About Loreena, my then-friend/now wife turned me on to her when I was a sophomore in college. I was living with Ken (kcarlile) at the time and mostly listening to rock and metal. When we started listening to Loreena McKennitt, it threw a bunch of people for a loop.

I really like her richly textured, medieval, and worldly sound. She has a hauntingly beautiful voice, too. I have three of her CDs and all are great.