Clannad - Níl Sé'n Lá

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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[davylinda]

he won't today? my irish is sketchy

[Sportymike]

It is not yet day

[catzuboh]

this is one of my favourite.....clannad are Great!

support minority language!!

cheers from Sardinia.

[nallyterrace]

Ah is cuimhin liom an lá a d'fhoghlaim muid an t-amhrán seo i gColaiste Choilmcille i nDún Luiche ocht mbliain ó shin, an chéad amhrán a d'fhoghlaim mé as Gaeilge (seachas Baidín Fheilimí ar ndóigh!)......tá Clannad rud beag níos fearr silím!

[Circumpunk]

Great song!

[SATYAGRAHI1888CELTIC]

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[Gawaine687]

@taristeach2 well not many people speak it. Hardly anyone teaches it here in america, and it was def dwindling when clannad broke onto the scene; people didnt like hearing some famous songs sung in that language. i would think only some in ireland, hopefully more, speak it, and a variation of it in scotland. but that isnt alot, esp compared to other languages that are spoken around the world.

[taristeach2]

@Gawaine687 Gaelic is not dwindling my friend!

[Gawaine687]

it's sad that Gaelic is a dwindling language. It's so beautiful, especially when Clannad weaves it with their music.

[xXJax7Xx]

is brea liom nil sen na la

[stonesculptureman]

Well i used to listen to this perhaps 25 years ago or so and just remembered it, i was expecting the song to be a bit of a let down now (as is usually the case) but WOW this is still so good.

[Dou8me]

I LOVE CLANNAD!*-*

The version by Celtic Woman is blasphem, compared to THIS.

[dagnab1]

got to love this track, Man i love my celtic tribes

[ddm1706]

it sounds like elvish...