BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: CASTLES & DREAMS

Exclusive premiere on Monday, January 30 at 8 pm on WLIW21 New York Public Television

Airs nationwide on public television March, 2006

Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore and life partner Candice Night lead an eight-piece ensemble that blends soft rock music and European folk melodies, played on Renaissance-era and modern day instruments to create 'Renaissance Rock.' Dubbed Blackmore's Night, the ensemble filmed this concert at a medieval castle in Germany last year to capture a unique experience inspired by nature, and the pageantry and romance of the Middle Ages' music. Long velvet skirts rustle through castle courtyards while peasants, knights, jesters and kings saunter down cobblestone streets as Blackmore's Night casts its spell of mystical music using acoustic and electric guitars, strings, eclectic instruments like hurdy-gurdy and bagpipe, and Candice Night's ethereal voice. Songs include: "Home Again," "Renaissance Faire" and "The Clock Ticks On." Long Island native Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore will be live in the studio. Presented nationally by WLIW New York. 90 minutes. ST and CC. For more information, visit: www.wliw.org