Editorial Hello Blackmore fans, Welcome to Issue 2. We would like to thank you all, for the support and encouragement; and we would especially like to thank Blackmore’s Night for giving us another splendid album in “Secret Voyage”. In this issue, we have tried to balance the recent events of Blackmore’s Night, while looking back to previous era’s. We have also been aided in our efforts by contributions from many members of the Blackmore’s Night family. Finally both of us would like to thank Carole for her help and her support. Editor: Mike Garrett [email protected] Deputy Editor: Kevin Dixon [email protected] Contributors: Richard Beatty, Laura Di Benedetto, Ritchie Blackmore, Olya Bogdanova, Rudi Brand, Vasiliy Bulichov, Marco Carpita, Ekaterina Churikova, Jim Colletti, Kevin Dixon, Lee Ferris, Mike Garrett, Richard Gillitt, Luis Hoyo, Lorna Immel, Riikka Kiviaho, Carolina Klos, Rainer Klos, Natalia Kopylova, Anton Kornushkin, Martin Leonard, Thomas L^th, Candice Night, Massimo Paggi, Elen Perez, Dougie Redford, Paul Redford, Tim Rzasa, Natalie Savchenko, Gez Shelbourn, Oksana Shkilnyak, Carole Stevens, Anna Ternovaya, Dmitriy Ternovoy, Bernie Tormé, “Ferret Jane”, “Rick” and Joanna (Polish Fan, Myspace). Bands: Blackmore’s Night, Cartouche, Midnight, Morning Star, Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes, Joe Lynn Turner, Guy/McCoy/Tormé Cartouche Ritchie Blackmore Fanzine on the Internet: http://www.myspace.com/cartouche_blackmore_fanz http://s399.photobucket.com/albums/pp75/CARTOUCHE02/ Page 2 Contents Page Page Editorial, Contributors, Credits……………… 2 Blackmore’s Night Ukrainian Fan Club……... 40 - 47 Contents……………………………………….. 3 “Secret Voyage” – review by O. Shkilnyak…... 48 - 49 Ritchie Blackmore – Paranormal Interview… 4, 5 100 reasons to admire Candice Night………… 50 - 53 Candice Night: “Heaven to Heaven”………… 6 Blackmore’s Night at St Petersburg………….. 54 - 55 Candice Night – Film Update………………… 7 Cartouche – interview with a UK tribute band 56 - 58 Blackmore’s Night at Chemnitz 2008………… 8 - 10 Blackmore’s Night at 5eský Krumlov 2008….. 59 - 61 Fairytales Do Come True!…………………….. 11 Midnight – interview with a band from Italy... 62 - 67 “Secret Voyage” – Candice’s track notes……. 12 Blackmore’s Night at Bykov 2008…………….. 68, 69 “Secret Voyage” – review by G. Shelbourn….. 13, 14 Blackmore’s Night Fan Clubs (adverts)……… 70 Blackmore’s Night – Essen & Hannover 2008.. 15 Morning Star – Italian tribute band………….. 71 - 80 Blackmore’s Night Fan Clubs (adverts)……… 15 “Perfect Strangers” in retrospect ……………… 81, 82 Blackmore’s Night at Plock (Tim Rzasa)……. 16, 17 Deep Purple: Knebworth ’85 (P.Redford)……... 83, 84 Blackmore’s Night – The Story So Far………. 18 - 20 Deep Purple: Knebworth ’85 (Rick)…………… 85 “Secret Voyage” – review by R. Beatty………. 21 Deep Purple: Knebworth ’85 (K.Dixon)……….. 86 - 88 Blackmore’s Night at Stockholm 2008……….. 22 Deep Purple: Knebworth ’85 (M. Garrett)…….. 89– 92 “Under a Violet Moon” in retrospect………… 23, 24 Deep Purple & AC/DC: New Beginnings………. 93 “Secret Voyage” – review by Luis Hoyo……... 25 “Deep Purple Around the World” DVD……….. 94 Blackmore’s Night - Gothenburg & Tampere 26 Deep Purple 2008 Tour Dates…………………... 94 Blackmore’s Night Fan Clubs (adverts)……… 26 UK Deep Purple / Blackmore tribute band gigs 95 Candice Night Interview – Pets & Animals….. 27 - 31 “Days May Come and Days May Go”………….. 96 - 99 “Fires at Midnight” in retrospect (Luis Hoyo) 32 -35 GLENN HUGHES: Big Daddy coming to town! 100 - 103 Blackmore’s Night Fan Clubs (adverts)……… 36 Joe Lynn Turner news pages…………………… 104, 105 “Secret Voyage” – review by Richard Gillitt… 37 G.M.T. - “You Can’t Beat Rock n’ Roll”……… 106 - 108 Blackmore’s Night at Helsinki 2008………….. 38, 39 Bernie Tormé interview…………………………. 109 - 112 Right: Candice Night at Eggersburg 2008 Photo copyright: “Break Out” magazine Photo taken by Eva (Musicmirror) http://www.musicmirror.de http://www.myspace.com/musicmirror1 Page 3 in the same room as a ghost, does the temperature Ritchie Blackmore drop significantly (as other ghost hunters have claimed)? “The Paranormal Interview” RB: It comes across like in the 3rd eye. I have never seen a ghost per say. I have seen and spoken to them but it’s in the mind’s eye, as I believe this is the realm that they are in. Sometimes I have spoken to so-called spirits that have not yet been born into the physical realm. Usually, there is a temperature drop; I don't know what the reason is, that it gets colder (but not always). MG/KD: How does the Waldeck Castle hauntings compare to say, Lumley Castle (England)? Is it always the same sort of thing that you see and hear, or is it totally different types of phenomena at each location? RB- Both castles seem to house stressful ghosts that have died tragic deaths and continually are grounded within the castles. MG/KD: We heard a rumour, that you held a séance in Cheltenham town hall, in the afternoon before your concert (2003)? Is this true and how often did you attended séances previously? Have any séances you attended, ever caused any significant results, in your Questions from Mike Garrett and Kevin Dixon opinion? MG/KD: Hi Ritchie, than you for this interview. Our RB: We always hold séances in Cheltenham town hall, first question is, do you think generally, that a every weekend. Yes, many results have come about. haunting effect is a product of self-delusion, some sort It’s an incredible feeling to communicate with of remaining memory within the building structure or energies that are not physical. actual evidence of a spirit afterlife? MG/KD: Do you think the concept of Reincarnation is RB: Evidence of a spirit, is an energy that we do not possible? understand yet. RB: Probably - but not as we know it. MG/KD: Some people say they can see ghosts but others say they cannot. Why do you thus think, that MG/KD: What do you think of people who claim to be some people have alleged psychic ability and others do able to foretell the future? not? RB: There are many charlatans around that need RB: For the same reason some people like ice cream attention. However there are many true psychics and some people don’t. It all depends on your around too. I don’t know the answer. acceptance and sometimes - religious background interferes with communication, narrow mindedness MG/KD: Do you think that UFOs are atmospheric and conversely open mindedness. phenomena, spacecraft from another planet, or USAF Stealth Aircraft (and the USAF is blaming the MG/KD: How old were you, when you first became sightings on spacecraft from another planet)? interested by paranormal sightings (and/or saw a ghost for the first time)? RB: Both. I have seen, what people are saying are UFOs and I can tell it’s aircraft that the USA doesn't RB: I was 23 years old. want their enemies to know about. But I have seen UFOs too. I know they exist. And you have to MG/KD: When you believe you see a ghost, does the remember that time is a manmade concept. So there phenomena appear to you as a solid figure, a will be any UFO coming to this planet that could be transparent figure or a formless mist? When you are billions of light years ahead of us in thinking. Page 4 That means they can disguise themselves, they can be paranormal aspects you have discussed with us, merit invisible, they can also be operating at a different further (and serious) investigation? speed to us, so we wouldn't see them. I think some UFOs are curious about us. Its also possible a time- RB: Absolutely. Tricks aren’t to be compared with warp; and it’s us in the future coming back to visit, as the paranormal realm. They are two different things Candice always says. There are many parallel entirely. universes (String Theory), many things vibrating in different levels. We have to detach ourselves from MG/KD: Thank you very much, for this special what scientists tell us, because in a million years time, interview! what they tell us today will be hogwash by then. We have to feel our way through this life. MG/KD: Some alleged paranormal activities associated with you, have definitely been pranks? Going back to 1971, you were in a remote cottage recording “Fireball”. You had ghostly noises on tape (and accomplices knocking on walls) in order to terrorise fellow band members? RB: I used to do that everywhere I used to go. It was part of being in a band. MG/KD: You played similar paranormal tricks on Glenn Hughes in 1974 and Tony Carey in 1978? RB: Yes. MG/KD: Discounting your own ghostly pranks for the moment, would you say in conclusion, that the Photos: http://www.blackmoresnight.com The new album from Blackmore’s Night Available Now! Page 5 Candice Night “From Heaven to Heaven” An exclusive interview with the former leader of the Russian band "Severo - Vostok" with whom Candice Night has recorded a song. In this interview he's talking with Ekaterina Churikova (“Candice Night Russian Website”) about the recording. EC - Hello Sergey, about a year ago there was information through one of the local radio stations that you were going to record a song with the Blackmore’s Night singer Candice Night. Is it true? SS - Yes. This is true. Candice recorded a song with us. We released this song on our latest album “Otkritiy Bereg” with our former singer Rada. The new version with Candice will be released next year. EC - Who wrote the lyrics, and how did the recording go? SS - We sent the recording to Candice as well as the translation of the lyrics in English. She corrected it, and recorded her parts.