In the late '70s, Canadian musician Loreena McKennitt became smitten with Celtic music. But it wasn't until she visited an exhibition of Celtic artifacts in Venice 20 years later that she began to ...

McKennitt, the Ontario-based singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist, is arguably the most famous voice in Celtic music today outside Ireland and Scotland. In a recording career more than 20 years ...

Look, I love to shout out DIY artists. There’s something impressive and romantic about bands who haul themselves across state lines in vans that probably wouldn’t pass inspection. It’s a rite of ...

Canada’s Lorena McKennitt established herself as the queen of pan-Celtic music with 1998’s double-platinum smash The Book of Secrets, and the two-time Juno winner’s seventh LP, An Ancient Muse, ...

Loreena Isobel Irene McKennit is a prominent Canadian singer, recognized as a celebrated singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic ...

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Celebrated composer and singer Loreena McKennitt is set to perform in Milwaukee as a part of her "The Visit Revisited 30th Anniversary Tour," marking her first tour in the United ...

Loreena McKennitt's view of Celtic music has evolved over the years, and recent performances have, based upon her understanding of historical migration patterns, included elements of Near Eastern ...

Let's say you're a Celtic singer. Where do you go for inspiration? Ireland, maybe? Scotland? Loreena McKennitt, who will be singing at Shea's Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, has a fresh answer to ...

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) proudly announces that The 2025 Canadian Music Hall of Fame ...

So it’s a treat in this cacophonous, unsettling age to have a new album from Loreena McKennitt, a singer-songwriter with her own record label whose numerous honours include two Junos, Canada’s ...

Loreena McKennitt has announced that ‘Live In Madrid’ and a single featuring ‘Silent Night’ and ‘The King’ are both coming to ...