Name: An Ancient Muse by Loreena Mckennitt
Brand: Loreena McKennitt
SKU: 602438531363
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Canadian Celtic/new age/worldbeat architect Loreena McKennitt may be an odd choice for the legendary jazz label that released benchmark albums from Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, but Verve may have been moved by the undeniably talented harpist/composer/vocalist's large collection of globe-spanning gold, platinum, and multi-platinum sales awards. McKennitt's records (this is her first set of new material since 1997's Book of Secrets) tend to play like independent soundtracks to National Geographic documentaries -- kind of like a more ornate, expensive version of Dead Can Dance. An Ancient Muse may break little new ground for McKennitt, but it won't disappoint longtime fans. Her fascination with Celtic, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern instrumentation (hurdy-gurdy, nyckelharpa, kanoun, uilleann pipes, bouzouki, lyra, and oud) and her preoccupation with mythology and poetry have won her great favor with the new age/adult alternative crowd, and rightly so, as Irish-tinged ballads such as "Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)" and "Penelope's Song" are just Enya songs with more instruments than vocal tracks. Her penchant for quality instrumentals, in this case "Kecharitomene" and "Sacred Shabbat," sets her apart from the more stereotypical new age artists like David Arkenstone and John Tesh, and her extensive, diary-like liner notes invoke ancient archeological sites and obscure Rumi poetry without coming off as too self-absorbed. This album was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary World Music Album. [Ancient Muse was released on LP in 2016.] ~ James Christopher Monger

1. Incantation

by Loreena Mckennitt

Clarinet: Steafan Hannigan; Performer
Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Electric Guitar: Brian Hughes; Performer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Cello: Carina Reeves
Roman Borys; Performer
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Percussion: Rick Lazar; Performer
Performer: John Welsman
Daniel Blackman
Christopher Redfield
Carol Lynn Fujino
Carina Reeves
Bridget Hunt
Roman Borys
Loreena Mckennitt
Brian Hughes
Wendy Rose
Rick Lazar
Steafan Hannigan
Stuart Bruce
Donald Quan
Annalee Patipatanakoon; Performer
Strings Arrangement: John Welsman; Composer
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce
Ben Findlay
Gabe Moffatt; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Studio Personnel: Ben Findlay
Stuart Bruce
Gabe Moffatt
Marco Migliari; Production
Synthesizer Programming: Brian Hughes; Performer
Viola: Daniel Blackman
Christopher Redfield
Donald Quan; Performer
Violin: Carol Lynn Fujino
Bridget Hunt
Annalee Patipatanakoon
Wendy Rose; Performer
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Voices: Steafan Hannigan
Stuart Bruce
Donald Quan
Brian Hughes; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt
Brian Hughes; Production

2. The Gates Of Istanbul

by Loreena Mckennitt

Bass Guitar: Tim Landers; Performer
Lyricist: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Bouzouki: Giorgos Kontogiannis
Brian Hughes; Performer
Cello: Caroline Lavelle; Performer
Drums: Tal Bergman; Performer
Electric Guitar: Brian Hughes; Performer
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Lyra Viol: Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Socratis Sinopoulos; Performer
Oud: Brian Hughes
Haig Yazdjian; Performer
Percussion: Andreas Papas
Petros Kourtis
Evangelos Karipis
Hossam Ramzay; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Brian Hughes; Performer
Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Performer: Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt
Caroline Lavelle
Giorgos Kontogiannis
Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Hossam Ramzay
Evangelos Karipis
Tal Bergman
Petros Kourtis
Tim Landers
Haig Yazdjian
Socratis Sinopoulos
Andreas Papas
Brian Hughes; Performer
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Stuart Bruce
Ben Findlay
Gabe Moffatt; Production
Studio Personnel: Stuart Bruce
Ben Findlay
Gabe Moffatt
Marco Migliari; Production
Viola: Donald Quan; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Loreena Mckennitt
Brian Hughes
Donald Quan; Production

3. Caravanserai

by Loreena Mckennitt

Accordion: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Bass Guitar: Tim Landers; Performer
Bouzouki: Giorgos Kontogiannis
Brian Hughes; Performer
Lyricist: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Cello: Caroline Lavelle; Performer
Drums: Tal Bergman; Performer
Electric Guitar: Brian Hughes; Performer
Hurdy-gurdy: Nigel Eaton; Performer
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Lyra Viol: Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Socratis Sinopoulos; Performer
Oud: Brian Hughes
Haig Yazdjian; Performer
Percussion: Evangelos Karipis
Andreas Papas
Petros Kourtis; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Brian Hughes; Performer
Viola: Donald Quan; Performer
Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Performer: Giorgos Kontogiannis
Andreas Papas
Nigel Eaton
Brian Hughes
Haig Yazdjian
Loreena Mckennitt
Evangelos Karipis
Tal Bergman
Petros Kourtis
Tim Landers
Donald Quan
Hugh Marsh
Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Caroline Lavelle
Socratis Sinopoulos; Performer
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Gabe Moffatt
Stuart Bruce
Ben Findlay; Production
Studio Personnel: Stuart Bruce
Gabe Moffatt
Ben Findlay
Marco Migliari; Production
Violin: Hugh Marsh; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Brian Hughes
Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt; Production

4. The English Ladye And The Knight

by Loreena Mckennitt

Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Performer: Asako Morikawa
Loreena Mckennitt
Richard Boothby
Donald Quan
Richard Campbell
Brian Gascoigne
William Hunt
Susanna Pell; Performer
Viola: Donald Quan; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choristers Of Westminster Abby
Ensemble Plus Ultra; Ensemble
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Author: Sir Walter Scott; Production
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Gabe Moffatt
Stuart Bruce
Ben Findlay; Production
Viola Da Gamba: Susanna Pell
Asako Morikawa
Richard Boothby
Richard Campbell
William Hunt; Performer
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Studio Personnel: Gabe Moffatt
Marco Migliari
Ben Findlay
Stuart Bruce; Production
Lyricist: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Brian Gascoigne; Composer
Producer: Brian Hughes
Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Brian Gascoigne; Composer

5. Kecharitomene

by Loreena Mckennitt

Bouzouki: Brian Hughes; Performer
Cello: Caroline Lavelle; Performer
Clarinet: Steafan Hannigan; Performer
Drum: Ed Hanley; Performer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Bass Guitar: Charlie Jones; Performer
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Drums: Manu Katché; Performer
Electric Guitar: Brian Hughes; Performer
Hurdy-gurdy: Ben Grossman
Nigel Eaton; Performer
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Lyra Viol: Panos Dimitrakopoulos; Performer
Oud: Brian Hughes
Haig Yazdjian; Performer
Percussion: Loreena Mckennitt
Rick Lazar
Stuart Bruce
Tal Bergman; Performer
Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Performer: Stuart Bruce
Tal Bergman
Donald Quan
Hugh Marsh
Charlie Jones
Nigel Eaton
Brian Hughes
Manu Katché
Haig Yazdjian
Loreena Mckennitt
Rick Lazar
Ed Hanley
Ben Grossman
Steafan Hannigan
Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Caroline Lavelle; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Brian Hughes; Performer
Tabla: Ed Hanley; Performer
Viola: Donald Quan; Performer
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Ben Findlay
Stuart Bruce
Gabe Moffatt; Production
Studio Personnel: Gabe Moffatt
Marco Migliari
Stuart Bruce
Ben Findlay; Production
Nylon-string Guitar: Brian Hughes; Other
Violin: Hugh Marsh; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Loreena Mckennitt
Brian Hughes
Donald Quan; Production

6. Penelope's Song

by Loreena Mckennitt

Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Bass Guitar: Charlie Jones; Performer
Cello: Caroline Lavelle; Performer
Oud: Haig Yazdjian; Performer
Lyricist: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Performer: Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt
Caroline Lavelle
Haig Yazdjian
Charlie Jones
Hugh Marsh; Performer
Viola: Donald Quan; Performer
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Ben Findlay
Stuart Bruce
Gabe Moffatt; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Studio Personnel: Stuart Bruce
Gabe Moffatt
Ben Findlay
Marco Migliari; Production
Violin: Hugh Marsh; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Brian Hughes
Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt; Production

7. Sacred Shabbat

by Loreena Mckennitt

Cello: Caroline Lavelle; Performer
Arranger: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Composer: Traditional
Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Lyra Viol: Socratis Sinopoulos
Panos Dimitrakopoulos; Performer
Oud: Haig Yazdjian; Performer
Performer: Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt
Caroline Lavelle
Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Socratis Sinopoulos
Haig Yazdjian; Performer
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Gabe Moffatt
Ben Findlay
Stuart Bruce; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Studio Personnel: Stuart Bruce
Marco Migliari
Gabe Moffatt
Ben Findlay; Production
Viola: Donald Quan; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Brian Hughes
Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt; Production

8. Beneath A Phrygian Sky

by Loreena Mckennitt

Bass Guitar: Charlie Jones
Tim Landers; Performer
Bouzouki: Brian Hughes; Performer
Cello: Caroline Lavelle
Carina Reeves
Roman Borys; Performer
Clarinet: Steafan Hannigan; Performer
Lyricist: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Drums: Clive Deamer; Performer
Electric Guitar: Brian Hughes; Performer
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Lyra Viol: Socratis Sinopoulos; Performer
Percussion: Tal Bergman
Rick Lazar
Jason Hann; Performer
Piano: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Pipes: Steafan Hannigan; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Brian Hughes; Performer
Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Performer: Christopher Redfield
Carol Lynn Fujino
Carina Reeves
Bridget Hunt
Steafan Hannigan
Stuart Bruce
Tim Landers
Donald Quan
Charlie Jones
Annalee Patipatanakoon
Wendy Rose
Brian Hughes
Jason Hann
Socratis Sinopoulos
Caroline Lavelle
Tal Bergman
Roman Borys
Rick Lazar
John Welsman
Daniel Blackman
Clive Deamer
Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Strings Arrangement: John Welsman; Composer
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Gabe Moffatt
Ben Findlay
Stuart Bruce; Production
Studio Personnel: Ben Findlay
Gabe Moffatt
Marco Migliari
Stuart Bruce; Production
Nylon-string Guitar: Brian Hughes; Other
Viola: Christopher Redfield
Daniel Blackman
Donald Quan; Performer
Violin: Bridget Hunt
Wendy Rose
Carol Lynn Fujino
Annalee Patipatanakoon; Performer
Voices: Stuart Bruce
Donald Quan
Brian Hughes; Performer
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Whistling: Steafan Hannigan; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Brian Hughes
Donald Quan
Loreena Mckennitt; Production

9. Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)

by Loreena Mckennitt

Bass Guitar: Andy Pask; Performer
Lyricist: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Assistant Producer: Brian Hughes; Production
Associate Producer: Donald Quan; Production
Recording Assistant: Marco Migliari; Production
Cello: Natasha Kraemer
Caroline Lavelle; Performer
Electric Guitar: Brian Hughes; Performer
Keyboard: Loreena Mckennitt; Performer
Lyra Viol: Panos Dimitrakopoulos; Performer
Composer: Loreena Mckennitt; Composer
Performer: Steafan Hannigan
Natasha Kraemer
Malgorzata Ziemkiewicz
Louise Hogan
George Crawford
Andy Pask
Brian Hughes
Panos Dimitrakopoulos
Caroline Lavelle
Loreena Mckennitt
Brian Gascoigne
Donald Quan; Performer
Pipes: Steafan Hannigan; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Brian Gascoigne; Composer
Programmer: Marco Migliari; Production
Recording: Ben Findlay
Gabe Moffatt
Stuart Bruce; Production
Studio Personnel: Ben Findlay
Stuart Bruce
Marco Migliari
Gabe Moffatt; Production
Nylon-string Guitar: Brian Hughes; Other
Synthesizer Programming: Brian Hughes; Performer
Viola: Malgorzata Ziemkiewicz
Louise Hogan
Donald Quan; Performer
Violin: George Crawford; Performer
Mixing: Stuart Bruce; Production
Whistling: Steafan Hannigan; Performer
Primary Artist: Loreena Mckennitt; Main Performer
Producer: Loreena Mckennitt
Donald Quan
Brian Hughes; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

9 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

54 minutes and 28 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

6/9 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

3/9 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Ethnic Fusion

Label

Loreena McKennitt P&D

Music Distribution Service

Universal Music Hi-Res

Country

Canada

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Nov 20, 2006

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

602438531363

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An Ancient Muse

1. Incantation

2. The Gates Of Istanbul

3. Caravanserai

4. The English Ladye And The Knight

5. Kecharitomene

6. Penelope's Song

7. Sacred Shabbat

8. Beneath A Phrygian Sky

9. Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)

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An Ancient Muse

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1. Incantation

2. The Gates Of Istanbul

3. Caravanserai

4. The English Ladye And The Knight

5. Kecharitomene

6. Penelope's Song

7. Sacred Shabbat

8. Beneath A Phrygian Sky

9. Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)

Technical Specifications