Loreena McKennitt Re-enters the Past on The Mask and Mirror Deluxe Edition - The Echoes Interview
Loreena McKennitt started out as a Celtic Diva, but she made a radical shift with The Mask and Mirror, a CD that explored Middle Eastern and Moroccan themes and had more dumbek than bodhran, more oud than harp. In fact, her signature instrument barely appears on this CD that creates a darkly hued landscape of cinematic dimensions. The opening track with its gothic choirs and churning slow camel lurch has been a favorite in film trailers for years. The Mask and Mirror is a nearly perfect album, that explores musical, spiritual and religious connections as McKennitt revels in the sensuality, mysticism and romance of her caravan journey. The Mask and Mirror has just been reissued in a deluxe edition 32 years after its initial release. We go back to that time and beyond when we talk to Loreena McKennitt.
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