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　　Loreena的每一首音乐都具有令人意想不到的新意，"Highwayman"是一首古老的叙事诗，但只有Loreena天使般的声音能将其演绎得每一次听的时候都有一点意外发现，"Mummer"s Dance "中美妙的歌辞和动听的声音让你重又发现故事中的艺术魅力。

　　罗琳娜·麦肯妮特出生于加拿大缅省草原地区的一个小城镇(Modern)，是加拿大著名的爱尔兰竖琴演奏家、键盘手，以及歌手。Loreena 青年时代的梦想是成为一名兽医，并且最终进入Winnipeg 的一所大学就读相关课程。但是在80年，当 Loreena 第一次接触到爱尔兰音乐时，她毅然放弃了学业, 并且在81年搬到了安省的Stratford，加入了那里的莎士比亚艺术节的演出 ，从此开始了在乐坛20余年的音乐生涯。

　　Loreena McKennitt的音乐绝大部分为其自己创作，题材大多涉及爱尔兰文化及生活 。 所以 ，如果你是 Celtic音乐的爱好者 ， Loreena McKennitt 是个不错的开始。目前， Loreena McKennitt 拥有自己的唱片公司，名为 Quinlan Road (Quinlan Road 是其小时候家门口的那条路)。

　　唱片曲目：

　　Prologue [序言]

　　The Mummers" Dance [艺者之舞]

　　Skellig

　　Marco Polo [马克·波罗]

　　The Highwayman (McKennitt/Noyes) [强盗]

　　La Serenissima

　　Night Ride Across the Caucasus [夜骑高加索]

　　Dante"s Prayer [但丁的祈祷]

　　6、Kate Price -- Deep Heart"s Core

　　One reviewer described Kate Price as "half fairy and half Gypsy." This is the album that proves it to be wonderfully true. Easily lumped in with Celtic or folk genres by unknowing music chains, Kate Price"s music is in fact a mixture of those traditions combined with her own inspired compositions. Indeed, in the liner notes, Price remarks on how she spent many of her childhood nights listening to Bulgarian music, and that flavor has definitely stayed with her through the years.

　　Deep Heart"s Core has a feeling of unity that Price"s first album, The Time Between, did not quite manage. Price"s storytelling slips well from selection to selection, making the entire collection vibrate with emotion as well as the irresistible beat.

　　Kate Price again combines ballads and instrumental songs, some her own and some with lyrics or music borrowed from other sources. The entire album is filled with her trademark hammered dulcimer and hummell, the warmth of her contralto voice and an energy which leads from dancing to dreaming and back again.

　　The first song on the album, "The Labyrinth," demonstrates immediately both how well she can write as and how keen her sense of how music and words work together. The song creates a vivid and almost palpable vision of the journey toward a wedding. A later addition, "The Journey On," proves that the first is no fluke, providing an energetic and poignant portrait of nomadic life.

　　"Rest Sweet Nymphs," "Si"il a R"in" and "So Ghostly Then the Girl Came In" are the songs which have borrowed lyrics and newly arranged music. "Rest Sweet Nymphs" is a sweet and playful lullaby accompanied by just the right amount of comfort and humor in Price"s voice and music. "Si"il a R"in" is a commonly recorded traditional from Ireland, and here Price gives it more beat than is often done, which stresses the narrator"s anguish and strength. "So Ghostly Then the Girl Came In" borrows its lyrics from poet Robert Hillyer, and the music is all Kate Price. In this song you can hear echoes of her first album"s "Calling Me Home," the longing and delicate, ethereal music making a powerful emotional impact.

　　Of the instrumental selections, which are fewer than on The Time Between, "Rio Del Corazon" is a favorite, filled with layers of her voice as a wordless instrument and a story which the listener can create for himself. Traditionals such as "Eliz Iza -- Jump at the Sun" and "Sonatina Montenegro" sparkle with spirit.

　　There were no disappointments with this album for me. Every song leads easily into the next without losing their unique feel, and once again, Price"s voice connects the album and emotions together. The entire album is at a higher energy level than her last, and the shift works well. There were many moments when first listening to the album for the first time when I was moved to boogie a little around my room, or at the very least chair dance, which for me illustrates just how much power a CD can have.

　　Tracks:

　　1. Labyrinth

　　2. Rio del Corazon

　　3. Sonatina Montenegro

　　4. Place of Spirit

　　5. Rest Sweet Nymphs

　　6. Journey On

　　7. Temple of the Wind

　　8. Siúil a Rún

　　9. Eliz Iza-Jump at the Sun

　　10. So Ghostly Then the Girl Came In

　　7、The best of Mary Black -- Looking Back

　　玛丽.布莱克(Mary Balck)1955年5月22日生于艾尔(Eire)。 玛丽是深具音乐传统的布莱克家族的一员, 并与之一起灌唱片和演出. 她的父亲是一名小提琴演奏师，母亲是歌唱演员. 她的早期音乐生涯是在都柏林的民歌酒吧里度过的，但是在1983年，"玛丽布莱克"扩充到4名成员, 而且，她的专集还获得了爱尔兰独立音乐艺术奖，很显然，她们想有点大的作为. 此后不久，德.当那(De Dannan)加入布莱克乐队, 在1986年其离开之前，一起录制了两张专集, “献给爱尔兰的歌”("Song For Ireland")和 “赞美诗”( "Anthem")，尽管不为人所知, 她还是在1984 年“布莱克家族最爱的歌”这张专集中担任一部分和声及部分制作工作。德当那在时，布莱克依旧担任主唱，并于制作人德克兰.西诺特合作了“无人喝彩”("Without The Fanfare"), 绝大多数为现代歌曲, 后来这些歌曲成为流行金曲。1987年和1988年, 布莱克被爱尔兰摇滚音乐奖选为最佳女艺人。“无止境”("No Frontiers")与布莱克家族合作的这张专集,除了是1989年的畅销唱片之外，还打进了美国的新成人现代榜(the New Adult Contemporary charts)的前20名。这张专集在日本也获得了巨大的成功, 并促成了布莱克1990年10月的首次日本巡演。尽管在一些乐评人看 …… 此处隐藏：5331字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……