Luyện nghe bài hát Track Comments To 'the Visit'

"All Night"
This piece was by the imagery of a Japanese
tradition which celebrate the of the
by sending candle-lit lanterns out on
waterways to the ocean, sometimes in
little boats; along imagery of the Celtic
All Souls celebrations, at which time huge
bonfires lit not only to mark the new year,
but to the souls of the departed. - L.M.

"Bonny Portmore"
The destruction of old growth forests has an
important conservation in recent years, but it
is not a new phenomenon. Over the centuries
of Ireland's old oak forests were leveled for
and purposes. Only recently has there
been an effort to reestablish great hardwoods.
The Great Oak of stood on the property
of Portmore on the shore of Lough Beg. - L.M.

"Greensleeves"
I always how Tom Waits would
sing Greensleeves. preparing my
previous recording Dreams,
while waiting to do else, we
accidentally and spontaneously
this track in one take ever intending
to release it. However, is, Tom. - L.M.

"Tango to Evora"
piece was originally conceived and recorded for the National Film
Board of The Burning Times, directed by Donna Reid. - L.M.

"Courtyard Lullaby"
The photographs which appear in this booklet
taken at a 16th century lodge in Portugal,
where Elisabeth and I stayed for a week. Within
the lodge was a courtyard, marked at each by
orange trees. The feel of the place me of
the Unicorn tapestries hang in The Cloisters
in New York City. The tapestries and the are
both rich with earthy, pre-Christian -
depicting the mysterious life and death of the
seasons. It was in this courtyard that this was
conceived. - L.M.

"The Old Ways"
I spent a haunting New Year's Eve in Doolin,
County Clare, Ireland years ago, and was moved
by the of the some of the celebrations. Yet
I was met by reminders that they may be the
of the old world meeting the "new". - L.M.

"Cymbeline"
Here are William Shakespeare's
on earthly visit. this song occurs
the end of his romance play
Cymbeline, which was written the
end of the author's life. The is set
in ancient Britain when the Romans
the last remaining outpost of
the old order. - L.M.