Blackmore's Night "Dancer and the Moon"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: New Age, Prog Folk
Label: Frontiers Records
Release date: June 11, 2013 (North America) and June 14, 2013 (Europe)
Tracklist: 
01. I Think It's Going To Rain Today [Randy Newman cover]
02. Troika
03. The Last Leaf
04. Lady In Black [Uriah Heep cover]
05. Minstrels In The Hall
06. The Temple Of The King [Rainbow cover]
07. Dancer And The Moon
08. Galliard
09. The Ashgrove
10. Somewhere Over The Sea (The Moon Is Shining)
11. The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea)
12. The Spinner's Tale
13. Carry On... Jon

Line-up: 
Ritchie Blackmore - All Instruments
Candice Night - Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Dancer and the Moon follows the band's eclectic/jam/folk rock/new age/neo-Celtic/neo-Medieval/progressive rock/chamber pop/world beat styling. Take your pick from the songwriting team of Candice and Ritchie: the acoustic "Somewhere Over the Sea (The Moon Is Shining), the rocking track "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea)," which you can dance to, along with the title track "Dancer and the Moon," the nature-inspired "The Last Leaf" and the Russian-influenced "Troika."
Blackmore's Night own their versions of classic rock chestnuts: Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today," Uriah Heep's "Lady In Black,” and "The Temple of the King" that Ritchie and the late Ronnie James Dio collaborated on originally for their band Rainbow. The album is made complete with its inspiring instrumentals, including the waltzy "Galliard" and the Deep Purple-esque "Carry On… Jon," that Ritchie wrote as a heartfelt tribute to his former band mate, the late Jon Lord.
Dancer and the Moon is a distinctive album, that is both melodic, rhythmic, and full of classic influences led by the dynamic and signature alto vocals of Candice Night and the phenomenal fret work of Ritchie Blackmore.

Media/Samples:
The Moon Is Shining

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