Mckennitt is known for her refined and clear dramatic soprano vocals. The book of secrets by loreena mckennitt cd, sep2003. 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 album is certified doubleplatinum in the united states. The book of secrets loreena mckennitt to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The book of secrets by mckennitt, loreena 1997 audio cd music. 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.
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Mckennitts recordings always have the quality of a spiritual sojourn. More than 1050000 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment and. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. This is the album which collects the pathways of mckennitt she took up to the record sessions. Her love of traditional music was strengthened in the folk clubs of winnipeg, which she frequented during the brief period she studied veterinary. 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. The book of secrets by loreena mckennitt 7742991072. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide. Download the cd booklet in pdf format 247 kb englishfrench version only a good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
The daughter of a nursemother and a livestocktrading father, songstress loreena mckennitt studied classical piano and vocal training, and learned to dance in the highland style as a youngster. Mckennitt s recordings always have the quality of a spiritual sojourn. Abridged by lyrics abridged by loreena mckennitt acoustic bass danny thompson acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola martin brown 2. Loreena mckennitt the book of secrets quinlan roadwea, 1997 cd 19404 0630194042 all songs are performed live on cd1 of live in paris and toronto 1999. Find album release information for the book of secrets loreena mckennitt on allmusic allmusic. Chinese philosopher lao tzus words are a good introduction to the third album in a trilogy of musical travel documents that began with the visit. The book of secrets loreena mckennitt cdalbum 1997.
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Recorded at peter gabriels real world studios in england, the book of secrets was written and. On the mask and mirror she immersed into spanish and arabic music, however, the balance between the old ways and newly discovered eastern sound can be heard on the book of secrets in the best way. Loreena mckennitt, best known for the mummers dance, sings beautiful celtic music and new age music in the tradition of enya. Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 5, 2012.
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The book of secrets by mckennitt, loreena 1997 audio cd. 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. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Find album release information for the book of secrets loreena mckennitt on allmusic. The only problem is that she did not seem to progress much during the time between releases. Reviews 0 loreenas sixth studio album features a cast of over two dozen musical collaborators, and the eight songs contained therein, including north american hit single the mummers dance, lead. The book of secrets by loreena mckennitt cd, 1997 quinlan road original issue the book of secrets is an album by loreena mckennitt released in 1997. So when i saw it was available, i immediately got it. Listen free to loreena mckennitt the book of secrets prologue, the mummers dance and more. Loreena mckennitt the book of secrets cd for sale online.
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