A Midwinter Night's Dream
A Midwinter Night's Dream is the eighth studio album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on October 28, 2008.
Origins
The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season. 8 new tracks were added to the original 5 songs of the 1995 EP.A Midwinter Night's Dream takes the place of A Winter Garden, which has been deleted from the Quinlan Road catalogue.
Track listing
- "The Holly & the Ivy" – 4:49
- "Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle" – 3:06
- "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" – 4:34
- "Noël Nouvelet!" – 5:11
- "Good King Wenceslas" – 3:16
- "Coventry Carol" – 2:18
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" – 7:19
- "Snow" – 5:05
- "Breton Carol" – 3:30
- "Seeds of Love" – 4:54
- "Gloucestershire Wassail" – 2:39
- "Emmanuel" – 4:55
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" – 2:43
Personnel
- Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, accordion and harp
- Brian Hughes – oud and guitar
- Hugh Marsh – violin
- Caroline Lavelle – cello
- Donald Quan – viola and percussion
- Ben Grossman – hurdy-gurdy and percussion
- Simon Edwards – bass
- Rick Lazar – percussion
- Stratis Psaradellis – Greek lyra and Greek lute