A Midwinter Night's Dream is the eighth studio album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on October 28, 2008.Release date by territory (Quinlanroad.com)
Origins The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995). 8 new tracks (recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios during spring 2008) were added to the original 5 songs of the 1995 EP.
A Midwinter Night's Dream takes the place of A Winter Garden, which has been deleted from the Quinlan Road catalogue.
Track listing "The Holly & the Ivy" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:49 "Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle" (traditional) – 3:06 "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" (traditional) – 4:34 "Noël Nouvelet!" (traditional) – 5:11 "Good King Wenceslas" (John Mason Neale) – 3:16 "Coventry Carol" (traditional, music arranged & adapted by McKennitt) – 2:18 "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Abdelli version) (traditional, music arranged and adapted by McKennitt) – 7:19 "Snow" (lyrics by Archibald Lampman, music by McKennitt) – 5:05 "Breton Carol" (traditional) – 3:30 "Seeds of Love" (traditional, music by McKennitt) – 4:54 "Gloucestershire Wassail" (traditional) – 2:39 "Emmanuel" (traditional) – 4:55 "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst) – 2:43
Charts Chart (2008) Peakposition Austria Albums Chart75 Belgium Albums Chart42 Canadian Albums Chart12 Dutch Albums Chart77 France Albums Chart57 Germany Albums Chart27 Italian Albums Chart46 Spain Albums Chart38 Swiss Albums Chart63 US Billboard 200140 US World Albums[ Billboard.com]1 US Holiday Albums16
Personnel Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, accordion and harp Brian Hughes – oud and guitar Hugh Marsh – violin Caroline Lavelle – cello Donald Quan – viola and percussion Ben Grossman – hurdy-gurdy and percussion Simon Edwards – bass Rick Lazar – percussion Stratis Psaradellis – Greek lyra and Greek lute
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