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

| |
1Enhanced 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
2Enhanced CD: Parallel Dreams
#TitleRatingLength
1Samain Night
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
cello:
George Koller
guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
harp and keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
violin:
Oliver Schroer (Canadian fiddler, composer & producer)
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Samain Night
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
publisher:
Quinlan Road Music, Ltd
54:32
2Moon Cradle4:31
3Huron ‘Beltane’ Fire Dance4:22
4Annachie Gordon
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
John Whynot
electric bass guitar, guitar and synthesizer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
harp and keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
mixed at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Annachie Gordon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Quinlan Road Music, Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 102) and Child Ballads (number: 239)
8:25
5Standing Stones7:00
6Dickens’ Dublin (The Palace)4:43
7Breaking the Silence
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
John Whynot
bass:
Shelly Berger (Canadian bassist, composer and arranger)
bowed psaltery, keyboard and whistle:
Loreena McKennitt
congas and udu:
Rick Lazar
guitar family:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
tambura:
George Koller
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
mixed at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Breaking the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
publisher:
Quinlan Road Music, Ltd
6:27
8Ancient Pines3:38
3Enhanced CD: The Visit
#TitleRatingLength
1All Souls Night
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
accordion and keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
balalaika and guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello, double bass [bass], fiddle [mad fiddle] and tambura:
George Koller
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Cross
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
All Souls Night
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
35:09
2Bonny Portmore
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
cello:
Anne Bourne
double bass [bass]:
Tom Hazlett
guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
uilleann pipes:
Patrick Hutchinson
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Bonny Portmore
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
34:21
3Between the Shadows
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
balalaika and guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
double bass [bass]:
George Koller
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Rick Lazar
fiddle:
Hugh Marsh
harp and keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Between the Shadows
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
33:42
4The Lady of Shalott
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
balalaika and guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Anne Bourne
double bass [bass]:
Tom Hazlett
fiddle:
Hugh Marsh
keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Lady of Shalott
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
411:34
5Greensleeves
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
cello:
George Koller
guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
34:26
6Tango to Evora
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
accordion, harp and keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
balalaika and guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
double bass [bass]:
Tom Hazlett
fiddle:
Hugh Marsh
percussion and udu [udu drum]:
Rick Lazar
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Tango to Evora
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
34:10
7Courtyard Lullaby
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
bowed psaltery [ukalin] and harp and keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
cello:
Anne Bourne
double bass [bass]:
Tom Hazlett
electric guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Courtyard Lullaby
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
3.24:57
8The Old Ways
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
bodhrán, harp and keyboard [keyboards] and whistle:
Loreena McKennitt
double bass [bass]:
Tom Hazlett
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Cross
fiddle:
Hugh Marsh
guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
uilleann pipes:
Patrick Hutchinson
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Old Ways
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
35:44
9Cymbeline
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Wolpert
co-producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
double bass [bass] and sitar and tambura [tamboura]:
George Koller
harp and keyboard [keyboards]:
Loreena McKennitt
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quinlan Road Limited (This is the record company behind Loreena McKennitt's Quinlan Road label. This is not a label and should not be entered as such. Mainly be used for copyright entries.) (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Inception Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Cymbeline
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
25:05
4CD: Bonus Disc
#TitleRatingLength
1Caravanserai (live)
recorded at:
Teatro Alhambra in Spain (on 2006-09-13)
live recording of:
Caravanserai (on 2006-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
6:57
2The Bonny Swans (live)
live recording of:
The Bonny Swans
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Loreena McKennitt
6:40
3The Highwayman (live)
live recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist:
Alfred Noyes
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
is based on:
The Highwayman
9:38
4Penelope’s Song (live)
recorded at:
Teatro Alhambra in Spain (on 2006-09-13)
live recording of:
Penelope's Song (on 2006-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
4:27
5The Mummers’ Dance (single remix)
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
engineer:
Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen
additional producer:
Nick Batt and Neal Slateford
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
Kevin Killen
bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
electric guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
hurdy gurdy:
Nigel Eaton
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
percussion:
Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy
tabla and viola:
Donald Quan
violin:
Hugh Marsh
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
remixer:
Nick Batt and Neal Slateford
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Mummers’ Dance
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
publisher:
Quinlan Road Music, Ltd (in 1997)
4:03
6Dante’s Prayer (Spanish version)
recording of:
Dante's Prayer
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
7:11