| Loreena impressed by squadron exercises in Key West |
April 4th, 2008.
Loreena was in sunny, warm Key West, Florida for part of January but it wasn’t for a holiday. She was there in her role as Honorary Colonel of 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron of Winnipeg, Canada.
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| Loreena touring Europe again this summer |
April 10th, 2008
If you’re taking a holiday in Europe this summer you might want to consider including one of Loreena’s performances in your travel plans. Her Live in Concert 2008 tour, which begins June 27 and ends August 3, includes performances in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France and Italy. As most of you know, many of the tickets are already on sale, but Spanish dates will not be announced until April. All performance dates will eventually be posted on our performance page and we encourage you to check for updates regularly.
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VISIT THE PERFORMANCES PAGE
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| Loreena performs and speaks at Yellow-Ribbon gala |
February 24th, 2008
Loreena delivered a speech and performed two of her songs at a gala fund raiser in February in Winnipeg, Canada. In her speech she challenged people everywhere to show compassion and generosity, especially in troubled times.
Read Loreena's speech (55Kb PDF)
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| Loreena wins Folk Alliance award for An Ancient Muse |
February 21st, 2008
The North American Folk Alliance honoured Loreena with the World Music Recording of the Year award – recognition that takes her back to her roots.
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| See Nights from the Alhambra on Turkey’s Dream TV |
February 19, 2008.
Those of you in Turkey will have an opportunity to see a 52-minute version of Nights from the Alhambra on Dream TV, on Thursday February 21, 2008 at 9 pm
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| First on-line chat with fans “thrilling” for Loreena |
February 16th, 2008.
The first live chat with fans was exhilarating for Loreena and she was astounded by the geographical diversity of participants. Members of the Quinlan Road Community from the U.S. to Turkey, and Iraq to Italy took part in the February 16 chat, sending in all sorts of interesting questions about Loreena’s travels, which was the theme.
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| Juno awards ceremony April 6 |
February 5th, 2008.
On Sunday April 6 at a gala celebration, Loreena’s Nights from the Alhambra will stand among the nominees for the 2008 Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year.
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| Listen to Loreena on BBC Radio |
December 14th, 2007
Following a two-part interview earlier in the year with Mandy Morton, host of Mandy’s Eclectic Light Show, Loreena sat down for another one-on-one with Mandy on November 21. The interview, entitled Loreena McKennitt’s Winter, was recorded in Cambridgeshire, England. It will be broadcast on BBC Radio on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 from 7:00-8:00pm (GMT) and online at www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire
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| Loreena McKennitt among Canadian artists nominated for Grammy Awards |
December 7th, 2007.
An Ancient Muse, Loreena McKennitt’s 2006 album — her first studio recording in nine years — has been nominated for a Grammy Award for the best contemporary world music album.
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| Loreena takes to the skies with Canada's famed Snowbirds |
November 27, 2007
The Honorary Colonel of 435 Squadron based in Winnipeg, Manitoba – or, as she is better known to millions of music listeners worldwide, Loreena McKennitt – was a recent airborne guest of Canada’s famed Snowbirds Demonstration Team (431 Squadron).
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| Loreena receives SOCAN award for “The Mummers’ Dance” airplay_ |
November 20th, 2007.
On November 19, Loreena McKennitt was presented with a SOCAN Classic Award at the 18th annual SOCAN Awards at The Carlu in Toronto.
The award, presented by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), commemorates 100,000 plays on Canadian radio of Loreena’s 1997/1998 hit “The Mummers’ Dance”
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| Loreena’s in-studio performance for NPR Weekend Edition |
November 2, 2007
Loreena McKennitt recently recorded an in-studio performance for the programme Weekend Edition Sunday, which is broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States. Her performance, along with an interview, will air on NPR on Sunday November 4, 2007. (Times vary according to the broadcast schedules of local stations).
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| Loreena Speaks to Privacy Case |
October 6th, 2007
As some of you may be aware, a settlement was reached in the McKennitt/Ash privacy case and the press release concerning this development can be found here .
Many of you have been very supportive of Loreena during this past couple of years and she is deeply appreciative of that support. We also realise that some people may have questions and concerns regarding this case. For the first time Loreena is in a position to discuss them openly without compromising the legal process. To this end and for a limited time. we are opening up our message board to accommodate that discussion.
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| McKennitt Privacy Case Ends with Settlement |
October 5th, 2007
With the conclusion of the legal aspect of the UK Privacy case Loreena will be speaking to the broad scope of the implications of this case in the coming days and weeks.
Read the Press Release
Visit the UK Privacy Page
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| HOUSE OF LORDS UPHOLDS LANDMARK COURT OF APPEAL DECISION ON PRIVACY |
March 30, 2007
Today in London, the House of Lords rejected an application for permission to appeal brought by Niema Ash against the Court of Appeal decision which had upheld Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt's right to “the human dignity of privacy”. The judgement has huge implications for the right to privacy of anyone facing intrusive media scrutiny.
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