Dear Candice,
This is a short e-mail, although, I would have a lot to tell you.
First, I would like to thank you and Ritchie for all the great tunes. It
brings me so much happiness and escape, when I am so sad (My mother died).
Your songs makes us have a mind to dance and enjoy life.
Then, I have a few questions for you.
Will you soon release a Blackmore's Night DVD (with video clips, concert,
etc...) ? Where can we find all your video clips ?
We would be so happy to see you in tour. Will visit us in France ?( I have
already the costume ! )
Candice, do you love unicorns ?
Blackmore's Night has made songs about gypsies, sirens (Loreley) and ghosts.
Do you think you could make a song about unicorns ? I am sure you would make
it a beautiful one. I am fond of unicorns, so it would be an honour if you
could.
I wish you and Ritchie all the best for the future. You are both great !
Gros bisous de france ! (Big kisses from France !)
Sophie


Hello Sophie, Thank you so much for the beautiful words. I am glad that our music can help to ease your pain and bring some magic and beauty into your world when you need it most. To answer your questions, we did record a DVD in 2 different German castles. We were told by our record company in Germany that they would be releasing the DVD in 2003 but they haven't done it. I don't know why. So many people have written in to ask about it, I don't know what to tell them. I am disappointed too. I do hope that they decide to release it this year. The video clips are in a few different places. I believe that Renaissance Faire, No Second Chance and Shadow of the Moon can be seen as part of the Behind the Music video which you can get on the www.blackmoresnight.com website. There are video clips for Fires At Midnight, Home Again and All Because of you that SPV (our record label) told us would be released on the DVD. The video for Way To Mandalay is on the US version of Ghost of a Rose, in CD Rom version. And The Times They Are A Changing was released on the special edition of the Fires At Midnight album in the red velvet box released in Europe. I would love to come and play France- I haven't been there in years and have been longing to come back and bring our music to you. It is sad for us because the promoters there are difficult to get shows with and I am not sure what is happening with the record label there. I don't hear much feedback from them in that territory. I hope that will change. I do love unicorns, and all the represent. One of my favorite songs is the Last Unicorn. It will be hard to follow a song like that... But I am thinking of writing a song about unicorns... I promise I will try... Love and light, Candice

HI Candice,
I got just one little question I hope you can answer me. Sometime ago I read on some page of a castlehotel that this would be also yours and Richies favourite to come to from time to time. It was a castle that also offers visitor rooms for the "normal" citizens. Maybe you know which castle I am talking about and I would be very happy could you tell me the name and maybe also a weblink to it, because I want to make someone a little present.
Best regards,
Jan

Hello Jan, Ritchie and I have been very lucky as far as staying in castles goes. Each place you go to has its own identity and you could swear that if you keep very still , the castle walls will share their stories with you. And they have many! Here are a few of our favorite castles to stay in while in Germany. I hope that everything works out with your present! Love, Candice

Hi Candice !

I just would like to ask if you are realy do archery or it was only an
essay? (there is a picture on your website).

Regards,

Zoltan

Hello Zoltan, Yes I really do! I love the bow and arrow. I would never kill or hunt anything... but target pracice is very focusing and calming for me. I have a 40 pound bow - no sights (old fashioned!) and hand made arrows that a friend of mine made for us. We even have a circular straw target set up in our back yard by the bonfire pit, so that we are able to shoot from the deck of our house to the target. Ritchie and I often have contests  Actually, that photo that you are referring to was taken in a medieval restaurant in Moscow, Russia on our first visit there. They have the archery set up for the people waiting for their food! Although a lot of the people in our entourage were shooting the bows and arrows (and doing quite well!) I was the only one to get a bullseye. I think it may have annoyed some of the people who were trying so hard but...all in good fun! Thank you for your question... Love and light, Candice

Hi Candice! I make a special about AINA Please answer this question? How did you get the job to work with AINA ? What are your memories on this?

Greetz THOR

Hello Thor, I was contacted by Sascha Paeth who told me that he would like me to sing a couple of tracks on the Aina CD. He sent me the demos and I fell in love with them... I couldn't get the songs out of my head. They would follow me into my sleep and stay with me through the night. I went into the studio the next day and did both tracks very quickly- it was very natural. Then I wrote to to creators of Aina and thanked them for allowing me to do those songs...told them I thought that they were just so haunting. They wrote back and said that they were very happy with my performance. They said that it was just what they wanted and that I had made those songs my own. I still have yet to hear the complete album as I have only heard what I have completed so I am very much looking forward to hearing it in its entirely. I am sure that it will be as amazing as I envision it to be... Love, Candice

At last, after many months of hard work and decision anguish
the "new" site is online. There are some new elements such as a
Guestbook, where you can write some comments or get in contact with
other BN fans, and in the Join section you can subscribe to our
mailing list. If you discover a broken link or anything else that
doesn't appear to work please let me know.

Please have a look at the renewed site and let me know what you
think, hopefully you'll like it.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2004!

Best wishes,

Paul Deblond

Dear Paul, Hello! You have done an incredible job! I am always amazed at how much work our fan clubs and fans world wide do... I love the site! Thank you so much for your hard work... Really excellent... keep up the great work! And to everone reading this- you should definitely check this site out! Thank you for helping us to spread the magic of the music.
Hope to see you soon in Scandinavia! Love, Candice