Hi Candice!
My question(s):
How can it be, that your voice, your sang
words touches my soul so deeply? Why is my
world sometimes just “black”, “more” than
the “night” can be dark…..Why do I get some
hope, when I listen to you? Why does nobody
“hear my voice”, like you in the end of “the
village lanterne”? Why do I write this
senseless mail? Just for a small answer!!
Goodbye, love and light
Dietmar
Dear Dietmar,
Because your soul is sensitive to touch.
Because the night eventually gives itself to
the light of morning, but black is always in
itself black. Because if you look for hope,
it will find you. I hear your voice. And I
will answer....
Love and light,
Candice
Dear Candice,
I absolutely, positively LOVE Blackmore's
Night, but I have one question that is
absolutely, positively burning a hole in my
brain.
What the heck is an electric bagpipe?! How
does it work? Does the electric part just
handle amplification, or does it blow up the
bag part? OK, I know, I know, that's three
questions, but I'm curious! I was trying to
figure out what the bagpipe-like sound was
that I was hearing (I've downloaded most of
your albums from iTunes rather than buying
the CDs due to storage space issues in my
overcrowded-with-books-and-musical-instruments
flat) -- it didn't sound quite like a
traditional bagpipe, but it didn't sound
like a uilleann pipe either... what key are
the electric bagpipes tuned to? Are they
concert pitch, or something else? What's
their range? Wow, I am just full of
questions tonight! I can tell I'm bouncing
off the walls, LOL! Too much chocolate. ;-)
Keep the music playing!
~Sal
Hi Sal,
Good question! I have 2 electric bagpipes.
They dont have a bag, you can either plug
them into an amp or they may come with their
own speaker which is on the actual unit. To
hear the one I played, listen to our song
Mid Winters Night. Here is the one that I
had that included the speaker within the
unit: http://www.hotpipes.com/ross.html . It
works by the contact of your fingers on the
metal dots. Your fingers must be a bit moist
in order to play it or it wont recognize a
contact. You can tune it depending on how
many of the "dots" you are covering, that
will correspond to different keys. It will
have a continuous drone. Then again if you
don't want the drone, you can always just
play the bagpipe chanter, which you can hear
me doing on I Guess It Doesn't Matter
Anymore. So many variations of bagpipes an
play with, without the actual bag!
I suddenly have the urge to go have a piece
of chocolate...
Thanks for your question!
Love and light,
Candice
Dear Candice !
Congratulations to your new CD SECRET VOYAGE
- I love it.
However, I miss the lyrics of my favourite
song RAINBOW EYES in the booklet.
Were there any CopyRight reasons not to
print it?
Anyway, I'm looking forward and count-down
the days until to see you, Ritchie and the
whole gang next month in
Karlsruhe/Germany (got tickets already
several months ago :-)))
Warmest greetings from Germany,
Roland
Hello Roland,
Yes, when we do a cover version of a song,
if you want to reprint lyrics, you need to
get permission. So you may notice in the cds,
we haven't printed the lyrics of the Bob
Dylan song, the Joan Baez song, the Rednexx
song, the Renaissance song, the Elvis song-
any one which we didn't write the words to .
Luckily with the invention of the internet,
though, people can always find lyrics on a
site devoted to lyrics for any songs that
they are seeking.
See you in Germany!
Love,
Candice
Dear Candice and Ritchie,
First congratulations to you on getting the
number 1 spot on the New Age chart. I am a
new listener to your work. A friend
recommended I listen to you music, something
I am now very thankful for. I got hold of
your new album and I was blown away. “Locked
within the Crystal Ball”, I felt my soul
being lifted. Your voice and Ritchie’s
guitar playing are simply magical. I have
since gone out and bought you previous album
and each is a joy to listen to. I am hoping
that you will play the UK again soon. I
would love to be there in full costume.
My question is where do you find your
inspiration from?
Wishing you and Ritchie
Love, light and happiness
Lee Mckenna
Edinburgh, UK
Hello Lee,
Welcome to our Blackmore's Night family! I
am so glad you found us. We are looking
forward to coming back to the UK next year!
Hope to see you then. Inspiration for me is
easy to find. I can get lost in the colors
of a flower or a sunset for hours. The way
the wind blows through the trees or the song
of crickets entrances me. I love to be lost
in nature and find much inspiration through
her. There is much simplicity in the
complexity of nature. Also, I love learning
of the legends and myths and faerie tales of
particular regions. The Lorelei, Benzaiten,
ghost stories like the story of Resurrection
Mary in I Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore,
there is much to be found in olden tales.
And then of course, experience, what I have
gone through, what friends have gone
through, stepping in to the shoes of
different people or characters throughout
centuries. Oh, inspiration is just
everywhere- you just have to let it find
you...
Love and light,
Candice
Dear Candice,
My name's Laura, I'm 15, from England, and
I'm a big fan of yours!
Blackmore's Night introduced me to a whole
new genre (through Ritchie - I absolutely
fell in love with Rainbow and Deep Purple
when I was about 12). The music is so
amazing, no music has ever put a smile on my
face and make me see the true beauty of the
world and nature like your music does.
It seems to have truly changed my life for
the better, my perception on life
especially. I guess it's made me consider
greatly what I want to do with my life. I
guess I'm a bit like you in that I'm a bit
too creative for my own good (although of
course that's a good thing!). I do bits of
modelling (I found out through this website
you used to too!) but I've never felt it's
me, I've never liked it too much, I think
because I can't be myself. I've thought of
going into music (I play guitar and drums,
I'm not quite up to Ritchie and Squire
Malcolm standard yet, but I hope I'm getting
there!). I guess it's just a hard industry.
So I was hoping you might have some advice
because I kinda need some, and I think we're
quite alike in our views of the world and
nature :)
And I also wanted to add a big thank you for
this wake up call I guess, I suppose I might
have spent most of my life in a career and
way of life that I'd hate deep down, and my
quality of life has truly improved, as now
the eyes that see it have been opened. I
find the fact that music can do that to a
person pretty incredible...
Overall, I think Blackmore's Night's music
is truly inspirational (and my parents blame
you for my new found Renaissance clothing
obsession and the frequent trips to York!),
and you're absolutely beautiful!
And long may we continue to enjoy the music
of Blackmore's Night!
Love,
Laura xxx
P.s- We share the same birthday, I was born
on 8th May 1992! :)
Hello
Laura,
You sound like a true artist, its a
blessing and a curse. You have such
sensitivity in a world that seems to be
running on the insensitive. If music is
something you love to do, follow on that
path. Whether you play for fun, for an
escape or as a career, if it is your
calling you will know because you won't
be able to live without it. But whether
you go into that or something else that
allows you to delve into your
creativity, whatever you may choose, you
will have that outlet.
Also, never compare yourself
musically to anyone else. It's much more
important that you keep your own
identity whatever you are playing or
singing. Sound like you.
I'm glad that you have become
entranced with the magic of the
renaissance time period. York is
beautiful!
Thank you for your letter! And happy
belated birthday.
Love and light,
Candice
hi, dear Candice!
My name is Svetlana Hineva,18 years old,from
Bulgaria.
I like "Blackmore's Night" from a lot of
time.Your music,your voice...they are really
so beautiful...so romantic...:)
And you are so pretty singer...really.
I have a dream-someday i want to be a
singer-because the music..the singing are my
life...really...someday,..i hope..my dreams
will come true...
And i hope..someday i'll singing the same
music-like "Blackmore's Night"-i
mean-romantic...;)
My question for you:is it difficult to stay
a really good singer-alone or in a
band-because there are so many people-girls,boys
really talanted,but..the life is so
hard...and the dreams so unbelievable...and
for me too-i want to stay a really good
singer,with audience...with my own songs...but..sometimes
i don't know how...i just don't have any
idea...it doesn't matter how long will
take...how pain...how privations...for
me-but i want it with all my heart,and
sometimes i would do anything for this
dream...but...i just try and try...and
nothing...But still i hope...in this my
"unbelievable" dream.I love the singing,the
melody,the music...this is something really
beautiful...
And one other my dream-to be a singer in
"Blackmore's Night",with you,with
Richie...and with the other great people
there...but...again-dream...
best wishes
love
Svetlana
Dear Svetlana,
Never give up your dream...not for anyone or
anything. Dreams are what keep us alive.
This is a hard business but what you get in
return in your soul is priceless. If you
love something enough, the difficult uphill
battle is worth the climb. Things that come
easy are never really the things that move
you so deeply.
Create your songs, sing out loud, wear your
passion proudly, no one can take it away
from you ...unless you let them. Don't give
up... Whether you have an audience of 1 or
1,000...sing because you believe in your
dream. The birds sing only to the sky - just
because they love to sing... whether anyone
is listening or not.
Music is an amazing escape, and a wonderful
dream to have....
Let it live on!!
Love and light,
Candice
hi candice,
Back in October my wife and I came to your
concert at the Dome in Brighton.
Having previously bought 2 of your CD's
Under a Violet Moon and Fires at Midnight
amd liked them a lot.
Needless to say we thoroughly enjoyed the
concert and didn't want it to end. We took
the opportunity of buying 3 more of your
CD's while we were there, these were Shadows
of the Moon, Ghost of a Rose and Village
Lanterne.
Our music tastes are many and varied. It's
very much the case of if we hear it and like
it we buy it.
UnfortunatelyI don't buy the DVD's as I am
totally blind and as you can imagine get all
my enjoyment by just listening to the music
and drifting off to all soughts of different
places.
Many years ago when I had sight, I was in a
local pop group and played drums and we had
a lot of fun in those days.
However, the reasons for writing apart to
let you know how much we enjoy the music, is
to ask you about a number you did at the
Brighton Gig, which was about a Christmas
tree and I think gifts around it. I recently
bought the Winter Carol CD and expected to
find it on there but of course it wasn't.
Please could you tell me if it is on a CD
and if so which one.
David & Sheila Ide Brighton U.K
Hello David and Sheila,
Thank you for your sweet words and I am so
glad to hear that you are enjoying the music
so much. Actually, as I'm sure that you
noticed when hearing us perform live, many
of the songs we have done have changed over
the years- different arrangements, different
instrumentation, even my voice has changed a
bit in the past 11 years! And of course
Ritchie never plays the same songs the same
way twice. A live performance is usually so
charged with energy that you get and give to
and from the audience that it is hard to
duplicate that on cd. So, you may enjoy the
audio of the dvds just because they are
always a bit different than the recorded
version. Once we step on stage, our world
changes.
The song you are referring to isn't actually
on any of our cds....yet! It is called First
of May and was originally done by the Bee
Gees but I first heard it done in concert by
Sarah Brightman and fell in love with it.
Someday, we'll record it... but right now
we're enjoying the magic we get while doing
it in a live stage environment.
So glad you liked it!
Love and light,
Candice
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