Loreena McKennitt: The Highwayman.

Animation video of the popular poem by:
Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) – The Highwayman.
Poem to song lyrics, sung by: Loreena McKennitt.
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Music – « THE HIGHWAY MAN » (ALBUM VERSION) SACEM

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The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes ( Actual Version )

http://www.love-poems.me.uk/noyes_the_highwayman.htm

( Sorry, actual Poem too long to fit into description )

Alfred Noyes CBE was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright, best known for his ballads, « The Highwayman » and « The Barrel-Organ ».

Born: 16 September 1880, Wolverhampton

Died: 25 June 1958, Isle of Wight

Spouse: Garnett Daniels (1907–1926);
Mary Angela Mayne (1927–1958)
( Married Twice.)
Noyes’ last poem, Ballade of the Breaking Shell, was written in May 1958, one month before his death.
He died at the age of 77.

Poetry:
The Loom of Years (1902)
The Flower of Old Japan (1903)
The Forest of Wild Thyme (1905)
The Highwayman (1906)
Drake (1906–1908)
The Golden Hynde (1908)
Tales of the Mermaid Tavern (1913)
Watchers of the Sky (1922)
The Book of Earth (1925)
The Last Voyage (1930)
Shadows on the Down (1941)
Collected Poems (1950)
Daddy Fell into the Pond (1952)
A Letter to Lucian (1956)

Other:
William Morris (1908) Biography.
Rada (1914) Drama.
Walking Shadow (1906) Short Stories.
The Hidden Player (1924) Short Stories.
Some Aspects of Modern Poetry (1924) Criticism.
The Opalescent Parrot (1929) Criticism.
Orchard’s Bay (1936) Essays.
The Last Man (1940) Novel.
Pageant of Letters (1940) Criticism.
The Secret of Pooduck Island (1943) Children’s story.
Two Worlds for Memory (1953) Autobiography.
The Devil Takes A Holiday (1955) Novel.
The Accusing Ghost (1957)

Plus Dick Turpin’s Ride and many more, including his Books.
Quite a few have been made into Films and some Music.

Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt (Born 1957)
Daughter of Jack McKennitt and Irene McKennitt.

A Canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes.
McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals.
(Genres: Celtic music, World music, New-age music)

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