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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| Start Time | Artist | Song Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Nov 9, 2026 – Program 2645A | |||
| First Half Hour | |||
| 0:01:00 | Kevin Keller | Illumination | Altus |
| 0:06:00 | The American Dollar | Legends From a Different World Part One (Deeb Rework) | (Single) |
| 0:10:09 | Kaskade & BUNT | Comes Back Around | Origin // |
| 0:13;47 | Zero One | Beyond Known Space | Interplanetary |
| 0:18:09 | Niyaz | Unity | Seven Realms of Attar |
| 0:23:53 | Agnes Obel | Blood so Red | The Meaning of Flowers |
| 0:29:30 | Jim Kimo West and Michael Whalen | Malibu Breeze (excerpt) | Two Shores |
| Second Half Hour | |||
| 0:30:00 | Interview: Loreena McKennitt | ||
| 0:46:30 | Loreena McKennitt | The Mystic’s Dream | The Mask And Mirror (The Definitive Edition) |
| 0:53:29 | Loreena McKennitt | Santiago | The Mask And Mirror (The Definitive Edition) |
| 0:59:00 | Bluetech | Nightfall (excerpt) | Sci-Fi Lullabies |
| Third Half Hour | |||
| 1:01:00 | David Gilmour | A Boat Lies Waiting | Live At Pompeii |
| 1:06:00 | Robert Fripp | Evensong (Barcelona 29 Jul 2009) | Music For Quiet Moments |
| 1:12:44 | Felsmann + Tiley | Seeker (The Irrepressibles Reinterpretation) | Protomensch Reinterpretations #3 |
| 1:15:50 | Skinshape | Beyond Pluto | Chapman’s Pool |
| 1:19:52 | Melissa Cox | Metamorphosis | Metamorphosis |
| 1:22:45 | Unwed Sailor | Gingerman (Industrial Dub) | High Remembrance: Reimagined |
| 1:29:30 | Message to Bears | Half Light (excerpt) | Tired Eyes Waking Hearts |
| Fourth Half Hour | |||
| 1:30:00 | Jo Beth Young | Breakers In The Wave | Breakers in the Wave (Single) |
| 1:33:04 | Pabellon Sintetico | Grid | |
| 1:39:40 | Pye Corner Audio | Euphoria (Maps Remix) | Euphoria (Maps Remix) (Single) |
| 1:45:40 | Break | ||
| 1:46:29 | Agnes Obel | Never Been | The Meaning of Flowers |
| 1:50:55 | Tom Caufield | Hope’s Defiance | Hope’s Defiance (Single) |