From:   Natalia@rrost.ru

Hello Candice,
My name is Natalia. I'm from Russia, Moscow.
I have been enjoing your music since it appeared in Russia. I even didn't know who was Ritchy Blackmore! Once I just heard your singing at music shop, and from that moment I'm your fan!!!! I have found all your CDs and learnt the texts of some songs. When I listen to "Now and then" the memories overfull me. "Under a Violet moon" makes me move, dance and sing. "Hanging tree" makes very strong impression and I feel all the pain and sorrow. "Spanish nights" blow me somewhere like with the wind. I can say that your singing is full of magic and love. In April I have been on your concert and I was so imagined! The performance was a great success! On your site I've read  the information about your own CD but it made me very sad because I think we won't see it in Moscow soon. But
I'll be waiting for this!  I hope that my message will reach for you and I'm looking forward for
your reply.
Truly yours,
Natalia

 

Hello Natalia,

Wonderful news! We are coming back to Moscow and doing 2 dates there at the Moscow-Youth Palace Theater on October 10 & 11, 2003. For more information you can check

http://www.blackmoresnight.com/tour_info.html I do hope that you will come to the show and see the new songs. I hope they hold the same magic for you as the others. Thank you for those beautiful words...and for understanding... I have had to put work on my CD on hold for a while. As you know, Blackmore's Night is my first priority and we have had so many great opportunities this year that the time has simpply disappeared before my eyes. I thought I would have more of a chance to get  into the studio to experiment on my own songs, but with Ghost of a Rose being recorded, the interviews and touring it was just not to be for this moment. And with the way that Ghost of a Rose has come out and the reaction it has gotten, just being able to experience that...I wouldn't have it any other way. So, perhaps next year I will go into the studio and breathe some life ino a few more songs that sit, dusty on the shelves, right now... And I will come in to Moscow on the 10th and 11th and sing for you! See you then...

Love,

Candice
 

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From:   Inessa@kpsb.ru

Hello, Candice!
I love your music very much, its so magic, so mystic. Please, tell me, do your love such music or do you listen music of different schools?
And are you English? Do you live in England? At last, why don`t you come to Russia? We will be glad to see you in Russia! Welcome!
Thanks.
Best regards
Inessa.
 

Hello Inessa,

I am not English, actually I am American. I live on an island off of New York. Where I live the sea is behind my home, the sunsets over the swans on the water and there is a forest next to my house so it is easy for me to get lost in the magic and mystery of nature. I couldn't live any other way. I love music that has a strong sense of mystery , although it is getting harder to find these days...I think the days that we need it most. I think that these are the days that we need to believe, to feel and have passion, to appreciate what is around us. Maybe if we do, others will do the same. Sometimes, I listen to modern music, but it has been a very long time sinc I bought a CD of modern music. Today I was listening to a Swedish band called One More Time, that is amazing, but I don't think that they are around anymore. You would like their music. Eden by Sarah Brightman is another favorite. I like listening to ethereal voices and women who celebrate being a woman and enjoy the connetion to the moon. Maggie Reilly on Moonlight Shadow or Back To France is another. And, by the way, we are coming back to Russia! See the last email I answered for details!
See you then,

Love and light,

Candice
 

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From:   loanshiper@sbcglobal.net
 

Candice

I really enjoy all the Blackmore's Night CDs that have been released in America so far. I would not normally listen to that style of music but I find it outstanding.  As I type this email, I am listening Shadow Of The Moon.  I think your voice sounds a lot like Stevie Nicks.  Are you influenced by her?

Thanks,

Kevin McMahon
 

Hi Kevin,

Thank you- I am glad you gave us a chance to try to win you over...
I am very influenced by Stevie Nicks, Actually, if you were at the Fleetwood Mac show at Jones Beach on Sept 21st you would have seen me there, singing along to every word of every song! I think that it is the whole presence and mystical charm that she has. It is very intense. I love the fact that her subject matter is often other worldly or magical. Rhiannon, Storm, Gypsy, Sisters of the Moon... all amazing. But there are a lot of other songs that people may not have heard that are just as moving. I love the fact that in all the years of her being a singer, she has never followed anyone else's fashion. She's been through the 1970's, 80's, 90's and today and still been true to what she is. Even in the 80's when other female singers were donning leather pants, big hair and crawling across the stage- she always kept her femininity. Long skirts, a sense of mystery and a gypsy's heart. I often get compared to her, now, but it's probably just that we both wear long skirts and have long blonde hair... but she has been an influence on my...certainly...

Much love,

Candice 
 

From:   Bad Company4778
To:     NightAnswers

Dear: Candice  


    I just want to let you know that your music is a gift, my name is Jamie  Scott and i am 24 yrs old and at times life throws us curves like when i was 12 my dad was diagnosed with cancer and it was like i had no where to turn  and then i turned to music and it helped me get  on with life  and my dad is still with us thank God but it was not until this year that I realized that your songs help and that was when I found out that my older brother Johnny has cancer and I just found out that I have diabetes and I was about to breakdown and I put one of your CDs in and inside I felt that I can beat this and so I just want to thank you for your music.

And if you know it or not your music helps people in many different ways.

 

Dear Jamie,

That means everything to me...more than words could ever express...I am so sorry  to hear of your troubles. Please stay strong and allow music to take you away an appreciate the good. It will help you to deal with the hard times.My father, too , was diagnosed with cancer when I was very young and it was a very difficult struggle. He overcame it and won...and brings joy to each of my days. It is possible to win. Again, please stay strong and know that you are not alone...

Much love and light surround you,

Candice
 

Hello Ritchie,

Good for you...it's great to  see someone who chooses their own path in life rather than following the brainwashing of what the media tells you to listen to. But I'm sure you're aware of that already! It's increible how many people are force fed musical tastes these days. And that mentality is everywhere...fashion, music, media, television...What ever happened to individualism? Braving your own path?  Ah well...But, I can tell you are one of the rare breed of people not afraid to be an individual ...Congratulations! You are amongst the same type of breed here. We will be playing England in November. Buxton, Workington, Birmingham, Redding, Cheltenham and Exeter. The tour dates are on www.blackmoresnight.com and the ticket info is on there as well. I do hope you'll come down to one of the shows. Seeing Ritchie in action is an inspiration to us all. I swear I think he bridges this world to another realm through his playing , sometimes. So you have to come see for yourself.

Oh, that's not a rude question...no Ritchie and I are not married. But we have been together since 1989. Besides, you have to expect that if you are going to be with the Prince of Darkness, you'll be living in sin...right?  ;)

Love,

Candice