Album: From Istanbul to Athens by Loreena McKennitt (2009)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Yearning
Record Label: Quinlan Road
Format: Live

Description: One of the albums of the "A Mediterranean Odyssey" double album pack recorded live during Loreena McKennitt's June 2009 Mediterranean Tour in Turkey; Cyprus; Lebanon; Hungary; Italy and Greece.
It was accompanied by the album "The Olive And The Cedar".

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


One of the albums of the "A Mediterranean Odyssey" double album pack recorded live during Loreena McKennitt's June 2009 Mediterranean Tour in Turkey; Cyprus; Lebanon; Hungary; Italy and Greece.
It was accompanied by the album "The Olive And The Cedar".

From Istanbul to Athens

Loreena McKennitt

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