Clannad - Siúil A Rún

Clannad are a Grammy Award-winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), County Donegal. Their music has been variously described as bordering on folk and folk rock, Irish, and New Age. They are known for performing in various languages, including English, Latin, Gàidhlig, Mohican and most of all in their native tongue, Irish.

Clannad are Moya Brennan (born Máire Ní Bhraonáin), Ciarán Brennan (born Ciarán Ó Braonáin), Pól Brennan (born Pól Ó Braonáin), Noel Duggan (born Noel Ó Dúgáin) and Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin).

Clannad first made their mark in the folk and traditional scene in the 1970s in Ireland and Europe, they subsequently went on to bridge the gap between traditional celtic music and pop music in the 1980s and 1990s with albums such as Macalla and Anam. During their successful career they toured the world extensively and gained fans in every major territory. Lead singer Moya Brennan and her sister Enya have also enjoyed huge success as solo artists. The band won a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best New Age Album, and their record sales exceed the 15 million mark. They are also regarded as the band which, for the first time, put Irish traditional music and the Irish language on the world stage and paved the way for many other Irish artists.

After ten years disbanded, the five original members of Clannad reunited on stage at the Celtic Connections Festival in February 2007 in Glasgow. They expressed their wishes to release a new studio album, but no official announcements have been made as yet. Moya, Ciarán, Noel and Pádraig embarked on their first UK tour in over 10 years in the Spring of 2008, starting in Gateshead.

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• irish
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• new
• age
• moya
• brennan
• enya
• gaelic
• gaeilge
• ireland
• donegal`siuil
• run
• siúl
• rúin
• ruin
• siul

[torven137]

Strings - creating sound of pure beauty.

Strings - sounding like tearing hearts

Strings - so effficient weapons against war itself. If only once in his life every officer, every general, every secretary of defence could hear this song, this world would become more peaceful!

[mullent169]

i had no clue that enya was part of this band XDDDD holy crap, the way that my favorite artists come together. lol

[AdmiralCSN]

@torven137 I've got news for you: Most generals, admirals and other officers have no desire whatsoever to fight in a war. They fight in wars because it is their duty to do so, not because they enjoy it. It is politicians who start wars, largely because they never have to fight in them.

[Beelzebubbbbles]

@mullent169 Enya wasn't really a part of Clannad. She's a sister to Máire, Pól and Cíarán. A very talented family.

[jokerfangwolf]

@jadampreisscore Enya was part of the band when it began

[TghIII]

@torven137 And ofc thats why they used the Fiddle & Drum to march into war..

[mullent169]

@jadampreisscore Yes she was part of the band, look it up. She may not be in this album but she was before. >:P that's what i tried to explain 8 months ago LOL

[jadampreisscore]

@mullent169 - It's not Enya. It's her sister Moya Brennan.

[koriley]

@palatinodot Moya's also a very lovely person in terms on her behavior. She's been coming to the Dublin Irish Festival the last couple years and does long autograph sessions. Her daughter has inherited some of her talent as well. I think Enya's every bit as lovely physically but they're different types of beauty.

[tearsinrain2]

★★★★  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[musicandyceramist]

@joebstarsurfer

I have been attempting to help people to understand that. I appreciate finding a similar perspective. My mama is half german and half polish, and used to sing this song to us at bedtime....

[joebstarsurfer]

stupid people think a music belongs to a country i thought they where welsh when i was kid oops.