Dec 09 2013

Nights from the Alhambra

Nights from the Alhambra

Nights from the Alhambra was recorded in 2006, before a live audience by Canadian singer, song writer and harpist Loreena McKennitt at the Palace of Charles V, in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain for the PBS series “Great Performances.”

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    • on 12/09/2013 at 01:48
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    • on 12/09/2013 at 19:11
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    Very haunting.

    It sounds very Middle Eastern.  Similar to some of the Greek music I grew up with (much of which, itself, sounds like a lot of Arabic and Turkish music- not surprising, really).

    • on 12/09/2013 at 20:40
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    since I discovered her album “The Visit” in the 90’s.

    At Christmas I put together some music for the family, getting requests from family members using a theme of some sort. One of this year’s themes is “female vocalist”. I have already chosen her song “The Highwayman” in honor of the brother that I lost. He’s the one who made me sit down and listen to it, although I already had the album.

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