The Journey So Far: The Best of Loreena McKennitt (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Deluxe 2-CD edition in tri-fold soft pack.

Disc 2 recorded live in Mainz, Germany, July 2012.

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-09 05:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: The Journey So Far: The Best of Loreena McKennitt
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1The Mystic’s Dream (album edit)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Jeff Wolpert
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
bass and tambura:
George Koller
cello and background vocals:
Anne Bourne
electric guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
goblet drum:
Rick Lazar and Loreena McKennitt
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
ney:
Abraham Tawfik
oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Abraham Tawfik
percussion:
Rick Lazar
tabla:
Ravi Naimpally
uilleann pipes:
Patrick Hutchinson (uillean piper)
choir vocals:
Victoria Scholars
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
chorus master:
Jerzy Cichocki
recorded at:
McClear-Pathe Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Woodley Farm
mixed at:
McClear-Pathe Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Mystic’s Dream (album edit)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
4:34
2Bonny Portmore
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
cello:
Anne Bourne
double bass [bass]:
Tom Hazlett
guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
uilleann pipes:
Patrick Hutchinson
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Bonny Portmore
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
34:22
3The Bonny Swans (album edit)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Jeff Wolpert
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
balalaika and guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
George Koller
bodhrán and bouzouki:
Dónal Lunny
cello:
Anne Bourne
fiddle:
Hugh Marsh
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
percussion:
Rick Lazar
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
McClear-Pathe Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Woodley Farm
mixed at:
McClear-Pathe Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Bonny Swans
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recording of:
The Bonny Swans (album edit)
4:01
4The Mummers’ Dance (single remix)
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
engineer:
Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen
additional producer:
Nick Batt and Neal Slateford
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
Kevin Killen
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
electric guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
hurdy gurdy:
Nigel Eaton
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
percussion:
Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy
tabla and viola:
Donald Quan
violin:
Hugh Marsh
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
remixer:
Nick Batt and Neal Slateford
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Mummers’ Dance
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
publisher:
Quinlan Road Music, Ltd (in 1997)
4:02
5Down by the Sally Gardens
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Mark McCauley
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
acoustic guitar:
Tony McManus
bass:
Chris Gartner (Canadian bassist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
electric guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
harp:
Loreena McKennitt
mandolin:
Brian Taheny
uilleann pipes:
Ian Harper
violin:
Hugh Marsh
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
The Sharon Temple in Sharon, East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Down by the Sally Gardens
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
arrangement of:
Down by the Salley Gardens
5:39
6Stolen Child
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
accordion, guitar, harp [troubador harp] and synthesizer:
Loreena McKennitt
guest cello:
Pat Mullin
guest double bass [acoustic bass]:
George Creer
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Stolen Child
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
version of:
The Stolen Child (original poem - no music)
5:05
7The Lady of Shalott (album edit)
recording engineer:
John Whynot and Jeff Wolpert
mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
balalaika and guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Tom Hazlett
cello:
Anne Bourne
fiddle:
Hugh Marsh
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Lady of Shalott
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
4:47
8Marco Polo
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
engineer and mixer:
Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
accordion and keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
acoustic guitar, bouzouki, oud and synthesizer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
hurdy gurdy:
Nigel Eaton
keyboard, tabla and viola:
Donald Quan
mandola:
Aidan Brennan
mandolin:
Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player)
percussion:
Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy
shawm:
Bob White (Wind instrument player)
violin:
Hugh Marsh and Osama (Osama Taiym)
background vocals:
Stuart Bruce, Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Marco Polo
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
35:14
9Penelope’s Song
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce, Ben Findlay (engineer and producer) and Gabe Moffatt
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
Stuart Bruce
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
double bass:
Charlie Jones (UK bassist, songwriter & producer)
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
nyckelharpa:
Annbjørg Lien
oud:
Haig Yazdjian
violin:
Hugh Marsh
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Penelope's Song
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
4:21
10Huron ‘Beltane’ Fire Dance
recording engineer:
John Whynot
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Loreena McKennitt
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
bass:
George Koller
bodhrán:
John Whynot
bodhrán and harp:
Loreena McKennitt
congas and udu:
Rick Lazar
fiddle:
Oliver Schroer (Canadian fiddler, composer & producer)
guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
mandolin:
David Woodhead
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Quinlan Farmhouse in Stratford, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Huron ‘Beltane’ Fire Dance
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
publisher:
Quinlan Road Music, Ltd
4:21
11The Old Ways
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
bodhrán, harp and keyboard [keyboards] and whistle:
Loreena McKennitt
double bass [bass]:
Tom Hazlett
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Cross
fiddle:
Hugh Marsh
guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
uilleann pipes:
Patrick Hutchinson
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Old Ways
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
35:51
12Dante’s Prayer
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
engineer and mixer:
Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
additional keyboard:
Steve Pigott
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
keyboard and piano:
Loreena McKennitt
viola:
Donald Quan
violin:
Hugh Marsh
choir vocals:
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
conductor:
Nikolai Korniev (chorus master)
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dante's Prayer
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
3.57:13
▼ CD 2: A Midsummer Night’s Tour (Highlights)
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1The Star of the County Down
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
Star of the County Down (on 2012-07-21)
lyricist:
Cathal McGarvey
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4801)
version of:
Dives and Lazarus
3:59
2Night Ride Across the Caucasus
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
Night Ride Across the Caucasus (on 2012-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
8:09
3The Dark Night of the Soul
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
The Dark Night of the Soul (on 2012-07-21)
lyricist:
San Juan de la Cruz (Saint John of the Cross, John of the Cross)
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
6:59
4Santiago
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
Santiago
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
6:44
5Beneath a Phrygian Sky
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
Beneath a Phrygian Sky (on 2012-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
7:24
6As I Roved Out
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
As I Roved Out ("... on a bright May morning")
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 277)
4:36
7All Souls Night
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
All Souls Night (on 2012-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
5:02
8Caravanserai
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
Caravanserai (on 2012-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
5:49
9Full Circle
mixer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
bass:
Dudley Philips
bouzouki, guitar and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
clarinet and pipe organ:
Ian Harper
drums (drum set):
Roy Dodds (drummer, percussionist)
harp, piano and lead vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
hurdy gurdy and percussion:
Ben Grossman
violin:
Hugh Marsh
recorded at:
Zitadelle Mainz in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany (on 2012-07-21)
live recording of:
Full Circle (on 2012-07-21)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
5:17

Credits

Release

photography:Ann Cutting (task: supplementary photography)
Richard Haughton (British photographer) (task: original)
assistant producer:Mark McCauley
mastering:Jeff Wolpert
design:Philip Manning (Swiss singer-songwriter)
artwork:Ann Cutting (task: cover)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7092867 [info]