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"Turning to go, as you call out my name
Like a bird in a cage, spreads its wings to fly,
'The old ways are lost,' you sang as you flew,
And I wondered why"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8shrsTKHzvE

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1001 Other Albums @[email protected] · 2024-12-25 · 17:00 UTC

Frost and Fire, Part 3 – Canadian Edition

Technically, yesterday we completed our mini-series of spotlights on albums from The List that share the title Frost and Fire. Today’s spotlight does not share that title, but this artist is my go-to for non-Xmas* Xmas music, and there’s a lyric in the last song that is close to the title – “the ice and the fire” – so, I say it’s close enough.

Loreena McKennitt – The Book of Secrets (1997, Canada)

And so, today’s spotlight is on number 550 on The List, submitted by zm1.

I believe it’s not a stretch to say that many Canadians have a soft spot for this artist, you might even say she’s royalty around here. While in university, studying to become a veterinarian, McKennitt got into Canadian folk music (including Joni Mitchell and Neil Young) and then Celtic music. This led her to change career paths, performing at Winnipeg’s first Folk Festival in 1974 and busking in Toronto and elsewhere to scrape together enough money to make her first album. In 1985 she did just that, released through her own record label, Quinlan Road. McKennitt has continued to release all of her albums through her own label, including the one we look at today, her sixth.

Many of McKennitt’s songs are interpretations of traditional folk tunes from Celtic nations and other cultures, and some are based on classic poems. The lyrics of this album in particular are almost all written by McKennitt, as is the music, which has McKennitt’s distinctive magical touch that makes the songs sound like they have been around for generations, if not centuries. The last track, for example, which has the aforementioned ice and fire lyric, is about one Dante Alighieri, who of course wrote the 14th century masterpiece, Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy). To me at least, hearing this song – and this album as a whole – transports me to another time, another place. It’s simply beautiful.

Then the mountain rose before me
By the deep well of desire
From the fountain of forgiveness
Beyond the ice and the fire
Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me

Wishing you all a peaceful, tranquil day.

*Note McKennitt does have a number of Xmas albums (studio and live), if you do want to follow this up with actual Xmas music.

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David Hull 胡大衛 @[email protected] · 2024-10-31 · 14:11 UTC

This morning's bop:

https://youtu.be/sHVLEvK5dbE?si=9-JacJJcCk8L0N31

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YayForThat @[email protected] · 2023-09-07 · 19:42 UTC

"A clouded dream on an earthly night
Hangs upon the crescent moon
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Sings at the coming dawn
Birds in flight are calling there
Where the heart moves the stones
It's there that my heart is calling
All for, for the love of you"

Loreena McKennitt,
The Mystic's Dream (1994)

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Druid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @[email protected] · 2023-06-12 · 19:42 UTC

It's a Loreena McKennitt sort of evening. 🎵 #MusicMonday #MusicTip #LoreenaMcKennitt

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