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Music : An Ancient Muse
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Rating: 
- Music can bridge east and west
Ever since I got this CD as a gift from my father inlaw I got somehow addicted to it. It is a perfect east-west blend in during a time when all we see is political-cultural rift between the two.
Much of the melodies are inspired by the region. One is actually a fully adapted turkish theme that my grandmother used to play in her lute, very well known under different names in the middle east (Iraq and Syria it is Mughram wisalak), that is Sacred Shabbat. Other melodies blend in Celtic, and new age with Oriental Instruments in such a magnificient way.
Good for you Loreena and I cannot wait to hear your Night in Al Hambra album. Cannot wait to see you live in Concert here in Dubai.
Actually since I heared this CD I became an avid fan of Loreena that I got all her CDs, but the impression that "An Ancient Muse" is still unique among the others.
Rating: - Noone is like Loreena!!
As a fan of Loreen's since The Visit, I have enjoyed her journey into her Celtic Roots and exploration of World Music. An Ancient Muse does not disappoint. From the beginning chords of Incantation through the Haunting chords of the Never Ending Road, I feel like I tagged along with Loreena on her journey through self discovery and her beloved musical Celtic roots.
Rating: - ANYTHING by Loreena McKennitt is fine by me!
We just love, Love, LOVE her music, and this CD does not disappoint!
Rating: - A Seductively Beautiful Album
First, just look at the cover of this album.....do you not find this beautiful package "making you wonder what the music is like on the cd inside"?
Well, it is exotic, it is ethereal, swirling, swaying, drawing you in...
Loreena McKennitt is, simply put, one of the most talented of the Celtic musicians around. I discovered her years ago, and I have collected all her albums. They are all beautiful. Each is like a "unit" unto itself, all the songs connecting and holding together as one.
This album is breathtaking, and with each listening (as all her albums are) you come to love it more and more deeply. If you already know Loreena, then you know you "want" this album. If you do not know who she is, or have not heard her music, then by all means, "trust me" on this, and pick up a copy of this marvelous album, take it home, make yourself a cup of tea, turn the lights down low, and sit quietly and let the beauty of her music wash over you....you won't be sorry, and, you'll probably start a search for all the remainder of her releases, too! ~operabruin
Rating: - Haunting and beautiful
I came across Loreena McKennitt when I bought "Celtic Chillout" which featured "The Mummer's Dance". It took me to "The Book Of Secrets", which drove me to her other albums - both studio and live. As I continue to discover her development from her more folk-orientated music to what would now be described as World Music (if we must use categories!), my love of her music grows, to the point where I have had a real longing for the release of this album.
I was not immediately certain about the music I heard until I had listened to it four or five times but, now, I can't get enough of it. Such is her ability to enchant, captivate or charm me that, amongst all the large amounts of music I listen to, I keep coming back to Loreena.
The thing about her is that it is not just an album but a magical mystery lesson in history, set to music. You buy the whole package including her immersion in the research which goes into the making of the album and the story of the journeys she makes.
Once the research is done, it seems that the knowledge her fantastic mind has gained is used to piece together a travelogue which sends the listener on a similar journey to which the artist has been on. This is, I guess, what she sets out to do - and she succeeds wonderfully.
For this album, she has brought together a brilliant set of musicians - Brian Hughes, Hugh Marsh, Caroline Lavelle, Rick Lazar and Donald Quan - to name five and who have featured on previous albums.
So what we have is such a fantastic album that I can't stop playing it. Loreena's singing is sensational and with such clarity that she you can hear every word. Add the aforementioned musicians and nine gorgeous tracks - my personal favourites are "Beneath A Phrygian Sky" and "Penelope's Song", but all are brilliant - and you have a fantastic album which will be among my all-time favourites for a long time.
Incidentally, she has recently finished tours of Europe and Canada + the US. Her only English concert was in London's Barbican Theatre and she and her fellow musicians were simply fantastic. Fans should look out for a 2xCD/1xDVD box set of the concert she performed in September 2006 at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, which was on sale at her concert venues - it is brilliant.
So, this relatively new fan has fallen in love with Loreena McKennitt's music and I strongly recommend that if you have a vague interest in her music, but the album and you will not be disappointed - it is a hauntingly, beautiful collection of music from a brilliantly talented artist.
- Music can bridge east and westEver since I got this CD as a gift from my father inlaw I got somehow addicted to it. It is a perfect east-west blend in during a time when all we see is political-cultural rift between the two.
Much of the melodies are inspired by the region. One is actually a fully adapted turkish theme that my grandmother used to play in her lute, very well known under different names in the middle east (Iraq and Syria it is Mughram wisalak), that is Sacred Shabbat. Other melodies blend in Celtic, and new age with Oriental Instruments in such a magnificient way.
Good for you Loreena and I cannot wait to hear your Night in Al Hambra album. Cannot wait to see you live in Concert here in Dubai.
Actually since I heared this CD I became an avid fan of Loreena that I got all her CDs, but the impression that "An Ancient Muse" is still unique among the others.
Rating:
- Noone is like Loreena!!As a fan of Loreen's since The Visit, I have enjoyed her journey into her Celtic Roots and exploration of World Music. An Ancient Muse does not disappoint. From the beginning chords of Incantation through the Haunting chords of the Never Ending Road, I feel like I tagged along with Loreena on her journey through self discovery and her beloved musical Celtic roots.
Rating:
- ANYTHING by Loreena McKennitt is fine by me!We just love, Love, LOVE her music, and this CD does not disappoint!
Rating:
- A Seductively Beautiful AlbumFirst, just look at the cover of this album.....do you not find this beautiful package "making you wonder what the music is like on the cd inside"?
Well, it is exotic, it is ethereal, swirling, swaying, drawing you in...
Loreena McKennitt is, simply put, one of the most talented of the Celtic musicians around. I discovered her years ago, and I have collected all her albums. They are all beautiful. Each is like a "unit" unto itself, all the songs connecting and holding together as one.
This album is breathtaking, and with each listening (as all her albums are) you come to love it more and more deeply. If you already know Loreena, then you know you "want" this album. If you do not know who she is, or have not heard her music, then by all means, "trust me" on this, and pick up a copy of this marvelous album, take it home, make yourself a cup of tea, turn the lights down low, and sit quietly and let the beauty of her music wash over you....you won't be sorry, and, you'll probably start a search for all the remainder of her releases, too! ~operabruin
Rating:
- Haunting and beautifulI came across Loreena McKennitt when I bought "Celtic Chillout" which featured "The Mummer's Dance". It took me to "The Book Of Secrets", which drove me to her other albums - both studio and live. As I continue to discover her development from her more folk-orientated music to what would now be described as World Music (if we must use categories!), my love of her music grows, to the point where I have had a real longing for the release of this album.
I was not immediately certain about the music I heard until I had listened to it four or five times but, now, I can't get enough of it. Such is her ability to enchant, captivate or charm me that, amongst all the large amounts of music I listen to, I keep coming back to Loreena.
The thing about her is that it is not just an album but a magical mystery lesson in history, set to music. You buy the whole package including her immersion in the research which goes into the making of the album and the story of the journeys she makes.
Once the research is done, it seems that the knowledge her fantastic mind has gained is used to piece together a travelogue which sends the listener on a similar journey to which the artist has been on. This is, I guess, what she sets out to do - and she succeeds wonderfully.
For this album, she has brought together a brilliant set of musicians - Brian Hughes, Hugh Marsh, Caroline Lavelle, Rick Lazar and Donald Quan - to name five and who have featured on previous albums.
So what we have is such a fantastic album that I can't stop playing it. Loreena's singing is sensational and with such clarity that she you can hear every word. Add the aforementioned musicians and nine gorgeous tracks - my personal favourites are "Beneath A Phrygian Sky" and "Penelope's Song", but all are brilliant - and you have a fantastic album which will be among my all-time favourites for a long time.
Incidentally, she has recently finished tours of Europe and Canada + the US. Her only English concert was in London's Barbican Theatre and she and her fellow musicians were simply fantastic. Fans should look out for a 2xCD/1xDVD box set of the concert she performed in September 2006 at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, which was on sale at her concert venues - it is brilliant.
So, this relatively new fan has fallen in love with Loreena McKennitt's music and I strongly recommend that if you have a vague interest in her music, but the album and you will not be disappointed - it is a hauntingly, beautiful collection of music from a brilliantly talented artist.