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Multi-platinum, eclectic-Celtic, composer and singer. GRAMMY® nominated, two time Juno Award winner. https://linktr.ee/loreenamckennitt

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jun 17

Loreena is remounting her celebrated seasonal performance of Under A Winter’s Moon this December at Toronto’s Koerner Hall, in her home base of Stratford and in neighbouring London, Ontario.

On sale now, ticket link 🔗 in bio:
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Loreena remounts her 'love letter to the season - Loreena McKennitt

Loreena remounts her ‘love letter to the season This December Loreena […]

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jun 24

McKennitt to kick off seasonal tour in Stratford : My Stratford Now

Award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter Loreena McKennitt is launching her beloved Under a Winter’s Moon concert in Stratford in December. The performance features carols and tales that […]

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jun 20

Under A Winter's Moon - Live 2025
Stratford, London and Toronto (Ontario)

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Loreena McKennitt bringing back popular seasonal show

Under a Winter's Moon, which debut in 2021 will be preformed at five shows in December.

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jun 19

Under A Winter's Moon - Live 2025
Stratford, London and Toronto (Ontario)
On sale now, ticket link 🔗 in bio:
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Loreena McKennitt's Under A Winter’s Moon returns this December

The holiday favourite features carols and tales that blend Celtic, Indigenous and Welsh cultures, interwoven with strands of the natural world revealed through an Indigenous lens

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jun 17

Loreena remounts her 'love letter to the season - Loreena McKennitt

Loreena remounts her ‘love letter to the season This December Loreena […]

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jun 6

Loreena was recently a guest on the podcast The Gould Standard, hosted by Brian Levine and sponsored by the Glenn Gould Foundation. Their conversation was wide-ranging, covering Loreena’s “self-managed, self-produced and self-invented” career, as Levine put it.

Connecting heartbeat to heartbeat - Loreena McKennitt

Connecting heartbeat to heartbeat Loreena was recently a guest on […]

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Apr 10

Friends.ca hosts an online conversation between acclaimed singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt and Friends of Canadian Media's Director of Government & Media Relations Sarah Andrews, discussing the enduring impact of the CBC, followed by a screening of Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio.

Friends of Canadian Media presents Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio - National Canadian Film Day

This film and Q&A will go live at 7:00 PM EDT, and will be available for 48 hours.

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Mar 12

A Mummers' Dance Through Ireland ☘️
Final copies of transparent green vinyl debut in Loreena’s UK Artist Store 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🌐 @burningshed.com

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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · Feb 26

On Saturday March 1st at 12:00 p.m. in Stratford’s Market Square a local Citizens’ Rally for Canada will be held to demonstrate solidarity of purpose at this pivotal moment in time, just three days before U.S. President's 30-day tariff reprieve is set to end.
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Citizens' Rally for Canada - March 1 (Stratford, ON)

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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · Feb 28

Citizens Rally for Canada set for Saturday 🍁
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Citizens Rally for Canada set for Saturday

The event will be held in the Stratford Market Square

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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · Feb 12

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Feb 12

Juno-nominated album was 'really a second thought'
Morden-born songwriter among Manitobans in contention at this year's awards
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Loreena McKennitt says Juno-nominated album was 'really a second thought' | CBC News

Manitoba's Loreena McKennitt says she didn't set out to record the album that has put her once again in contention for a Juno Award.

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Wise Communities 🍁 @wisecommunities.org · Feb 3

“Canadians will decide Canada’s future and place in the world.” actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...

Sign the Pledge for Canada

This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient ...

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jan 22

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From Morden to global fame: Loreena McKennitt honoured

Acclaimed Canadian musician Loreena McKennitt receives one of the highest honors in the country’s music industry this spring: induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The live ceremony will tak...

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jan 21

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McKennitt's success shows the benefits of hard work

'You can't help but look back to the beginning and to Morden where I spent the first 16 years of my life in a very musical community' - Loreena McKennitt

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · Jan 16

This Canadian couple’s LA home was their refuge for more than 20 years. After the Eaton fire ripped through their neighbourhood, nothing remains

“I grabbed one guitar and one pair of underwear—I thought we’d be back”: This Canadian couple lost their home to the LA fires - Toronto Life

Brian and Pamela Hughes’s place in Eaton Canyon was their refuge for more than 20 years. After the Eaton fire ripped through their neighbourhood, nothing...

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jan 16

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Stratford's Loreena McKennitt one of five 2025 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees

Stratford's Loreena McKennitt is one of five 2025 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees in May.

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jan 15

Loreena to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Recognized for her ‘astounding contributions’
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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jan 15

Skates, a guitar and grandma’s quilt: What Canadians saved from L.A. fires

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Skates, a guitar and grandma’s quilt: What Canadians saved from L.A. fires

Many Canadians are among the Los Angeles residents who lost almost everything in the wildfires. They’re now figuring out how to rebuild their lives with the few things they saved from the flames.

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Jan 13

𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬
𝘎𝘰𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘔𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥
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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Dec 20

In recent years I’ve sat down to reflect on the year ahead and the year gone by with hands poised on a computer keyboard. Of course it wasn’t always thus, having grown up in an era long before computers.
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Loreena McKennitt - End of Year Message (2024)

YouTube video by Loreena McKennitt

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Dec 3

The event will be hosted by Michael Fox, with carols, music and readings by Loreena McKennitt, as well as Gemini Award-winning actor Cedric Smith, who will narrate a portion of A Child’s Christmas in Wales, by Dylan Thomas. Santa Claus himself will make an appearance at 7:15 p.m.

STRATFORD – To help get children and families into the holiday spirit, the Falstaff Family Centre (FFC) is inviting the community to its annual Cookies & Carols event Wednesday Dec. 11th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.)

The event will be hosted by Michael Fox, with carols, music and readings by Loreena McKennitt, as well as Gemini Award-winning actor Cedric Smith, who will narrate a portion of A Child’s Christmas in Wales, by Dylan Thomas. Santa Claus himself will make an appearance at 7:15 p.m. and there will be lots of carol singing in between with everyone invited to join in. Cookies and beverages will also be on offer.

“This is a cherished tradition we love hosting for the community,” says McKennitt, owner and director of the FFC. “We look forward to seeing people again in person and enjoying the spirit of the season.”

The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted for Optimism Place, Women's Shelter and Support Services.

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Nov 29

BLACK FRIDAY: All CD, vinyl* and DVD titles from Loreena’s store will be discounted 20% until December 5.

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- Discount will be applied at checkout.
- Sale excludes two most recent coloured vinyl releases: Elemental (transparent green) and The Visit (crystal clear).

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Loreena McKennitt @loreenamckennitt.bsky.social · Nov 29

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Ambitious new album for UK bassist Dudley Phillips

Dudley Phillips, the double bassist who has played with Loreena since 2010, has just released his third and most ambitious album to date. Crayon Scrawl was inspired by “spontaneous musical sketches” a...

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