A Knight in York explained

A Knight in York
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Blackmore's Night
Cover:	Aknightinyork.jpg
Released:	June 29, 2012 (Germany) July 2, 2012 (UK) October 9, 2012 (United States)^[1]
Recorded:	September 30, 2011
Genre:	folk rock, neo-medieval
Length:	79:39^[2]
Label:	Ariola,^[3] UDR
Producer:	Ritchie Blackmore
Prev Title:	Autumn Sky
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Dancer and the Moon
Next Year:	2013

A Knight in York is a live album by the group Blackmore's Night, released in 2012. The album recorded in autumn of 2011 at the Opera House in York, England.^[4] It entered at #2 on the New Age Billboard Charts.^[5] It entered at #2 on the German DVD Charts, and entered at 8# on the German album charts.^[6] The album also reached #46 in Austria and #85 in Switzerland.^[7] It mostly consists of songs from their two albums, Secret Voyage and Autumn Sky.

Track listing

1. "Locked Within the Crystal Ball" – 8:47
2. "Gilded Cage" - 4:18
3. "The Circle" - 7:17
4. "Journeyman" - 6:58 (Nordman cover)
5. "World of Stone" - 6:14
6. "The Peasant's Promise" - 5:11
7. "Toast to Tomorrow" - 4:48
8. "Fires at Midnight" - 9:44
9. "Barbara Allen" - 5:27
10. "Darkness" - 3:30
11. "Dance of the Darkness" - 3:47
12. "Dandelion Wine" - 6:07
13. "All the Fun of the Fayre" - 4:07
14. "First of May" - 3:35 (Bee Gees cover)

Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy
• Candice Night - lead vocals, shawms, assorted woodwinds, tambourine
• Squire Malcolm of Lumley (Malcolm Dick) - drums, percussion
• Bard David of Larchmont - keyboards, background vocals
• Gypsy Rose (Elizabath Cary) - violins, background vocals
• Earl Grey of Chimay (Mike Clemente) - bass, rhythm guitar
• Minstrel Albert - shawms, bagpipes
• Autumn - special guest

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Russian Albums Chart^[8]	24
US Top New Age Charts (Billboard)	2

External links

• Lyrics at Blackmore's Night official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Knight in York. Amazon.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-knight-in-york-mw0002385370 A Knight in York at Allmusic
3. Web site: A Knight in York. Amazon Germany.
4. News: May 25, 2012 . BLACKMORE'S NIGHT - A Knight In York DVD Tracklisting, Release Dates, Video Preview . Bravewords.com .
5. Web site: A Knight in York - Blackmore's Night | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 1 November 2014.
6. Web site: Blackmore's Night official site . 2012-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100722100824/http://www.blackmoresnight.com/index2.htm . 2010-07-22 . dead .
7. Web site: A Knight in York - Charts . 2012-12-18 . Australian-Charts.com .
8. Web site: Russia Top 25. Albums - week 37-2012. Russian. 2M. lenta.ru. 28 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101009200146/http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/09/28/chart/. 9 October 2010 . live.