Blackmore's Night Brings Medieval Songs of Love to the Newton Theater

Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and gothic princess Candice Night teamed up in 1996 to form the Renaissance-influenced band Blackmore’s Night.  Music, merriment, and a deep respect for ancient musical traditions have distinguished the group for its profoundly unique approach to music and entertainment. Their music is inspired by medieval music with themes of love and it will be on display when Blackmore's Night performs at the Newton Theater Sunday night.

Blackmore is quite simply a superstar. In the late 1960s, he was an original member of the heavy rock band Deep Purple. The band’s first single "Hush" reached #4 on the U.S. charts and later went on to release the immortal rock song "Smoke on the Water." Later Blackmore headed the successful band Rainbow, which fused baroque sounds with hard rock. He was ranked in the top 50 of Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”

Candace Night has been singing since she was six months old. She did modeling in her teens and 20s and wrote poetry and lyrics along the way. She met Blackmore during her stint as a radio station intern. After working with him in Deep Purple and Rainbow, before they began their collaboration known as Blackmore’s Night.