# LOREENA McKENNITT Prepares “Under A Winter’s Moon” For 11/18 Release

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/loreena-mckennitt-prepares-under-a-winters-moon-for-11-18-release/
- Published: 2022-09-21T14:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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[[**NEW ALBUM and SEASONAL TOUR
_UNDER A WINTER’S MOON__A ‘miscellany of music and
spoken word’_

A series of seasonal concerts held in a historic sanctuary in Stratford, Ontario
in December 2021 were recorded live and are now being released by Juno Award-winning
Canadian artist **Loreena McKennitt **as her 16th album, entitled **[_Under A Winter’s Moon_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=1fe18768f1&e=615f2b8493)**,
while a two-week companion tour of Ontario is set to launch in early December.

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The six-panel, two-disc digipak will be released **November 18, 2022 **on her own
label, Quinlan Road. The album features 15 seasonal songs performed by McKennitt,
interspersed with seasonal readings by Canadian Indigenous actor and Companion of
the Order of Canada recipient, **Tom Jackson**, Gemini Award-winning actor **Cedric
Smith**, and Ojibway artist and flautist **Jeffrey Red George**. The album will 
also be released digitally, mixed in Dolby Atmos surround sound.

Beginning Dec. 2 in Stratford, the seasonal concert will be re-staged with its original
musicians and narrators. They’ll be taking the _Under A Winter’s Moon Tour_ to seven
other Ontario cities, including London, Guelph, Hamilton, Toronto, Peterborough 
and Kingston, wrapping up in Ottawa on Dec. 17.

_“On a handful of winter’s nights close to the solstice of December 2021, my musical
friends and I wove this miscellany of music and spoken word,”_ writes McKennitt 
in the new album’s liner notes. _“…I sought to incorporate elements of the oral 
traditions found in many cultures – to capture, inspire and reconnect us with our
past, while offering a reminder of the people of those times and what their manner
of communication meant in their lives and might mean still.”_

Loreena McKennitt - Huron Carol

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**Loreena McKennitt – Huron Carol**

The first set begins with Jackson reading_ _**_The Sky Woman Story_**, an Indigenous
creation story, while the whole second set embodies Smith’s reading, in six parts,
of _**A Child’s Christmas in Wales**_, a moving and nostalgic piece of prose by 
the late Welsh poet Dylan Thomas_._

Loreena produced the record and in addition to vocals plays harp, keyboard and accordion.
She’s accompanied by **Caroline Lavelle **on cello and recorders, **Graham Hargrove**
on percussion, **Errol Fischer **on fiddle, **Pete Watson **on guitar and 12-string
bouzouki, and **Cait Watson **on Irish whistle. All these musicians also added back-
up vocals for the performance.

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**LOREENA McKENNITT**
photo credit: Richard Haughton

_Under A Winter’s Moon_ was recorded at Knox Church in Stratford, Ontario, Canada
then mixed and mastered by multi-award-winning engineer, mixer, producer and editor**
Jeff Wolpert **at Desert Fish in Toronto.  

McKennitt’s eclectic Celtic blend of pop, folk and world music has sold over 14 
million albums worldwide. Her recordings have achieved Gold, Platinum and multi-
Platinum status in 15 countries on four continents. She has twice been nominated
for a GRAMMY® Award and has won two Juno Awards, as well as a Billboard International
Achievement Award. 

She has performed in some of the world’s most-respected and historic concert venues,
from Carnegie Hall to the famous Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain and for dignitaries
including the late Queen Elizabeth II and His Majesty King Charles III, and other
heads of state.

In addition to her musical career, McKennitt has been recognized for a number of
noteworthy philanthropic initiatives, including:

 * [The Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=f3ab641896&e=615f2b8493)
 * [Falstaff Family Centre](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c40043db74&e=615f2b8493)
 * [Honorary Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=29e660076a&e=615f2b8493)

In 2004, McKennitt was awarded the [Order of Canada](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=881b061546&e=615f2b8493)
and in 2013 was appointed Knight of the [National Order of Arts and Letters](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=fd31735eba&e=615f2b8493)
of the Republic of France.

_**Under A Winter’s Moon **_**Tour**
December 2 – Stratford, Ontario | _Knox Church_December
3 – London, Ontario | _Metropolitan United Church_December 8 – Guelph, Ontario |
_St. George’s Anglican Church_December 9 – Hamilton, Ontario | _New Vision United
Church_December 10 – Toronto, Ontario | _East End United Church_December 15 – Peterborough,
Ontario | _Showplace Theatre_December 16 – Kingston, Ontario | _Isabel Bader Theatre_December
17 – Ottawa, Ontario | _Christ Church Cathedral_

[**http://UnderAWintersMoon.com**](http://underawintersmoon.com/)

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