Album: Elemental by Loreena McKennitt (1985)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Yearning
Record Label: Quinlan Road
Format: Album

Description: Elemental is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt and the vehicle with which she launched the Quinlan Road label. The album was recorded in one week in July 1985 and released later in the year. The studio was in a barn in southern Ontario and situated in a field of sunflowers.

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, 1980s, Album, Quinlan Road

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Elemental is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt and the vehicle with which she launched the Quinlan Road label. The album was recorded in one week in July 1985 and released later in the year. The studio was in a barn in southern Ontario and situated in a field of sunflowers.

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