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A Mediterranean Odyssey

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A Mediterranean Odyssey
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2009
RecordedJune 2009
GenreFolk, world music
Length56:14
LabelQuinlan Road
ProducerLoreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt chronology
A Midwinter Night's Dream
(2008)
A Mediterranean Odyssey
(2009)
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
(2010)

A Mediterranean Odyssey is a two-disc collection of the music of Canadian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt.[1] The disc titled From Istanbul To Athens features a selection of previously unreleased live recordings from her 2009 Mediterranean Tour, while the disc titled The Olive And The Cedar contains previously released studio recordings selected by Loreena to complement the project's Mediterranean theme.[2]

Track listing

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Disc one: The Olive and the Cedar
No.TitleLength
1."The Mystic's Dream"7:43
2."Tango to Evora"4:10
3."The Gates of Istanbul"4:03
4."Penelope's Song"3:55
5."Marco Polo"3:59
6."Marrakesh Night Market"4:09
7."Santiago"4:19
8."Caravanserai"3:53
9."The Dark Night of the Soul"4:03
10."Sacred Shabbat"4:00
11."The Mummers' Dance"3:33
Disc two: From Istanbul to Athens
No.TitleLength
1."The Gates of Istanbul"8:30
2."The Dark Night of the Soul"6:49
3."Marco Polo"4:36
4."Penelope's Song"3:31
5."Sacred Shabbat"3:13
6."Caravanseri"5:53
7."Santiago"6:08
8."Beneath a Phrygian Sky"7:06
9."Tango to Evora"5:01
10."Full Circle"5:25

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Loreena McKennitt A Mediterranean Odyssey". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "A Mediterranean Odyssey - official page at loreenamckennitt.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16.