See more ideas about the highwayman poem, loreena mckennitt and illustration. Some of the tracks are mostly instrumental, featuring the harp. Loreenas sixth studio album and a worldwide chart success, featuring hit single the mummers dance. Loreena mckennitt alfred lord tennyson the lady of. The canadian singer loreena mckennitt adapted it as a folk song on her album the book of secrets. Chinese philosopher lao tzus words are a good introduction to the third album in a trilogy of musical travel documents that began with the visit. The book contained everything from chaucer to ogden nash, blake to dorothy parker. The video to the 1988 hit pop song everywhere by the rock band fleetwood mac is based.
Canadian singercomposer loreena mckennitt is selfmanaged, selfproduced, and the head of her own internationally successful record label, quinlan road. The highwayman by alfred noyes classic poem put to music and sung by loreena mckennit. The scottish childrens author nicola morgan used the poem as the background for her historical novels, the highwaymans footsteps and the highwaymans curse. The highway man loreena mckennitt the book of secrets. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas the road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.
Lullaby uses the words of a poem by william blake prologue intended for a. The daughter of a nursemother and a livestocktrading father, songstress loreena mckennitt studied classical piano and vocal training, and learned to dance in the highland style as a youngster. It focuses on the story of niema ash and her friendship with loreena mckennitt, the celebrated canadian singer, composer and harpist and explores the impact on the friendship when loreena rockets to. This time, the journey takes her in search of the celts. This is the beautiful and enchanting poem by lord alfred tennyson put to music and slightly revised for song by the lovely and talented loreena mckennitt entitled the lady of shalott. The main vocals of carrighfergus are sung by cedric smith.
The highwayman by alfred noyes famous poems, famous. Again, over 10 minutes long, this is a formula mckennitt does very well. Mckennitt adapts another long poem from english literature in her later album the book of secrets. Download the cd booklet in pdf format 961 kb englishfrench version only tell me, o muse, of those who travelled far and wide aptly, it is an echo of homers timeless odyssey that introduces loreena mckennitt s seventh studio recording, the latest volume of a project she describes as musical travel writing. See more ideas about loreena mckennitt, celtic music and music. Its this that attracts people to her music, and the book of secrets is no exception, whether its the lazy rhythms of marco polo, the sober joy.
I had several gigs lined up for the season, and planned on singing. Ten blake songs are poems from blakes songs of innocence and of experience and auguries of innocence, set to music by ralph vaughan williams in 1957. Here is the version of the highwayman beautifully sung by loreena mckennitt check out these wonderful illustrations of the poem from the book volume two, storytelling and other poems with clips of the song by loreena here is a video adaptation of the imagery of the poem by fleetwood mac in their video. His early poem, the stolen child, first appeared in the irish monthly in december 1886, and was published in 1892 in his first book of poetry, the wanderings of oisin and other poems, as. The poem was then published in a compilation of work by several irish poets poems and ballads of young ireland in 1888 with several critics praising the poem. Mckennitt is known for her refined, clear soprano vocals. Download the cd booklet in pdf format 247 kb englishfrench version only a good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. I remember learning it in school and being spellbound by it lyrical imagery. The best would be loreena mckennitts popular, celticinfluenced version. Travels with loreena mckennitt is not only a must for every loreena mckennitt fan, but for anyone interested in the phenomenon of celebrity. It was later published in his first book of poetry the wanderings of oisin and other poems as well as fairy and folk tales of the irish peasantry. The english layde and the knight sung by loreena mckennitt poem originally written by sir walter scott. Loreena isabel irene mckennitt, cm om born february 17, 1957 in morden, manitoba, canada is a canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist, and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with celtic and middle eastern themes. I especially like the song stolen child, which is a poem by w.
Loreena isabel irene mckennitt, cm om born february 17, 1957 is a canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist, and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with celtic and middle eastern themes. See more ideas about the highwayman poem, loreena mckennitt and pagan poetry. She is selfmanaged, selfproduced and head of her own record label quinlan road. Later when i first heard the phil ochs song version i was amazed. Her love of traditional music was strengthened in the folk clubs of winnipeg, which she frequented during the brief period she studied veterinary. Recorded at peter gabriels real world studios in england, the book of secrets was written and. The book of secrets is the sixth studio album by loreena mckennitt, released in 1997. The album is certified doubleplatinum in the united states. The four lines in italics at the end of the poem are printed in the cdbooklet next to the song, but are not sung by loreena.
Wind that shakes the barley, the book of secrets, the mask and mirror, the visit. The lyrics are from a william butler yeats poem but the singers rendering of some of the. Loreena mckennitt, the old ways poem by ric bastasa poem. Tennysons beautiful and enigmatic poem of unrequited love, set in arthurian england, has enthralled artists for well over a century. This is a must have recording for fans of celtic inspired and world music genres. Music by loreena mckennitt lyrics by alfred lord tennyson 18091892 from. Loreena often chooses classic poetry to set to music, bringing back. She is a singer of celtic music, no doubt of searing, stirring, and often tragic songs about the elations.
The music i am creating is a result of travelling down that road and picking up all manner of themes and influences, which may or may not be overtly celtic in nature. On her album the mask and the mirror, she titled it ce he miss le ulaingt. The book of secrets, the followup to 1994s the mask and mirror there was a christmas ep, a winter garden, released in 1995 finds loreena mckennitt in the same musical vein, mixing celtic, spanish, italian, and new age to create her own distinct sound. The wind that shakes the barley is also a novel by james barke about the scots poet robert burns. The lady of shalott by loreena mckennitt with lyrics youtube.
Recorded at real world studios with a stellar musical. From a different time and age, a view to a rich tapestry of imagery. Written by alfred noyes in 1906, the highwayman is a poem about, well, a highwayman who is in love with a landlords daughter in 18thcentury england and is betrayed to the authorities by the ostler note while out robbing. An ancient muse by loreena mckennitt on amazon music. Loreena mckennitt dantes prayer lyrics genius lyrics. The only problem is that she did not seem to progress much during the time between releases. Mckennitts recordings always have the quality of a spiritual sojourn. Mckennit faithfully puts the word of alfred noyes the highwayman into a heartwrenching song. What makes this recording so incredible is that loreena mckennitt has composed all the music and written 98% of all the lyrics. Loreena isabel irene mckennitt, cm om is a canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist, and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with celtic and middle eastern themes. The lady of shalott is the third book in visions in poetry, an awardwinning series of classic poems illustrated by outstanding contemporary artists in stunning hardcover editions.
We had this book of poetry illustrated for children, one of those largeformat coffeetable guys with weird, stippled earlyseventies watercolor illustrations. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide. In this very humble devotees opinion, loreena mckennitt could sing 99 bottles of beer on the wall and it would sound as if inspired by a great poet of yore, sung by the priestess of a mystic goddess. A studio album from loreena mckennitt published in 2010. The wind that shakes the barley pennys poetry pages. Tyger is both the name of an album by tangerine dream, which is based on blakes poetry, and the title of a song on this album based on the poem of the same name. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide the book of. Download the cd booklet in pdf format 384 kb englishfrench version only i have come to use the panceltic history, which spans from 500 bc to the present, as a creative springboard, says loreena mckennitt. A live version appears on troubadours on the rhine 2012 and on live at the royal albert hall 2019.
Her references include poetry, legend and history and she fits the music to the sound gracefully. Elemental is the debut album by canadian singersongwriter and instrumentalist loreena. Needless to say, all of her cds receive my highest rating. Loreena mckennitt the highwayman lyrics genius lyrics. The english layde and the knight sung by loreena mckennitt poem originally written by sir walter scott christmas music christmas carol loreena mckennitt united church of christ dreamy photography celtic music i love winter groundhog day light of life.
The highwayman is a narrative poem written by alfred noyes, first published in the august 1906 issue of blackwoods magazine, based. Loreena mckennitt, the old ways poem by ric bastasa. What are some of the best songs composed from famous poems. Video with lyrics for the highwayman sung by loreena mckennit. The highwayman poem loreena mckennitt nostalgia anne of green gables english nursery rhymes book illustration illustrations childrens books the highwayman alfred noyes 1906 i came across a video tribute to hayao miyazaki memories dance, the japanese animation legend, by his studio ghibli. Welcome to my pages about loreena mckennitt, for me the absolute favourite. A poem by the same name was published by katharine tynan. Song information stolen child is based on the william butler yeats poem the stolen child. The highwayman poem pagan poetry loreena mckennitt kids poems nostalgia anne of green gables childrens book illustration being a landlord nursery rhymes the highwayman alfred noyes 1906 i came across a video tribute to hayao miyazaki memories dance. Mckennitt is known for her refined and clear dramatic soprano vocals. The words of the poem, set to tender music and sung by mckennitt whose. The version of highwayman sung by loreena mckennitt is simple.
Lullaby uses the words of a poem by william blake prologue intended for a dramatic piece of king edward the fourth. When the dark wood fell before me and all the paths were overgrown when the priests of pride say there is no other way i tilled the sorrows of stone i did not believe. Mckennitt loreena the book of secrets skellig 0 light the candle, john the daylight has almost gone the birds have sung their last the bells call all to mass sit here by my side for the night is very long theres something i must tell before i pass along i. The highwayman is a narrative poem written by alfred noyes, first.