Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide.
McKennitt's music has generally been classified as World or Celtic music even though it contains aspects and characteristics of music from around the globe and is sometimes classified as folk music in record stores.
Before McKennitt composes any music, she engages in considerable research on a specific subject which then forms the general concept of the album. Before creating Elemental and Parallel Dreams, she travelled to Ireland for inspiration from the country's history, folklore, geography and culture.
This 3CD set (plus bonus live disc) released in 2008 combines three of her early albums Elemental, Parallel Dreams and The Visit, plus a bonus 6-track live disc.
Elemental
1-1 Blacksmith 3:20
1-2 She Moved Through The Fair 4:05
1-3 Stolen Child 5:05
1-4 The Lark In The Clear Air 2:06
1-5 Carrighfergus 3:24
1-6 Kellswater 5:19
1-7 Banks Of Claudy 5:37
1-8 Come By The Hills 3:05
1-9 Lullaby 4:26
Parallel Dreams
2-1 Samain Night 4:27
2-2 Moon Cradle 4:29
2-3 Huron ‘Beltane’ Fire Dance 4:20
2-4 Annachie Gordon 8:22
2-5 Standing Stones 6:56
2-6 Dickens' Dublin (The Palace) 4:40
2-7 Breaking The Silence 6:23
2-8 Ancient Pines 3:35
The Visit
3-1 All Souls Night 5:04
3-2 Bonny Portmore 3:57
3-3 Between The Shadows 4:03
3-4 The Lady Of Shalott 11:05
3-5 Greensleeves 4:15
3-6 Tango To Evora 4:03
3-7 Courtyard Lullaby 4:50
3-8 The Old Ways 5:25
3-9 Cymbeline 4:48
Bonus Disc
1 Caravanserai (Live)
2 The Bonny Swans (Live)
3 The Highwayman (Live)
4 Penelope's Song (Live)
5 The Mummers' Dance (Single remix)
6 Dante's Prayer (Spanish-language version)
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