A Midwinter Night's Dream

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A Midwinter Night's Dream
Studio album by Loreena McKennitt
Released	October 28, 2008
Recorded	Spring 2008
Genre	Folk, World music
Label	Quinlan Road
Producer	Loreena McKennitt
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Loreena McKennitt chronology
Nights from the Alhambra (2007) A Midwinter Night’s Dream (2008) The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2010)

A Midwinter Night's Dream is the 8th album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist Loreena McKennitt, released on October 28, 2008.

Origins

The album is an extended version of A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995). 8 new tracks (recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios during spring 2008) were added to the original 5 songs of the 1995 album.
A Midwinter Night’s Dream takes the place of A Winter Garden, which has been deleted from the Quinlan Road catalogue.

Track listing

1. "The Holly & The Ivy" – 4:49 – (Lyric: traditional – Music: Loreena McKennitt)
2. "Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle" – 3:06 – (Music: traditional)
3. "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" – 4:34 – (Music & Lyric: traditional)
4. "Noël Nouvelet!" – 5:11 – (Music & Lyric: traditional)
5. "Good King Wenceslas" – 3:16 – (Music & Lyric: John Mason Neale)
6. "Coventry Carol" – 2:18 – (Lyric: traditional – Music arranged & adapted by Loreena McKennitt)
7. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Abdelli version) – 7:19 – (Lyric: traditional – Music arranged and adapted by Loreena McKennitt)
8. "Snow" – 5:05 – (Lyric: Archibald Lampman – Music: Loreena McKennitt)
9. "Breton Carol"  – 3:30 – (Music: traditional)
10. "Seeds of Love" – 4:54 – (Lyric: traditional – Music: Loreena McKennitt)
11. "Gloucestershire Wassail" – 2:39 – (Music & Lyric: traditional)
12. "Emmanuel" – 4:55 – (Music & Lyric: traditional)
13. "In the Bleak Midwinter" – 2:43 – (Music: Gustav Holst)

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Italian Albums Chart	46
Germany Albums Chart	27
Spain Albums Chart	38
Belgium Albums Chart	42
France Albums Chart	57
Swiss Albums Chart	63
Austria Albums Chart	75
Dutch Albums Chart	77
Canadian Albums Chart	12
US Billboard 200	140
US World Albums	1
US Holiday Albums	16

Personnel

• Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, accordion and harp
• Brian Hughes – oud and guitar
• Hugh Marsh – violin
• Caroline Lavelle – cello
• Donald Quan – viola and percussion
• Ben Grossman – hurdy gurdy and percussion
• Simon Edwards – bass
• Rick Lazar – percussion
• Stratis Psaradellis – Greek lyra and Greek lute

External links

• Quinlanroad.com