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A Mediterranean Odyssey

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Released
  
October 20, 2009

Length
  
56:14

Release date
  
20 October 2009

Producer
  
Loreena McKennitt

Recorded
  
June 2009

Artist
  
Loreena McKennitt

Label
  
Quinlan Road

Genres
  
World music, Folk music

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A Mediterranean Odyssey (2009)
  
The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2010)

Similar
  
Loreena McKennitt albums, World music albums

A Mediterranean Odyssey is a two-disc collection of the music of Canadian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt. It features a selection of previously unreleased live recordings from her 2009 Mediterranean Tour, and a disc of previously released studio recordings selected by Loreena to complement the project's Mediterranean theme.

Contents

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Disc 1: From Istanbul to Athens

(All tracks composed by Loreena McKennitt, except where noted)

  1. "The Gates of Istanbul" (An Ancient Muse)
  2. "The Dark Night of the Soul" (music by Loreena McKennitt, lyrics by St John of the Cross) (The Mask and Mirror)
  3. "Marco Polo" (The Book of Secrets)
  4. "Penelope's Song" (An Ancient Muse)
  5. "Sacred Shabbat" (traditional) (An Ancient Muse)
  6. "Caravanserai" (An Ancient Muse)
  7. "Santiago" (traditional) (The Mask and Mirror)
  8. "Beneath a Phrygian Sky" (An Ancient Muse)
  9. "Tango to Evora" (The Visit)
  10. "Full Circle" (The Mask and Mirror)

Disc 2: The Olive and the Cedar

  1. "The Mystic's Dream"
  2. "Tango to Evora"
  3. "The Gates of Istanbul [edit]"
  4. "Penelope's Song [edit]"
  5. "Marco Polo [edit]"
  6. "Marrakesh Night Market [edit]"
  7. "Santiago [edit]" (traditional)
  8. "Caravanserai [edit]"
  9. "The Dark Night of the Soul [edit]" (music by Loreena McKennitt, lyrics by St John of the Cross)
  10. "Sacred Shabbat" (traditional)
  11. "The Mummers' Dance [edit]"

Songs

The Mystic's Dream7:42
Tango to Evora4:10
The Gates of Istanbul4:03

References

A Mediterranean Odyssey Wikipedia
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