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Artist:Loreena McKennitt [ more ]
Song:The Mummers Dance
Album:the book of secrets [ info ]
Released:1997
Last Played:May 10, 2013 - 04:38
Avg. Rating:7.7  (Total Ratings: 1325)
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1 votes: 35 (2.6%)2 votes: 20 (1.5%)3 votes: 26 (2%)4 votes: 25 (1.9%)5 votes: 31 (2.3%)6 votes: 65 (4.9%)7 votes: 241 (18%)8 votes: 419 (32%)9 votes: 310 (23%)10 votes: 153 (12%)
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ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 08:01 

Everything by her that gets played here sound the same.... over and over....

Just don't need exposure to this anymore...
YAAAAWWWWWNNNNNNN 
mrgus
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 06:56 

While I like the song, but Mummers? I grew up near Phila. PA. They have a Mummers Parade every New Year's Day and I cannot imagine any of the Mummers bands playing this song as they strut down Broad St.
citizenkeith
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 06:54 

Seriously folks, there are more female artists out there than Kate Bush... I hear her name thrown around whenever somebody wants to describe a slightly quirky female singer. C'mon, if Kate is your only touchstone for this kind of thing you need to listen to a lot more music.

I'm not a Loreena fan by the way (zzzzzzz), but I do love Kate. :) 


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 21:20 



Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
 
oldsaxon
(United Kingdom)
Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 16:46 

She's a redhead. She's a Canadian. She's NOT anything like Kate Bush (who I adore, btw) and my little tube amp is doing dreamy things to her vocals. What's not to like?
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 16:42 

 orpheus wrote:
this song is sooooooo good for the ears!{#Wink}
 
I agree!  Love this song...


 
gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 12:09 

All moods have their music. Loreena fills one of those for me perfectly. I can enjoy her just about anytime though. The arrangements and her voice always make me feel better. I'm glad RP has the 'nerve' to play Loreena.  
hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 12:08 

This is superb, sad that people can't separate their instincts to compare her from Kate Bush. So different in so many ways.
Still their loss not mine. 9 

BTW I think Loreena was talking about 15th C onwards mummers not those overdressed versions.
Alexandra
(Here and Now)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 12:54 

Miss you, Heather. {#Meditate}
acidreflucks
(Media PA)
Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 16:21 

 isayhoomhom wrote:
Mummers Parade, Philadelphia
 
Yo Philly!
Love it - the reality of these Mummers and the wispy stuff on the Loreena song - which I liked well enough to grab for my mp3 collection - are so far apart it boggles the mind that they could have the same name. 

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: May 31, 2011 - 15:42 

Nice song, great writing and great 'production values'.  :-)  
Dojo1049
Posted: May 31, 2011 - 15:42 

 whtahtefcuk wrote:
Best set ever to worst set ever.... KILLIN' ME... This sucks
 
Amen Brother. Gotta kill the soft crap.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 31, 2011 - 15:42 

 ziakut wrote:
Sounds like a more approachable Kate Bush.
C'mon -Kate's just a normal girl!

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 07:29 

Sounds like a more approachable Kate Bush.
whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 11:28 

Best set ever to worst set ever.... KILLIN' ME... This sucks
jpdribbler
(Northern Germany)
Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 11:42 

 jagdriver wrote:
This is still a great tune, and the production is a knockout!
 

Absolutely! IMHO (wouldn't call myself an audiophile) this works great as a reference tune for testing hi-fi equipment.


citizenkeith
Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 17:57 

Never been much of a Loreena fan. I want to like it, but her music falls short for me.
mepierce
(Flagstaff, AZ)
Posted: Dec 09, 2010 - 14:39 

annoying.  i can't wait for the next song to start.
moonsaura
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Posted: Nov 07, 2010 - 19:53 

great. great. great!
cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Oct 22, 2010 - 23:53 

Nice cover art!  6
jackiebd
(Massachusetts)
Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 07:27 

Great song thanks for playing! Love her.
Slarti
(Maldon, Essex, UK)
Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 06:59 

 namp wrote:
Can the playlist get worse than this?

First "Ludovico the terrible" and now "Loreena the unbearable":  

Loreena McKennitt - The Mummers Dance
Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire


 
And again today.

Same two marginal tracks one after the other.

{#Puke}{#Puke}
namp
Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 06:12 

Can the playlist get worse than this?

First "Ludovico the terrible" and now "Loreena the unbearable":  

Loreena McKennitt - The Mummers Dance
Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire


MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Jul 19, 2010 - 07:47 

SWEEEET!  I missed it!! 

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jul 19, 2010 - 07:47 

 coy wrote:
'We've been rambling all the night
And some time of this day
Now returning back again
we bring a garland gay'


i've been tripping around the backyard this morning in bare feet and pajamas in the intermittent rain
due to my total neglect as a landscaper it has grown into a diverse collection of plants and plant communities flowering and creeping and profusing with natural paths meandering here and there
it's a garden
it's a magical tune
 
Great post. Thanks!

isayhoomhom
(Bethel, CT)
Posted: Jun 17, 2010 - 11:04 

Mummers Parade, Philadelphia
phlattop
Posted: Jun 17, 2010 - 11:04 

 a_genuine_find wrote:

sublime:

checka : lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner
checkb : of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth
checkc : tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality
checkd : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor

 
I'd also add otherworldly.

tipper
Posted: May 16, 2010 - 16:09 

Yeah well, it's a nice tune.
Daveyj64
(Staring into the Abyss)
Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 21:25 

Lovely evocative song...but given that it IS Beltane....I can think of one by her a lil more appropriate {#Daisy}
a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 - 06:48 


sublime:

checka : lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner
checkb : of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth
checkc : tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality
checkd : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor



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