(Halifax, NS) – Celebrating three decades as Canada’s foremost, groundbreaking independent artist, Loreena McKennitt is set to bring a rare and intimate tour to select venues across the U.S. and Canada this fall, including five dates in Atlantic Canada, October 7-11.
Normally performing with her band in large concert halls around the world, this unique series will feature McKennitt in the trio formation, which garnered her a 2012 Grammy nomination for Troubadours on the Rhine.
Joined by longtime collaborators, Brian Hughes and Caroline Lavelle, this atmospheric evening will feature music and tales inspired by McKennitt’s exotic travels in pursuit of the history of the Celts – from the Sufis in Istanbul, to the Berbers in Morocco, to Delphi in Greece, to the Irish mystical poems of Yeats and classical writers such as Shakespeare and Tennyson – all of which have informed her passionate and sometimes mystical musical expression.
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 Junos, as well as a Billboard International Achievement Award.
McKennitt 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 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and numerous heads of state.
In addition to her musical career, McKennitt has been recognized for a number of noteworthy philanthropic initiatives. In 1998, she founded the Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety, and she was instrumental in the transformation of a 1929 neo-Gothic school into the Falstaff Family Centre, a charitable organization focused on families and children.
McKennitt is a Member of the Order of Manitoba (2003) and the Order of Canada (2004), and in 2013 she was appointed Knight of the National Order of Arts and Letters of the Republic of France. As a privacy advocate, she won a landmark privacy case in the UK. She has also been awarded four honorary degrees for her non-musical endeavors.
In 2006, McKennitt was appointed as the Royal Canadian Air Force Honorary Colonel of 435 Transport & Rescue Squadron (Winnipeg), and in September 2014 was appointed as the Honorary Colonel of the RCAF.
For more information on McKennitt, visit: loreenamckennitt.com
Tickets for the shows in St. John’s, Moncton, Halifax and Fredericton go on sale this Thursday, April 23 at 12 noon local time.
Tickets for the St. John’s show are $64.50 & $79.50 (including tax plus applicable surcharge) and will be available at the Holy Heart Theatre box office (55 Bonaventure Ave.), by phone at (709) 579-4424 and online at holyhearttheatre.com.
Tickets for the Moncton show are $59.50 & $74.50 (including tax plus applicable surcharge) and will be available at the Capitol Theatre box office (811 Main St.), by phone at (506) 856-4379 / 1-800-567-1922 and online at capitol.nb.ca.
Venue and ticket information for the Celtic Colours International Festival show will be announced on June 22. Tickets for the show will be available on July 6 by phone at 1-888-355-7744 and online at celtic-colours.com.
Tickets for the Halifax show are $66.00 & $81.00 (including tax and $1.50 CIF plus applicable surcharge) and will be available at the Dalhousie Arts Centre box office (6101 University Ave.), by phone at (902) 494-3820 or 1-800-874-1669 and online at cohn.dal.ca.
Tickets for the Fredericton show are $53.00 & $66.00 (plus tax and applicable surcharge) and will be available at the The Playhouse box office (686 Queen St.), by phone at (506) 458-8344 / 1-866-884-5800 and online at theplayhouse.ca.
Produced by Rubin Fogel Productions.
