Read or hear a selection of interviews with Loreena, and with others, covering a wide range of topics including the inspirations behind her music, balancing the demands of business with those of art. Electric Light Show, BBC Cambridgeshire Loreena McKennitt - A Musical Journey Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Producer and Host: Mandy Morton This two-part radio documentary includes Loreena's comments on her family roots and early inspirations; her travels to track down Celtic connections; balancing her careers as writer, musician and astute businesswoman; the creative process from journey to album; her interpretation of home and what she loves most in this world; her feelings on fame and the way the music industry treats the public This recording appears by kind permission of Mandy Morton Productions © 2007, and was first broadcast on Mandy Morton's Eclectic Light Show, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire Please note: this interview is conducted in English. Listen Here(Part 1) Listen Here(Part 2) World Café, WXPN Loreena McKennitt: Music of the World Originally Broadcast: Thursday, March 22, 2007 on WXPN-FM Host: David Dye David Dye speaks with Loreena, discussing the ten years that have passed since her previous album, The Book Of Secrets, to her newest release, An Ancient Muse, which is as ambitious in scope as its title would suggest. Set list: "Caravanserai", "Stolen Child", "Penelope's Song" and "Bonny Portmore" Listen Here Echoes, NPR An Interview with Loreena McKennitt: A Journey Continued Originally Broadcast: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Producer and Host: John Diliberto It's been nearly 10 years since Loreena McKennitt released her last CD. Her new CD, An Ancient Muse, takes the bookmark out of The Book Of Secrets and picks up the story where she left off on her mystical journey through Middle Eastern and northern Saharan cultures. Listen Here |
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