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Loreena McKennitt
Loreena Isobel 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. Early life and education McKennitt was born in Morden, Manitoba, of Irish and Scottish descent to parents Jack (died 1992) and Irene McKennitt (1931–2011). In Morden, she developed her love for music, influenced, in part, by the musical traditions of the local Mennonite community. McKennitt enrolled at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg to become a veterinarian. While in Winnipeg she discovered folk music, including fellow Canadians Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Gordon Lightfoot. After performing at the inaugural Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1974, McKennitt developed an interest in Celtic music and visited Ireland to hear it for herself. Developin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morden, Manitoba
Morden is a city located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada near the United States border. It is about west of the neighbouring city of Winkler; together Morden and Winkler are often referred to as Manitoba's Twin Cities. Morden, which is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Stanley, is the eighth largest and fastest-growing city in Manitoba. According to Statistics Canada, the city had a population of 9,929 in 2021, an increase of 14.5% from 2016, making it Manitoba's fastest growing city. History Morden was founded in 1882, when the Canadian Pacific Railway built a railway line crossing the Dead Horse Creek (called ''Le Cheval Mort'' by the French fur traders) at a place then known as Cheval. This spot became a popular resting place as it was ideal to provide water for drinking and locomotives. The settlement was renamed "Morden", after Alvey Morden, on whose family's land the community was established. Morden was incorporated as a municipality on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and is known internationally as a folk-rock legend. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", " Ribbon of Darkness"—a number one hit on the U.S. country chart with Marty Robbins's cover in 1965—and "Black Day in July", about the 1967 Detroit riot, brought him wide recognition in the 1960s. Canadian chart success with his own recordings began in 1962 with the No. 3 hit Me) I'm the One", followed by recognition and charting abroad in the 1970s. He topped the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Board Of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and alternative dramas. In total, the NFB has produced over 13,000 productions since its inception, which have won over 5,000 awards. The NFB reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. It has bilingual production programs and branches in English and French, including multicultural-related documentaries. History Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau The Exhibits and Publicity Bureau was founded on 19 September 1918, and was reorganized into the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau in 1923. The organization's budget stagnated and declined during the Great Depression. Frank Badgley, who served as the bureau's director from 1927 to 1941, stated that the bure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Of Secrets
''The Book of Secrets'' is the sixth studio album by Loreena McKennitt, released in 1997. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200. Its single "The Mummers' Dance," remixed by DNA, was released during the winter of 1997–98, and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album is certified double-platinum in the United States. It has now sold more than four million copies worldwide. Track listing All music written by Loreena McKennitt. All lyrics written by Loreena McKennitt except as noted.CD liner notes # "Prologue" – 4:22 # "The Mummers' Dance" – 6:07 # "Skellig" – 6:07 # "Marco Polo" – 5:15 # " The Highwayman" (lyric by Alfred Noyes, abridged by Loreena McKennitt) – 10:19 # "La Serenissima" – 5:09 # "Night Ride Across the Caucasus" – 8:30 # "Dante's Prayer" – 7:11 Song information * The DNA remix of "The Mummers' Dance" was made into a music video. * "Skellig" relates the dying words of a monk from a monastery tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Songs For The Season
5 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 5, five or number 5 may also refer to: * AD 5, the fifth year of the AD era * 5 BC, the fifth year before the AD era Literature * ''5'' (visual novel), a 2008 visual novel by Ram * ''5'' (comics), an award-winning comics anthology * ''No. 5'' (manga), a Japanese manga by Taiyō Matsumoto * The Famous Five (novel series), a series of children's adventure novels written by English author Enid Blyton Films * ''Five'' (1951 film), a post-apocalyptic film * ''Five'' (2003 film), an Iranian documentary by Abbas Kiarostami * ''Five'' (2011 film), a comedy-drama television film * ''Five'' (2016 film), a French comedy film * Number 5, the protagonist in the film ''Short Circuit'' (1986 film) Television and radio * 5 (TV channel), a television network in the Philippines (currently known as TV5 from 2008 to 2018 and again since 2020), owned by TV5 Network, Inc. * Channel 5 (British TV channel), British free-to-air television network sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mask And Mirror
''The Mask and Mirror'' is the fifth studio album by Loreena McKennitt. Released in 1994, the album has been certified Gold in the United States. Overview Like most of Loreena McKennitt's albums, ''The Mask and Mirror'' is heavily influenced by her travels. Her experiences in Spain and Morocco, specifically, serve as the inspiration for this album. As her introduction to the album, McKennitt wrote: Accompanying all the selections, as the liner remarks, are some of the entries in a traveler's log that McKennitt kept all throughout her journey. The album's cover uses a collage made from the medieval ''The Hunt of the Unicorn'' tapestries. Tracks Loreena McKennitt wrote the lyrics and composed the music for all the songs except as noted. # "The Mystic's Dream" – 7:40 # "The Bonny Swans" (lyrics: traditional, arr. McKennitt, music by McKennitt) – 7:18 # "The Dark Night of the Soul" (lyrics by St. John of the Cross, OCD; arr. McKennitt; music by McKennitt) – 6:44 # "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Visit (Loreena McKennitt Album)
''The Visit'' is the fourth studio album by Loreena McKennitt. Released in 1991, the album has been certified four times platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. It was produced by Loreena McKennitt and Brian Hughes. The album was a cowinner, with the compilation album ''Saturday Night Blues'', of the 1992 Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album of the Year. The album was released as a limited edition, numbered, 180 gram vinyl in 2016. A 30th anniversary edition of the album is slated for release in September, 2021. Track listing Song information * "All Souls Night" derives from McKennitt's merging of the traditions, mythology, and culture of Japan with old Celtic Samhain rituals. The "bonfires" and "figures dancing" are European, the "candles and lanterns" are from Japanese traditions. * "Bonny Portmore" is a traditional Celtic folk song about oak forest deforestation. It was featured in the soundtrack of Highlander III: The Sorcerer (as well as "Cé Hé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Dreams
''Parallel Dreams,'' released in 1989, is Loreena McKennitt's third album. Track listing All songs written by Loreena McKennitt except as noted.CD liner notes # "Samain Night" – 4:27 # "Moon Cradle" (Padraic Colum, McKennitt) – 4:29 # "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" – 4:20 # "Annachie Gordon" (traditional, arr. McKennitt) – 8:22 # "Standing Stones" (lyrics: traditional, music by McKennitt) – 6:56 # "Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)" – 4:40 # "Breaking the Silence" – 6:23 # "Ancient Pines" – 3:35 Song information * "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" takes its inspiration, in part, from Huron festivities and the Gaelic Beltane celebrations. * "Breaking the Silence" was written as a tribute to Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup .... * "Ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Drive The Cold Winter Away
''To Drive the Cold Winter Away'' is Loreena McKennitt's second album, released in 1987. It pays homage to her childhood memories of music for the winter season, the most vivid of which "came from songs and carols recorded in churches or great halls, rich with their own unique ambience and tradition." To capture that remembered ambiance, McKennitt kept the arrangements sparse, celebrating the beauty of simplicity. She also chose to leave the found sounds of life in the performances, which were recorded on location in churches and great halls: * The Church of Our Lady in Guelph, Ontario, Canada * Glenstal Abbey, A Benedictine Monastery near Limerick, Ireland * Annaghmakerrig (The Tyrone Guthrie Centre) in County Monaghan, Ireland Track listing # " In Praise of Christmas" (traditional) – 6:06 # "The Seasons" (traditional) – 4:55 # "The King" (traditional) – 2:04 # "Banquet Hall" (McKennitt) – 3:53 # "Snow" (Archibald Lampman, McKennitt) – 5:35 # " Balulalow" (traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elemental (Loreena McKennitt Album)
''Elemental'' is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt and the vehicle with which she launched the Quinlan Road label. The album was recorded in one week in July 1985 and released later in the year. The studio was a barn in southern Ontario, situated in a field of sunflowers. It sold 67,000 pieces worldwide. Track listing # "Blacksmith" (traditional, McKennitt) – 3:20 # " She Moved Through the Fair" (traditional, Padraic Colum, McKennitt) – 4:05 # "Stolen Child" (McKennitt, W. B. Yeats) – 5:05 # "The Lark in the Clear Air" (traditional, McKennitt) – 2:06 # " Carrighfergus" (traditional, McKennitt) – 3:24 # "Kellswater" (traditional, McKennitt) – 5:19 # "Banks of Claudy" (traditional, McKennitt) – 5:37 # "Come by the Hills" (traditional, McKennitt) – 3:05 # "Lullaby" (William Blake, McKennitt) – 4:26 Song information * "Stolen Child" is based on the William Butler Yeats poem "The Stolen Child". * The main vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratford Festival
The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, the Shakespeare Festival and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. The festival was one of the first arts festivals in Canada and continues to be one of its most prominent. It is recognized worldwide for its productions of Shakespearean plays. The festival's primary focus is to present productions of William Shakespeare's plays, but it has a range of theatre productions from Greek tragedy to Broadway musicals and contemporary works. In the early years of the festival, Shakespeare's works typically represented approximately one third of the offerings in the largest venue, the Festival Theatre. More recently, however, the festival's focus has shifted to encompass works by a more diverse range of playwrights. The success of the festival cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busking
Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers in the United Kingdom. Outside of New York, ''buskers'' is not a term generally used in American English. Performances are anything that people find entertaining, including acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime, living statue, musical performance, one man band, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or reciting poetry or prose, street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre, sword swallowing, ventriloquism and washboarding. Buskers may be solo perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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