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"All Night"
This piece was inspired by the imagery of a
tradition celebrate the souls of the
departed by sending lanterns out on
waterways leading to the ocean, in
little along with imagery of the Celtic
All Souls Night celebrations, at which huge
were lit not only to mark the new year,
but to the souls of the departed. - L.M.

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

"Greensleeves"
I always wondered how Tom would
sing Greensleeves. When my
previous Parallel Dreams,
while to do something else, we
and spontaneously recorded
this track in one without ever intending
to release it. However, is, Tom. - L.M.

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

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

"The Old Ways"
I spent a most 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 deep reminders that may be the
of the old world meeting the "new". - L.M.

"Cymbeline"
Here are William Shakespeare's
on this earthly visit. this song
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
invading the last remaining of
the old order. - L.M.