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Loreena McKennitt — Huron Beltane Fire Dance
Album: Parallel Dreams
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7.4

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Released: 1989
Length: 4:14
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SUPERB!   ...dance naked to it!  
Posted 5 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Posted 9 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Nothing much happening here ...
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by RLEMontana    [ Reply ]
so perfect
 
Posted 1 year ago by Roku    [ Reply ]
tune is a 7 but the song's ability to transport me elsewhere makes it an 8.
Posted 1 year ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
 islanduo wrote:

Well, definitely a pagan now. Life should be fun, dance naked in the moonlight and tell me no...........  

In this weather? Why is it that the female figure is enhanced by the cold, but it is most detrimental to the male ego...?
Posted 1 year ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Make it stop!
Posted 2 years ago by Foggymountain    [ Reply ]
Well, definitely a pagan now. Life should be fun, dance naked in the moonlight and tell me no...........  
Posted 2 years ago by islanduo    [ Reply ]
 Pjesnik wrote:

Huron here appears as a name of the lake and not of the Tribe, or?  



It seems to reference the tribe.  From the album's wikipedia page: ""Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" takes its inspiration, in part, from Huron festivities and the Gaelic Beltane celebrations."
Posted 2 years ago by moonglum77    [ Reply ]
Huron here appears as a name of the lake and not of the Tribe, or?  
Posted 2 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
 Cinimod wrote:

Once alternative rebel now cancel culture affiliate



Don't recall her joining the GOP, did I miss something?
Posted 2 years ago by ljones1    [ Reply ]
Once alternative rebel now cancel culture affiliate
Posted 2 years ago by Cinimod    [ Reply ]
&ct=g
Posted 2 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:

Huron Beltane.

Parallel Dreams.  

Okay, I get it.  



takes on new meaning in Canada these days
Posted 3 years ago by jumbo    [ Reply ]
 Alexey_Zhukov wrote:

With this tune I feel like I'm floating in the boat somewhere in the night forest. Torchlight. Crystal water of the river. And I'm a viking from very-very past.



Maybe stop breaking them in half.
Posted 3 years ago by scoots_mcgoo    [ Reply ]
let the chair dancing begin!
Posted 3 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Grueling work day.  This is just what I needed.  Thanks, Bill
Posted 3 years ago by sheeelaaa    [ Reply ]
I used to see her busk in the mid-1980's in Toronto at the St. Lawrence Market on Saturday mornings.
Posted 3 years ago by Chongo1959    [ Reply ]
Has moments both pleasing and less so....I don't know I could last an entire album but a few minutes is easily done.
Posted 3 years ago by Jiggz    [ Reply ]
Enya~sequel tones surround this ephemeral track! Very nice, not overstated, but strong in the Celtic tradition of emotive heart strings. 8/10.
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Not a fan.
Posted 4 years ago by tomperth1    [ Reply ]
It reminds me of an unlikely Joni Mitchell in 4/4 time and a simplistic melody she would have been embarrassed to actually sing, over-laid with gratuitous atmospherics. Talent is always an asset.
Posted 5 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Stopped in my RP listening again... to play the full album on Tidal.  Back soon.
Posted 5 years ago by HectorPascal    [ Reply ]
Harp? I thought it was a hammered dulcimer. 

Now I'm almost bummed out. We need more hammered dulcimer music!    
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Hoyoyoyoyoyoy
Posted 6 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
I had this artist confused with Lori McKenna, an incredible songwriter in her own right. I like 'em both.






Posted 7 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
With this tune I feel like I'm floating in the boat somewhere in the night forest. Torchlight. Crystal water of the river. And I'm a viking from very-very past.
Posted 7 years ago by Alexey_Zhukov    [ Reply ]
definitely going to invest in a copy of this whole album, never heard her before, but I'm loving it!
Posted 9 years ago by KathieTea    [ Reply ]
goosebumps
Posted 9 years ago by Meolla_Reio    [ Reply ]
 Antigone wrote:

I posted this comment in 2007. I feel the same today about this song.

 
and again:

 Antigone wrote:

I find this a little more lively than the rest of her music that I've heard. It's not quite as self-consciously serious.

  .

Still true.


Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Perfect for today!
Posted 10 years ago by bodyschool    [ Reply ]
Huron Beltane.

Parallel Dreams.  

Okay, I get it.  
Posted 11 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
masterpiece
Posted 11 years ago by zuzannaro    [ Reply ]
Dec 2, first row, centre in the balcony at the National Arts Centre here in Ottawa. I'll be there watching and listening.
Posted 12 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
The intro sounds like Loreena doing some vocal warm-ups with a leftover backing track or two mixed in. So what? I like it anyway!
Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 Antigone wrote:
I find this a little more lively than the rest of her music that I've heard. It's not quite as self-consciously serious.
 
I posted this comment in 2007. I feel the same today about this song.
Posted 12 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Can't for the life of me understand why some people don't like McKennitt's music...
Posted 13 years ago by ScottishViking    [ Reply ]
Love Loreena, and she is wonderful in person as well.
Posted 13 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
no
Posted 13 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Love it.  Introduced to it by my beautiful friend Lyndsay as she learnt to belly dance to it.  Can still see it in my mind whenever i hear this song.  What a lovely thought for a Sunday morning.
 
Posted 13 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 mark63 wrote:
this makes me want cabbage and potatoes
 
And a Harp ale!
Posted 13 years ago by rjewyo    [ Reply ]
It's too close to Samhain to do the Beltane fire dance.

Posted 14 years ago by rscherm    [ Reply ]
this makes me want cabbage and potatoes
Posted 14 years ago by mark63    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Pleasant enough, but to these ears a bit, hmm, 'airy'. 6 from the Nottingham jury.
 
Hey- +1 from your 2007 rating. It must be growing on you. :)

That said… the tune is OK. I'm a fan, have seen her live, but this one doesn't do much for me. 
Posted 14 years ago by lee_sf    [ Reply ]
 jadewahoo wrote:
Loreena melds the ancient roots of celtic music with the tempos of modern pop and adds her own flair of the mystical into the mix. IMHO she has found a winning combination. Her music may not be 'traditional' celtic, but then, why must it be?
 
None at all, and indeed modern Scottish and Irish music is highly innovative, melding a whole range of musical influences (jazz, salsa, rock, African, and much more) with traditional forms - think of bands like Runrig, Capercaillie, Dòchas, Salsa Celtica, Afro-Celt Sound System, to name but a few. So there's nothing wrong and plenty right with McKennitt's approach, but to this Celtophile and fan of modern Celtic music her stuff all sounds a bit Enya, a bit Clannad, traditional forms with their edges removed.  A good intro to modern Celtic music, but as an aperitivo - once you've got the taste, go for the main course.

Pleasant enough, but to these ears a bit, hmm, 'airy'. 6 from the Nottingham jury.


Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Loreena melds the ancient roots of celtic music with the tempos of modern pop and adds her own flair of the mystical into the mix. IMHO she has found a winning combination. Her music may not be 'traditional' celtic, but then, why must it be?
Posted 14 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
Loreena knows how to do it all right!
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Welcome back listeners

Posted 14 years ago by jmpnbob    [ Reply ]
C'mon, Bill, follow this with something from Kate Bush's Red Shoes, whydontcha?
Posted 14 years ago by justin_thyme    [ Reply ]
 macadavy wrote:
How 'bout them Canajun wimmen?  From Joni Mitchell and Sylvia Tyson to Sarah Mclachlan and k d lang and everyone in between (Be Good Tanyas, Wailin' Jennys) its a long, long list of incredible talents:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Canadian_female_singers&until=Luft%2C+Cara
 
Canadian women .....hmmmmm. That list should be updated, it's way too short.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
please make it stop! {#Puke}


Posted 15 years ago by bobcat1963    [ Reply ]
rbigelo wrote:
Maybe it's the Celt in me (my grandparents are from Belfast, Northern Ireland; Aberdeen, Scotland; Cardiff, Wales and Truro, Cornwall), I just can't get enough of music like this.


 parrothead wrote:
We could be related from a long, long time ago.
 
Being that I'm of Norse heritage, you can both just call me Uncle Kirok.

Posted 15 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
 macadavy wrote:
How 'bout them Canajun wimmen?  From Joni Mitchell and Sylvia Tyson to Sarah Mclachlan and k d lang and everyone in between (Be Good Tanyas, Wailin' Jennys) its a long, long list of incredible talents:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Canadian_female_singers&until=Luft%2C+Cara
 
Especially when they show their Celtic roots. Gotta love it!! 9

Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
This woman's music is so banal I'm surprised she can stay awake until the end of a song. This one at least has the attribute of being short.

Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
How 'bout them Canajun wimmen?  From Joni Mitchell and Sylvia Tyson to Sarah Mclachlan and k d lang and everyone in between (Be Good Tanyas, Wailin' Jennys) its a long, long list of incredible talents:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Canadian_female_singers&until=Luft%2C+Cara


Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
rbigelo wrote:
Maybe it's the Celt in me (my grandparents are from Belfast, Northern Ireland; Aberdeen, Scotland; Cardiff, Wales and Truro, Cornwall), I just can't get enough of music like this.
We could be related from a long, long time ago.
Posted 16 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
jpfueler wrote:
Who got the Bean in their Bannock?
bannock = auf beiden Seiten gebackenes Fladenbrot (bannock = special kind of bread that was baken from both sides) Ontopic: Spiritual sound... Nice when in the mood, I guess.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
nice sound but not really my thing........
Posted 17 years ago by aandyy    [ Reply ]
I find this a little more lively than the rest of her music that I've heard. It's not quite as self-consciously serious.
Posted 17 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Who got the Bean in their Bannock?
Posted 17 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Maybe it's the Celt in me (my grandparents are from Belfast, Northern Ireland; Aberdeen, Scotland; Cardiff, Wales and Truro, Cornwall), I just can't get enough of music like this.
Posted 17 years ago by rbigelo    [ Reply ]
I have to say this song isn't that great. The percussions started to catch my attention.
Posted 17 years ago by exonic    [ Reply ]
I didn't think that Huron Indians would celebrate Beltane, but...
Posted 17 years ago by accordionista    [ Reply ]
good song!
Posted 17 years ago by leahnichole    [ Reply ]
As good as it gets . . .
Posted 17 years ago by DeeCee1109    [ Reply ]
GOOD STUFF!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Honeybee    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
As long as she doesn't sing her clunky pseudo-mystical lyrics, her music's acceptable in a sort of 'world music lite' way - a bit like what Enya's done to Celtic music, but not as good. Pleasant enough, if not right memorable. A five from the Nottingham jury.
That's part of what makes her music so good
Posted 17 years ago by Fiji5555    [ Reply ]
As long as she doesn't sing her clunky pseudo-mystical lyrics, her music's acceptable in a sort of 'world music lite' way - a bit like what Enya's done to Celtic music, but not as good. Pleasant enough, if not right memorable. A five from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
celadonstone wrote:
Now this is cool, pagan fun.
Wait a sec.... I am not a pagan and I love Loreena's music!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
Now this is cool, pagan fun.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Not enough Loreena fans are familiar with her first two records, both of which are good stuff, and more harp than the new album
Posted 17 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]