The world will soon be a better place:
In a whirlwind visit to Greece, the world-renowned Canadian recording artist Loreena McKennitt proudly presented a donation to The Hellenic Red Cross, received a gold award for sales of “Live In Paris And Toronto” in Greece, and started work on the research for an upcoming recording.
Loreena hasn’t recorded or toured for several years—her latest CD project was Live in Paris and Toronto
in 1999, and her most recent studio release was The Book of Secrets
two years earlier. Her return has got to be one of the best pieces of news I’ve received this year.
I heard your voice singing
Your eyes danced the song
Your hands played the tune
’Twas a vision before me.
Even better news from an article posted at Quinlan Road — http://www.quinlanroad.com/news.html — [emphasis mine]: “Ms. McKennitt said she will be spending more time planning and developing the final cycle of a music project, which will include a new CD *and touring*.”
The meat of the article is about an award Loreena just received for her involvement with the Falstaff Family Centre and other sites in Stratford, Ontario. “[The] singer-songwriter has been active for some 20 years in Stratford in support of conservation of historically significant buildings and other community causes.”