Loreena McKennitt
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Morden, Manitoba, Canada (1985 – present)
McKennitt blends world-music with folk, Celtic and exotic Mediterranean sounds using instruments such as the hurdy gurdy, kanoun, uilleann pipes, Turkish clarinet, bouzouki and nyckelharpa alongside traditional instruments like guitar, drums and bass and the harp, piano and accordion, the three instruments she plays.
Born in Morden, Manitoba, Canada in February 17, 1957, Loreena moved to Stratford, Ontario, Canada in 1981, where she still resides. She has acted and sung in, and composed music for, Stratford Festival of Canada productions ranging from The Tempest (1982) to The Merchant Of Venice (2001).
Her recording career began in 1985 with the album Elemental. In the fledgling years of her label Quinlan Road, Loreena ran its operations from her kitchen table, selling recordings by mail order and producing her own concert tours across the country.
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I always laugh when I see Enya listed as a similar artist. I love Enya and Loreena both a great deal (though Loreena, despite my play count on here, is actually my favorite of the two), but.... man, that comparison's way off-base. Hope we get a new studio release from Loreena this year, or next. New studio music from Loreena always brightens up a year.
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