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Clannad band with enya11/25/2023 ![]() This was followed in the same year by Clannad's first soundtrack work on an animation, 'Angel And The Soldier Boy'. The BBC had obviously noted the huge success of the soundtrack to Robin and commissioned a project that would become the outstanding album 'Atlantic Realm'. Summarising their first four RCA albums it became a much-loved fixture in the UK chart eventually going Top 5. 'PastPresent', released in 1989 brought the music of Clannad to an even bigger audience. The follow-up, 'Sirius' was completed in Los Angeles with some of the city's most famous musicians, as the Clannad sound took another unscripted change. This charted twice, in 1986 and again in 1989. A chance remark to their friends in U2 resulted in Bono singing a duet with Maire on the track 'In A Lifetime'. 'Macalla', released in 1985, featured more electronic arrangements, while Maire's voice was reaching the extremes of joy and melancholy. This primed the band for one of their most mesmeric records. During this period, the band received numerous awards including an Ivor Novello and a BAFTA for their ground-breaking work on this album. This was furthered on 'Legend' a soundtrack commissioned for the television series, 'Robin Of Sherwood' in 1984. The 'Magical Ring' album followed in 1983, and by now brothers Pol and Ciaran were writing evocative and powerful music. It leapt into the Top five in the UK charts. Radio programmers and audiences were captivated by the dense harmonies and the Gaelic words. 'Theme From Harry's Game' was released in the winter of 1982. The 1982 album, 'Fuaim', featured sister Enya. They were celebrated at home, and found an appreciative folk audience in Germany. Their first album, 'Clannad' was released in 1973. Soon they were accompanied by their uncles, Padraig and Noel Duggan, winning a talent contest in Letterkenny in 1970. ![]() Maire, Pol and Ciaran Brennan sang and played from an early age in their father's bar, Leo's Tavern. They grew up in the parish of Gweedore, Donegal, in the secluded north-west. Either way, those vocals have plugged directly into the popular imagination. Many of these records have featured lyrics in their native Gaelic tongue, while others have been performed in English. Their legacy is a hugely impressive collection of albums, touching on folk, rock, ambient, jazz and world music. They have combined a deep love of traditional strains with a bold approach to writing and recording. Clannad (Biography courtesy of Artist’s Site, 2005)Ĭlannad have given a unique voice to modern Irish music.
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