A Midwinter Night's Dream
- "A Midwinter Night's Dream" is also the name of episodes from The Golden Girls, and Frasier.
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Origins
The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995). 8 new tracks (recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios during spring 2008) 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.[2]
Track listing
- "The Holly & the Ivy" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:49
- "Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle" (traditional) – 3:06
- "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" (traditional) – 4:34
- "Noël Nouvelet!" (traditional) – 5:11
- "Good King Wenceslas" (John Mason Neale) – 3:16
- "Coventry Carol" (traditional, music arranged & adapted by McKennitt) – 2:18
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Abdelli version) (traditional, music arranged and adapted by McKennitt) – 7:19
- "Snow" (lyrics by Archibald Lampman, music by McKennitt) – 5:05
- "Breton Carol" (traditional) – 3:30
- "Seeds of Love" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:54
- "Gloucestershire Wassail" (traditional) – 2:39
- "Emmanuel" (traditional) – 4:55
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst) – 2:43 [3]
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria Albums Chart[4] | 75 |
| Belgium Albums Chart[5] | 42 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[6] | 12 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[7] | 77 |
| France Albums Chart[8] | 57 |
| Germany Albums Chart[9] | 27 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 46 |
| Spain Albums Chart[10] | 38 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[11] | 63 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 140 |
| US World Albums[12] | 1 |
| US Holiday Albums[12] | 16 |
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[3]
References
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