Title: A Mediterranean Odyssey
Artist: Loreena McKennitt
Genre: Celtic/Ethnic Music
Release Date: 30th October 2009
Label: Quinlan Road Limited
Album Review
LOREENA MCKENNITT is well known as THE one and only Celtic Woman for over the years. Several years ago she decided to explore her roots and followed their way from country to country all over the world. Within her ‘Book of Secrets’ for the first time she went eastwards and found remarkable connotations between the Irish lifestyle and the attitude in eastern countries. Following this path up to France and the Mediterranean shore, the result was a tremendous wealth of songs, combining Irish elements of music with eastern and occidental parts…
This new release is a retrospective of all these journeys through time and mankind and represents the enormous variety and capacity of catching the mood, LOREENA MCKENNITT is able to keep within their songs. Two CDs - one with re-mastered and rearranged songs, one with a great live atmosphere - are offering a world of beautiful songs and diamonds of ethnic music to the listener and one will not be disappointed at any time. The rearranged songs seem to be even brighter and shinier, keeping the mood denser than ever. The live recording reminds of LOREENA MCKENNITT’s album ‘A Night at the Alhambra’, one of the moodiest live recordings I’ve ever heard and remarkable as an event being so cultural and mystic at the same time.
Although both CDs could be longer in duration, this release is a quite good oversight for beginners and for fans obligatory anyhow. There’s definitely only one advice to give: Buy the album!! You’ll never regret…
Tracklist
‘From Istanbul to Athens’ [Live]
01. The Gates of Istanbul
02. The Dark Night of The Soul
03. Marco Polo
04. Penelope’s Song
05. Sacred Shabbat
06. Caravanserai
07. Santiago
08. Beneath A Phrygian Sky
09. Tango to Evora
10. Full Circle
‘The Olive and the Cedar’ [Best Of]
01. The Mystic’s Dream
02. Tango to Evora
03. The Gates of Istanbul
04. Penelope’s Song
05. Marco Polo
06. Marrakesh Night Market
07. Santiago
08. Caravanserai
09. The Dark Night of the Soul
10. Sacred Shabbat
11. The Mummers’ Dance
Line-Up
Loreena McKennitt - Vocals, Harp, Accordion, Keyboards, Piano
Clive Deamer - Percussion, Drums
Simon Edwards - Bass
Ben Grossman - Hurdy-Gurdy, Percussion, Triangle
Brian Hughes - Oud, Electric Guitars, Guitar Synthesizer, Nylon String Guitar, Celtic Bouzouki
Caroline Lavelle - Cello
Hugh Marsh - Violin
Stratis Psaradellis - Greek Lute, Greek Lyra, Classical Kemenche
Website
http://www.quinlanroad.com/ / http://www.myspace.com/expatriateband
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 10
Sound: 10
Extras: -
Total: 10 / 10
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