Name: Shadow of the Moon
Brand: Minstrel Hall
SKU: 1244911
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Shadow of the Moon

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Album: Shadow of the Moon
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Shadow of the Moon	More Info...	0:05
2)	The Clock Ticks On	More Info...	0:05
3)	Be Mine Tonight	More Info...	0:03
4)	Play Minstrel Play	More Info...	0:04
5)	Ocean Gypsy	More Info...	0:06
6)	Minstrel Hall	More Info...	0:02
7)	Magical World	More Info...	0:04
8)	Writing On the Wall	More Info...	0:04
9)	Renaissance Faire	More Info...	0:04
10)	Memmingen	More Info...	0:01
11)	No Second Chance	More Info...	0:05
12)	Mond Tanz	More Info...	0:03
13)	Spirit of the Sea	More Info...	0:05
14)	Greensleeves	More Info...	0:03
15)	Wish You Were Here	More Info...	0:05
16)	Possum's Last Dance	More Info...	0:02

Album: Shadow of the Moon
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Shadow of the Moon	More Info...	0:05
2)	The Clock Ticks On	More Info...	0:05
3)	Be Mine Tonight	More Info...	0:03
4)	Play Minstrel Play	More Info...	0:04
5)	Ocean Gypsy	More Info...	0:06
6)	Minstrel Hall	More Info...	0:02
7)	Magical World	More Info...	0:04
8)	Writing On the Wall	More Info...	0:04
9)	Renaissance Faire	More Info...	0:04
10)	Memmingen	More Info...	0:01
11)	No Second Chance	More Info...	0:05
12)	Mond Tanz	More Info...	0:03
13)	Spirit of the Sea	More Info...	0:05
14)	Greensleeves	More Info...	0:03
15)	Wish You Were Here	More Info...	0:05
16)	Possum's Last Dance	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Blackmore's Night: Ritchie Blackmore (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, bass, drum, tambourine); Candice Night (vocals); Pat Regan (keyboards).
The Minstrel Hall Consort: Gerald Flashmen (recorder, trumpet, French horn);
Lady Green (violin, viola); Tom Brown (cello).
Additional personnel: Ian Anderson (flute); Scott Hazel (background vocals).
Personnel: Candice Night (vocals, background vocals); Ritchie Blackmore (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, drum, tambourine); Pat Regan (keyboards).
Additional personnel: The Minstrel Hall Consort.
Audio Mixer: Pat Regan.
Recording information: Minstrel Hall, New York, NY.
Shadow of the Moon is the first album by Ritchie Blackmore's beloved Blackmore's Night project. The former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist and his fiance, vocalist Candice Night, created a Renaissance-inspired work with elements of folk, new age, and occasional bits of electric guitar. Blackmore even plays bass, mandolin, drum (yes, singular), and tambourine. Night's voice isn't powerful, but it's bright and sweet, making it perfect for this style of music. Other musicians include co-producer Pat Regan on keyboards and the Minstrel Hall Consort; Gerald Flashman on recorder, trumpet, and French horn; Tom Brown on cello; and Lady Green on violin and viola. Most songs are original compositions but some are based on traditional melodies. "Shadow of the Moon" is a marvelous opener; it's catchy, haunting, and propulsive. Blackmore shreds on acoustic guitar and lets the electric guitar slip into the background for faint power chords. Regal, majestic horns lend an elegance to "The Clock Ticks On," which addresses the passage of time and a yearning to live in the past. "Play Minstrel Play" features Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, one of Blackmore's favorite musicians. The song moves along pleasantly until about halfway through when it explodes into a frantic, handclaps-led pace with Anderson's wild flute solo. The warmth of "Ocean Gypsy" makes it the song most easily classified as new age here; Blackmore plays a gentle but swift acoustic guitar melody under Night's softly yearning vocals. "Writing on the Wall" is quite fast and has a danceable beat, and there's even a blowout jam at the end. Blackmore's electric guitar work is the most prominent on "No Second Chance" and "Wish You Were Here." The instrumental "Possum's Last Dance" is a U.S.-only bonus track. ~ Bret Adams