Loreena McKennitt, Washington DC, April 24, 2007

[johanna_hypatia]

Loreena McKennitt's long-awaited comeback tour, after ten years of waiting! Welcome back, lady, and thank you for one of the most memorable musical peak experiences of my life. I'm still in ecstasy.

Comments

[ex_idragosa]

What a beautiful review! May I get your permission to repost it to the Old Ways list (The official Loreena McKennitt fan email list)?

[johanna_hypatia]

Please do. I'd be honored.

[ex_idragosa]

Will do! Thanks!

[ex_idragosa]

The mysterious song from the beginning of the second set was "Raglan Road" and appeared on special edition CDs of "An Ancient Muse" only available from Barnes & Noble. Here's the entire set list as provided to me by someone else who was at the show:

Set 1
She Moved Through The Fair
The Gates Of Istanbul
The Mummer's Dance
Bonny Portmore
Marco Polo
The Highwayman
Dante's Prayer
The Bonny Swans
Cavaravanserai

Set 2
Raglan Road
The Mystic's Dream
Santiago
The Lady Of Shalott
Beneath A Phrygian Sky
The Old Ways
Never Ending Road

2 encores
Huron Beltane Firedance
Penelope's Song

[johanna_hypatia]

Thanks, baby - I knew you'd come through with the missing song title! Now shall I hie me back to Barnes & Noble.

[catskillmarina]

It was wonderfull ;-)

--- Miri