Nights From the Alhambra
by Loreena McKennitt
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 August 2007
- Label: Quinlan Road
- Country: Canada
- Length: 1:34:21
- Community rating: 3.85/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Filmed and recorded at the historic Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, this performance features the artist's lush blend of Celtic and West Asian folk influences. The set captures a high-water mark for her multi-instrumental ensemble, utilizing the unique acoustics of the venue to emphasize the ethereal and mysterious character of her eclectic songwriting.
Genres
Descriptors: Folk, Live, Ballad, atmospheric
Tracklist
- The Mystic's Dream - Nights from the Alhambra Live (6:34)
- She Moved Through the Fair - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:08)
- Stolen Child - Nights from the Alhambra Live (4:15)
- The Mummers' Dance - Nights from the Alhambra Live (4:29)
- Penelope's Song - Nights from the Alhambra Live (4:30)
- Marco Polo - Nights from the Alhambra Live (4:47)
- The Bonny Swans - Nights from the Alhambra Live (4:46)
- Dante's Prayer - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:07)
- Caravanserai - Nights from the Alhambra Live (6:44)
- Bonny Portmore - Nights from the Alhambra Live (4:05)
- Santiago - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:37)
- Raglan Road - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:40)
- All Souls Night - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:29)
- The Lady of Shalott - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:02)
- The Old Ways - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:13)
- Never-Ending Road (Amhr谩n Duit) - Nights from the Alhambra Live (6:28)
- Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance - Nights from the Alhambra Live (5:26)
- Cymbeline - Nights from the Alhambra Live (4:53)
Credits
- Caroline Lavelle - cello
- Tal Bergman - drums, percussion
- Tim Landers - electric bass, acoustic bass
- Julia Knowles - film director [production]
- Nigel Eaton - hurdy gurdy
- 螤维谓慰蟼 螖畏渭畏蟿蟻伪魏蠈蟺慰蠀位慰蟼 - kanun [kanoun]
- Mark Cunniffe - lighting director
- 危蠅魏蟻维蟿畏蟼 危喂谓蠈蟺慰蠀位慰蟼 - lyre [lyra]