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A medieval music celebration
Rockin’ the past with Blackmore’s Night |
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By John Black John@bostoneventguide.com |
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It’s being billed as a
concert, but if Candice Night has her way,
people walking out of the Somerville Theatre
next Tuesday night will feel like they’ve
been transported back in time to one heck of
a party.
“There’s something about the music we’re making that
makes people want to celebrate,” Night said, referring to Blackmore’s
Night, the band she formed with legendary Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie
Blackmore back in 1997. “It’s not very commercial, meaning you aren’t
going to hear us on the radio, but it’s the kind of music that makes a
real connection with people, particularly when they hear it live.
Performing it in a hall brings what we do to another level.”
What Blackmore’s Night do, in concert and on CD, is
weave together traditional renaissance and medieval tunes with modern folk
music styles (and a dose of good old fashion rock) to create a unique
blend that sounds sound like a feast at Camelot turned up to 11. And the
world seems to love what they are doing. Over the past 12 years
Blackmore’s Night has released seven albums and two DVDs, one of which,
Castles & Dreams, went gold and hit #1 on the German DVD charts. Their
Secret Voyage CD (released August 2008 on SPV America), held the top 10
spot on Billboard’s New Age charts for 56 weeks.
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“It’s been an amazing journey for us as musicians,”
Night said. “There are nights when we leave after a
show and there are all these local musicians waiting
for us with tapes they’ve made of their own
traditional folk music, the music they heard from
the parents or grandparents, music that’s been
passes through generations. It’s so fabulous that
they want to share that part of their culture, of
their souls, with us.”
Of course, Night admits that every so often a die
hard Deep Purple guitarist will show yup at a
Blackmore’s Night show to yell out “Play Smoke on
the Water” from the back of the hall.
“It happens, but not too much anymore,” she said. “I
don’t think Ritchie even hears it. He’s too busy
making sure everybody has a beer and is having as
good a time as he is.”
Blackmore’s Night play the Somerville theatre on
Tuesday Oct. 27. For more information visit
blackmoresnight.com.
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