Today, Blackmore's Night – the eclectic folk group led by Deep Purple/Rainbow guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, vocalist Candice Night – released their new album, Nature’s Light.
Notably, the album features an instrumental titled "Der letzte Musketier (The Last Musketeer)" where Blackmore – who typically focuses on acoustic instruments in Blackmore's Night – plugs in and delivers some scintillating, bluesy, high-volume licks that harken back to his early days with Deep Purple.
You can check the song out below.
The song's title, Blackmore said in a video about the track, is a nod to a trio he performed in back in the early '60s called The Musketeers.
The other two members of the band, Blackmore reveals, have since passed away, leaving Blackmore as "the last Musketeer." The new instrumental is Blackmore's way of thanking the other two members.
Nature’s Light is available now on all streaming services. You can also pick up a copy of the album right here.
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