World Music Icon LOREENA MCKENNITT to be Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Fri Mar 03, 2023
LOREENA MCKENNITT

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is pleased to announce its first Inductee to the Class of 2023 – celebrated Celtic fusion singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt. Her masterful songwriting, ethereal soprano voice, and imaginative arrangements that combine her passion for traditional Celtic music with world music influences, have forged her own distinctive genre of ‘eclectic Celtic.’

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Global critically acclaimed singer-songwriter who has sold more than 14 million albums worldwide will be recognized at the Inaugural Women in Music Canada Honours event on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2023.

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Fri Nov 10 2017
Loreena McKennitt

A song about love, dedication, and family sacrifice has been released for Remembrance Day by award-winning Canadian recording artist Loreena McKennitt.

The single, entitled “Breaking of the Sword”, was inspired during McKennitt’s participation in April at The Canadian National Vimy Memorial for the 100th anniversary of the historic Battle of Vimy Ridge where she experienced a palpable sense of profound loss. During the ceremony, she performed “Dante’s Prayer” from her 1997 album The Book of Secrets.

“I feel the sentiment of this song is both timeless and universal,” says McKennitt, who, in this new, original piece evokes both her role as an artist, and as an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force.