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With Loreena McKennitt

Mike presents an hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including an interview with the Canadian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt.

Mike Harding presents an hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including an interview with the Canadian Celtic singer Loreena McKennitt.

A singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Loreena has sold more than 14 million records worldwide since releasing her debut, Elemental in 1985.

The self-managed and self-produced star, who is known for her epic and dramatic treatments of Celtic, Middle Eastern and European music, tells Mike about her latest album The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

The new album, Loreena's ninth studio LP, sees her return to her musical roots and focus exclusively on songs from the Celtic tradition, including As I Roved Out, On a Bright May Morning, and The Star of the County Down.

Speaking from Toronto, she talks to Mike about her remarkable career and the huge contribution she has made in bringing Celtic music to a mass audience.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 2 Mar 2011 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Albion Band

    Time To Ring Some Changes

    • Rise Up Like The Sun.
    • Harvest 0777 7 80058 2 7.

  • Sam Carter

    Yellow Sign

    • Keepsakes.
    • Captain Records CAP002.

  • Eva Cassidy

    Wayfaring Stranger

    • Simply Eva.
    • Blix Street Records G2-10199.

  • Pilgrims’ Way

    Tarry Trousers

    • Pilgrims' Way EP.

  • A. L. Lloyd

    The Bonny Ship The Diamond

    • Leviathan!.
    • Topic Records TSCD497.

  • Steve Tilson

    The Rambling Comber

    • Ziggurat.
    • Hubris Records HUB004.

  • Loreena McKennitt

    The Star Of County Down

    • The Wind That Shakes The Barley.
    • Quinlan Road QRCD114.

  • Loreena McKennitt

    Brian Boru's March

    • The Wind That Shakes The Barley.
    • Quinlan Road QRCD114.

  • Loreena McKennitt

    As I Roved out

    • The Wind That Shakes The Barley.
    • Quinlan Road QRCD114.

  • The Demon Barbers

    The Good Old Days

    • +24db.
    • The Demon Barbers DBS001.

  • Lucy Pringle & Chris Wright

    Wilsy And Nancy

    • The Speaking Heart.
    • Mondegreen Music MONCD01.

  • Duck Soup

    Marche Des Touristes

    • Open On Sundays.
    • Hebe Music HEBECD 006.

  • Bob Fox & Benny Graham

    Farewell Johnny Miner

    • How Are You Off For Coals.
    • Fellside Recordings FECD 111.

Broadcast

  • Wed 2 Mar 2011 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2