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Blackmore's Night
12+ albums
folkfolk rockmedievalcelticrenaissance
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Blackmore's Night is an English folk rock band founded in 1997 in UK by the legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (co-founder of Deep Purple and Rainbow), and his mistress, lead vocalist and lyricist Candice Night. The band's style is inspired by Renaissance and Medieval European music, but also occasionally features modern instrumentation. The origins of the band lie in 1990 when Candice was working at a local New York rock music radio station, and as part of her work first encountered Ritchie, then with Deep Purple, at a soccer game he was playing in. The two became romantically entwined and discovered that they shared a passionate interest in the Renaissance. After leaving Deep Purple in 1993 and recording an album as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow called Stranger in Us All in 1995, on which Candice contributed backing vocals, Ritchie became interested in the idea of bringing Renaissance music to a contemporary audience. The effervescent personality of Candice and her singing talent made her the natural choice as "frontman". In 1997 the pair were ready to launch the band, the name being a pun of their own names, and which would consist of themselves plus session musicians. Debut album Shadow of the Moon was an instant success, most notably in Europe. In subsequent albums, particularly Fires at Midnight, there was an increased incorporation of rock guitar into the music, whilst maintaining a folk rock direction. Over time, Candice has increasingly participated instrumentall
