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A Midwinter Night's Dream

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Released
  
October 28, 2008

Length
  
54:29

Release date
  
28 October 2008

Label
  
Universal Music Group

Recorded
  
1995, June 15-25, 2008

Artist
  
Loreena McKennitt

Producer
  
Loreena McKennitt

Genres
  
Folk music, World music

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A Midwinter Night’s Dream (2008)
  
A Mediterranean Odyssey (2009)

Similar
  
Loreena McKennitt albums, Folk music albums

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A Midwinter Night's Dream is the eighth studio album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on October 28, 2008.

Contents

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Origins

The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995). 8 new tracks (recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios during spring 2008) were added to the original 5 songs of the 1995 EP.

A Midwinter Night’s Dream takes the place of A Winter Garden, which has been deleted from the Quinlan Road catalogue.

Track listing

  1. "The Holly & The Ivy" (traditional, music by McKennitt)  – 4:49
  2. "Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" (traditional)  – 3:06
  3. "The Seven Rejoices Of Mary" (traditional)  – 4:34
  4. "Noël Nouvelet! (Now The Green Blade Rises)" (traditional)  – 5:11
  5. "Good King Wenceslas" (John Mason Neale)  – 3:16
  6. "The Coventry Carol" (traditional, music arranged & adapted by McKennitt)  – 2:18
  7. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Abdelli version) (traditional, music arranged and adapted by McKennitt) – 7:19
  8. "Snow" (lyrics by Archibald Lampman, music by McKennitt)  – 5:05
  9. "Breton Carol" (traditional)  – 3:30
  10. "Seeds Of Love" (traditional, music by McKennitt)  – 4:54
  11. "Gloucestershire Wassail" (traditional)  – 2:39
  12. "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (traditional)  – 4:55
  13. "In The Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst)  – 2:43

Personnel

  • Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, accordion and harp
  • Brian Hughes – oud and guitar
  • Hugh Marsh – violin
  • Caroline Lavelle – cello
  • Donald Quan – viola and percussion
  • Ben Grossman – hurdy-gurdy and percussion
  • Simon Edwards – bass
  • Rick Lazar – percussion
  • Stratis Psaradellis – Greek lyra and Greek lute
  • Songs

    1The Holly & The Ivy4:50
    2Un Flambeau - Jeannette - Isabelle3:06
    3The Seven Rejoices of Mary4:34

    References

    A Midwinter Night's Dream Wikipedia