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Loreena McKennitt: The Wind That Shakes the Barley

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Label: Quinlan Road
Released: 2010.11.12
Time:
 45:31
Category: Folk, Celtic, World
Producer(s): Loreena McKennitt
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.loreenamckennitt.com
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Purchase date: 2018
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] As I Roved Out (traditional) - 4:59
[2] On a Bright May Morning (traditional) - 5:08
[3] Brian Boru's March (traditional) - 3:51
[4] Down by the Sally Gardens (traditional, lyrics by W.B.Yeats) - 5:39
[5] The Star of the County Down (traditional) - 3:34
[6] The Wind That Shakes the Barley (traditional, lyrics by R.D.Joyce) - 6:01
[7] The Death of Queen Jane (traditional) - 6:04
[8] The Emigration Tunes (L.McKennitt) - 4:42
[9] The Parting Glass (traditional) - 5:13

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Loreena Mckennitt - Vocals on [1,2,4-7,9), Keyboards on [1,5,6,8], Accordion on [1,7,8], Harp on [2,3,4,7], Art Direction, Producer

Brian Hughes - Irish Bouzouki on [1, 3, 5, 7), Drone on [3), Electric Guitar on [2,4,6,8], Acoustic Guitar on [1,8], Assistant Producer

Hugh Marsh - Violin on [1-9]
Caroline Lavelle - Cello on [1-8]
Ben Grossman - Hurdy-Gurdy Drone on [6], Bodhrán on [1,6], Frame Drum on [3], Taber on [3], Triangle on [1], Bells on [3,5], Shaker on [5]
Ian Harper - Uilleann Pipes on [1,4,5,8], Whistle on [3,5,6,8]
Tony Mcmanus - Acoustic Guitar on [2,4,7,9]
Jeff Bird - Mandola on [1,5], Mandolin on [3,6,8], Acoustic Bass on [1,8]
Pat Simmonds - Acoustic Guitar on [1,5,6,8], Button Accordion on [3,5]
Andrew Collins - Mandolin on [2,7], Mandocello on [7]
Brian Taheny - Mandolin on [4]
Chris Gartner - Bass on [4]
Andrew Downing - Acoustic Bass on [5]
Jason Fowler - Acoustic Guitar on [5]

Mark McCauley - Assistant Producer
Jeff Wolpert - Engineer, Mixing
Sydney Galbraith - Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Doug Sax - Vinyl Mastering
Ian Blackaby - Business Affairs
Bill Bruce - Production Coordinator
Keith Watson - Production Assistant
Philip Manning - Art Direction
Philip Manning - Graphic Design
Demetris Koilalous - Cover Photo
Ann Cutting - Profile Photo
Mark Fram - Temple Photo

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2010 CD Quinlan Road - QRCD114

Recorded at The Sharon Temple, Sharon, Ontario, Canada. Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc.



“Every once and again there is a pull to return to one’s own roots or beginnings, with the perspective of time and experience, to feel the familiar things you once loved and love still,” says Loreena. Consisting of nine songs, it was recorded with some of Loreena’s long-time musical companions along with a cast of other accomplished musicians.

loreenamckennitt.com



Canadian singer/harpist Loreena McKennitt returns to her roots on The Wind That Shakes the Barley, making an album more in the traditional style of her 25-year-old debut, Elemental, than the more adult alternative hybrid efforts that have been more typical of her work since. Thus, the Celtic side of her music is emphasized in the inclusion of Scottish and Irish traditional songs like the title track, "The Star of the County Down," and "On a Bright May Morning." The last song prominently features her harp, as does the instrumental "Brian Boru's March," and she is accompanied by her usual backup musicians, including Ben Grossman (hurdy-gurdy), Brian Hughes (guitar), Caroline LaVelle (cello), and Hugh Marsh (violin). The chief attraction continues to be her haunting voice, which she employs to ethereal effect much of the time, although "The Star of the County Down" finds her taking a livelier, more direct approach, while in "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" her vocal is not so much ethereal as eerie. For many of McKennitt's fans, this will be an album they have been waiting to hear for a long time. For others, it may be a change of pace in which an artist reveals the sources of her individual style.

Rating: 4/5

William Ruhlmann - All Music Guide



Die Kanadierin macht es einem wirklich nicht leicht. Eigentlich über jeden musikalischen Zweifel erhaben, dreht sie sich - man muss es fast so zynisch ausdrücken - seit dem Tod ihres damaligen Verlobten Ronald Rees und dem Studio-Output "The Book Of Secrets" künstlerisch im Kreis.

"An Ancient Muse" war 2006 ein nettes Comeback mit altbewährten Trademarks. Schön anzuhören, mehr auch nicht. Auch nach "A Mediterranean Odyssey" und "A Midwinter Night's Dream" steht Loreena McKennitt im Jahr 2010 eigentlich immer noch, wo sie 1997 angekommen ist.

Daran ändert auch "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" mit seinen acht in der keltischen Kultur verwurzelten Traditionals und lediglich einer Eigenkomposition ("The Emigration Tunes") wenig. Vielleicht versucht sie ja, mit dieser Rückwärtsgewandtheit die bösen Geister der Vergangenheit zu vertreiben, um einen kreativen Neuanfang zu beginnen. Zu wünschen wäre es der sympathischen Kandierin allemal. Zumal man jeder gesungenen Note anmerkt, dass hier eine leidenschaftliche Musikerin am Werke ist.

Wie "Ancient Muse" bereitet "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" einigen Hörspaß, vor allem die gefühlvollen balladesken Sachen wie "Down By The Sally Gardens" klingen eindrucksvoll und intensiv. Bei McKennitt aber wartet man seit über zehn Jahren auf das Opus Magnum, das ihren Namen für alle Zeit in die Annalen der Musikgeschichte stanzt. Immerin: Wenns überhaupt kommt, wartet man gerne auch noch weitere zehn Jahre.

Alexander Cordas - LAUT.DE-KRITIK
 

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