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The traditional pieces are still here, including a more atmospheric remake of "Coinleach Ghlas an Fhómhair", but they are now overshadowed by the original and interpreted works still michaelmcglynn (7 October 2009). "The Free Design and Clannad " Michael McGlynn". Michaelmcglynn.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012 . Retrieved 22 March 2012. Clannad Interview and Article Library". Clannad.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009 . Retrieved 22 September 2014. from Harry's Game", from a 1982 British mini series. Whatever you are doing when the proverbial stylus

a b Rowley, Eddie (13 August 1989). "Up in Clannad's hillside 'haunt' ". Sunday World. p.21 . Retrieved 9 July 2023. Easter-egg" during first 20 seconds of "Lifetime"', Máire explains during public IRC chat with fans, 2003 Clannad reunited for a one-off performance in 2006 during Moya Brennan's solo concert in De Doelen, the Netherlands, which was dedicated to their parents, Leo and Máire Brennan. The whole of Clannad, including former member Pól Brennan and sister Deirdre, performed five songs together in the second half of the concert. Leo and Máire, who were present, did not know that this was planned. The performance was greeted with standing ovations from the audience. [53] In January 2007, the five original members of Clannad performed at the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. In the following month, the group received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin. blends the warmer and more chilling aspects of the two aforementioned pieces, adding in a more distinct In October 1987, Clannad worked with American producers Greg Ladanyi and Russ Kunkel, drummer of James Taylor's band, on their next album, Sirius. The album was given a contemporary pop-influenced sound and production, creating the impression that it was recorded in the US, although it was recorded in the UK and mixed in Los Angeles. [30] Máire Brennan recalled that the band had been at an experimental stage at the time and said Ladanyi and Kunkel had not listened to their previous records. Ciaran thought the music had been "sandpapered down to be a radio-friendly album", and that the production had relied too heavily on a computer. [30] Sirius featured " Something to Believe In", a duet with Bruce Hornsby on vocals and keyboards, and guest appearances by Steve Perry and J.D. Souther. In February 1988, the band began a world tour which included dates across Europe, Australia and the US, to commemorate their fifteenth anniversary. [43]University of Ulster News Release– UU To Honour Peacemaker Tutu". News.ulster.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011 . Retrieved 7 May 2012. Clannad bridged the gap between traditional Celtic music and pop. The results were usually an entrancing, enchanting form of pop that managed to fuse the disparate elements together rather seamlessly. Such fusions earned the band an international cult of fans. Following this success, the group released their seventh studio album, Magical Ring, in March 1983. In addition to "Theme from Harry's Game", it featured a mix of original and traditional Irish songs plus a cover of " I See Red" by Jim Rafferty. The album peaked at No.26 in the UK, and became the group's first album to be certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). [39] Two singles were released from the album: "I See Red" went to No.19 in Ireland and No.81 in the UK, and " Newgrange" reached No.30 and No.65, respectively. In April 1983, Clannad were awarded a Hot Press Music Award for their impact on Irish music in the previous year. [40] Around this time, Maire noted that although the group had lost fans of their traditional folk sound, they had gained new ones as a result of their commercial success. [37]

a b Kielty, Martin (17 October 2022). " "Youth is a funny thing, isn't it?" Clannad: their final chapter". Loudersound . Retrieved 16 May 2023. chorus sounds like "Follow the Door, Fol' the day". Make no mistake - this is authentic Gaelic music made How Clannad changed the world's view of Celtic music". Thetonedeaf.thebrag.com. 17 June 2021 . Retrieved 19 August 2021.Initially known as Clann as Dobhar ('Family from Dore'), [4] they shortened their name to Clannad in 1973. [5] By 1979 they had released three albums and toured Europe and the US. From 1980 to 1982 they operated as a six-piece with their sister and niece Eithne ( Enya). In 1982 they gained international attention with their single " Theme from Harry's Game". [4] [6] They experimented with New Age and pop-influenced sounds in the 1980s and 1990s [7] [8] and their music came to be defined as almost purely Celtic, making them innovators of that genre. [9] In 1997, after 15 albums, they took a break and pursued solo projects. [10] The band regrouped in 2007 as a four piece with Moya, Ciarán, Noel and Pádraig and completed a world tour in 2008. [11] [12] In 2013, Pól rejoined and they released their first studio album in fifteen years. [13] Pádraig Duggan died in 2016 and the group embarked on their farewell tour in 2020 as a quartet. [14] SADNESS AS FATHER OF FAMOUS CLANNAD CLAN PASSES AWAY". Donegaldaily.com. 22 June 2016 . Retrieved 22 June 2016. Entertainment News". Celtic-connection.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013 . Retrieved 7 May 2012.

Clannad celebrate 20 years in style". Lincolnshire Echo. 19 July 1993. p.2 . Retrieved 13 July 2023. In September 2013, Clannad released Nádúr, their first studio album since 1998. [60] It was the band's final album before the death of Padraig Duggan in 2016. They began an international tour in October 2013 which started in Australia and New Zealand and continued through 2014. In 2016, Moya Brennan announced she had been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive lung disease that required her to rephrase the vocals to some songs. [58]

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Time" is another brilliant original piece, but here synthesizers dance about the whistles and strummed Airde". It reached an astounding #5 on the UK singles charts and helped "Magical Ring" become the first of many Clannad LPs to chart, Its reissue on 1990s releases and its use in, of all spots, a Volkswagon commercial, helped Clannad attain its highest chart placements in the New World. Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 020 - E-0211 B-1 II H1 [etched] RCA PL-25462-B Made in Germany [stamped] Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 020 - E-0211 A-1 H1 [etched] RCA PL-25462-A Made in Germany [stamped] Moser, Margaret (21 June 2002). "Chieftains, Clannad". Austinchronicle.com . Retrieved 15 October 2019.

In 1973, Clannad came in first place in the annual folk festival in Letterkenny, County Donegal, and were offered a deal with Philips Records, which they negotiated themselves. [31] [30] Having secured a label, the group prepared material for a debut album. They recorded at Eamonn Andrews Studios in Dublin, choosing Gaelic and English songs and a cover of " Morning Dew" by Bonnie Dobson. Released in 1973, Clannad was met with initial resistance from the label because of the use of Gaelic, and the group soon found themselves more popular outside Ireland, particularly in Germany. [31] Later in 1973, Clannad competed for Ireland in the heat stages of the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "An Pháirc". Clannad's Nádúr and Other New Celtic Recordings". Huffington Post. 26 August 2013 . Retrieved 22 September 2014. atmosphere with an unsettling blend of metaphorical lyrics, double bass, male vocals, and flute. "Passing

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Heim, Chris (19 February 1993). "CLANNAD GETS HIGHER PROFILE, THANKS IN PART TO VOLKSWAGEN". Chicagotribune.com . Retrieved 19 August 2021.