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Track Listings
| 1. Moon Cradle |
| 2. Samain Night |
| 3. Huron "Beltane" Fire Dance |
| 4. Annachie Gordon |
| 5. Standing Stones |
| 6. Dickens' Dublin (The Palace) |
| 7. Breaking the Silence |
| 8. Ancient Pines |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Parallel Dreams captures harpist/vocalist Loreena McKennitt at her absolute finest. Fully immersed in the Celtic style, this London, Ontario, performer's voice is lush and layered in warm harmonies, soaring above equally beautiful instrumentation. Flowing between traditional ("Annachie Gordon") and original ("Dickens' Dublin") fare, McKennitt slows down time and relaxes furrowed brows on this disc by staying true to her red-headed roots. Subsequent discs tend to experiment more with tangos and up-tempo melodies; Parallel Dreams, however, is one long, luscious lullaby. --Denise Sheppard
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
loreena mckennit has yet again shone through and shown us how the human spirit can be lifted or calmed by the sound of her absolutley magical voice. the wonderful songs can chill you out, help you meditate after a hard day or nearly anything else. this CD-in my opinion- is not as good as the book of secrets but it still has an incredible vibe and is worth spending money on.
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As someone said it doesn't compare to " Book of Secrets" or some of her other recordings, but pleasant and nice to listen to her wonderful voice
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is another magical trip through the 'folk fantasy' world of Loreena McKennitt, and well worth exploring. There are wonderfully spooky shadows to 'Samhain Night': the spirits of the otherworld are well captured in the haunting musical arrangement. Other standouts include the tragic love ballad 'Annachie Gordon', with McKennitt's anguished vocals soaring with pleading, loss and regret, throughout this tale of faithfulness and bad timing. 'Standing Stones' is set in Orkney, though the standing stone referred to no longer exists (wonder where she heard of it?), and is another wonderfully fraught tale of forbidden love, set against the dark night, Loreena's vocal keening like a knife through the darkness.
Perhaps the outstanding track is 'Dickens Dublin', with the story of the Christmas stable delivered by a young Irish voice, while Loreena's counterpoint to this is the tragically heartfelt tale of a young homeless waif, searching wearily for a roof over her head, away from the winter chill.
As ever, the vocal performance is spellbinding, complemented by some lusciously sympathetic musical arrangements and performances, and the usual high standard production. Lovers of McKennitt needn't hesitate; if you don't know her work, but appreciate superb, almost operatic quality vocals, and enjoy dark tales of myth and imagination, this is a good introduction to that world. Quality all the way..
Perhaps the outstanding track is 'Dickens Dublin', with the story of the Christmas stable delivered by a young Irish voice, while Loreena's counterpoint to this is the tragically heartfelt tale of a young homeless waif, searching wearily for a roof over her head, away from the winter chill.
As ever, the vocal performance is spellbinding, complemented by some lusciously sympathetic musical arrangements and performances, and the usual high standard production. Lovers of McKennitt needn't hesitate; if you don't know her work, but appreciate superb, almost operatic quality vocals, and enjoy dark tales of myth and imagination, this is a good introduction to that world. Quality all the way..
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