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"All Night"
This piece was inspired by the of a Japanese
tradition which the souls of the
by sending candle-lit lanterns out on
waterways leading to the ocean, in
little boats; along imagery of the Celtic
All Souls Night celebrations, at time huge
bonfires were lit not only to 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 were leveled for military
and shipbuilding purposes. recently has there
an effort to reestablish these great hardwoods.
The Great Oak of Portmore stood on the
of Portmore on the shore of Lough Beg. - L.M.

"Greensleeves"
I always wondered how Tom Waits
sing Greensleeves. preparing my
previous Parallel Dreams,
waiting to do something else, we
accidentally and spontaneously
this in one take without ever intending
to release it. However, is, Tom. - L.M.

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

"Courtyard Lullaby"
The which appear in this booklet were
taken at a century hunting lodge in Portugal,
where Elisabeth Feryn and I stayed for a week.
the lodge was a courtyard, at each corner by
orange trees. The feel of the place me of
the tapestries which hang in The Cloisters
in New York City. The tapestries and the are
rich with earthy, pre-Christian iconography -
depicting the mysterious life and cycle of the
seasons. It was in courtyard that this piece was
conceived. - L.M.

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

"Cymbeline"
Here are Shakespeare's thoughts
on earthly visit. this song occurs
towards the end of his play
Cymbeline, which was near the
end of the author's life. The is set
in Britain when the Romans were
invading the last outpost of
the old order. - L.M.