Maiden of Mysteries: The Music of Enya
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Maiden of Mysteries – The Music of Enya (1998) is the fourth album released by the Taliesin Orchestra
, and is a tribute to the Irish
singer Enya
. There have been three other Enya tribute albums released by the Orchestra: Orinoco Flow
, An Instrumental Tribute to the Hits of Enya, and Thread of Time
.
Taliesin Orchestra
The Taliesin Orchestra is a British musical group that specializes in remaking famous songs into orchestra-style melodies. The band's first album, Orinoco Flow: The Music of Enya, was a collection of songs originally created and sung by Enya; it was released in 1996...
, and is a tribute to the Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
singer Enya
Enya
Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
. There have been three other Enya tribute albums released by the Orchestra: Orinoco Flow
Orinoco Flow (Taliesin Orchestra album)
Orinoco Flow – The Music of Enya is the first album released by the Taliesin Orchestra, and is a tribute to the Irish singer Enya. There have been three other Enya tribute albums released by the Orchestra: Maiden of Mysteries, An Instrumental Tribute to the Hits of Enya, and Thread of Time.-Track...
, An Instrumental Tribute to the Hits of Enya, and Thread of Time
Thread of Time
Thread of Time – The Best of the Music of Enya is the fifth album released by the Taliesin Orchestra, and is a tribute to the Irish singer Enya...
.
Track listing
- "Anywhere" – 5:48
- "Boadicea" – 5:03
- "Before the Storm" – 2:48
- "Storms in Africa" – 7:09
- "Pax Deorum" – 4:41
- "Only If..." – 6:01
- "How Can I Keep from Singing?" – 5:59
- "Ebudae" – 4:44
- "Caribbean Blue" – 3:23
- "Evacuee" – 3:54
Personnel
- Rita Manning – Violin
- Pete Martinez – Engineer
- Jim McLeod – Violin
- Scott Meeder – Drums
- Rodney Mills – Mastering
- Peter Oxer – Violin
- Anthony Pleeth – Cello
- Maciej Rakowski – Violin
- Frank RicottiFrank RicottiFrank Ricotti is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.Ricotti played in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra while a teenager, then attended Trinity College of Music...
– Tympani (Timpani) - Terry Simpson – Mixing
- Jackie Street – Bass
- Hugh Webb – Harp
- Gavyn Wright – Violin, Concert Master
- Felicia Sorensen – Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
- Bill Benham – Violin
- Dermot Crehan – Violin
- Alfreda Gerald – Vocals
- Barry Gibbons – Engineer
- Vaughan Armon – Violin
- Martin Robinson – Cello
- Boguslaw Kostecki – Violin
- Justin Pearson – Cello
- Taliesin Orchestra – Main Performer
- Rolf Wilson – Violin
- Cathy Giles – Cello
- Perry Montague-Mason – Violin
- John Briglevich – Engineer
- Paul Gardham – French Horn
- John Pigneguy – French Horn
- Jeff Wack – Copyist
- Richard Watkins – French Horn
- Darryl Tibbs – Percussion
- Lisa Sayre – Horn (English), Oboe
- Paul Cullington – Contrabass
- James Majors – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Claudius Craig – Production Assistant
- Rebecca Hirsch – Violin
- Hugh Seenan – French Horn
- Kylie Hunt – Graphic Design
- John Maschinot – Uillean Pipes
- Charles Sayre – Arranger, Liner Notes, Conductor
- Karen Briggs – Violin
- Mark Berrow – Violin
- Ronnie Brookshire – Engineer
- Ben Cruft – Violin
- Roger Garland – Violin
- Wilfred Gibson – Violin
- Bill Hatcher – Banjo, Autoharp, Bass, Mandolin, Guitar
- John Heley – Cello
- Paul Kegg – Cello
- Ricky Keller – Bass, Mixing
- Gary Kettel – Percussion
- Chris Laurence – Contrabass
- Martin Loveday – Cello
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– Accordion - Brian Jobson – Assistant Engineer
- Trammell Starks – Keyboards, Mixing, Liner Notes, Producer, Programming
- Butch Baldassari – Mandolin
Trivia
- The lead vocalist, Felicia Sorensen, is an adherent of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the MormonMormonThe term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
or LDS Church).
See also
- Taliesin OrchestraTaliesin OrchestraThe Taliesin Orchestra is a British musical group that specializes in remaking famous songs into orchestra-style melodies. The band's first album, Orinoco Flow: The Music of Enya, was a collection of songs originally created and sung by Enya; it was released in 1996...
- Orinoco Flow – The Music of Enya
- EnyaEnyaEnya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
- Felicia Sorensen