The Visit (Loreena McKennitt album)

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The Visit
Studio album by Loreena McKennitt
Released	1991 (Canada)
Genre	Folk, World music
Length	47:53
Label	Quinlan Road
Professional reviews
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Loreena McKennitt chronology
Parallel Dreams (1989) The Visit (1991) The Mask and Mirror (1994)

The Visit is the fourth studio album by Loreena McKennitt and was released in 1991.

[edit] Track listing

1. "All Souls Night" – 5:04
2. "Bonny Portmore" – 3:57
3. "Between the Shadows" – 4:03
4. "The Lady of Shalott" – 11:05
5. "Greensleeves" – 4:15
6. "Tango to Evora" – 4:03
7. "Courtyard Lullaby" – 4:50
8. "The Old Ways" – 5:50
9. "Cymbeline" – 4:48

[edit] Song information

• "All Souls Night" is a song that was born out of Loreena's merging together the traditions of Japan and old European Samhain rituals. The Bonfires and figures dancing is Pagan and the Candles and Lanterns are from Japanese traditions. The song paints an interesting tapestry of mythology and culture as it progresses.

• "Bonny Portmore" is a traditional Celtic folk song about the deforestations of oak forests. It featured in the soundtrack of the TV series "Highlander".
• "The Lady of Shalott" is based on the poem The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
• "Greensleeves" was reputedly written by Henry VIII.
• "Tango to Evora" was used in the National Film Board of Canada documentary The Burning Times. A cover to the song has been recorded by one of Greece's most popular and respected singers, Haris Alexiou, entitled "Nefeli's Tango", with lyrics written by herself.
• "Cymbeline" is taken from a song in the William Shakespeare play Cymbeline.