October 31, 2012

LOREENA McKENNITT - Nights From The Alhambra: The Complete Concert

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One of the more beautiful and moving concerts in recent memory. Recorded in September 2006, live on location at the Palace of Charles V, in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain. Only recently made available on YouTube. It runs about one and a half hours. Placed after the jump in order to use a larger video viewer.

Songs:

"The Mystic's Dream"
"She Moved Through the Fair"
"Stolen Child"
"The Mummer's Dance"
"Penelope's Song"
"Marco Polo"
"The Bonny Swans"
"Dante's Prayer"
"Caravanserai"
"Bonny Portmore"
"Santiago"
"Raglan Road"
"All Souls Night"
"The Lady of Shalott"
"The Old Ways"
"Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)"
"Huron `Beltane` Fire Dance"
"Cymbeline"

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 31, 2012 5:51 PM
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This is lovely. Thank you Gerard. Hope all is well with you.

Posted by: Jewel at November 1, 2012 12:09 AM

I agree Jewel.

This would be a perfect placeholder for my Facebook page when I am on... 'vacation'.

It'll replace my 10-hour 'The Llama song' fest. ;)

Posted by: cond0011 at November 1, 2012 8:56 AM

I wake up some nights with Dante's Prayer playing in my head.

Posted by: M*A at November 1, 2012 7:53 PM