Troubadours on the Rhine: A Trio Performance in Bloomington, MN

Recorded at German radio station SWR1 during
Loreena McKennitt
's 2010 promotional tour for
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
,
Troubadours on the Rhine: A Trio Performance
captures the Canadian harpist/vocalist at her most intimate. Backed by
Brian Hughes
(guitar) and
Caroline Lavelle
(cello),
McKennitt
's hourlong set draws from her entire career, offering up key songs from
as well as longtime fan favorites like "Bonny Portmore" and the epic "Lady of Shalott," both of which appeared on her landmark 1991 LP,
The Visit
. ~ James Christopher Monger