Blackmore's Night

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Blackmore's Night
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Blackmore's Night (2012)
Blackmore's Night (2012)
General information
Genre (s) Folk rock
founding 1997
Website www.blackmoresnight.com
Founding members
Ritchie Blackmore
Candice Night
Joseph James (until 1997)
Jessie Haynes (until 1998)
John O'Reilly (until 1997)
Current occupation
Candice Night
Ritchie Blackmore
David Baranowski (since 2003)
Troubador of Aberdeen (since 2012)
Mike Clemente (since 2008)
Scarlet Fiddler (since 2012)
former members
Former musicians

Blackmore's Night is an American music group , including the former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night .

prehistory

Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night met back in 1989 when Blackmore was playing in a charity soccer game and Candice Night was in the audience. Both quickly discovered that they share a passion for Renaissance music. After Blackmore left Deep Purple in 1993 in frustration, Rainbow reunited in 1995 . Candice Night was already there on the album Stranger in Us All as a background singer, as well as on the following tours from 1995 to 1997. In late 1997 Ritchie Blackmore decided to end the Rainbow era and to found the renaissance band Blackmore's Night . On October 5, 2008, Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night were married in the United States.

Band members

Former musicians

  • Lady Kelly De Winter (Kelly Morris) - French Horn , Harmony Vocals (2012-2013)
  • The Minstrel Albert ( Albert Dannenmann ) - hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes
  • Sisters of the Moon: Lady Madeline and Lady Nancy (Madeline and Nancy Posner) - (July 2002 - 2007)
  • Lord Marnen of Wolfhurst (Marnen Laibow-Koser) - (July 2002 - Dec 2003)
  • Chris Devine - (July 2000 - May 2002)
  • Carmine Giglio - (Apr 2000 - Aug 2002)
  • Mike Sorrentino - (Apr 1999 - Aug 2001)
  • Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano) - (Oct 2000 - 2007)
  • Tudor Rose (Tina Chancey) - (May 2004 - 2007)
  • Mick Cervino - (July 1997 - Aug 2000)
  • Marci Geller - (June 1999 - May 2001)
  • Adam Forgione - (Sep 1998 - Jan 2000)
  • Alex Alexander - (Sep 1998 - Feb 1999)
  • Jessie Haynes - (Jul 1997 - Oct 1998)
  • Lady Rraine (Lorraine Ferro) - (Apr 2002 - May 2002, Oct 2007)
  • Baron St James - (Apr 2007 - March 2008)
  • John O'Reilly - (July 1997 - Dec 1997)
  • Joseph James - (July 1997 - Dec 1997)
  • Rachel Birkin - (Sep 1998 - Oct 1998)
  • Jim Hurley - (June 1999 - May 2000)
  • Vita Gasparro (Lady Vita) - (July 2001 - Dec 2001)
  • Gypsy Rose (Elizabeth Cary) - (Oct 2007-2011)
  • Squire Malcolm of Lumley (Malcolm Dick) - (Aug 2001 - 2011)

style

Blackmore's Night play songs based on renaissance music . The traditional acoustic instrumentation is subtly supplemented with modern instruments. Blackmore has turned away from the riff- emphasized hard rock game and now plays his guitars mainly according to the classical school. Occasionally he also plays Deep Purple or Rainbow classics with electric guitar, such as B. Black Night or Soldier Of Fortune . The melodious singing of Candice Night is comparable to modern folk music. The lyrics are based on old folk songs or modern folk songs. The band plays live only in historical clothing , often in palaces and castles. Often the audience also appears in medieval clothing to the concerts. As a support act she was often accompanied by the German medieval music formation Des Geyers Schwarzer Haufen .

In the course of the recordings, there is always a collaboration with other well-known artists, for example Ian Anderson ( Jethro Tull ) or Joe Lynn Turner (formerly Rainbow and Deep Purple). Cover versions can also be heard on almost every album by the band and at concerts ; often from titles that were originally recorded by Blackmore with other bands. Blackmore's Night Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez , The Times They Are A-Changin by Bob Dylan , Ralph McTells Streets of London and the Rednex hit Wish You Were Here, among others . With Child in Time , Black Night , Smoke on the Water and Soldier of Fortune (all by Deep Purple) and Street of Dreams , 16th Century Greensleeves and Self Portrait (Rainbow), Blackmore's Night also play titles by Ritchie Blackmore's ex-bands. Furthermore, there are already interesting cover versions of Blackmore's Night pieces, such as B. a texted version of the song Memmingen under the name Tell Me Why by Thomas Pihale's Rainstorm Project .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Shadow of the Moon DE25 (17 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First published: June 2, 1997
1999 Under a Violet Moon DE20 (8 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First published: May 25, 1999
2001 Fires at Midnight DE9 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT32 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH81 (3 weeks)
CH 		- -
First published: July 2, 2001
2003 Ghost of a Rose DE11 (9 weeks)
DE 		- CH75 (1 week)
CH 		- -
First published: June 23, 2003
2006 The Village Lanterne DE13 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH67 (2 weeks)
CH 		- -
First published: March 24, 2006
2008 Secret Voyage DE14 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT40 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH67 (1 week)
CH 		- -
First published: June 27, 2008
2010 Autumn Sky DE15 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT43 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH57 (1 week)
CH 		- -
First published: September 3, 2010
2013 Dancer and the Moon DE13 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT39 (1 week)
AT 		CH40 (1 week)
CH 		UK83 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: June 14, 2013
2015 All Our Yesterdays DE19 (2 weeks)
DE 		AT48 (1 week)
AT 		CH64 (1 week)
CH 		UK94 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: September 18, 2015

More albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2002 Past Times with Good Company DE62 (1 week)
DE 		- - - -
First release: October 22, 2002
live album
2006 Winter Carols DE74 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First release: November 24th, 2006
Christmas album
2007 Paris Moon DE75 (1 week)
DE 		- - - -
First release: November 2nd, 2007
video album
2012 A Knight in York - Live in England DE8 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT46 (1 week)
AT 		CH6 (2 weeks)
CH 		- -
First release: June 29, 2012
Video album
2017 To the Moon and Back - 20 Years and Beyond ... DE64 (1 week)
DE 		- - - -
First published: August 11, 2017
compilation

more publishments

  • 2001: Minstrels and Ballads
  • 2002: Blackmore's Night Band of Minstrels - Live in Solingen
  • 2003: Best of Blackmore's Night
  • 2003: Richard the Difficult
  • 2004: All for One
  • 2004: Beyond the Sunset - The Romantic Collection
  • 2005: Castles and Dreams (double DVD, DE:goldgold)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2005 I'll Be There (Just Call My Name)
The Village Lanterne 		DE92 (1 week)
DE 		- - - -
First published: September 2005

More singles

  • 2001: The Times Are A-Changing
  • 2002: Home Again
  • 2004: All Because of You
  • 2006: Olde Mill Inn

Web links

Commons : Blackmore's Night  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ http://www.rainstormproject.de/media_de.htm
  2. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
  3. ↑ Gold / platinum database of the Federal Association of the Music Industry, accessed on June 4, 2016