The magical Loreena McKennitt has announced that a new album of traditional Celtic songs is on its way to us soon. Entitled “The Wind That Shakes the Barley”, the album will have nine tracks, of which two are instrumental, and will feature a lot of Loreena’s musicians she’s worked with over the years. A tour will follow in 2011. The track listing is:
1 – As I Roved Out
2 – On a Bright May Morning
3 – Brian Boru’s March
4 – Down By the Sally Gardens
5 – The Star of the County Down
6 – The Wind that Shakes the Barley
7 – The Death of Queen Jane
8 – The Emigration Tunes
9 – The Parting Glass
3 – Brian Boru’s March
4 – Down By the Sally Gardens
5 – The Star of the County Down
6 – The Wind that Shakes the Barley
7 – The Death of Queen Jane
8 – The Emigration Tunes
9 – The Parting Glass
Hi Simon:
Great news. I love “The Star of County Down”.
Cheers,
Glory
Loreena is all kinds of wonderful so I’m sure she’ll do them great justice 🙂