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Richie hard to cooperate with? I
am from Sweden so i can´t english
so well.
Superb music you made.
Will you come to Sweden
for concert anytime?
In Sala we have a small
rockclub called Rockland.
You should play there.
Terrific public.
Wish you well.
Torbjörn
Hello Torbjorn,
Ritchie, like any other artist or real musician,
is very passionate about his music. He wants
to be able to open up and emote and transport
you, as well as himself, to another realm.
If he feels that someone is getting in the
way of him doing this, yes, he can get very
angry. But, he is not hard to cooperate
with as long as you keep the open forum
of communication and respect that he puts
his heart, soul and mind into his music.
He has done so for a very long time and
deserves at least that... He is a true artistic
genuis... Your English is very good! Thank
you for your compliments... Hopefully we
will be in Sweden again next year. Though
we usually play theaters, like the Circus
in Stockholm when we go there.
Thanks for your questions...
Love and light,
Candice
Hi Candice,
Myself, my wife and another couple attended
this concert after coming all the way from
Australia.
What a fantastic time we
had !!.
We managed to get front row seats dressed
in our garb.
Ritchie made a fuss of me,
as he must have found out about all the
dramas I had getting my tickets
on the day of the concert.
I had lost contact with Susanne and was
very panicky.
The security people were
understanding but firm with me when I turned
up at the castle searching for her.
(she had been held up with
commitments and had to drive a long way
to get there)
Ritchie played Greensleeves
when I requested it and my choice of Diamonds
and Rust, shook my hand,
I drank some of his beer
and was lucky enough to get a plectrum also.
Your vocals were perfect
as usual and my friends said the same as
I did last year, that when you speak to
the audience and smile at
people, we all feel like you are talking
to us individually.
My one question is where
was Tudor Rose?
Was she ill or is she not
part of the band anymore? We really missed
her violin playing!!
Dave Abbott
Hello Dave,
Wow - what a long journey to see a concert!
I am honored that you came all that way...Thank
you.
I can honestly say Ritchie didn't know about
what you had endured... You must have just
been giving out a vibe that said 'I need
a beer'! I'm glad he was so accomodating
to you...
Ah, yes, Tudor Rose... Unfortunately, she
had some family problems that she had to
attend to. We will continue to play without
her for a while. You know, the show must
go on... And we wish her all the best for
the future and for her healing...
Thanks for your question!
Love and light,
Candice
Hi
my sweet Candice,
I am from Greece and I am
so happy that I saw you in concert in Florence
September 15! Thank you for giving us so
much bliss with your music, your
voice and your beautiful smile! I am glad
I had the chance to give you my
present and my letter; I am Elizabeth, your
elf-sister, remember? I hope you
liked the seashells too......
You are a true inspiration
to me and the magic of your soul really,
really
lights the universe...
Thank you for your light
and I hope you like my poem.
Yours in the realm of magic
and mystery,
Elizabeth
Dearest Elizabeth,
Of course I remember! What a wonderful gift...hownice
to be reminded of the magic of the oceans,
as where my home is...while on tour. And
your letter was truly touching and beautiful.
Thank you elf sister!
Your poem is incredibly beautiful. You have
captured the mystery of the seas, the night
and the forests, and so much more... I feel
as if I live in your poem... Thank you...
Much love, sister...till we meet again!
Keep dancing in the mists...
Love and light,
Candice
In
dark nights or crazy days, your divine voice
cleans my soul of bad feelings and thoughts.
Your songs feed my strange thirst for the
North wonders and carry me away from the
ordinary events that i write about every
day in the local newspaper i work for. The
other day i saw you in a tv video. You look
and move in perfect harmony with your voice.
I wanted to see more of you but the video
was gone. I tried to find some video concerts
here in Bacau Romania but i couldn't. What
can i do? Thank you for listening to me!
Have a beautiful day! With admiration, Allan.
Hello Allan,
What a beautiful poetic writer you are...
You must continue writing in this way for
your spirit...You have a gift.
I wonder what video it was that they were
playing in Romania, a place that I have
wanted to go to for so long...
Perhaps it was from the DVD? Castles and
Dreams is our double DVD and you can find
that available at Amazon, if not at your
dvd stores locally. There are a few other
vhs tapes out there, they are available
on the merchandise page at www.blackmoresnight.com
and you can get them in PAL to see on your
systems in Romania.
Then again, if you'd like to see some shorter
videos, you can always go to the "Senses"
section of this website and click on "Sights"
or try youtube.com and type in "Candice
Night" or "Blackmore's Night".
Try
here.
But keep in mind that whoever is playing
Ritchie's instrumentals, where you can only
see his hands, is not Ritchie! We don't
know who it is...but if you can't see his
face, it isn't him...
Anyway, I do hope you enjoy and keep dreaming
and writing what makes you happy...
Hope to see you in Romania,
Candice
Dear Candice,
This is Levent from Turkey,
Thank you very much for the lovely music
you make. I have been your fan for nearly
10 years now. Before that I have been a
fan of Deep Purple and Rainbow as well.
My wife left me some 7 months ago after
a 10 years of happy marriage and we are
now divorced. I'm trying to grab the edge
of life with the help of your music and
your beautiful face (lucky Richie ! ). I
tried to find a picture of your face to
make it wallpaper on my pc. but all the
pictures are very small. You will make me
very happy if you can send me a big picture
of your beautiful face.
You say you met him in 1989, where have
you been until the first Blackmore's night
album ?
Thank you very much again, don't ever stop
making music. You have a responsibility
now for your fans.
Hello Levent,
I am sorry to hear of your parting with
your wife after 10 happy years. But I suppose
there are some people who don't even have
10 happy years...at least you have wonderful
memories and many paths before you to choose
for new adventures and love. You are sweet
to ask for a picture. A wonderful fan of
ours made a screen saver with pictures on
it of me if you'd like to download it. It
is located on http://candicenight.com/senses_sights.htm
Just scroll to the bottom till you see "screensaver".
Then it is all yours!
Yes, I met Ritchie in November 1989, after
seeing him in concert a few months earlier
playing with Guns and Roses and Aerosmith.
I was with him as he recorded Slaves and
Masters, though I didn't go on that tour
with him. It was very early in our relationship.
But I sang on the tribut album Twang when
he recorded his version of the Shadow's
Apache song. Then in 1993 I went on tour
with him and sang some back up vocals for
Deep Purple. In 1995 I co wrote some songs
on his Stranger In Us All album with Rainbow
as well as doing background singing on the
cd as well as the tour. And from 1997 till
now...you know the story. We started Blackmore's
Night in 1997 and continue to write, record
and brave the unknown path the future lays
before us.
Love and light,
Candice
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