Parallel Dreams

Infobox Album


Name = Parallel Dreams
Artist = Loreena McKennitt
Type = Album
Released = 1989 (Canada)
Recorded =
Genre = Folk
Length = 43:12
Label = Quinlan Road
Producer =
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xm2uaknkgm3b link]
Last album = "To Drive the Cold Winter Away"
(1987)
This album = "Parallel Dreams"
(1989)
Next album = "The Visit"
(1991)

"Parallel Dreams," released in 1989, is Loreena McKennitt's third album.

Track listing

All songs by Loreena McKennitt except as noted. [CD liner notes]

# "Samain Night" – 4:27
# "Moon Cradle" (Loreena McKennitt/Padraic Collum)– 4:29
# "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" – 4:20
# "Annachie Gordon" (Traditional, arranged by Loreena McKennitt) – 8:22
# "Standing Stones" (Traditional lyrics/Music by Loreena McKennitt)– 6:56
# "Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)" – 4:40
# "Breaking the Silence" – 6:23
# "Ancient Pines" – 3:35

ong information

* "Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance" takes its inspiration, in part, from Huron festivities and the Gaelic Beltane celebrations.
* "Breaking the Silence" was written as a tribute to Amnesty International.
* "Ancient Pines" was composed for use in the documentary film "Goddess Remembered"

Notes