Loreena Mckennitt | The Wind That Shakes The Barley [Transparent Yellow Vinyl] | LP

Loreena McKennitt is a Canadian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, born on 17 February 1957 in Morden, Manitoba. She is best known for producing world music albums that encompass both Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. In October 2019 she announced that she had put the music business on hold for an indefinite period, and she released a new album in October 2023 followed by a further offering on 8 March 2024.

The Wind That Shakes The Barley is a limited edition reissue on single LP, pressed on 140g transparent yellow vinyl and released on October 7, 2022 by Quinlan Road. Loreena McKennitt arranged and produced the album and performs on it, with Hugh Marsh on violin, Caroline Lavelle on cello, Brian Hughes on guitar and Ben Grossman on hurdy-gurdy. The album was recorded in the summer of 2010 at the Sharon Temple in Ontario, Canada, and includes traditional songs such as The Parting Glass.

Track List

Side A

1. As I Roved Out
2. On a Bright May Morning
3. Brian Boru's March
4. Down By the Sally Gardens
5. The Star of the County Down

Side B

1. The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2. The Death of Queen Jane
3. The Emigration Tunes
4. The Parting Glass