Parallel Dreams

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Parallel Dreams
Studio album by Loreena McKennitt
Released	1989 (Canada)
Genre	Folk
Length	43:12
Label	Quinlan Road
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Loreena McKennitt chronology
To Drive the Cold Winter Away (1987) Parallel Dreams (1989) The Visit (1991)

Parallel Dreams, released in 1989, is Loreena McKennitt's third album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Samain Night" – 4:27
2. "Moon Cradle" – 4:29
3. "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" – 4:20
4. "Annachie Gordon" – 8:22
5. "Standing Stones" – 6:56
6. "Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)" – 4:40
7. "Breaking the Silence" – 6:23
8. "Ancient Pines" – 3:35

[edit] Song information

• "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" takes its inspiration, in part, from Huron festivities and the Gaelic Beltane celebrations.
• "Breaking the Silence" was written as a tribute to Amnesty International.
• "Ancient Pines" was composed for use in the documentary film Goddess Remembered