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This is a pretty review of Spoutwood Faerie festival (6th May) that Diana Beng posted here! And we of fanlisting like it very much, so we want to make a single post about her comments! Together a photo sent by Blackmore Productions about the event!

“She is a beautiful queen and so kind. The kids around the stage sang with her and then she brought them on stage to sing with her! The maypole dance was next…they had to keep stopping the dance and Candice was such a good sport. She sang the beginning of Under a Violet Moon three times because the dancers couln’t get the dance right!It was a lot of fun.The cover of the Faerie Queen Magazine was on display, and she looked beautiful on it. Well done! Happy Birthday Candice!” (by Diana Beng)

So, thank you Diana for your words and Blackmore Productions for share this moments with all Candice Night fans!!!

Every so often you find yourself watching a video performance that is an absolute surprise and more interesting than you thought it could have possibly been. This was the case that I would find when watching the new live concert release by Blackmore’s Night. To many the music fan, the name of Ritchie Blackmore is not a secret based upon his contributions and musical innovations with Deep Purple and Rainbow. After almost 30 years of performance as a legend in Rock, he switched gears entirely and began working with his partner Candace Night on a series of Classical and Medieval based songs. The result was the Renaissance Fair styling of Blackmore’s Night and to appreciate it fully you need to approach it with an open mind. This is not hard rock or even blues but a wonderful array of traditional instruments mixed with ones from the past along with flutes, pipes and violins. The end result is truly something that merits watching. This concert film is interesting enough and filled with a number of great songs throughout the performance. Recorded at a Renaissance Fair in Veldenstein Castle the setting of the stage resembles a Medieval marketplace and the musicians (or minstrels) are all dressed in period clothing. Joining Candace Night (who performs the lead vocals) and Ritchie Blackmore are the following players: Bard David Of Larchmont, Lady Madeline and Lady Nancy (The Sisters Of The Moon), Squire Malcolm Of Lumley, Sir Robert Of Normandie, and Tudor Rose. As you can see everyone keeps in the character and the spirit of the music they are performing. It works better for the effect they are bringing across and as the camera pans over the audience you can see that they are also largely dressed in period clothing.

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Following their excellent live recording “Castles & Dreams”, Blackmore’s Night would once again return to bring your musical mind to a different place and apparently a different time as well. I looked forward to this new studio recording because the live CD/DVD was just incredible and a refreshing change for me as a fan of interesting musical adventures. The accomplishments of Richie Blackmore are well documented and now along with his Partner, the lovely Candice Night he continues to write in this book by bringing Medieval and Renaissance styled themes to a totally modern world. One does need to separate themselves from his work in Deep Purple and Rainbow as while he might surprise you with a rendition or two of a classic, there is a different feel to them under the Blackmore’s Night treatment. Showcasing his skill level as a guitar player and musician; Blackmore finds himself not only handling the traditional guitar, but acoustic instruments and lutes as well as a hurdy gurdy. Candice sings lead and backing vocals, but also plays various tambourines and the recorder and flutes. Together they form the core of this unique troupe of minstrels and the more you listen to the record the more you wish you were outside at a Festival among friends drinking good wines and enjoying stories of life and fun times.

There is a great mix of stuff on the album from moving instrumentals like “The Messenger” to rousing numbers such as “St. Teresa” (originally recorded by Joan Osbourne and a favorite of Blackmore himself). Rainbow gets homage from their leader by including two versions of the mega hit “Street Of Dreams”. Joe Lynn Turner offers some vocal assistance on one version and he still sounds great. “Olde Mill Inn” is the track that just asks for the audience to sing along and this will most likely be the case at concerts when the group performs. Beautiful artwork and photos make up the included booklet and lyrics are provided should you need them. The group also explains a little bit about the songs on the record and where they felt they were going by including this song and that. If the typical standard fare is where you stand then this is not a band for you, yet if you choose to explore many different avenues then this is a perfect choice. Pour yourself a glass of wine, light the candles and enjoy the tales of Blackmore’s Night while the Village Lanterne burns brightly in the distance.

Written By: Ken Pierce (copyright 2006) for PiercingMetal.com

Psychocircus Radio named Winter Carols as album of December /2006 and aired an interview with an hour special.

Winter Carols - voted #1 by the NPR stations nationwide to New Age Reporter for Winter Carols, as the best ranked cd for December!

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Music Review: Blackmore’s Night - Winter Carols
Written by Anna Creech
Published December 07, 2006

In the late 1990s, British rocker Ritchie Blackmore decided he wanted to create a Renaissance rock band. Along with his fiancée, vocalist and songwriter Candice Night, he recruited a band of talented musicians from around the world. The end result is the creatively named Blackmore’s Night, and they have recently released their eighth album, Winter Carols.

The album is a mix of traditional Christmas hymns and carols, with a few other seasonal tunes thrown in. For example, the Hanukkah song “Ma-O-Tzur” makes an appearance, as well as the non-seasonal but still appropriate “Lord of the Dance/Simple Gifts.” I think the instrumental “Winter (Basse Dance)” is a Blackmore’s Night original, along with “Wish You Were Here” and “Christmas Eve.”

“Hark the Herald Angels Sing/Come All Ye Faithful” opens the album with a fairly traditional orchestral production of the first tune and features Night’s dulcet vocals. Blackmore comes in after the first verse and chorus with a classic rock electric guitar solo that leads into the second tune. The rendition of “Come All Ye Faithful” is given more of a classic rock treatment than “Hark,” including plenty of keyboard flourishes and a driving rhythm.

“I Saw Three Ships” drops the classic rock element entirely and is presented in a Renaissance style. Following this is the “Winter (Basse Dance)” instrumental, which is performed on an acoustic guitar with a hint of orchestral strings and flute in the background. The next few songs are given much the same treatment, and it is not until the last few songs that the wailing of an electric guitar is heard again, and even then it’s only there to add a bit of texture to “Wish You Were Here” and lead the song out.

I highly recommend adding Winter Carols to your Christmas music collection. It is a pleasant change from the cheesy grocery store checkout lane selections and mall muzak that consumers are subjected to every year, and it will fit in nicely with your more traditional Christmas albums. I know my copy is going into the five disc shuffle along side albums from Kim Robertson, Kathy Mattea, Amy Grant, Anonymous 4, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

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Ritchie Blackmore is now firm and focused on Renaissance and Medieval music and together with his wife, the lovely Candice Night and their merry band of minstrels, brings you a Holiday album unlike any other. “Winter Carols” is an album that takes a number of the classic Christmas standards and blends their basics and warm melodies with their Renaissance flair. The beautiful voice of Candice is complimented by Blackmore’s guitar work along with the flutes, horns, and bagpipes that are often used to majestic success and make songs like “Lord Of the Dance/Simple Gifts” one of the most powerful numbers on the release. Other standout numbers were “I Saw Three Ships” and “Good King Wenceslas” as they hold such a spirited feel and seem a perfect fit under this setting. There are some slower, more vocal and acoustic guitar based numbers like “Ding Dong Merrily On High” and of course the straight guitar instrumentals “Winter” and together the whole album brings an overall warmth on a cold and blustery day. This charming recording is just perfect for those holiday occasions with friends and family as you gather in front of a warm fire and revisit good times of the past while raising your glass to the future. It is different from that which you will experience in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but on the whole is a truly enjoyable piece of music that works best for the season.

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A Trove of Holiday CDs, From the Merry to the Morose

The impulse to make a holiday album can strike at any point in a performer’s career: as a way to get noticed, a quick follow-through to early success, a diversion between larger efforts, an iconoclastic joke, occasionally even a testament to faith. Familiar songs are reworked, with or without twists, alongside a few new ones. Here, music critics of The New York Times review the year’s most notable new holiday albums.

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT: ‘WINTER’S CAROLS’ (Locomotive). The guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, when in Deep Purple, played the ”Smoke on the Water” riff. But with his band of the last decade, Blackmore’s Night — featuring his wife, Candice Night, as singer — he’s gone into Renaissance music. Not purist style, on period instruments, but mellow folk-pop for the bodice-tightening set. This album, almost all the ”Good King Wenceslas” type of repertory, is straight-down-the-middle comfort music, O fair ladies. Light a candle, meditate on your coat of arms and pop it on. BEN RATLIFF

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Winter Carols tops another chart in USA

Winter Carols has just entered the radio charts at number 4 for the month of November 2006 for Public Radio Stations and College Stations throughout the USA.
New Age Reporter November 2006 Top 100 Airways Chart
http://www.newagereporter.com/charts/top100.asp

Blackmore’s Night - Winter Carols - Locomotive

Christmas albums are a dime a dozen but when You have a legend such as Ritchie Blackmore performing them, it is a different story. Teamed with his wife Candice Night they have created an excellent piece of old world art that puts the Christmas music squarely back in the 1600’s. Ritchie’s superb playing ability through songs like Winter, We Three Kings and Lord of The Dance will keep his long time fans glued to their speakers. It is always a pleasure to review Blackmore’s Night material as I am never left disappointed and the Christmas material is no exception. To listen to Candice interpret the words to classic Christmas songs is a special gift itself and a pleasure to listen to. Even if you do not like Christmas music this is a must if you are a Blackmore’s Night fan.

Jeffrey Easton

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