Hi
Candice,
I love your music. Everytime I hear it,
I sing that song for three days. But I have
a kind of a problem. I want to be a singer,
but I am very shy. do you know what to do
about it? I hope you could help me all the
way to get on a stage. When that happens,
I will certainly let you know.
Much love, Karin from Holland.
Dearest Karin,
Thank you, my sweet... Yes, I know how to
help you with your problem. Close your eyes
and lose yourself in the magic of the song.
Confidence will come to you, slowly, when
you realize how much you love what you are
doing. Then you will be unstoppable! But
for the first steps, and when ever you get
shy or nervous singing, allow the magic
of the music to flow through you. To completely
take over ...give yourself to the song.
The channeling of the emotion of the music
you are performing is so incredibly powerful
and all consuming. It will take away any
fears you will have...but you must trust
in it and believe....and only sing what
you feel...what you really mean so that
connection is easy to achieve. I know this
will help you. It helps me.
Best of luck with your singing...I know
I will see you on stage someday.
Just believe...love,
Candice
Dear Candice Night,
Germany, sunday 11th
How are you today? Hoping fine.
Well, firstly, I don´t know why I
am writing to you but I have the feeling
that I must do it! (you should know, I know
your wonderful music together with Ritchie
since 3 days). I fall in love with your
beautiful voice, I believe, if there are
angels, they must have the same. I trust
you, even I never know you, I can´t
understand but I have a question. What is
your opinion about it: If somebody dies
(who you really love) what will happen to
this person, will she return to the earth,
or just fading, disappearing in heaven or
somewhere else?
And do you think you will recognize this
person later in heaven? I would be very
impressed and very, very happy to read your
opinion, it is very important for me. But
now, I don´t want confrant you with
my personal problems, perhaps you have enough?
And if it is so, please feel free and contact
me or write me if you have problems, I will
be there for you! Just let me know, I can´t
read thoughts :-)
I wish you all the best, everytime!
sincerly
fabian
My dear Fabian,
I feel as if you need strength and for someone
to hold you now... I hope there is someone
there who can wrap their arms around you
and allow you to feel some safety and as
if you are home. If not...I am sending those
thoughts to you now.
This is just my theory and no one really
knows, but what you feel in your own heart
rings true. I can offer only a idea that
I believe...I really believe that the spirit
is like a shooting star. When it leaves
this plain it travels on with such a beautiful
beam, and with such speed and force, yet
it still leaves a trail behind. Remnants,
memories, a part of the person is still
there around you ... for you...always...until
you are ready to move on. And even then
as the tail of the shooting star fades away...parts
of her are always there. The comforting
memories. Everyone moves on, only when they
are ready and when those they love are ready
to let go.
She won't be bound by things that limit
us because we are confined to the earthly
realm... she is much freer than that now.
And she will always remind you when she
is around you. A scent, a reflection, a
dream, a song... are all signs that she
is watching over you and loves you very
much. She will make herself known. Be ready
for the signs.
And when you do meet up again, and you will,
on earth or heaven or any other realm that
your journey will take you to...you will
always know her.. she is never truly gone.
Her love, an energy that never dissapates,
never disappears. But I feel you know this
already.
Thank you for your letter, your thoughts
and your compliments. And for being there
for me.
Much love,
Candice
Hi,
dear Candice!
My name is Mattias Engdahl and im an 18 years
old guy from Sweden. I'm not very good at
writing letters or email att all. I'll do
my very best though!!
it's quite hard to believe that you answer
all emails personally but i'll take youre
word for it. It's not often celebrities do
that so I hope you'll excuse me if I seem
a bit doubtful but i don't meen anything with
it.Anyway I've got a question that i'd like
to have an answer to. How did the wonderful
idea about Blackmore's Night come in to the
open.
I also have a thought to share. Philosophy,
is probably a better word:
You live a brief period of time and then you'll
be dead for an eternity so why not have as
much fun as possible while you live.
Don't you agree?
I wish you the best.
Mattias
Hello Mattias,
Your English is excellent! First off -I do
answer all the emails personally, which is
why it takes me quite a while to respond,
sometimes. But it is so important to me to
be able to "speak"to the people
who enjoy our music and to share philosophies,
dreams, ideas or just to say hello. I always
feel that our fans are really just friends
that we haven't met yet- but we already have
in mind that we are like-minded and that is
a bond in itself. I express myself fully in
our music so if you understand that- then
you understand me. And if you like what we
do and it touches you, than I understand you.
The reasons why may be different, but the
overall outcome is the same. A sharing of
emotions and of closeness. That is why the
personal response is so important.
As for your philosophy on life..I completely
agree with the idea of our brief time spent
on this plain- but I don't think that death
is the end all. Just the end of this incarnation.
Having said that...still you should always
enjoy yourself fully in everything you possibly
can...as long as you are harming no one while
doing it. But there are many ways do have
fun...it han be as simple as playing with
your cat to as rewarding as trying to change
the world for the better to as crazy as bungee
jumping (not for me though!) I get the most
amazing rush from being around animals, being
in love, being on stage...but whatever you
do give it your all...lose yourself to it
and allow it to become a part of you to have
the full effect...
Enjoy...always,
Candice
Dear Candice,
Has Blackmore's night ever thought of releasing
a Christmas album. i think the band would
perform Christmas songs beautifully. Perhaps
even write a few.
I also think your music would have been great
in The Lord of the Ring films. Anyway of trying
to get it in the third film. would be a great
way to get your music heard in the mainstream,
God knows the radio won't play anything with
any emotion.
Best regards,
Frank Aziza
Hello Frank,
Thanks for your letter. You will be pleased
to know that we took your suggestion (and,
actually, people have been asking us to do
this for years) and not only have we written
an original Christmas /Winter Solstice song,
but we have also recorded our version on 2
traditional Winter songs as well. Actually,
Ritchie always mentions when referring to
the Christmas songs, that traditional Christmas
songs were around for hundreds of years before
the church changed the words to make the songs
religious. So, we have a tendency to change
the words to reflect our ideals. The melodies
are so beautiful and haunting... So, we have
recorded Emmanuel, We Three Kings and also
our new one which is entitled "Christmas
Eve". These songs are actually included
as a surprise bonus cd in our newest release-
Beyond the Sunset- The Romantic Collection
along with a 5 track DVD that we recorded
2 years ago in Schloss Burg in Solingen, Germany.
So I think that you will really like these
3 songs- we're quite proud of them actually!
As far as getting our songs into films, that's
a whole scene I still haven't figured out.
It almost seems that Loreena, Enya or Sting
are the first to be chosen when they are looking
for a "different" type of music.
Perhaps, someday, all musicians will be given
a fair chance and be chosen for the face value
of their music- not their popularity. But
that day is a long way off.
I agree with you about the radio- it is sad
isn't it? I miss the days of having music
make me feel a depth and range of emotion!
When it portrayed innocence or magic, or intrigue...
I feel these days it seems as if it isn't
angry, obvious or based on shock value it
doesn't exist. But what the commercial radio
and the corporations that run them don't realise
is that these musicians DO exist, and they
won't just disappear because they aren't played
on the radio. There is a strong searching,
an underground movement by people looking
for something more than what is being represented.
It may take a bit more work to find something
you like, but if you look long enough you
will find something that touches you. And
when you find it...spread the word that it
is there. That is the only way true artists
live on these days- word of mouth. And the
people who find you after searching for that
"something different" are usually
loyal to you forever...Never become complacent!
Love and light,
Candice
Hello there Mylady,
First I would like to thank you for the
beautiful music you bring to our ears!
Reading your website, and especially the
favorites, I found that you like the song
of "Back to France". My question
is whether this is the version of Mike Oldfield,
together with Maggie Reilly, or that I am
wrong at this point.
If it is mike oldfield, what do you think
of the other oldfield songs with Maggie
Reilly or Sally Oldfield? There are songs
like "moonlight shadow", "crystal
gazing" and, my Oldfield-favorite "Mistake".This
last song is quite hard to get in Holland
and is presumed by oldfield fans to be a
sort of "try out" for the song
Moonlight shadow. Which brings me to some
thought of mine, isn't moonlight shadow
a song that would fit to go through the
Blackmorising-Machine? It would fit you
both quite well I think... (Daydreaming
is allowed, isn't it?)
That would be it for now I think. perhaps
I come up with some other question, and
I sure won't hesitate to post it. For now,
I wish you all the best, and hope you will
continue what you're doing right now for
a very long time! And I think I can speak
for the whole dutch fanclub in this wish
;)
greetings and kisses from Roel Marcus, Dutch
Blackmore's Night fan.
Hello Roel,
Yes it is the Maggie Reilly, Michael Oldfield
version of that song I absolutely love!
Actually, I often ask Ritchie if he would
like to play it when we do our acoustic
sing along gatherings for fun but, he prefers
Moonlight Shadow (which I also love). We
had planned on covering Moonlight Shadow
on one of our CD's but that same year someone
else released it as a techno version so
we decided to put the idea of our version
on the back burner for a while.Too many
versions of the same song in a market sort
of ruins the inital surprise.
There are many songs that we'd like to cover-
songs that we love and that we'd love to
do, but they it will have to be a secret
until we actually do it. I think some may
surprise you!
I have heard Sally Oldfield but I must say
that I prefer Maggie Reilly's voice- there
is such an innocent quality to it. Even
her solo projects- Midnight Sun is another
wonderful song/album. Although I must admit
I have never heard Crystal Gazing or Mistake
so I will have to look into those 2. Thank
you for the suggestions.
I am always up for suggestions for the Blackmorizing
machine, you know! And as for day dreaming-
it isn't just allowed- it's required! A
necessity!
Love to all at the Dutch fan club and kisses
to you too!
Love and light,
Candice
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