Under a Winter's Moon (Expanded Edition) Loreena McKennitt
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Album-Release:
2025
HRA-Release:
21.11.2025
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- 1 Tom Jackson Reads the Sky Woman Story (Live) 03:07
- 2 Balulalow (Live) 06:00
- 3 Let Us the Infant Greet (Live) 02:57
- 4 The Wexford Carol (Live) 04:22
- 5 Banquet Hall (Live) 03:09
- 6 Dickens' Dublin (Live) 05:16
- 7 Un Flambeau Jeanette, Isabelle - I Saw Three Ships Medley (Live) 03:06
- 8 Jeffrey George Recites Winter Diamonds (Live) 04:21
- 9 Huron Carol (Live) 07:09
- 10 Let All to Are to Mirth Inclined (Live) 03:32
- 11 Snow (Live) 04:38
- 12 A Child's Christmas in Wales, Part One (Live) 05:00
- 13 The Holly and the Ivy (Live) 02:22
- 14 A Child's Christmas in Wales, Part Two (Live) 07:35
- 15 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Live) 04:03
- 16 A Child's Christmas in Wales, Part Three (Live) 03:53
- 17 Gloucestershire Wassail (Live) 01:20
- 18 A Child's Christmas in Wales, Part Four (Live) 04:04
- 19 Good King Wenceslas (Live) 02:29
- 20 A Child's Christmas in Wales, Part Five (Live) 02:48
- 21 Coventry Carol (Live) 02:18
- 22 A Child's Christmas in Wales, Part Six (Live) 01:45
- 23 In the Bleak Midwinter (Live) 02:40
- 24 Silent Night (Live) 03:18
- 25 The King (Live) 01:51
Info for Under a Winter's Moon (Expanded Edition)
A series of seasonal concerts held in a historic sanctuary in Stratford, Ontario in December 2021 were recorded live and released as Loreena’s 16th album, entitled Under A Winter’s Moon.
The album features 15 seasonal songs interspersed with seasonal readings by Canadian Indigenous actor and Companion of the Order of Canada recipient, Tom Jackson and Gemini Award-winning actor Cedric Smith.
“On a handful of winter’s nights close to the solstice of December 2021, my musical friends and I wove this miscellany of music and spoken word,” writes Loreena in the new album’s liner notes. “…I sought to incorporate elements of the oral traditions found in many cultures – to capture, inspire and reconnect us with our past, while offering a reminder of the people of those times and what their manner of communication meant in their lives and might mean still.” (Loreena McKennitt)
Loreena McKennitt, vocals
Caroline Lavelle, cello
Graham Hargrove, percussion
Pete Watson, 12-sting guitar
Errol Fischer, fiddle
Cait Watson, Irish bouzouki
Loreena McKennitt
is well known as a composer and singer. In a recording career spanning more than three decades, Ms. McKennitt’s ‘eclectic Celtic’ music has received critical acclaim world-wide, and gold, platinum and multi-platinum sales awards in 15 countries across four continents. To date, she has sold over 14 million albums with a catalogue that includes seven studio recordings, three seasonal recordings, a live in-concert DVD and two DVD documentaries. She’s won two Junos, Canada’s premiere music award, and has performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Less well known is the fact that Ms. McKennitt is a highly successful businesswoman who has created an independent record label with celebrated international success.
Born in Morden, Manitoba, Canada, she moved to Stratford, Ontario in 1981, where she initially worked with Canada’s renowned Stratford Festival. In 1985 she established her own record label, Quinlan Road, a move which has made her a rarity in the music industry.
In the early years, Ms. McKennitt ran the operation from her kitchen table, selling her recordings by mail order and producing her own concert tours. Today, she leads her own company with responsibilities that include everything from creating strategic business plans to overseeing marketing and promotion.
Ms. McKennitt’s business acumen is also applied to the three charitable foundations she established. Her Three Oaks Foundation provides financial support to cultural, environmental, historical and social groups.
The Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety, founded in 1998, has raised more than $4 million in support of water safety education, as well as search, rescue and recovery operations.
In 2000, Ms. McKennitt purchased a recently-closed public school in Stratford and transformed it into the Falstaff Family Centre. Responding to concerns identified by the local community, the Centre focuses on the needs of families and children in Perth County, Ontario, which is where she resides.
Ms. McKennitt’s passion for business is matched by her passion for human rights. In 2006 and 2007 she was involved in a landmark human rights privacy case in Britain, where the courts ruled in her favour. The judgment, which was upheld by the House of Lords, has helped to advance privacy law around the world.
Ms. McKennitt is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Manitoba. In 2002 and 2012 she was the recipient of Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals and in 2013 she was appointed to the rank of Knight of the National Order of Arts and Letters by the Republic of France.
From 2006 to 2013 Ms. McKennitt held the position of Honorary Colonel of the 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron in the Royal Canadian Air Force and upon completion of the appointment was awarded the RCAF Commander’s Commendationin recognition of outstanding professionalism and dedication.
She also holds honourary degrees from the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg), Sir Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo), Queen’s University (Kingston) and George Brown College (Toronto).
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