Loreena McKennitt Music Available

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March 15, 2006 at 9:49 pm #163485

unknown-user
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For all of you who love Loreena McKennitt’s music, she has some of her music now available on her website (search on Quinlan Road) for sale.

March 19, 2006 at 12:09 am #163486

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Just to save a few clicks, the direct link is: http://www.quinlanroad.com/newsandviews/currentupdates.asp?id=526 .

September 28, 2007 at 12:09 am #163487

barbara-dixon
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Even using the link supplied I have been unable to find any sheet music for sale on the Quinlan Road website.

September 28, 2007 at 12:48 am #163488

Allison Stewart
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It has moved to http://www.quinlanroad.com/pdf/Sheet-Music-Order-Form.pdf

September 28, 2007 at 2:12 am #163489

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Barbara,

I’ve heard that Loreena is a really good songwriter. What songs of hers would you recommend?

September 28, 2007 at 10:40 am #163490

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Hallo,

I’m curious about something: I remember that when I started learning harp, I said to my teacher I’d like to accompan my singing with the harp, Loreena McKennitt sort of thing, and she told me “Loreena McKennitt is a great singer but please don’t say that she’s a harpist” so I drop the subject…I mostly know (and like a lot) some old CDs from her, and there’s quite a lot harp, I have never seen her live so I don’t know how good or not good she is on the harp…You’re fans so you know, what do you think?

M.

September 28, 2007 at 11:49 am #163491

janet-king
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Oh pulleeeeze, I think your teacher, indulging in

September 28, 2007 at 1:07 pm #163492

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Hallo Janet,

yeah, I know what you mean when you speak of exclusive club and I agree with you, it makes no sense and is not at all how I feel about being a harpist (and I woudn’t fit in the club anyway!). But I’m still curious to know what other harpists think about McKennitt as a harpist, it’s the first time I see her name popping up here, I like her as an artist, expecially as a singer, but I have never seen her playing harp, so I’m just wondering…
As for my teacher, good point, I haven’t thought about her comment in years…I should ask her about this when I get the chance (we don’t live in the same country anymore), she’s usually open minded and she always encouraged me to do what I do, or not? Hmmm…We have something to talk about I guess…
M.

September 28, 2007 at 2:23 pm #163493

tony-morosco
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+++But I’m still curious to know what other harpists think about McKennitt as a harpist,+++

I think she is a fine harpist. She doesn’t play with a classical technique so if someone is snobbish about what school of playing they belong to they will probably

September 29, 2007 at 1:59 am #163494

barbara-dixon
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Of course everyone’s taste in music is different.

September 29, 2007 at 2:03 am #163495

barbara-dixon
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By the way….thanks very

October 2, 2007 at 6:52 am #163496

Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
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I believe that Loreena McKennitt has hugely increased the popularity of the harp. She’s one of the few exponents of our instrument whose name is known everywhere among non-harpists and harpists alike. There certainly has been an explosion of interest in the harp in the last twenty years, and I would wager that we owe at least some of this to her successful career. I agree we should not be snobs about whether a harpist plays with this or that technique. The main thing is: do you enjoy the music?

October 2, 2007 at 12:00 pm #163497

janet-king
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Or, as Duke Ellington said, according to Peter Schikele (aka, PDQ Bach), “If it sounds good, it IS good!”

October 2, 2007 at 6:45 pm #163498

unknown-user
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Elizabeth and Janet,

I agree that some harpists can be overly critical.

October 3, 2007 at 1:03 pm #163499

David Ice
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Hi Janet, Elizabeth, and Jerusha,

Jerusha, I think you hit the nail on the head.
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