Loreena McKennitt - A Moveable Musical Feast

Loreena’s unforgettable behind-the-scenes exposé of her 2007 An Ancient Muse Tour will now be available for two weeks on YouTube in all its 60-minute glory, beginning today and ending on Sept. 27th. The DVD, A Moveable Musical Feast, was released 15 years ago and gives you a bird’s eye view of what it’s like to mount a tour, with all its joys and challenges. This entertaining and revealing DVD includes 25 minutes of musical performance mixed with candid interviews with Loreena, members of the band, the crew, professional industry colleagues and encounters with fans. It’s a remarkable viewing experience and in some ways a snapshot of her career up to 2007. You’ll get an insider’s look at touring, an endeavour Loreena describes as “intimate” and “intense” – “sometimes like an extreme sport”. You’ll hear from members of the band (there were eight on tour with her), as well as crew members who reveal how the tours are done to the highest standards and what it’s like to spend so much time on the road away from family and friends back home. You’ll see early footage of Loreena busking in Toronto at the start of her career, hear her talk about the challenges of balancing the demands of being the executive producer of her own tours, as well as the performing artist. You’ll hear her describe the overwhelming sensation when the band and the audience experience a mutual, spontaneous emotional connection during a song. You’ll also hear others speak about Loreena, her image and personality, her artistry, her ability to bring new musicians into the band, and how as a “trailblazer” she’s grown her audiences and her business, all while keeping creative control throughout the process – a rarity in the music world. This DVD is like having a front-row seat to one of best shows in town. As Loreena says in her introduction, “In the end, we seek to deliver a musical experience that in many ways resembles a lovingly prepared meal. Of course we would like to think it a feast, but that is not for us to say. What I do know is that the music is not complete until we have broken bread together”. An Ancient Muse Tour took Loreena and her band to Europe, Eastern Canada and the U.S. Northeast. The filming itself was done in Canada and the United States.