Space Oddity ( Ritchie Blackmore & Candice Night)

Ritchie Blackmore e Candice Night participaram do album de William Shatner
(veja aqui o post sobre isso)

Segue aqui a Space Oddity originalmente gravada por David Bowie

Ritchie Blackmore (guitarra) Candice Night (vocais) e Alan Parsons (teclado)

Wind Is Calling (Hush The Wind)

Música Hush The Wind do album da Candice Night - Reflections

"Wind Is Calling (Hush The Wind)"

Hush the wind is asking you to listen
And still you go on in your way
When you think that time has chosen you
As one of the precious few
Who rule the sun more than the day
Then there's nothing left to say


Hush the wind is asking you to listen
As she brushes the hair from your eyes
And you listen to her silent song
See through the right and wrong
The truth between the lies
And it's really no surprise


The wind is calling, rising, falling
Reminding you, of how it used to be
The wind is calling, rising, falling
And trying to, trying to set you free

But time makes us change
And we all become estranged
From the ones that we used to be before
And we all learn to hate
But we just can't walk away
From the hopes that a friendly face
Is locked behind that door


And while the wind is begging you please listen
To the memories from the past
And you wonder if as time goes on
Those who have come and gone
Will ever really last
Oh, 'cause time goes by way too fast
As the moments quickly pass
Fading in to shadows cast

The wind is calling, rising, falling
Reminding you, of how it used to be
The wind is calling, rising, falling
And trying to, trying to set you free

The wind is calling, rising, falling
Reminding you, of how it used to be
The wind is calling, rising, falling
And trying to, trying to set you free

Trying to set you free
Trying to set you free
Trying to set you free

Candice Night - Lançamento - Reflections

A Candice Night lançou seu primeiro CD solo "Reflections", assim poderemos ver a versatilidade de sua voz e estilo. Para que todos possam descobrir mais facetas dela, que é tão talentosa para cantar e escrever músicas, o mais novo álbum dela já está a venda na Amazon.Com

Reflections - tracklist:
Wind is calling (hush the wind)
Gone Gone Gone
Black Roses
Now and then (2011)
Dangerous smile
For you
Call it love
Robin redbreast
Alone with fate
In Time

Clipe da Música Black Roses




Lyrics

"Black Roses"

And so she'll wait
Amongst her old black roses
Her whole life fading in
And out of the wind

I've loved, I've lost
My dreams were well worth the cost
But my roses have always been around


Too many lies, too many tears
Too many hopes lost in too many years
Too many tries, such long goodbyes
When it all comes 'round we'll always be here

It's cold out there
And frost hides the blue winter air
Her roses lay sleeping in the ground

And so she'll wait
Amongst her old black roses
Her whole life fading in
And out of the wind

Too many lies, too many tears
Too many hopes lost in too many years
Too many tries, such long goodbyes
When it all comes 'round we'll always be here

Sonho Realizado no Castelo de Veldenstein

Tudo aconteceu de um dia me tornar fa do Rainbow e depois virar uma apaixonada pela arte musical do Blackmore´s Night.

E dai quase 10 anos se passaram... E estou aqui na Alemanha, 1 dia depois do Melhor Show e Momento Magico da minha vida, aconteceu pouco depois das 6 horas da tarde,no dia 21/07/2011 no Castelo de Veldenstein em Nürnberg.

OBS: Ainda Vou reunir as fotos e o set list pra finalmente postar o review mais esperado do Fa Clube Brasileiro.

Tenho que agradecer Carole Stevens, e aos novos amigos que finalmente conheci pessoalmente Rainer e Carolina Klos (fa clube da alemanha), Anna Kabzinska e Pawel Kabzinski (fa clube da polonia), Tania MacMartin (fa clube australiano), Michael Smernos (fa clube da grecia), Albert Dannenmann (o menestrel), Stéphane Basso (fa clube da franca). Todo mundo junto na 1a fila sentindo a mesma emocao com os primeiros acordes de God Save the Keg <3

Candice e Ritchie eu amo voces!

Familia BMN e Amigos na Feira Renascentista

Em Connecticut a Família Blackmore's Night e amigos se divertem com os pequenos e com a boa música sempre ao redor. A pequena Autumn de fadinha é uma graça!

Lindas Fotos

Foto da festinha de aniversário de 1 ano da pequena Autumn



A mais esperada foto com Candy, Ritchie e Autie juntos, The Magic Family =)



Candice e Autumn (na barriga) ~ Candy ficou ainda mais linda depois da Autie

Look Medieval-Gypsy Feminino

Olá Meninas, que gostariam muito de ter um visual meio Medieval-Gypsy da Candice Night bem feminino e com um toque misterioso... E não sabem onde fazer/comprar vou dar algumas dicas de lugares em São Paulo que podem achar peças para compor o visual todo.

Porque mais divertido do que comprar feita a roupa inteira, é ir montando aos pouquinhos, ficando assim com bastante personalidade.

Seguem abaixo alguns lugares, mas com o tempo indicarei mais :)

Saias, batas, lenços, cintos com medalhas e acessórios
Existem 2 lojas na rua 25 de Março, que vendem aquelas saias um pouco mais compridas de dança do ventre, uma vez que você compre 3 saias em cores complementares, pronto sua "saia" já estará pronta. Essas saias são feitas com pontas, então o caimento é ótimo. Os sites estão um pouco desatualizados, dada a variedade de roupas que podemos encontrar na loja física, mas seguem aí:
~ Casa Costa: www.casacosta.com.br
~ Casa Chiva: www.casashiva.com.br

Cintos de couro e couro sintético
~ Loja Topázio bijouterias (entre outras lojas é só procurar aqueles cintos mais largos que combinem com o traje)

Corselet
~ Galeria do Rock: lojas variadas, mas na loja Vitrini Rock, vocês podem encontrar com bojo, sem bojo (daqueles que pegam apenas o quadril), com armação em silicone (mais confortável) ou em placas de metal (que aperta firmemente modelando o corpo)
www.portalgaleriadorock.com.br

Sapatos
~ A dica fica para a beleza e o conforto do salto anabela, podem ser sapatos fechados, ankle boots, tamancos ou sandálias.

Vestidos Modern-Gypsy / Modern-Vintage
~ Quando quiserem andar por aí com um toque de misterio moderno a minha loja preferida é: www.lucyinthesky.com.br nesta loja você vai encontrar roupas com um toque Vintage modernas.

Candice Night - Quem veste ela:
Para quem pode fazer a encomenda internacional e queira comprar exatamente as roupas que ela usa. Abaixo vou indicar os sites de onde ela encomenda as roupas.
~ Saias: Silk Cloqué - www.silkcloque.com
~ Batas: Renaissance-Chemises - www.fashionintime.com
~ Corselets: The Candice Corset - www.fashionintime.com
~ Vintage Fairy/Gypsy - www.gypsymoon.com

Divirtam-se vestindo e ouvindo Blackmore's Night :)

Nasceu a pequena do Squire Malcolm!

Squire Malcolm (Malcolm Dick) é o baterista do Blackmore's Night, e sua esposa Susie, anunciaram a vinda da pequena Roxy (Roxanne). Ela nasceu ontem pela manhã.

Seja Bem vinda pequena Roxy!
Que você tenha muitas alegrias, ilumine sua família e seja muito feliz =)


Picture art by Jim Manngard

German Summer Tour

Vocês estão prontos para esta tour? Alguem do Brasil vai? Bom... eu sei quem vai ;D

Preparando-se para as noticias desta tour que é sempre linda pelos Castelos alemães e bonitas cidades, vou postar aqui um video do duo alemão de cordas Linus & Dino e a pequena Tizi (Letizia).

Tocando a musica que o Blackmore's Night já adicionou em um de seus CDs - Winter Carols - Emmanuel.

Resenha de Autumn Sky por Michael Diamond

Nova Resenha do CD Autumn Sky - está em inglês - vou traduzir em breve!

If the name Blackmore rings a bell, you may recognize it as the surname of Ritchie Blackmore who created one of the most recognizable riffs in rock history: “Smoke On The Water” and ascended the stairway to heaven of guitar stardom in Deep Purple and later in Rainbow over a career spanning three decades. The other half of the Blackmore’s Night name belongs to award-winning songwriter and vocalist Candice Night, an incredible talent in her own right. The couple has been together for close to twenty years. However, you won’t find any fist pumping stadium rock here. What the duo and band members have been putting out since 1989 is an earthy blend of folk rock with Celtic and Renaissance influences, sometimes lovingly referred to as “Ren-rock” by fans.


When they met in the late ‘80’s they discovered a mutual love for Renaissance music and a desire to bring it to a contemporary audience, culminating in their 1998 debut release, “Shadow Of The Moon,” which featured a guest appearance on flute by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. On the metamorphosis from his former musical identity, Ritchie says: “I just have an incredible passion for this kind of music and wanted to do it. During my final days in Deep Purple and Rainbow, I felt I was getting stale at writing hard-rock riffs, that I was repeating myself, and I just couldn’t stand it. So switching to this was rejuvenating, very refreshing.”

This new album is their eighth studio release and is named for their baby daughter Autumn. According to Candice: ““We recorded ‘Autumn Sky’ a little over a year ago. I was nine months pregnant when we finished it in May 2010. I felt the parallel of creating the music at the same time I was creating a life form. The energy of that force brought the music to another level.” Another level indeed: in addition to the inner experience, the album went straight to the top on the Billboard New Age charts. However, not surprising, given that the previous album of Blackmore’s Night, “Secret Voyage,” debuted on the Billboard charts in the US at number one and held that spot for four weeks in a row, and then remained in the top ten for 72 weeks.



In addition to the impressive vocals of Candice Night, the album features acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, bass guitar and drums. Also included are a number of instruments that may not be as familiar to some listeners such as hurdy gurdy, bombards, gemshorn, nyckelharpa, pennywhistle, mandolin, rauchepfife, shawms, chanters, and renaissance woodwinds. The couple has an extensive collection of historic instrument gathered from their global sojourns. Rounding out the band with their wonderfully inspired musicianship and authentic sounding stage names are: Squire Malcolm of Lumley (Malcolm Dick) –drums & percussion, Gypsy Rose (Elizabeth Cary) –Violin, harmony vocals, Earl Grey of Chamay (Mike Clemente) -Bass, rhythm guitar, and Bard David of Larchmont – keyboards, backing vocals.


Their music, which bridges the 16th and 21st centuries draws inspiration from nature, mythology, and fairy tales, as well as from their travels. They sometimes perform in European castles and fortresses on moonlit nights, providing an unforgettable concert experience for those fortunate enough to be in attendance. Fans often take advantage of the opportunity and dress up in period costume for the shows. As Candice’s related: “We tour a lot of castles and historical venues and we kind of retain the spirit of a lot of these places and kind of weave the legends and myths and come up with our own blend and our own sound of music that brings the old together with the new.” Ritchie adds: ““We like to get back to a simpler time. It’s nice to shut things down — to unplug from all that stuff and go back to a place where light was provided by a fire. And, there is something special about a maiden in a window and a knight on a horse. With our music, we try to bring people to that escape.”

The music on the CD is wonderfully diverse and includes traditional medieval sounds ranging from melancholy ballads to lively romps, as well as some tunes where the rock influence is more prevalent, once or twice calling to mind the aforementioned Jethro Tull. Speaking to the diversity of their music and the difficulty in categorizing it, Candice says: “We do such a variety of music I don’t think they know where to put us. We have anything from rock to pop to tavern music to gypsy music, to ballads, to cover songs. But I don’t feel like it should be fitting neatly into a box of labels for one type of music and that’s it. It feels so confining.”

The album opens with a rousing rocker entitled “Highland.” There is an excellent video of this song available for viewing on their website which gives a good feel for the vibe of the band, and highlights the charismatic persona of Candice Night. The next song, “Vagabond (Make A Princess Of Me) slows things down and shows their more traditional influences. Tracks like “Journeyman” and “Keeper Of The Flame” give Ritchie’s electric guitar fans a taste of what they’ve been waiting to hear as he breaks into a fiery finger dance on the fretboard of a Stratocaster. The ability to “burn” like that one minute then turn around and play a lilting folk ballad on the mandolin showcases not only his musical dexterity but also his evolution as an artist. One of the most unexpected inclusions on the album is a cover of “Celluloid http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifHeroes” by The Kinks. I actually like this version better than the original, and while the movie star theme of the lyrics differs from the album in some ways, there is perhaps some universality in the story and their arrangement of it fits quite well musically.

“Autumn Sky” definitely cast its spell on me and I appreciated the band’s commitment to their roots without being bound by them. Diverse elements blend alchemically in the music of Blackmore’s Night and reflect a creative spirit that infuses centuries-old music with fresh energy and vision.

Fonte: MichaelDiamond.Com