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The Wind That Shakes the Barley (album)


FieldValue
nameThe Wind That Shakes the Barley
typestudio
artistLoreena McKennitt
coverThe_wind_that_shakes_the_barley.jpg
releasedNovember 12, 2010
recordedJuly 2010
genreFolk, world, Celtic
length45:11
labelQuinlan Road
producerLoreena McKennitt
prev_titleA Mediterranean Odyssey
prev_year2009
next_titleLost Souls
next_year2018
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the Loreena McKennitt album

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is the ninth studio album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on November 12, 2010.

Track listing

  1. "As I Roved Out" (traditional) – 4:59
  2. "On a Bright May Morning" (traditional) – 5:08
  3. "Brian Boru's March" (traditional) – 3:51
  4. "Down by the Sally Gardens" (traditional, lyrics by W. B. Yeats) – 5:39
  5. "The Star of the County Down" (traditional) – 3:34
  6. "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (traditional, lyrics by Robert Dwyer Joyce) – 6:01
  7. "The Death of Queen Jane" (traditional) – 6:04
  8. "The Emigration Tunes" (McKennitt) – 4:42
  9. "The Parting Glass" (traditional) – 5:13

Personnel

  • Loreena McKennitt – vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9), keyboards (1, 5, 6, 8), accordion (1, 7, 8) and harp (2, 3, 4, 7)
  • Brian Hughes – Irish bouzouki (1, 3, 5, 7), drone (3), and electric (2, 4, 6, 8) & acoustic guitar (1, 8)
  • Hugh Marsh – violin (1– 9)
  • Caroline Lavelle – cello (1– 8)
  • Ben Grossman – hurdy-gurdy drone (6), bodhrán (1, 6), frame drum (3), taber (3), triangle (1), bells (3, 5), and shaker (5)
  • Ian Harper – uilleann pipes (1, 4, 5, 8) and whistle (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Tony McManus – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 7, 9)
  • Jeff Bird – mandola (1, 5), mandolin (3, 6, 8) and acoustic bass (1, 8)
  • Pat Simmonds – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 6, 8), button accordion (3, 5)
  • Andrew Collins – mandolin (2, 7), mandocello (7)
  • Brian Taheny – mandolin (4)
  • Chris Gartner – bass (4)
  • Andrew Downing – acoustic bass (5)
  • Jason Fowler – acoustic guitar (5)
  • Jeff Wolpert – recording and mixing

Chart positions

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References

References

  1. "Release date by territory (Quinlanroad.com)".
  2. Ruhlmann, William [{{AllMusic
  3. [http://www.quinlanroad.com/explorethemusic/thewindthatshakesthebarley/tracklisting.html ''The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' track listing] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-01)
  4. [http://quinlanroad.com/newsandviews/currentupdates.asp?id=913 A New Recording of Traditional Celtic Music Loreena McKennitt returns to her past as she releases "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" – PRESS RELEASE]
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