Troubadours On The Rhine(A Trio Performance)

When Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt released her current recording, The Wind that Shakes the Barley in 2010, she visited several countries to help promote the album. During the “promotional tour” she performed an hour-long concert in the studios of German radio station SWR1, accompanied only by Brian Hughes (guitars), Caroline Lavelle (cello) who have long been part of her tours and recordings. Over the course of the evening, McKennitt performed material from her new album, alongside traditional songs and fan favourites drawn from her catalogue, including The Lady of Shalott, Bonny Portmore and The Bonny Swans.

This performance is captured on Troubadours on the Rhine, a 9-song live recording will be released exactly as it was performed, without additional recording, overdubs or corrections.

Troubadours on the Rhine will be available on February 28 on Loreena’s own label, Quinlan Road, which is distributed in Canada exclusively by Universal Music, the country’s leading music company.

“This is quite different from my other recordings,” said McKennitt. “The experience was akin to an intimate house concert that I might have performed in my living room for a handful of friends.”