1997 Honorary Doctor of Letters, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2002 Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Manitoba, June 2005 Canadian Ambassador, Hans Christian Andersen Bicentenary, June 2005 Honorary Doctor of Laws, Queen's University, October 2005 Investiture as Honorary Colonel, 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, December 2006 Nominated for a Grammy award, Best Contemporary World Music Album, in 2007 Western Canadian Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, September 2009 Performed at Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Opening Ceremonies, February 12, 2010 Honorary Bachelor of Applied Business, George Brown College, June 2010 Nominated for a Grammy award, Best New Age Album, in 2012 Appointment as Honorary Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force, September 2014 Awards and decorations McKennitt's personal awards and decorations include the following: Quinlan Road Quinlan Road is an independent record label founded in 1985 and based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by its sole artist, Loreena McKennitt. Quinlan Road started out at McKennitt's home where she sold recordings by mail order. Today Quinlan Road music is distributed internationally by Verve Records, Universal Music Group, Keltia Musique, and SPV GmbH. Discography Studio albums Live albums EPs Compilations Boxed sets Singles Videos The Mummers' Dance (1997) The Bonny Swans Nights from the Alhambra (2007, live concert in Spain premiered on PBS) A Moveable Musical Feast (2008, a tour documentary from Loreena's 2007 North American Tour) Other No Journey's End (half-hour profile, aired on PBS; DVD) Heaven on Earth (TV movie 1987 – played "Lady Traveler") Highlander III: The Sorcerer (Soundtrack contribution) The Santa Clause (Soundtrack contribution, "The Bells of Christmas") Léolo (Soundtrack contribution) Una casa con vista al mar (Soundtrack contribution) The Mists of Avalon (Soundtrack use) The Burning Times (Soundtrack contribution) Due South (Soundtrack use) Northern Exposure (Soundtrack use) Tinker Bell (Direct-to-DVD movie, 2008 – Narrator) Soldier (Soundtrack use) See also Eileen McGann – fellow Irish-Canadian female Celtic folksinger. During McKennitt's early career McGann played many of the same venues, and they appeared together on several early compilation recordings. List of ambient music artists References External links Loreena McKennitt interview from the Echoes public radio show https://open.spotify.com/episode/1P8O1f3bC8naS9eSfkUL2e?si=1fa2e06a2f52451f Loreena McKennitt interview on the Chris Scott Show FM105 Down Community Radio, Northern Ireland 1957 births Canadian folk musicians Canadian harpists Canadian keyboardists Canadian women pianists Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian sopranos Celtic fusion musicians Fast Folk artists Musicians from Ontario Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian people of