Loreena McKennitt
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Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM OM (born February 17, 1957 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist, and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. She is self-managed, self-produced and head of her own record label - Quinlan Road. In a recording career spanning three decades, McKennitt's “eclectic Celtic” music has won critical acclaim worldwide and gold, platinum and multi-platinum sales awards in
Key facts
- Born
- Loreena McKennitt , ( 1957-02-17 ) February 17, 1957 (age 69) , Morden, Manitoba , Canada
- Origin
- Stratford, Ontario , Canada
- Genres
- Celtic fusion world new-age
- Occupations
- Musician singer-songwriter producer composer
- Instruments
- Vocals piano harp accordion
- Years active
- 1985–1998, 2006–present
- Labels
- Quinlan Road Warner Bros. Verve Forecast / Universal
- Website
- loreenamckennitt .com
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Loreena McKennitt CM OM CD (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals. She has sold more than 16 million records worldwide.
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