Album: Nights from the Alhambra by Loreena McKennitt (2007)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Yearning
Record Label: Quinlan Road
Format: Live

Description: Nights from the Alhambra is a live double CD album and DVD from the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist and pianist, Loreena McKennitt and is her first live concert DVD. It was recorded in September 2006, live at the Palace of Charles V, in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, and released commercially in September 2007.

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, Live, Quinlan Road

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Nights from the Alhambra is a live double CD album and DVD from the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist and pianist, Loreena McKennitt and is her first live concert DVD. It was recorded in September 2006, live at the Palace of Charles V, in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, and released commercially in September 2007.

Nights from the Alhambra

Loreena McKennitt

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