The Journey Begins (3 CDs plus bonus disc)

~ Release by Loreena McKennitt (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

CDs 1 to 3 digitally remastered 2004.

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-02 15:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Enhanced CD: Elemental
#TitleRatingLength
1Blacksmith
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Blacksmith (Roud 816)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Mews Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 816)
3:19
2She Moved Through the Fair
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
She Moved Through the Fair
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Padraic Colum
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Four Season Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 861)
4:02
3Stolen Child
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
accordion, guitar, harp [troubador harp] and synthesizer:
Loreena McKennitt
guest cello:
Pat Mullin
guest double bass [acoustic bass]:
George Creer
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Stolen Child
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
version of:
The Stolen Child (original poem – no music)
5:04
4The Lark in the Clear Air
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
guest cello:
Pat Mullin
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Lark in the Clear Air
2:06
5Carrighfergus
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
guest guitar and guest vocals:
Cedric Smith
background vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Carrickfergus
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd.
3:25
6Kellswater
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
guest guitar and guest vocals:
Cedric Smith
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Kellswater
5:14
7Banks of Claudy
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Banks of Claudy (aka Claudy Banks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 266)
5:34
8Come by the Hills
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Come by the Hills
3:02
9Lullaby
engineer and mixer:
Bill Mather (Canadian engineer)
guest cello:
Pat Mullin
guest spoken vocals [recitation]:
Douglas Campbell (Canadian actor)
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at and mixed at:
Elora Sound in Elora, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Lullaby
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
4:27
2▶Enhanced CD: Parallel Dreams
3▶Enhanced CD: The Visit
4▶CD: Bonus Disc