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An Ancient Muse
by Loreena McKennitt
from Verve
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Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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So glad she's back! 
I love Loreena McKennit and here with An Ancient Muse I love her even more! She has such strength and purpose and her passion comes through clearly in all of her songs. Even the instrumentals are extremely moving. I never grow tired of Loreena and I hope she keeps on going strong!
Beautiful...as usual!
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Excellent, her best yet!
I always liked Loreena McKennitt, but it wasn't until I saw her "Nights of the Alhambra" DVD that I became a real fan. Prior to that, I was attracted by her beautiful voice and her haunting arrangements of traditional Celtic music. But after seeing "Alahambra", I realized that she also plays several instruments with virtuousity, and is a great performer! Now, when I listen to her new Ancient Muse DVD, I get more out of it, because it recalls the concert and makes the experience a (virtual) visual as well as... more info
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Subtle New Ground
She explores new ground- but subtly, so it is not surprising that many reviewers missed it- she took the train to Istanbul and her fans are still milling about on the Morocco platform...
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Hypnotic shades of the desert and beyond
I've had this album for about a year, and I can tell you it really is one of my favorites! The blending of musical styles and instruments, not to mention the musical expertise of all the accompaniament is quite unique! Like many others, I am particularly fond of the Middle Eastern influence in such pieces as 'Caravanserai.' To me, pieces like this are written in 'camel time,'which is the cadence of camels crossing the endless desert, going somewhere, but a long, long way to go.... Excellent music for... more info
Tracks:
- Incantation
- The Gates Of Istanbul
- Caravanserai
- The English Ladye And The Knight
- Kecharitomene
- Penelope's Song
- Sacred Shabbat
- Beneath A Phrygian Sky
- Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)
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