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Loreena McKennitt in generalNewest Review: ... eastern sound to them (Marco Polo based on old Sufi tunes) and offer parallels to some Peter Gabriel?s work. I've been ... more |
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by mjn - written on 09.11.01 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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http://www.quinlanroad.com/flash.html Depending where you look, Loreena McKennitt and her band have been described as either folk or Celtic Fusion (All Music Guide http://www.allmusic.com/), both labels are accurate but in my opinion fall short of conveying the rich Kaleidoscope of music that she performs. Loreena McKennitt, a harpist, is Canadian and offers the listener a mixture of folk based on classic poems (The Lady of Shallot for example) and traditional songs of European origin along with songs and instrumentals which have a decidedly eastern sound to them (Marco Polo based on old Sufi tunes) and offer parallels to some Peter Gabriel?s work. ...



