So glad to see Loreena Mckennitt represented here. She needs to be heard by more people. A true talent with a great voice. Thanks for the request and the reaction.
Loreena is a Canadian treasure. Thank you. Suggest Dante's Prayer from same concert. She is the total package..plays multiple instruments, composes, arranges as well as the voice of an angel.
Lorenna was one of my clients back in the day with her sort of hit "Mummers Dance." One of the nicest artists in the industry. She also had awesome hair!
This whole concert Loreena McKennitt: Live at the Alhambra in Spain is fantastic! Well worth your time to give it a listen. This amazing Canadian singer composes the music. A fusion of rock, pop, Celtic, Middle Eastern and pagan spiritual music from her journeys around the world. The voice of a goddess.
I love Loreena McKennitt! She is from my home province of Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦 I got to see her in concert a number of years ago. Unfortunately not in such a beautiful setting. LOL Along with her beautiful voice she also plays the piano, harp and accordian.
I love that woman! The concert was recorded in 2006 at the palace of Charles V, part of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, Spain. It’s an excellent example of Islamic architecture. The Mystic’s Dream with its eastern musical influence is fitting for that venue.
Finally someone recommended Loreena! Seen her 5 or 6 times since 91 and met her in the late 90's. She is Canadian but spends a lot of time in Europe. You and Lex need to do a deep dive in to her music.
Great reaction Nick!! I've loved Loreena since the early 90's - this is one of my top songs of hers! She's from Stratford, Ontario, Canada (about 50km from my home), originally Manitoba, Canada. An amazing talent - voice and musicianship unlike few I've ever heard! Primarily Celtic influence, but she's delved into Middle Eastern sounds (and instrumentation) in the last 20 years. The musicians she gets to play with her are TOP NOTCH! Cheers from Canada, eh!
Just saw her live although experienced is a better choice of words. Transcendent angelic voice immersive experience! The Mystics Dream was also a part of the movie The Mists of Avalon with Angelica Houston and Juliana Margoliese …. Flawless!
Everything in this video is beautiful, the song, the lady, the venue ... had heard the name before, but didn't know anything of her music .... once more Nicknlex is the place to find "exotic" new music ... no matter if old or new
Love this music! Thanks Dave for your request and Nick for your reaction. I’m sure Lex is going to love this. All her music is great, “The Mummers’ Dance is a must. She is also a multi instrumentalist who plays the harp among other things🎼💗
Loreena McKennitt is by far one of my favorite musicians. I’m so glad you got to check out this great song of hers, which was an opening track of her wonderful album “The Mask and the Mirror.” If you read her liner notes, you’ll know that the album was largely inspired by her travels in Spain. Her other fantastic album is “The Book of Secrets,” whose standout tracks (IMO) are “The Mummer’s Dance” (arguably her most-known song), “The Highwayman” (adapted from the poem by Alfred Noyes), and the goosebumps-inducing “Dante’s Prayer.” As someone who loves prog rock for its depth and beauty, I find myself continually moved by Loreena’s music for much the same reason, albeit in a different musical form.
An amazing Canadian artist 🇨🇦 This entire concert is epic and beautiful. Watch the hole thing with Lex, it s relaxing, moving and visually stunning event. Amazing instrumentation. I have been wanting to request her so thanks Dave for making that happen!
She is from Canada. After travelling the Silk Road, she meshed that Near Eastern sound along with her typical Celtic flavor. This entire concert was performed in the Alhambra in Spain. If I'm not mistaken it was built by the Muslims.
You need to react to the studio version of this song because there are instruments left out. The Bag Pipes weren't in this live version. Yes. Loreena....The Dead Can Dance...play ancient Celtic and Persian or mideastern instruments which sounds electronic. I definitely encourage you guys to check out her album, "The Mask and The Mirror. "
Loreena has such a unique and beautiful voice...the arrangements and orchestra... all of it comes together so magnificently...U are in for a treat young man...Ty for this
She is sooo celtic as you can see in other songs like "all souls night" but this is a mix with north african music, and it's perfect for the palace where we gives the concert. It's La Alhambra, in Granada, South of Spain. The biggest arab palace in occident, was builded in the medieval times.
First time I heard this was driving home at night on a snowy road. Her voice was captivating to say the least very hypnotic. Play it thru. Thank- you 😊
Loreena McKennitt is a wonderful artist. Her music is much about her jouerny round the globen in The footsteps of the celts. I was there in sep. 2006 when they recorded this amazing performance in The Great palace of the Alhambra in Granada Spain. We where only about 250 in The audience. A very intimite venu and beautiful as hell. A night to remember for sure. I have also seen her i Copenhagen 2007..London 2012..and Edingburgh 2019. Her music has a speciel place in my heart. Thank you for sharing this wonderful artist with us.👍👍👍
Nick, that entire concert is on youtube. Nights at the Alhambra and get the whole thing. you won't be sorry. I bought the DVD/CD set of the concert. A treasure.
PSA: Even if the concert is available on youtube, buy the DVD/CD. It is her own record label, so this time the proceeds do not go to someone who just has the rights but to the artist herself.
Great music and reaction. I’m finally caught up. A nice new addition to the channel. Very beautiful and atmospheric music with interesting and traditional instruments. Time and space travel.
I like to think of her as a cousin, since I heard that most McKen___ names go back to King Kenneth MacAlpin auf der Scotling, as I suddenly call it, und we haben ze Kenzie. In fact Talitha MacKenzie is another similar art worth checking out, especially her haunting version of "Chi Mi Na Morbheanna" (Mist-Covered Mountains), which was JFK's favorite song, and in which she fold a pregnant quote from the man. Also in the same vein, you might pursue Clannad, Pentangle, or more progressively, Dead Can Dance, who has perhaps the world's most remarkable singer in Lisa. The male Lisa Gerrard is David Hykes, but he is progressively composing TODAY and as such, fodder for few. His voice however is featured on "Meetings with Remarkable Men" about the young life of Gurdjieff, Fripp's spiritual mentor, and directed by Royal Shakespeare's brilliant late Sir Peter Brook. Loreena is Neo-Romantic, like the characters she sings about, such as "Lady of Shallott". Renaissance and Annie may well be her closest analogue. Also...for more beautiful scenery, watch "Baraka" which features the music of Dead Can Dance, and has the most beautiful places and images in the world...by design. It is part of a group of other wonders of cinema and music.
Love Lorreena. Saw her about 20 years ago. She was already quite popular then and drew about 8,000-10,000 people at Ontario Place (Toronto) outdoor space in the round.
Hey Nick ,if you love this sooo mystic track,eventually listen to "kiko" of Dead can Dance" same huge emotions ,expecially the final part with the "bouzuki" istrument.from Treviso Italy
You really have to check out Celtic-Prog Band Iona. "Inside My Heart" and ""Encircling" are my recommended tracks. Absolutely sure you're gonna love it.
@@svenschmidt3337 Hallo Sven, Rudi hier 😄 eclipsed ist meine Musik-Bibel seit 2005, zuerst im Bahnhofsbuchhandel entdeckt, ab 2008 abonniert. Ihr habt meinem Musikinteresse einen totalen Schub gegeben und jedes neue Heft ist ein Highlight. Ich weiss gar nicht, wie oft ich euch bei Nicknlex schon erwähnt habe ... nutzt nur nicht viel, weil die meisten Subscribers aus Nord- und Südamerika sind. Ich habe durch eure CDs schon so viele geile Bands kennengelernt ... alleine auf meiner ersten TAOS #29 war Riverside und RPWL, bin seitdem Fan von beiden. Habe RPWL im November in Oberhausen gesehen, es war mein Konzert des Jahres, sogar besser als Transatlantic und Neal Morse Band. Mein Kumpel Olli und ich sind wahrscheinlich am 31.3. in Bonn. Welches Konzert wirst du besuchen ? Letzten Monat war ich total traurig, weil "keine Sau" mit mir nach Dortmund wollte, ich hätte so gerne Wucan gesehen, die ich auch durch euch entdeckt habe. Francis ist der pure Wahnsinn, ich verehre sie für ihre Kunst, und das sage ich als 62jähriger alter Sack 😆 Neben mir liegt übrigens das März-Heft und ich arbeite mich durch die Rezensionen .... ein weiteres Highlight 2022 ist Von Hertzen Brothers, auch die habe ich mangels Begleitung im September verpasst .. aber sie kommen wieder, mega wäre natürlich zur Night of the Prog, bist du dieses Jahr da ?😆 Habt ihr da nicht sogar einen Stand ? Ich komme vorbei und bringe Bier mit .... würde mich über eine kurze Antwort freuen 🤘
@@rudolfbecker4313 Heyho Rudi, vielen, vielen lieben Dank für deine lobenden Worte. Da weiß man wieder, wieso man den Job (so gerne!) macht. Freut mich riesig, ass du uns schon so lange die Treue hältst. Wenn du schreibst, dass du durch uns schon viele Bands entdeckt hast...da gehts uns Redakteuren ja eigentlich genau so. Wir freuen uns auch immer riesig, wenn was geiles ums Eck kommt, was wir noch nicht kannten. Auf der Loreley werde ich leider nicht sein, aber einen Stand werden wir dort wieder haben und wer auch immer da dann stehen wird, wird sich über deinen Besuch freuen :-) Bleib uns gewogen, liebe Grüße und immer schön weiterproggen/rocken! Allerbeste Grüße, Sven
Loreena's main undertone is Celtic, but she melds this with all sorts of other influences, notably Middle Eastern/Arabic here (the Arabs/Moors built the Alhambra.)
Wonderful emotional reaction video! 👍🏻 Thank you for that! 👍🏻 One question: could you please react to the wonderful singer SISSEL and her awesome live performance of "Slow Down" with the Tabernacle Choir? Thank you 🙏🏼 I am sure you will love it! 🙏🏼🙂
There is a musical movement that seeks to go beyond classical music, beyond rock, beyond folk, into the mysterious spiritual realms of trance and vibrational awareness of greater things going on past the point of just hearing sounds. Such artists can tap into that "something out there" and bring it to you to experience at least the flavor of the grand mysteries surrounding our existence. "Mystic rhythms, capture my heart carry me away .. Nature seems to spin .. its supernatural way" -- RUSH, Mystic Rhythms" Loreena McKennitt is often dismissed by rock lovers as "that new age mellow stuff", but musicians can hear the complexity and song crafting, the interplays of rhythm and tone that mark great musical talent. Her early stuff is probably better for reviews, as it is more daring and experimental, I guess. I came across a great performance by Sarah Brightman that you should see "Fleurs du mal -- Vienna 2008" -- top shelf. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mneHk5dXNLo.html
@@joemachine4714 The other way around, actually. I saw the first single, "Silent All These Years" on MTV when it first came out and dug it, bought the CD, saw her live in a little theatre before she really blew-up, and even bought a book of sheet music of that album, BUT THEN, she went all Cornflake Girl and Raspberry Swirl, and my girlfriend dug that more than me.
If you thought that was good, off the same video watch The Bonny Swans. The guitarist Brian Hughes and the violinist Hugh Marsh really let rip. The Fender Strat sounds as good as it gets. Keep up the good show you still have so much great music to discover
