Nights from the Alhambra explained

Nights from the Alhambra
Type:Live album
Artist:Loreena McKennitt
Cover:Nightsfromthealhambra.jpg
Released:August 21, 2007
Recorded:September 13–15, 2006
Venue:Palace of Charles V, in the Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
Genre:Folk, world music
Length:94:47 (CD)
Label:Quinlan Road, Verve
Prev Title:An Ancient Muse
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:A Midwinter Night's Dream
Next Year:2008

Nights from the Alhambra is a live album and DVD from the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist, Loreena McKennitt and is her first live concert DVD.[1] It was recorded in September 2006, live at the Palace of Charles V, in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, and released commercially in September 2007.

Track listing

Disk 1
  1. "The Mystic's Dream" (The Mask and Mirror)
  2. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Elemental)
  3. "Stolen Child" (Elemental)
  4. "The Mummers' Dance" (The Book of Secrets)
  5. "Penelope's Song" (An Ancient Muse)
  6. "Marco Polo" (The Book of Secrets)
  7. "The Bonny Swans" (The Mask and Mirror)
  8. "Dante's Prayer" (The Book of Secrets)
  9. "Caravanserai" (An Ancient Muse)
Disk 2
  1. "Bonny Portmore" (The Visit)
  2. "Santiago" (The Mask and Mirror)
  3. "Raglan Road" (An Ancient Muse - unreleased track)
  4. "All Souls Night" (The Visit)
  5. "The Lady of Shalott" (The Visit)
  6. "The Old Ways" (The Visit)
  7. "Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)" (An Ancient Muse)
  8. "Huron `Beltane` Fire Dance" (Parallel Dreams)
  9. "Cymbeline" (The Visit)

Personnel

hurdy-gurdy

Uilleann pipes, bodhrán, percussion

band leader, electric and acoustic guitars, oud, Celtic bouzouki

cello

violin

acoustic and electric bass

vocals, accordion, harp, piano

viola, keyboards, tabla

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.quinlanroad.com/newsandviews/currentupdates.asp?id=702 Quinlan Road - News and Views