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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

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30th ANNIVERSARY 1991-2021 • 5 DISC EDITION  

Celebrating 30 years since loreena’s award winning album propelled her onto the international stage. a deluxe limited-edition, hardback book format containing four cds and one audio blu-ray disc , a 32-page illustrated booklet, and hours of previously unreleased content, including the first-ever surround sound mixes of loreena’s music. read more a bonus hand-autographed 5” x 7” postcard is included exclusively for customers purchasing directly from the artist store. not available to customers of other retailers, including amazon..

Disc One contains the original recording, remastered in 2004

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Disc Four features a binaural headphone mix as well as a soundboard recording of previously unreleased 2016 trio performances. READ MORE

​ Disc Three   a 1991 interview with journalist Tim Wilson and a previously unreleased 2020 round-table discussion with Loreena and colleagues.

​ Disc Two includes two archival performances: from The CBC and NPR's World Cafe in 1992

​ Disc Five consists of a Blu-ray audio with three different formats: Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound  and a hi-res stereo versionn. READ MORE

THE VISIT - ALSO AVAILABLE on 180 GRAM VINYL Available as a numbered, 180-gram audiophile-quality vinyl record which also includes a free digital download coupon.

The Visit: The Definitive Edition

"Unboxing"

Loreena delivers a Gemini award-winning performance of Lady of Shalott at the 1992 Juno Awards.

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In Her Own Words

Loreena takes the listener on a track-by-track journey through the story of the songs of The Visit in anticipation of the five disc, 30th Anniversary set The Visit: The Definitive Edition. Avaiilable on Spotify, Apple Music and other services here . 

A Revisit with Echoes

and John Diliberto

Loreena talks with Echoes host John Diliberto, telling epic tales of “The Lady of Shalott” and “All Souls Night.” The album took the burgeoning Celtic craze of the 80s and launched it into a global fusion behind her eastern inflected arrangements, soaring soprano voice and ancient tales from Celtic realms. Loreena and John catch up and look back on a signature work on Echoes. READ MORE

A Revisit with

The Eclectic Light Show Loreena celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of her seminal album The Visit in an exclusive interview with The Eclectic Light Show with Mandy Morton, in which she discusses her musical inspirations, her concerns over multi media platforms, the technical revolution involved in creating the new four disc definitive edition of the album, and her plans for future tours. LISTEN via MIXCLOUD

WE LOOK BACK

We're looking back with fond memories to the time of The Visit , beginning with a feature article and interview with Loreena's long-time band member Brian Hughes who worked on the album with Loreena. Check back as we share our stories and memories.

Guitarist Brian Hughes ‘unclassifiable’

Accomplished musician/producer has worked with Loreena for 34 years

A love of music and the evolution of technology

Award-winning sound engineer reflects on a fulfilling career

A sophisticated and enhanced listening experience

In addition to celebrating 30 years, The Visit: The Definitive Edition marks Loreena’s first-ever surround sound mixes , bringing listeners a whole new, sophisticated and enhanced experience .

The anniversary package includes a Blu-ray audio disc with the original recording rendered in Dolby Atmos® , 5.1 surround sound and a hi-res stereo version .

For customers without a Blu-ray player and sound system, a binaural headphone mix of the original recording can be found on disc four and enjoyed through a standard CD player. These binaural mixes offer listeners a similar experience to surround sound, using stereo headphones.

Dolby has developed this new immersive format, Atmos, that provides the listener with a musical experience comparable to three-dimensional sound experienced in modern cinemas. 

The 5.1 mix is presented in the older, five-speaker plus subwoofer surround sound format with which most home cinema and surround sound aficionados will be more familiar.

The hi-res stereo mix is an uncompressed audio format that allows listeners to enjoy the original stereo mix in a resolution that comes closest to the original stereo studio masters.

The surround mixes were created by the three-time Juno winning engineer Jeff Wolpert at his Dolby Atmos® Studio Desert Fish in Toronto, Canada. Jeff also engineered the original recording of The Visit in 1991.

Multi-award winning engineer, mixer, producer, editor, and educator Jeff Wolpert , Desert Fish Studios , Toronto, Canada

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Loreena McKennitt - The Visit - 5.1 / Atmos Blu-ray surround review

It has been 30 years since Loreena McKennitt’s award winning album “The Visit” propelled her onto the international stage. Now, as part of a deluxe limited-edition box set with 4 CDs and 1 Blu-ray disc, fans for the first time ever will hear her album in their choice of Dolby Atmos or 5.1 surround. Additionally, the discs are housed in a hardback book which includes a 32-page illustrated booklet, plus when ordering directly from the artist’s site, a bonus hand-autographed 5” x 7” postcard is included.

Across the four compact discs, the first disc contains the original recording remastered in 2004, the second disc includes two archival performances from The CBC and NPR's World Cafe in 1992, the third disc features a 1991 interview with journalist Tim Wilson and a previously unreleased 2020 round-table discussion with Loreena and colleagues, while the fourth disc features a binaural headphone mix as well as a soundboard recording of previously unreleased 2016 trio performances.

Of greatest interest to surround and high resolution audio aficionados, the audio Blu-ray consists of three different formats: a 2021 Dolby Atmos mix, a 2021 5.1 surround mix, and a hi-resolution remastered stereo version from the original 1991 mix. The two different surround mixes have been created by the original recording and three-time Juno winning engineer Jeff Wolpert at his Dolby Atmos Studio Desert Fish in Toronto, Canada. Both are available as 48kHz / 24-bit multi-channel Dolby Atmos and Lossless DTS HD Master Audio. Clearly this Definitive Edition was made with the surround audiophile enthusiast in mind. The Blu-ray includes only the latest codecs, with no legacy formats such as compressed DTS nor Dolby Digital. The Blu-ray also contains a 96kHz / 24-bit LPCM stereo mix, but let’s first stop by for a listen to the surround version.

When I first heard McKennitt’s music over 30 years ago, I was instantly impressed how easily she coalesced celtic and folk-rock together. Additionally, as a lifelong audiophile, I also was immediately astonished by the excellent audio quality that has now been further accentuated and broadened into the surroundscape on this definitive reissue of The Visit.

It is a delight to be immersed by the discrete surround mix literally from the very moment the album starts. Her magical sound that blends the various instruments she plays throughout the album includes, Accordion, Harp, Piano, Vocals, and Bodhrán. On the opening track “All Souls Night” the haunting string parts fill the back channels while rhythmic beats gently parade around upfront with McKennitt’s vocals soaring over top from the center speaker. Light ambience fills the space, enhancing the depth of the mix, providing a wide soundstage.

Like a gentle breeze, McKennitt’s vocals flow across a cavernous space, emanating from the center channel on “Bonny Portmore,” then sailing onward into the rears, while synthesizer parts drift across the front channels. The base Saufley resonates at the bottom between the front speakers and into the subs, with secondary cello and violin parts falling into the back channels.

I especially like the instrumental track “Between The Shadows” wherein percussion and drums dance across the front channels, accompanying the melody played by the fiddle. Dynamics become more apparent allowing for one to notice the superlative openness with greater ease. In fact, the overall 2021 multi-channel mix is extremely well balanced, providing plenty of clarity for each instrument and improved distinction of the surrounding ambience.

Her lovely version of the traditional song “Greensleeves” continues to envelop listeners in the surroundscape with synthesizer parts swelling from the rears while the acoustic guitar is slightly delayed from the front right to the back right channels, all while McKennitt’s voice impassionedly sings from the center speaker. The mix is extremely congruent with all channels in use at all times throughout the album. This is truly an excellent discrete immersive listening experience. “Courtyard Lullaby” offers a mystical sound both from the harp and synthesizer parts which have been spread across the front and back channels respectively. The overall transparency of this release is very high, making for a free flowing and relaxing listen. While much of the palette is bound to acoustic instruments, synth parts dabble in engaging sounds that modernize the genre into the rock realm.

The stereo LPCM 96kHz / 24-bit remastered version is somewhat unique from both the surround and Atmos mixes. Of course, the obvious is it is flattened down to stereo, however Wolpert has expanded the soundstage on the new mixes in the front speakers for some elements, including the percussion and drum parts, along with increasing the roundness of the bass. Additional balance adjustments were made on the new mix, yet overall, they have many similarities that make each version compelling. In general, I felt the timbre between the two mixes was extremely close, and dynamics along with mastering volume to be in indistinguishable. Often I can hear the smoothness of the 96kHz codec, but I can’t say that this really hit me in this case. Thus, for stereophiles, the Blu-ray is still perfectly compelling. Plus, for analog collectors, a 180 gram vinyl version is available as a numbered edition that also includes a free digital download coupon.

Highly recommended for surround enthusiasts, fans of Loreena McKennitt, and Celtic music aficionados. A spectacular sounding album that has been wonderfully improved.

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4 CD + 1 Blu-ray Limited Definitive Edition with 48kHz / 24-bit Dolby Atmos and DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 surround mixes, plus hi-res 96kHz / 24-bit LPCM stereo remaster, along with bonus material.   Also available on 180 gram vinyl and through streaming sites.

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Loreena McKennitt|The Visit

Loreena McKennitt

• Released on 01/01/2013 by Quinlan Road
• Main artists: Loreena McKennitt
• Genre: Celtic

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Loreena McKennitt's fourth release, and first for a major label, is a quietly majestic tapestry of worldbeat and Celtic pop that effortlessly weaves together traditional and contemporary songs into lush showcases for her fluid voice and harp. The multi-talented Canadian utilizes all of her strengths here, resulting in her most rewarding batch of tunes to date. With larger production values and more ambitious arrangements than the sparse Elemental and Parallel Dreams, her flair for the dramatic and the theatrical runs rampant throughout. Whether she's toasting the souls of the departed with Pagan glee on the delicious "All Souls Night," or reinterpreting King Henry VIII's "Greensleeves" through Tom Waits, it's never without both feet in the water. Often when artists attempt to blend modern instruments (keyboards, guitars, etc.) into the traditional folk idiom, the results are instantly dated and horribly overwrought. McKennitt, however, never allows the two to compete, and it's a testament to her belief in the songs themselves that they don't devolve into garish new age drivel. Her adaptation of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott," which utilizes an opening melody lifted -- probably unknowingly -- from the bagpipe solo at the end of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)," is The Visit's most powerful moment. Clocking in at 11 minutes, the poet's lovelorn tale of Camelot's most famous peasant maiden is rendered brief by McKennitt's breathless delivery and atmospheric and austere presentation. The Visit is Loreena McKennitt at her most comfortable, creative, and soulful. © James Christopher Monger /TiVo

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• Total length: 00:49:04
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Quinlan Road
• Genre: World Celtic

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STRATFORD, ON – Just months after announcing her 27-city fall tour through parts of Canada and the United States, award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter Loreena McKennitt has just announced plans for a 10-country, 25-performance spring European tour.

McKennitt and four of her long-time musical companions will be taking The Visit Revisited Tour to Europe beginning March 6, 2024 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands and winding up in London, England on April 8, with performances in between in Germany , Switzerland , France , Italy , Austria , Belgium , Poland and Hungary . Tickets go on sale Friday September 8 at 10 a.m. local time.

The tour commemorates the anniversary of her Juno Award-winning album, The Visit , which was released in Canada in 1991 and internationally in 1992 when she entered into a partnership with major international record company Warner Music Group. It was this album that propelled her onto the world stage, a place she has comfortably remained ever since.

“The last time I performed in Europe was in 2019 and so much has happened since then. It will be glorious to return to Europe next spring and reconnect with the many familiar faces we have missed during these turbulent times” said McKennitt.

As it’s been four years since her last tour through Europe, McKennitt has been receiving many queries from fans in Europe wondering when she’s coming back. It’s anticipated demand for second shows – maybe even third shows in some cities – could add to her performance schedule.

McKennitt will be accompanied by Caroline Lavelle on cello, Brian Hughes on guitar, Hugh Marsh on violin and Dudley Phillips on bass.

The first chapter of The Visit Revisited Tour was a 10-performance, eight-city tour in eastern Canada in September and October 2022. It followed McKennitt’s release in September 2021 of The Visit: The Definitive Edition which celebrated the 30 th anniversary of her original recording of The Visit . The deluxe, limited-edition album featured an enhanced listening experience and included four CDs, audio Blu-ray and an illustrated booklet with relived memories and previously unpublished material.

This year’s fall leg of the tour kicks off Oct. 11, 2023 in Portland, Maine and winds up in Calgary, Alberta on Nov. 13. It will take her to parts of the American Northeast and Midwest and include shows in Boston, New York (where due to demand a second show has already been added), as well as Chicago and as far west as Milwaukee and Minneapolis. It’s been eight years since she last toured in the U.S.  The fall tour wraps up in Canada’s prairie provinces and includes a stop in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where she has never before performed.

Loreena McKennitt’s eclectic Celtic blend of pop, folk and world music has sold over 14 million albums worldwide. Her recordings have achieved Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum status in 15 countries, on four continents. She has twice been nominated for a Grammy Award and has won two Juno Awards, as well as a Billboard International Achievement Award.

She has performed in some of the world’s most-respected and historic concert venues, from Carnegie Hall to the famous Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain and for dignitaries including the Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Majesty King Charles III, and other heads of state.

In addition to her musical career, McKennitt has been recognized for a number of noteworthy philanthropic initiatives, including:

• The Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety
• The Falstaff Family Centre
• Honorary Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force

In 2004, McKennitt was awarded the Order of Canada, and in 2013 was appointed Knight of the National Order of Arts and Letters of the Republic of France.

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