tracks

Incantation
The Gates Of Istanbul
Caravanserai
The English Ladye And The Knight
Kecharitomene
Penelope's Song
Sacred Shabbat
Beneath A Phrygian Sky
Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)

notes

4-panel digipak with clear tray. Features a 24 page booklet written in English and French, including lyrics, and a multilingual flyer with instructions to 'Explore the music of Loreena McKennitt'.

'Enhanced' refers to additional multilingual software on CD (Macromedia Projector for Windows and MacOS) that can be used to explore Loreena McKennitt's web site. The booklet provides short instructions how to use the software.

Recorded and Mixed at Real World Studios, Box, England

Mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc., Portland, ME

Additional recording and editing at:
Angel Studios, London, England
Cantini Music, Athens, Greece
Firehouse Studios, Pasadena, California
Kick Studio, Toronto, Ontario
Lansdowne Studios, London, England
NRG Recording, North Hollywood, California
Q Music, Toronto, Ontario
XM Studios, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, New York

"Tell me, O Muse, of those who travelled far and wide...": inspired by Homer's Odyssey.
Excerpts from Susan Whitfield's 'Life Along The Silk Road' reprinted by permission of John Murray (Publishers) Ltd.
Except from Jack Weatherford's 'Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Era' reprinted by permission of Random House Inc.
Kabir and Camille Helminski's translation of the Rumi verse Mathnawi I, 3255-3258 is from the 'The Rumi Collection' edited by Kabir Helminski, © 1998 and is reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc.

All songs are copyright throughout the world by Quinlan Road Music Ltd. (SOCAN/BMI).
In Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, all rights are administered by Quinlan Road Music Ltd.
Throughout the rest of the world, all rights are administered by BMG Music Publishing International.

℗ & © 2006 Quinlan Road Limited.
Quinlan Road, P.O. Box 933, Stratford, Ontario, Canada N5A 7M3.
Manufactured in E-U/Fabriqué en E-U.

credits

Accordion – Loreena McKennitt (tracks: 3)
Acoustic Bass – Charlie Jones (tracks: 5, 6)
Acoustic Guitar [Nylon String Guitar] – Brian Hughes (tracks: 5, 8, 9)
Bass – Tim Landers (tracks: 2, 3, 8)
Bouzouki [Celtic] – Brian Hughes (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8)
Bouzouki [Greek] – Γιώργος Κοντογιάννης (tracks: 2, 3)
Cello – Caroline Lavelle (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9)
Clarinet [Turkish] – Steáfán Hannigan (tracks: 1, 5, 8)
Design – Creative Feats Inc., Heidi Holdsworth
Drums – Clive Deamer (tracks: 8), Manu Katché (tracks: 5), Tal Bergman (tracks: 2, 3)
Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Brian Hughes (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 8, 9)
Engineer [Additional Assistant Engineering And Pro Tools Operators] – Casey Lewis, Claire Lewis, Dominic Monks, Ed Woolley, Gordon Davidson, Jeremy Murphy, Joel Walsh (2), Lewis Jones, Paul Grady
Engineer [Assistant Engineer And Pro Tools Operator] – Marco Migliari
Hurdy Gurdy – Ben Grossman (tracks: 5), Nigel Eaton (tracks: 3, 5)
Illustration – Ange Zhang
Kanun [Kanoun] – Panos Dimitrakopoulos, (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Keyboards – Loreena McKennitt
Liner Notes – LM,
Liner Notes [Translations] – Ann Reynolds (3), Claude Fortin, Dafni Viorre, Omnicom (2), Selina Stewart
Lyre [Lyra] – Sokratis Sinopoulos, (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 8)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By [Mix Engineer] – Stuart Bruce
Nyckelharpa – Annbjørg Lien (tracks: 6)
Oud – Brian Hughes (tracks: 2, 3, 5), Haig Yazdjian (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7)
Percussion – Hossam Ramzay, (tracks: 2, 5), Jason Hann (tracks: 8), Loreena McKennitt (tracks: 5), Rick Lazar (tracks: 1, 5, 8), Stuart Bruce (tracks: 5), Tal Bergman (tracks: 5, 8)
Photography By – Ann Cutting, Demetris Koilalous,
Piano – Loreena McKennitt (tracks: 8)
Producer – Loreena McKennitt
Producer [Assistance] – Donald Quan
Producer [Assistant] – Brian Hughes
Recorded By [Additional Recording Engineering], Edited By [Editing] – Brian Hughes, Brian Nebin, Frank Wolf, Jeff Wolpert, Kevin Killen, Kostas Kousoulos, Marco Migliari, Paul Klingberg, Steve Pelluet, Steve Price (6), Kostas Mouroulis,
Recorded By [Recording Engineers] – Ben Findlay, Gabe Moffat, Stuart Bruce
Tabla, Udu [Udu Drum] – Ed Hanley (tracks: 5)
Uilleann Pipes – Steáfán Hannigan (tracks: 8, 9)
Viola – Donald Quan (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), Donald Quan (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Violin – Hugh Marsh (tracks: 3, 5, 6)
Vocals – Loreena McKennitt (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9), Loreena McKennitt (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9)
Vocals [Vocal Drone] – Brian Hughes (tracks: 1, 8), Donald Quan (tracks: 1, 8), Marco Migliari (tracks: 1, 8), Steáfán Hannigan (tracks: 1, 8), Stuart Bruce (tracks: 1, 8)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Quinlan Road Limited
Copyright (c) – Quinlan Road Limited
Recorded At – Real World Studios
Mixed At – Real World Studios
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Recorded At – Angel Studios
Recorded At – Cantini Music
Recorded At – Firehouse Studios
Recorded At – Kick Studio
Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios
Recorded At – NRG Studios
Recorded At – Q Music, Toronto
Recorded At – XM Studios
Published By – Quinlan Road Music Ltd.
Published By – BMG Music Publishing International
Pressed By – MPO

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