Loreena McKennitt

Loreena McKennitt is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist, pianist, accordionist, and multi-instrumentalist, born in 1957 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. Her music blends Celtic, world music, folk, new age, and Middle Eastern influences, often built around her clear soprano voice and atmospheric arrangements.

Important albums include Elemental, The Visit, The Mask and Mirror, The Book of Secrets, An Ancient Muse, A Midwinter Night’s Dream, Lost Souls, and The Road Back Home. Well-known songs include “The Mummers’ Dance,” “The Mystic’s Dream,” “Bonny Portmore,” “All Souls Night,” “Dante’s Prayer,” “Marco Polo,” “The Highwayman,” and “Caravanserai.” Apple Music lists many of these among her top songs and albums.

She is known for bringing Celtic-inspired world music to an international audience, especially through the albums The Visit, The Mask and Mirror, and The Book of Secrets. Her song “The Mummers’ Dance” became one of her signature pieces and helped introduce her sound to a wider global audience.