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Blackmore's Night | |
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 Blackmore's Night in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Edel,SPV,Ariola,Frontiers |
| Members | Ritchie Blackmore Candice Night |
| Website | blackmoresnight |
Blackmore's Night is a British-Americanneo-medievalfolk rock band formed in 1997, consisting mainly ofRitchie Blackmore (acoustic guitar,hurdy gurdy,mandola,mandolin,nyckelharpa, andelectric guitar) andCandice Night (lead vocals, lyricist, andwoodwinds). Their lineup has seen many changes over the years; Blackmore and Night have been the only two constant members. They have released eleven studio albums. Their early releases were mostly acoustic and imitatedearly music, but eventually Blackmore's Night started using more electric guitars and other modern instruments, as well as performing folk-rearranged cover versions of pop and rock songs.
Candice Night was aRainbow fan, and first encountered Ritchie Blackmore to ask him for an autograph in 1989, while she was working for a local New York radio station. The two started living together in 1991, and discovered they both had a passionate interest inRenaissance music.[1]
During the reformed Rainbow's recording of the albumStranger in Us All in 1995, on which Night contributed some of the lyrics and backing harmony vocals, the duo were already gearing up their debut album. In 1997, the project started as being apun of their own names, which would consist of themselves plus session musicians.
Their debut albumShadow of the Moon was a musical success and featuredIan Anderson ofJethro Tull on flute for the song "Play Minstrel Play". In subsequent albums, particularlyFires at Midnight, there was an increased incorporation of rock guitar into the music, while maintaining a folk rock direction. Over time, Night has increasingly participated instrumentally as well as singing the vocals, and is competent on a wide variety of Renaissance instruments.
The group performs atRenaissance fairs and Renaissance festivals, as well as in stand-alone concert tours in appropriate venues including "castle tours" of Europe, where they perform in historic surroundings for an audience dressed largely in period costume. The duo has been successful enough to inspire a number of international tribute bands including:Renaissance Night, the ItalianMorning Star, TheMidnight andElflore.
They have also performed the music forMagiQuest, a live simulation game.[2]
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In 2006, Night performed a duet withAndi Deris onHelloween's "Light the Universe", which was released as a single in certain countries and is available on their albumKeeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy, released in the same year.
On 27 June 2008, the duo released its seventh studio album calledSecret Voyage, a mix of medieval-sounding tracks and some contemporary ones. In addition to some covers of some traditional folk music (“Locked Within the Crystal Ball" is from the fourteenth century) and some originals, Blackmore's Night also performed a cover of aRainbow song (“Rainbow Eyes”) and anElvis Presley cover ("Can't Help Falling in Love").
A new album titledAutumn Sky was released at the end of 2010 in Europe and in 2011 in the U.S. This was followed byDancer and the Moon, in 2013, an album featuring covers of songs byRandy Newman ("I Think It's Going to Rain Today"),Uriah Heep ("Lady in Black") and another Rainbow song (“Temple Of The King”, originally from the albumRitchie Blackmore's Rainbow).
Their album,All Our Yesterdays, was released on 18 September 2015. Their latest studio album,Nature's Light was released worldwide on 12 March 2021.
In 2022, Night was featured on the single "We're Gonna Be Drinking" with the German folkrock banddArtagnan from their albumFelsenfest (2022). Blackmore's Night had previously made a version of the song on their 2003 albumGhost of a Rose called "All for One". A live version can be found on theDVDCastles And Dreams.
On 5 October 2008, Night and Blackmore were married after 19 years together. This is the fourth marriage for Blackmore and first for Night.[3] Their daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore was born on 27 May 2010 and their son Rory Dartanyan was born on 7 February 2012.
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Ritchie Blackmore | |
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