For nearly a decade, guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore, charismatic vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night, and their eight-piece band of minstrels have crafted an enchanting renaissance sound that has earned them the devotion of fans around the globe.

WLIW presents the group's television debut in Blackmore's Night: Castles & Dreams, a live concert that blends soft rock music and European folk melodies, played on Renaissance-era and modern day instruments to create 'Renaissance Rock.'

The ancient medieval castle of Burg Veldenstein in Germany provides a grand and ethereal setting for the performance, where Ritchie, Candice and company take a stunning musical journey through the many treasures of the Blackmore's Night catalog and beyond. Long velvet skirts rustle through castle courtyards while peasants, knights, jesters and kings saunter down cobblestone streets as Blackmore's Night casts its spell of mystical music using acoustic and electric guitars, strings, eclectic instruments like hurdy-gurdy and bagpipe, and Candice Night's ethereal voice. Included are such favorites as "Home Again," "Renaissance Faire," and "Dandelion Wine."

Forged by a common love of renaissance and Middle Age music, former Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore co-founded Blackmore's Night with vocalist and Long Island native Candice Night in 1997. Over the course of five studio albums, several live and compilation releases, and many tours around the planet, they have truly perfected their signature blend of renaissance and folk music with an effective rock and roll flourish. The band continues to tour around the globe and is preparing to release a brand new studio album, The Village Lanterne, in April 2006. For more information on Blackmore's Night visit: www.blackmoresnight.com.

Song List:

• "Intro"
• "Cartouche"
• "Under a Violet Moon"
• "Past Times With Good Company"
• "Wind In The Willows"
• "Home Again"
• "Renaissance Faire"
• "The Clock Ticks On"
• "All For One"
• "Midwinter's Night/Dandelion Wine"

Presented nationally by WLIW New York