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The Visit

Loreena McKennitt

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Loreena McKennitt's fourth release, and first for a major label, is a quietly majestic tapestry of worldbeat and Celtic pop that effortlessly weaves together traditional and contemporary songs into lush showcases for her fluid voice and harp. The multi-talented Canadian utilizes all of her strengths here, resulting in her most rewarding batch of tunes to date. With larger production values and more ambitious arrangements than the sparse Elemental and Parallel Dreams, her flair for the dramatic and the theatrical runs rampant throughout. Whether she's toasting the souls of the departed with Pagan glee on the delicious "All Souls Night," or reinterpreting King Henry VIII's "Greensleeves" through Tom Waits, it's never without both feet in the water. Often when artists attempt to blend modern instruments (keyboards, guitars, etc.) into the traditional folk idiom, the results are instantly dated and horribly overwrought. McKennitt, however, never allows the two to compete, and it's a testament to her belief in the songs themselves that they don't devolve into garish new age drivel. Her adaptation of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott," which utilizes an opening melody lifted -- probably unknowingly -- from the bagpipe solo at the end of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," is The Visit's most powerful moment. Clocking in at 11 minutes, the poet's lovelorn tale of Camelot's most famous peasant maiden is rendered brief by McKennitt's breathless delivery and atmospheric and austere presentation. The Visit is Loreena McKennitt at her most comfortable, creative, and soulful.

© James Christopher Monger /TiVo

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1
All Souls Night (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:05:08

Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Lyricist, Artist, MainArtist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

2
Bonny Portmore (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:04:21

Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Lyricist, Artist, MainArtist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

3
Between the Shadows (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:03:41

Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Artist, MainArtist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

4
The Lady of Shalott (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:11:34

Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Artist, MainArtist - Alfred Lord Tennyson, Lyricist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

5
Greensleeves (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:04:26

Traditional, Composer - Loreena McKennitt, Artist, MainArtist - King Henry VIII, Lyricist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

6
Tango to Evora (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:04:10

Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Artist, MainArtist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

7
Courtyard Lullaby (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:04:56

Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Lyricist, Artist, MainArtist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

8
The Old Ways (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:05:44

Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Lyricist, Artist, MainArtist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

9
Cymbeline (2004 Remaster HD [Remastered])
00:05:04

William Shakespeare , Lyricist - Loreena McKennitt, Composer, Artist, MainArtist - QUINLAN ROAD MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher

1991 Quinlan Road Music 2021 Quinlan Road Limited

Album review

Loreena McKennitt's fourth release, and first for a major label, is a quietly majestic tapestry of worldbeat and Celtic pop that effortlessly weaves together traditional and contemporary songs into lush showcases for her fluid voice and harp. The multi-talented Canadian utilizes all of her strengths here, resulting in her most rewarding batch of tunes to date. With larger production values and more ambitious arrangements than the sparse Elemental and Parallel Dreams, her flair for the dramatic and the theatrical runs rampant throughout. Whether she's toasting the souls of the departed with Pagan glee on the delicious "All Souls Night," or reinterpreting King Henry VIII's "Greensleeves" through Tom Waits, it's never without both feet in the water. Often when artists attempt to blend modern instruments (keyboards, guitars, etc.) into the traditional folk idiom, the results are instantly dated and horribly overwrought. McKennitt, however, never allows the two to compete, and it's a testament to her belief in the songs themselves that they don't devolve into garish new age drivel. Her adaptation of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott," which utilizes an opening melody lifted -- probably unknowingly -- from the bagpipe solo at the end of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," is The Visit's most powerful moment. Clocking in at 11 minutes, the poet's lovelorn tale of Camelot's most famous peasant maiden is rendered brief by McKennitt's breathless delivery and atmospheric and austere presentation. The Visit is Loreena McKennitt at her most comfortable, creative, and soulful.

© James Christopher Monger /TiVo

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