan road.
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