The Book of Secrets

~ Release by Loreena McKennitt (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Real World Studios, Wiltshire, additional mixing at Air Studios, London, mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc., Portland, ME

Annotation last modified on 2008-08-13 12:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Prologue
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin Killen
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
electric guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
keyboard and zither:
Loreena McKennitt
percussion:
Rick Lazar
strings:
Donald Quan
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Prologue
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
3.654:24
2The Mummers’ Dance
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
mixer:
Kevin Killen
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
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
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Mummers’ Dance
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
publisher:
Quinlan Road Music, Ltd (in 1997)
4.356:09
3Skellig
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart Bruce
acoustic guitar:
Aidan Brennan
additional keyboard:
Steve Pigott and Donald Quan
cello:
Christopher van Kampen (British cellist)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
mandolin:
Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player)
tin whistle:
Bob White (Wind instrument player)
viola:
Andy Brown (Violist/violinist, leader, strings arranger and conductor)
viola da gamba:
Joanna Levine
violin:
Iain King (violinist), Hugh Marsh and Jonathan Rees
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
strings arranger:
Caroline Dale (cellist)
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Skellig
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
36:09
4Marco Polo
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
engineer and mixer:
Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
accordion and keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
acoustic guitar, bouzouki, oud and synthesizer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
hurdy gurdy:
Nigel Eaton
keyboard, tabla and viola:
Donald Quan
mandola:
Aidan Brennan
mandolin:
Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player)
percussion:
Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy
shawm:
Bob White (Wind instrument player)
violin:
Hugh Marsh and Osama (Osama Taiym)
background vocals:
Stuart Bruce, Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
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:
Marco Polo
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
35:21
5The Highwayman
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
mixer:
Kevin Killen
accordion and keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
acoustic guitar, bouzouki and electric guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
acoustic guitar, mandola and mandolin:
Martin Brown (Guitar, mandolin, mandola)
bodhrán:
Steáfán Hannigan
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
mandolin:
Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player)
percussion:
Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy
snare drum:
Paul Clarvis (percussionist)
viola:
Donald Quan
violin:
Hugh Marsh
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist:
Alfred Noyes
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
is based on:
The Highwayman
4.3510:23
6La serenissima
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart Bruce
cello:
Anne Bourne
classical guitar:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
guitar:
Robin Jeffrey (mandolin and theorbo player)
harp and keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
viola:
Donald Quan
viola da gamba:
Joanna Levine
violin:
Hugh Marsh
strings arranger:
Caroline Dale (cellist)
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La serenissima
composer:
Loreena McKennitt
35:12
7Night Ride Across the Caucasus
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
mixer:
Kevin Killen
acoustic guitar, bouzouki and oud:
Brian Hughes (guitarist)
cello:
Christopher van Kampen (British cellist)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Manu Katché
keyboard:
Loreena McKennitt
lute, rebec and vielle:
Nick Hayley
mandola:
Aidan Brennan
mandolin:
Martin Jenkins (Mandocello player)
percussion:
Rick Lazar and Hossam Ramzy
tabla:
Donald Quan
viola:
Andy Brown (Violist/violinist, leader, strings arranger and conductor)
violin:
Iain King (violinist), Hugh Marsh and Jonathan Rees
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
strings arranger:
Caroline Dale (cellist)
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Night Ride Across the Caucasus
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
38:35
8Dante’s Prayer
recording engineer:
Stuart Bruce
engineer and mixer:
Stuart Bruce and Kevin Killen
assistant producer:
Brian Hughes (guitarist) and Donald Quan
producer:
Loreena McKennitt
additional keyboard:
Steve Pigott
cello:
Caroline Lavelle
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
keyboard and piano:
Loreena McKennitt
viola:
Donald Quan
violin:
Hugh Marsh
choir vocals:
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
vocals:
Loreena McKennitt
conductor:
Nikolai Korniev (chorus master)
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:
Dante's Prayer
lyricist and composer:
Loreena McKennitt
3.57:11

Credits

Release

photography:Ann Cutting
additional engineer:Justin Griffith
Marco Migliara
Jacquie Turner
engineer:Stuart Bruce
Kevin Killen
additional producer:Brian Hughes (guitarist)
Donald Quan
producer:Loreena McKennitt
additional strings arranger:Doug Riley
Brian Gascoigne
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
mixed at:AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mastered at:Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1226947 [info]
ASIN:CA: B0002VE1XO [info]