BLACKMORE'S NIGHT - New Album Now Due January 18th In North America
BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, the group featuring husband and wife
Richie Blackmore (ex-DEEP PURPLE) and
Candice Night, will be releasing their new album Autumn Sky on January 18th now in North America via Spinefarm
Records. The album was released in Europe on September 3rd. Recorded during Candice's pregnancy,
Candice and
Ritchie have dedicated the Autumn Sky album to their newly born daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore.
According to a press release, with a career spanning nearly two decades, the band of minstrels has gained crossover success all over the world with its new genre of "Ren And
Rock” music. The lyrics are inspired by nature and the myths and fairy tales they encounter on their international travels. The melodies, composed and arranged by Blackmore, encompass musical structure and the essence of melodies from the early 1600s.
Blackmore's Night's last album,
Secret Voyage, debuted at #1 on the Billboard New Age Chart and held that spot for four consecutive weeks. Blackmore's Night has appeared nationwide on PBS and Discovery channel specials, and has been awarded the Best Album of the Year and Best Vocal Album of the year by NPR New Age Reporter for their past 7 studio CDs.
Autumn Sky brings 14 new Blackmore's Night
songs, plus a cover of
'Celluloid Heroes' from
THE KINKS. Autumn Sky tracklisting:
'Highland'
'Vagabond (Make A Princess Of Me)'
'Journeyman (Vandraren)'
'Believe In Me'
'Sake Of The Song'
'Song And Dance'
'Celluloid Heroes'
'Keeper Of The Flame'
'Night At Eggersberg'
'Strawberry Girl'
'All The Fun Of The Fayre'
'Darkness'
'Dance Of The Darkness'
'Health To The Company'
'Barbara Allen'
The first video has been released for the
song 'Highland' and can be seen below.