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"Consciousness Raising as a Social Tool"

She went looking for the solution
To a problem that did not exist
She found answer and she found som...

Biography

The daughter of a nurse mother and a livestock trader father, songstress Loreena McKennitt studied classical piano and vocal training and learned to dance in the highland style as a youngster. Her love of traditional music was strengthened in the folk clubs of Winnipeg, which she frequented during the brief period she studied veterinary science at the University of Manitoba. Relocating to Stratford, Ontario, she continued to sharpen her skills as a composer and performer. In 1981, she auditioned for a role in the city's Stratford Festival of Canada. Although she did not get the role, she remained inspired. After reading %Diane Sward Rapaport's book -How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording, she formed her own label, Quinlan Road.

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