In addition to the impressive vocals of Candice Night, the album features acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, bass guitar and drums. 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. 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. I felt the parallel of creating the music at the same time I was creating a life form. I was nine months pregnant when we finished it in May 2010. According to Candice: ““We recorded ‘Autumn Sky’ a little over a year ago. This new album is their eighth studio release and is named for their baby daughter Autumn. So switching to this was rejuvenating, very refreshing.” 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. 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. 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. 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. However, you won’t find any fist pumping stadium rock here. The couple has been together for close to twenty years. 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. 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.
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