Blackmore's Night is a British-American traditional folk rock band formed in 1997, consisting mainly of Ritchie Blackmore (acoustic guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola, mandolin, nyckelharpe, and electric guitar) and Candice Night (lead vocals, lyricist, and woodwinds). 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.
Early
Candice was a Rainbow 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 in Renaissance music.[1]
During the reformed Rainbow's recording of the album Stranger 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 a pun of their own names, which would consist of themselves plus session musicians.
Shadow of the Moon is the debut studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released June 2, 1997. It stayed on the German charts for 17 weeks.[2] It received a gold certification in Japan for 100,000 albums shipped to stores.[3]
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, mandolin, drum, tambourine
- Candice Night – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Pat Regan – keyboards
- Gerald Flashman – recorders, trumpet, French horns
- Tom Brown – cello
- Lady Green – viola, violins
- Ian Anderson – flute on "Play, Minstrel, Play"
- Scott Hazell – backing vocals on "Play, Minstrel, Play"
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