Album: A Midwinter Night's Dream by Loreena McKennitt (2008)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Yearning
Record Label: Quinlan Road
Format: Album

Description: 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.
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.

Artist Background: The daughter of a nurse mother and a livestock-trading father, songstress Loreena McKennitt studied classical piano and vocal training, and learned to dance in the highland style as a youngster. Her love of traditional music was strengthened in the folk clubs of Winnipeg, which she frequented during the brief period she studied veterinary science at the University of Manitoba. Relocating to Stratford, Ontario, she continued to sharpen her skills as a composer and performer. In 1981, she audit... Part of the Morden, MB, Canada  music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Musicals style.

Music Scene: Part of the Morden, MB, Canada  music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Folk movement. Known for Musicals style.

Tags: Folk, Yearning, 2000s, Album, Quinlan Road

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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.
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.

A Midwinter Night's Dream

Loreena McKennitt

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