Richard Blackmore, Candice Night, Bard David of Larchmont, Sisters of the Moon Lady Madeline and Lady Nancy, Squire Malcolm, Sir Robert of Normandy and the Special Guest Performances of Multi-Instrumentalist-TUDOR ROSE
The story of Blackmores Night began when Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore moved his musical focus away from hard rock in the late 1990s and started concentrating on his love of Renaissance-era music. He formed Blackmore's Night with his fiancee, vocalist/lyricist Candice Night and recruited other like minded musicians to combine elements of world music, Renaissance, new age, folk, and rock & roll. Blackmore didn't exactly retire his Fender Stratocaster, but he plays acoustic guitar almost exclusively in Blackmore's Night. His acoustic guitar melodies and Night's clear, ethereal voice blend with a host of instruments such as mandolins, keyboards, pennywhistles, violins, tambourines, military drums, and hurdy-gurdies. Blackmore once described the band's sound as "Mike Oldfield meets Enya." The formation of Blackmore's Night is tied to the efforts of his previous two bands. Blackmore left Deep Purple -- again -- after 1993's musically disappointing The Battle Rages On... album. Blackmore then revived Rainbow -- technically under the original Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow moniker -- with largely unknown musicians for 1995's Stranger in Us All, and Night contributed lyrics for four songs. Blackmore didn't really want to call it a Rainbow project, but record company executives insisted the name recognition would make it easier to market the album. After Stranger in Us All, Blackmore decided to actually record Renaissance-inspired music. He'd loved the style for years, but he never really played it himself. Once he began playing the music at home, Night would casually start singing along. This innocent, informal practice germinated into Blackmore's Night.
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Thank you for the add in. Ive been a Ritchie fan since the Deep Purple album In Rock. Followed him throughout his variuos other bands and am happy to be part of the clan...Mike
A starry blue night underneath a full moon...your music takes me there. Thank You for shining so much beauty into my world! You have truly touch me and I will never be the same! I truly hope that I may be blessed to see you in person some day.
May Your Path Be Filled With
~~Love~Light~Laughter~~
~WillowPam~
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