I want to emphasize in this post that, in my opinion, every song of every Loreena Mckennitt's disc is a delight. In general when I listen to a CD of some singer always there appear songs of minor quality, which I am called affectionatly " songs of fill ". In case of Loreena She impresses me discovering that all of them present an incredible quality. Because of it (because you us have had almost 10 years without your music, bad girl ;-), what we love you!!!!) she is my singer and favorite composer.
But ever there are songs that have come to me directly to the heart for her music or her feeling when she is singing it.

Obviously these are the songs that more I hear in every CD that I have.


Elemental: She Moved Through the Fair
Parallel Dreams: Annachie Gordon
The Visit: The Old Ways
The Mask and Mirror: The Bonny Swans
The Books of Secrets: Dante's Prayer
An Ancient Muse: Caravanserai, Penelope's Song, Never-ending Road (sorry but 2 years are not sufficient for my to decide only on a song of this disc ;-))

Which is your favorite song by every CD?

It's funny I guess I could pick my favorites of each CD but I won't - ok, one outstanding song to me is Highwayman - it has something epic that touches me...

I've always enjoyed Loreena's CDs as a "whole". I put them on and my journey begins. Dreaming of other countries and places in different times - just letting my thoughts drift away.

Udo

Dear friends,
When I want to search myself, when I want strenght to face the day by day problems, I listen to "Breaking the Silence" from Paralell Dreams. This music has the capacity to take my soul and put it up, over the sky and stars.

Hi Forum!

I think that is so difficult to find "only" a song for every CD.

Here goes my favourite from A Midwinter´s Night Dream: The Seven Rejoices of Mary.

I will play this song with organ during Christams masses, and my director is completely agree!!^^

Thanks^^

Hi Highwayman and Jesse: Thanks you.
Jesse....your list are growing and growing like a tree in the forest...next step will be:
TDTCWA: all cd
PD: all cd
.....lol....I can understand you!!!

You're probably all going to scream at me to make up my mind, but I'm going to update my list again! oh, and I can't pick just one, of course!

E She Moved Through the Fair AND Come by the Hills
TDTCWA Snow AND Banquet Hall AND The Seasons
PD Ancient Pines AND Standing Stones
TV All Souls Night AND The Lady of Shalott (Tango to Evora is a cloase second)
TMAM Full Circle AND The Bonny Swans AND The Two Trees
LISFATPOTFA Haven't heard Live in SanFran yet
TBOS The Mummers' Dance AND The Highwayman (Marco Polo is a close second)
LIPAT The Bonny Swans (All Souls Night AND Between the Shadows are close seconds...LOVE THE DOUBLE BASS SOLO!!!)
AAM Never-Ending Road AND Caravanserai AND Beneath a Phrygian Sky (The Gates of Istanbul is a close second...I have a lot of close seconds!)
NFTA The Mummers' Dance AND Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance AND Santiago (love your dancing around, Loreena!) AND Raglan Road AND Caravanserai (least favourite: The Lady of Shalott (The Bonny Swans is a close second). Loreena, please stop cutting verses, it spoils the song )
AMND God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (numerous close seconds)

Elemental - Carrighfergus, Stolen child
To Drive the Cold Winter Away - Banquet hall, Snow
Parallel Dreams - Annachie Gordon, Ancient pines
The Visit - All soul's night, Tango to Evora
The Mask and Mirror - The bonny swans, Santiago
A Winter Garden - God rest ye merry gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas
The Book of Secrets - The mummer's dance, The highwayman
An Ancient Muse - Caravanserai, Kecharitomene
A Midwinter Night's Dream - The holly and the ivy, The seven rejoices of Mary

Hello everybody.
Forgive the absence but I have been of vacations a few days and the return to the work has been a madness.
Thanks to Malin, Jesse (little crazy friend, lol), Enymphia, lilymaid, Bart and Ramona. It is a pleasure for me can know your favorite song....we have a new album and I hope L.M. are working in other ;-).

Cintia: I love your introduction. You are so right, I could not had said it better.
But this is still very hard, almost too hard. There is so much inspiration in every song... but I will try

Elemental - The Stolen Child (enchanted me from the first time I heard it)
To Drive the Cold Winter Away - In praise of christmas (magic.)
Parallel Dreams - Annachie Gordon, Huron beltane (When I get a harp, I will learn to play Annachie, it is such a beautiful song. And the firedance triggers the imagination like no other song does to me)
The Visit - All souls night (I used it to scare my grandmother. She listen to stuff like The Eagles... )
The Mask and Mirror - Marrakesh night market (did not like it at all first. Would you like my mask?)
A Winter Garden - Good king Wenceslas (Cheerful)
The Book of Secrets - The highwayman (the first song I heard. Love it)
An Ancient Muse - The gates of Istanbul (Enticing. The live version kicks butt.)
A midwinter night's dream - Noel Nouvelet (might have misspelt that.)

Malin

I know, what you're all thinking...you're all thinking "hmm that silly Jesse! he can't make up his mind" and maybe I can't, but I just bought An Ancient Muse recently, and after listening to it (several times now, Anxious 2!), would like to once again, update my favourites (although I will only list those from AAM)

NEVER ENDING ROAD!!!!! I think this is the best of EVERY LM song!!

although not by much...

I understand what you're saying Cintia, and I feel the same way. There are some lines in Dante's Prayer that always makes my throat curl up in a special way, and my eyes fills with tears.
When I saw LM live in Copenhagen last year I cried throughout the whole of Dante's Prayer.. a silent, happy and enchanted cry.

/ E.

Hi Enymphia, Cintia!

My first LM song was The Lady of Shalott, and its one of my favourites. Huron Beltane makes me dance each time I listen to it.

It´s difficult to explain my feelings while I listen to Dante´s prayer; I feel desires of crying too, but for me, is quite difficult to understand the real message of this song; the same happen with The Mystic´s Dream; perhaps is that I need to learn more English!

Well, Penelope´s song, Never-ending Road really make my heart beat stronger. Anyway, all her songs are really special for me, and no other artist make me feel more strong feelings than Loreena, and like Cintia, is quite difficult to express all this torrent of emocions. (I need a better diccionary )

Thank you for sharing all this feelings^^

Just acquired a new favorite from the 24-hour streaming of the new album, so I must add to the list...

A Midwinter Night's Dream - The Holly and the Ivy. Ranks right up there with Snow for stunning imagery, and is right on time as I begin my perperations for the 6-hour journey to the Circle for Samhain.

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Originally posted by Bart:
Elemental - Stolen Child
To Drive the Cold Winter Away - Snow
Parallel Dreams - Breaking the Silence
The Visit - Tango to Evora
The Mask and Mirror - Santiago
A Winter Garden - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The Book of Secrets - Dante's Prayer
An Ancient Muse - Beneath a Phrygian Sky

quote:

Originally posted by Cintia:
Hi Ramaona:
Thanks you so much. I know that is really difficult to choose one song only. I was a bit cruel asking for it!!!!
My apologize for it
Really I can not choose one song from the new album yet. I need hear it completely several times to do it, and now i only can wait to buy it.

Thanks again!!!

Hi Cintia,
I preordered today, so I have listened to it (the free download) a couple of times. All of it is very beautiful and I could easily pick several more favorites, but Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle is just too much fun, so it's still my favorite.
Hopefully we'll know your choice soon!

quote:

Originally posted by Jesse:

quote:

Originally posted by Ramona:
Elemental - Stolen Child, She Moved Through The Fair
To Drive the Cold Winter Away - Banquet Hall, Balulalow, Let All That Are To Mirth Inclined
Parallel Dreams - Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance, Standing Stones
The Visit - Old Ways, All Souls Night
The Mask and Mirror - Marrakesh Night Market, Santiago
A Winter Garden - Snow
The Book of Secrets - The Mummers' Dance, Skellig
An Ancient Muse - The English Ladye and the Knight, Kecharitomene
A Midwinter Night's Dream - Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle

Sorry, I couldn't pick just one per disc.

you missed out the live albums! what are your favourites on them?

Hi Jesse,
They would have to be the greatest three songs in the universe, EVER!. Old Ways, Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance, and All Souls Night. Two are on LIPAT and all three are on NFTA.