NEWS : “BLACKMORE’S NIGHT – THE BEGINNING”: il box in uscita!!!

“Blackmore’s Night – The Beginning” è un documentario sul primo periodo della leggendaria band Inglese. In questo ricercato box di velluto sono raccolti i primi due album dei Blackmore’s Night “Shadow of The Moon” e “Under A Violet Moon” insieme ad una raccolta di rare riprese fatte nel backstage durante i primi tour “Live In Germany 1997-1998″ e “Under A Violet Moon – Castle Tour 2000″ arricchite dalle interviste con Ritchie Blackmore e Candice Night. Blackmore‘s Night “The Beginning” è davvero un’uscita speciale non solo per fans o collezionisti ma per tutti gli amanti della musica scritta con il cuore.

Il Box uscirà il 7 Dicembre in Italia su UDR MUSIC / EMI DISTRIBUTION

Contenuto del box :

DVD 1: “Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon – Live In Germany 1997-1998″

DVD 2: “Blackmore’s Night – Under A Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000″

CD1: “Shadow Of The Moon” album

CD2: “Under A Violet Moon” album

DVD 1: “Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon – Live In Germany 1997-1998″ 

1. Shadow Of The Moon
2. The Clock Ticks On Play
3. Minstrel Play
4. Minstrel Hall
5. St. Theresa
6. Under A Violet Moon
7.  Magical World
8. No Second Chance
9. 16th Century
10. Greensleeves
11. Renaissance Faire
12. Writing On The Wall
13. Mond
14. Tanz
15. Be Mine Tonight
16. Memmingen
17. Black Night
18. Man On The Silver Mountain
19. Still I‘m Sad Maybe Next Time

 DVD 2: “Blackmore’s Night – Under A Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000″

1.  Written In The Stars
2. Morning Star
3. Renaissance
4. Faire Fires At Midnight (Midnight Acoustic Performance)
5. Possum Goes To Prague
6. Under A Violet Moon
7. Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)
8. Past Time With Good Company
9. Wind In The Willows
10. March
11. The Heroes Home
12. Gone With The Wind
13. Fires At Midnight
14. Now And Then Durch Den Wald Zum Bach Haus

CD1: “Shadow Of The Moon” album

1. Shadow Of The Moon
2. The Clock Ticks On Be Mine
3. Tonight
4. Play Minstrel Play
5. Ocean Gypsy
6. Minstrel Hall
7. Magical World
8. Writing On The Wall
9. Renaissance Faire
10. Memmingen
11. No Second Chance
12. Mond Tanz
13. Spirit Of The Sea
14. Greensleeves
15. Wish You Were Here
16. Possum‘s Last Dance

CD2: “Under A Violet Moon” album

1. Under A Violet Moon
2. Castles And Dreams
3. Past Time With Good Company
4. Morning Star
5. Avalon
6. Possum Goes To Prague
7. Wind In The Willows
8. Gone With The Wind
9. Beyond The Sunset
10. March
11. The Heroes Home
12. Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)
13. Catherine Howard‘s Fate
14. Fool‘s Gold
15. Durch den Wald Zum Bach Haus
16. Now And Then
17. Self Portrait

NEWS : Blackmore’s Night “The Beginning” Detailed

“Blackmore’s Night – The Beginning” is a documentation about the early period of a musical legend. In the lavish velvet-box you will find the first two BLACKMORE’S NIGHT albums “Shadow Of The Moon” and “Under A Violet Moon” as well as rare video footage of their early tours “Live In Germany 1997-1998″ and “Under A Violet Moon – Castle Tour 2000″. Available for the first time on DVD and only in the “The Beginning” box. The footage from various concerts from the “Shadow Of The Moon” and “Under A Violet Moon” tours is enriched by interviews with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night, as well as backstage footage, rehearsal footage and medieval fight shows. “We live the music,” says Ritchie Blackmore, confirming the impression that this documentation gives every second — BLACKMORE’S NIGHT is authentic. The enthusiasm of the musicians captivates the audience and takes them along on a journey through the past. Some of the DVD tracks go from the living room rehearsals to the stage and are impressive proof that the compositions function wonderfully as intimate acoustic versions, as well as with the full band on the big stage. BLACKMORE’S NIGHT “The Beginning” is a very special release, not only for fans and collectors, for nostalgic or the medieval curious, but for any lover of beautiful timeless music. This extraordinary box provides the owner not only two DVDs with a delightful, interesting and entertaining performances plus two original studio albums of fantastic music, but rather with it is a ticket out of the dreary day to day life, a way to leave everything behind, to relax the soul for a few hours.

Content: DVD 1: “Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon – Live In Germany 1997-1998″

DVD 2: “Blackmore’s Night – Under A Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000″

CD1: “Shadow Of The Moon” album

CD2: “Under A Violet Moon” album

In stores: UK: December 10, 2012 Rest Of Europe: December 7, 2012 USA: November 20, 2012

DVD 1: “Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon – Live In Germany 1997-1998″ 

1. Shadow Of The Moon
2. The Clock Ticks On Play
3. Minstrel Play
4. Minstrel Hall
5. St. Theresa
6. Under A Violet Moon
7.  Magical World
8. No Second Chance
9. 16th Century
10. Greensleeves
11. Renaissance Faire
12. Writing On The Wall
13. Mond
14. Tanz
15. Be Mine Tonight
16. Memmingen
17. Black Night
18. Man On The Silver Mountain
19. Still I‘m Sad Maybe Next Time

 DVD 2: “Blackmore’s Night – Under A Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000″

1.  Written In The Stars
2. Morning Star
3. Renaissance
4. Faire Fires At Midnight (Midnight Acoustic Performance)
5. Possum Goes To Prague
6. Under A Violet Moon
7. Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)
8. Past Time With Good Company
9. Wind In The Willows
10. March
11. The Heroes Home
12. Gone With The Wind
13. Fires At Midnight
14. Now And Then Durch Den Wald Zum Bach Haus

CD1: “Shadow Of The Moon” album

1. Shadow Of The Moon
2. The Clock Ticks On Be Mine
3. Tonight
4. Play Minstrel Play
5. Ocean Gypsy
6. Minstrel Hall
7. Magical World
8. Writing On The Wall
9. Renaissance Faire
10. Memmingen
11. No Second Chance
12. Mond Tanz
13. Spirit Of The Sea
14. Greensleeves
15. Wish You Were Here
16. Possum‘s Last Dance

CD2: “Under A Violet Moon” album

1. Under A Violet Moon
2. Castles And Dreams
3. Past Time With Good Company
4. Morning Star
5. Avalon
6. Possum Goes To Prague
7. Wind In The Willows
8. Gone With The Wind
9. Beyond The Sunset
10. March
11. The Heroes Home
12. Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)
13. Catherine Howard‘s Fate
14. Fool‘s Gold
15. Durch den Wald Zum Bach Haus
16. Now And Then
17. Self Portrait

Eerie Sound Interview : Candice Night – Blackmore’s Night

Interview by Si Smith

Intro by Miriam C.

It’s the second time that we give space to Candice Night, the first time it was for promote her debut solo album “Reflections” now it’s time for a new Blackmore’s Night record and precisely is the DVD “A Night in York”. Let’s see hear (or better read) the details straight away from the enchanting and dreamy Candice.

First of all congratulations on the DVD and more importantly the birth of your new musketeer Rory Dartanyan! It must be a great time for the family.

It really is. He is my spiritual, peaceful child. When all else is chaotic in the world, he just grabs your face and looks into your soul and you breathe him in and all is well. I’ve been calling him my zen baby since the 1st day in the hospital. And Autumn LOVES her baby brother. They have an amazing relationship.

The last time we spoke to you was for your solo album. As a metal based webzine we enjoy supporting related genres as well. Blackmore’s Night has always seemed to defy genre definition, crossing several genres. How would you describe Blackmore’s Night music to a newcomer?

It is a variety of fantasy music that incorporates rock, regional ethnic, tavern/gypsy music with ballads, instrumentals and Renaissance music.

This was your first trip back to England for a while. Why did you choose to film the DVD in England?

Our first DVD, “Castles and Dreams”, was shot in a medieval castle in Germany in 2004; the next one was in the Olympia Theater in Paris in 2007. Since then we have put out 2 more CDs and we do a lot of the songs in concert that have different arrangements than what is on CD. So, a haunted opera house in a medieval city seemed like the perfect venue to record and show these newer songs on DVD.

Your set contains a great mixture of slow tracks and upbeat dance numbers. How did the audience respond?

Great. They were an amazing audience. People think that the English audiences will be more reserved, but more people dress up in costume and garb in England than anywhere else. Ritchie amends the set list per night based on the audience’s energy so he’s constantly reading them.

You describe this as a “trip through the ages”. Have you a favourite historical era you would like to have lived in?

I think the greatest thing about living now is that you can choose from the eras that have come before to see what feels right to you and then incorporate that into your life today. I love the romantic visuals and castles from the Renaissance time; the costume and garb of the Victorian era; and the creativity of the 1960’s. And I bring a bit of each of these things into my life now.

As always your outfit is beautiful and really compliments the performance. Is it your own work?

Thank you. I guess it is. I tend to collect things as I go along whether it is from vintage shops, Renaissance faire vendors or gothic shops and piece everything together to make it my own look. It’s like a patchwork outfit from lots of different fabrics.

Despite the grandiose setting you manage to create that intimacy even from the beginning as you tell us about Autumn and how she sleeps and drinks. We almost feel part of the family! Is that intimacy with the audience important to you?

Yes, it is, because our audiences are more than just audiences. I feel as if when they understand us though our music, its as if they understand us deeply- more so than someone who would just have a chance meeting in the street or even who have known us for years. The music level is a deeper level than conversation, so I feel comfortable sharing things with them. I used to say that fans are just the friends we haven’t met yet, and I still feel that way.

You sing some songs form “Autumn Sky” and some from older releases. How do you decide on a set list? Is it set in stone?

Never set in stone. Ritchie changes the set list as we go along and no one ever knows what he is going to play next. He does it based on the audience, on the venue, on how the songs ring in the hall, on his mood. It all depends.

For “World of Stone” you speak of your love for Renaissance music. What is it about this music that captivates you?

It is an honest music. In my mind, it was from when people played for the pure love and passion of the melody. Not to get on MTV or be played on the radio. It’s this passion and mystery that makes it so enthralling.

A magical moment is when Autumn joins you on stage. How has she taken to the minstrel’s life? What did she really think about it?

She absolutely loves it. Loves meeting new people. Stands on the side of the stage and each time Ritchie changes a guitar she says “Now? Dada? Now?”, she always wants to be on the stage! She sings every word to every song, dances and spins in circles and pretends to be the band members or play their instruments months after we are back home. She is a true performer. Perfect tempo, perfect pitch- it’s a little scary.

At one point you duet with a rather male Lady Gaga. Are there any real life collaborations you would like to pursue in the future?

The people I am fans of are the people I’d be afraid to meet in case they weren’t what I thought they were in my mind. I love Don Henley, but I can’t imagine ever recording anything with him. I’m a big fan of the 80’s rock and metal bands too but I think we’re in different world musically – though it did work with Helloween so who knows?

Finally, one theme of the show seems to be “magic is here”. How important is it to find our place in nature and the world? Can music help?

Music can help everything. Help you heal, help you celebrate, help you make it through and help you to dream. Our place in the world helps you to find yourself too and in turn help to heal the world. So it’s all cyclical.

It has been a pleasure talking to you. Thanks so much for this interview.

Thank You!

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Eerie Sounds Review : Candice Night – “Reflections” (2011)

Label : Ministrel Hall

Review by Luisa Mercier

The happily married wife of Ritchie Blackmore decided to go solo and provide us with this nice collection of tracks. Of course, they stray away from the usual medieval tinged acoustic music played by Blackmore’s Night and propose us a mixture of pop, pop-rock and sometimes hard-rock. For example “Gone, Gone, Gone” the first single, is a perfect catchy rock song while the following “Black Roses” and “Now and Then 2011″ go back to the fairish atmosphere we are used to associate to her. “Dangerous Smile” could have been a real hit if sung by some pop-star and with a slightly different arrangement. Completely Celtic influenced is “For You”, so it fits the imagery Candice has created around her during these years. “Call It Love” is a bit cheesy, but it is equally a good song to listen to, followed by “Robin Red Breast”, a sweet ballad driven by acoustic guitar and Candice‘s vocals. Violin is the lead instrument in “Alone with Fate” which closes the album together with the medieval sounding outro “In Time”. A good release, not a masterpiece, but sounds suitable as pleasant background music.

Rating – 75/100

Tracklist

1. Wind Is Calling (Hush the Wind)
2. Gone Gone Gone
3. Black Roses
4. Now and Then (2011)
5. Dangerous Smile
6. For You
7. Call It Love
8. Robin Red Breast
9. Alone with Fate
10. In Time

Line Up

• Candice Night – Vocals

Eerie Sounds Interview : Candice Night

Interview by Miriam “NocturnalConcerto”

Not only known for her mesmerizing and fairy-like vocals in the mediaval act Blackmore’s Night, now Candice Night has decided to go solo for her debut album “Reflections” and in this specific occasion we have decided to lodge her thoughts about this project.

Hi Candice, first of all thanks for accept our interview and after how are you? Hope your little Autumn is ok! So, we are here to talk about your first solo album “Reflections”, how was its genesis, when have you started to nail down the first lyric?

I guess I first started writing the lyrics for this album the same time I wrote the music. In 1995 I was in the studio writing lyrics for Rainbow and also for our Blackmore’s Night songs, which at that point I didn’t realize were going to go out for the world to hear. Ritchie and I just thought we were writing those songs as an escape from the rock world and the corporate stranglehold it was going through at the time. So, I was coming out with a lot of ideas and at one point I told Ritchie I needed more music to set the words to. He was so caught up in what he was dong at the time he told me to go write my own. So, I got a used piano that had been in a family for generations that was out of tune, but needed a home and I sat down and all at once “Black Roses” came out. The words and the music all came out at once. “Alone With Fate” came after that and then “In Time”. For some reason my writing process seems to be different than when I write with Ritchie for Blackmore’s Night. Music and words seem to flow together when I am writing by myself. I write the skeleton of the song, just piano and voice.

“Reflections”: does this title for you has a special meaning or there’s any specific reason for the title?

After all these years of writing songs many of my own songs wound up collecting dust on a shelf for years unless Ritchie decided to use them on a Blackmore’s Night CD like “Now and Then” or “Ivory Tower”. So after compiling these songs for so long it felt like the reflections of the moments in which I wrote them, looking back over the years. Perhaps reflections of myself at those times.

I want to be honest, some songs reminded me of Enya, I don’t know why but it was the first impression that I’ve got. What or who inspired for this album?

Honestly I listen to different types of music so I guess I get inspired by other artists unconsciously. “Dangerous Smile” originally was a haunting ballad but then I changed the sound to be more reminiscent of a Kelly Clarkson song when I heard that sound. “Gone Gone Gone” I wrote and then modelled the sound after Joan Osborne’s “Spiderweb”. “Black Roses”, “Alone With Fate”, “In Time” and “Now and Then” all just came from that piano. I once saw a figure standing behind me when I was writing a song on the piano at about 2 am. It must have been a ghost because no one was really there but I always seem to get Eastern European sounding songs flowing from me when I write on that piano. They all sound like haunted songs when I place my fingers on the keys.

If you should point out a musical difference between Blackmore’s Night and your solo album, what should be?

I wrote the music as well as the words on this CD and did the arrangements. Obviously on the Blackmore’s Night songs Ritchie usually does 100% the music and arrangements and I am 100% the words and the woodwinds. But to people who are unfamiliar with either project, I guess some of these songs have a country feel, some have a contemporary feel, some an Eastern Europen flavor, some are ballads. It’s a variety while still having the continuity of melody throughout.

Can you speak a little about the lyrics about “Reflections”, what’s the main theme and what’s your favourite of them?

I tend to be a bit of a romantic so love is very important to me. Not even strictly the love I’ve experienced but the fantasy of it, the loss of it, the hope of it. Of course nature is always a recurring theme as well. My favorite song changes with my mood of the day. Lately I like to listen to “Robin Red Breast”, “Hush the Wind” (those 2 are my favorites to drive to on a hot summer day with the windows down) and “Black Roses”- which I always find very haunting. I’ll be shooting the video for that one soon.

If you should define your album in 3 words, what would be and why?

Haunted, romantic, escape but I have to admit that I always find that music is the ultimate form of expression and to confine music to 3 words or to 1 genre is so suffocating. As a creative human being. I find that depending on what time of day it is my emotions are different, my favorite color is different, my inspirations are different so music expresses all the different emotions, genres, colors and flavors of my life. I never understand putting music in a nice neat box of a title or genre. It’s all about not having limitations or boundaries!

Who will help to perform the music on stage? And have you already an idea of what will be your solo show on tour – I think about location, stage outfit? Will you play some reportoire from Blackmore’s Music too?

Actually I don’t think I’ll be touring on it. I’m just so happy to see it out there in the world, that means so much for me. And with the recording of the next Blackmore’s Night CD and the tours we do there isn’t much time left.

Your solo album will be published by Minstrel Hall Music on 30 Sept 2011/3 Oct 2011, I should suppose that’s your label, why this decision? Will the next Blackmore’s Night album will be published on this label?

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