Born in 1945, Ritchie Blackmore is known as the flamboyant, megalomaniac
guitarist of Deep Purple and Rainbow. Now grown up and in love, he and his wife
Candice Night form Blackmore's Night. Both devotees of the Renaissance period,
they and their band create a singular universe of baroque and medieval
inspiration. While their debut album Shadow of the Moon (1997) didn't cause much
of a stir, Blackmore's Night has been popular in Germany since Ghost of a Rose
(2003). In 2008, the year of the couple's wedding, the album Secret Voyage
continues to explore their fantastical, poetic u...