Abaixo segue o depoimento de como a artista Johanna Pieterman conheceu Ritchie Blackmore e Candice Night. Ela criou as artes de capas dos albuns: "Shadow of the Moon", "Ghost of a Rose" e "The Begining - Box"
Johanna: "I first met Ritchie and Candice in Rotterdam, prior to a Rainbow concert. At the time I was publishing a Stevie Nicks fanzine called 'Affairs of the Heart'. Candy contacted me through the fanzine and this lead to an exchange of thoughts about life, love and the pursuit of happiness.
I was invited to create the artwork for their first 'Blackmore's Night' album following that first meeting, where we discovered that we had many spiritual things in common. They both admired my work and I felt it was a great honour to create something special for them.
We met again at castle Waldeck in Germany to discuss the artwork and enjoy our friendship over a wonderful dinner, then at their home in New York State over the Christmas holidays in 1995. Here the final ideas were put to paper, and a photo session was undertaken from which I would work to create the cover. I created two separate works of art in colour pencil, one of which was chosen as the cover artwork. I sincerely hope you enjoyed it...
Thank you Ritchie and Candice, for your friendship and generosity. Thank you Carole for your kindness...."
Blog do Candice Night Fanlisting está com nova aparência!
Começou como Blog, eu sempre postava novidades e formava lá a comunidade de Fãs da Candice, hoje a comunidade fica em grupo do Facebook, mas o blog continua brilhando. Enquanto eu fazia as mudanças no layout eu escutava Ghost of a Rose, ele é um layout responsivo, então podemos visualizar ele em vários devices. Abaixo os links e como ele é visto no smartphone:
Link do Blog: http://candicenight.wordpress.com
Link do Grupo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/candicenightfanlisting
Nosso herói Ritchie Blackmore nem precisa estar em premiações, mas sua obra estará sempre sendo premiada, segue aqui na íntegra o Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016.
Vou postar aqui dois videos, o de "Stella Splendens" na interpretação de Jordi Savall em La Cappella Reial de Catalunya. "Stella Splendens" é um canto polifónico, com duas partes do Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, um dos mais antigos manuscritos medievais existentes que contem música, essa cançao inspirou nossos menestréis a criarem a linda "Locked Within The Crystal Ball".
O vídeo de "Locked Within The Crystal Ball" é de um concerto do Blackmore's Night em York, na Inglaterra, parte do DVD "A Knight in York".
Abaixo dos dois vídeos estão as letras. Enjoy!
Stella Splendens
Stella splendens in monte
Ut solis radium
Miraculis serrato,
Exaudi populum.
Concurrunt universi
Gaudentes populi,
Divites et egeni,
Grandes et parvuli,
Ipsum ingrediuntur,
Ut cernunt oculi,
Et inde revertuntur
Gratiis repleti.
Prelati et barones,
Comites incliti,
Religiosi omnes
Atque presbyteri,
Milites, mercatores,
Cives, marinari,
Burgenses, piscatores
Preamiantur ibi.
Locked Within The Crystal Ball
Here in the spotlight this moment is ours
No one can stop us, we're one with the stars
I feel the waves begin to rise
Far across the ocean deep within your eyes
Silently watching as they fall
I can see the future locked within the crystal ball
Strike up the lightening, hear my prayer
Feel the light electric dancing through the air
Here by the ancient castle wall
Can you see the future locked within the crystal ball
Here in the spotlight this moment is ours
No one can stop us, we're one with the stars
Quiet by nature, standing tall
Old stone circles, they have seen it all
Caught like a ghost in yesterday, shadows down the hall
Are locked within the crystal ball
Fire and water, earth and sky
Mysteries surround us, legends never die
They live for the moment, lost in time, I can hear them call
They're locked within the crystal ball
I feel the waves begin to rise
Far across the ocean deep within your eyes
Silently watching as they fall
I can see the future locked within the crystal ball