Clannad
Clannad
Ciarán, Noel, Moya and Pádraig in 2008.
Background information
Origin
Gweedore, County Donegal,
Ireland
Genre(s)
Irish Traditional
Folk
Celtic
Pop rock
New Age
Years active
1970–present
Label(s)
Philips Records (Ireland)
Gael Linn
RCA Records
Associated
acts
The Duggans
Moya Brennan
Brídín Brennan
Enya
Website
http://www.clannad.ie
Members
Máire Ní Bhraonáin
Ciarán Ó Braonáin
Noel Ó Dúgáin
Pádraig Ó Dúgáin
Former members
Eithne Ní Bhraonáin
Pól Ó Braonáin
Clannad are a Grammy Award-winning[1]
Irish musical group, from Gweedore (Gaoth
Dobhair), County Donegal.[2] Their music has
been variously described as bordering on folk
and folk rock, Irish, Celtic 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.[3]
Clannad are Moya Brennan (born Máire
Ní Bhraonáin), Ciarán Brennan (born Ciarán
Ó Braonáin), Noel Duggan (born Noel Ó
Dúgáin) and Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó
Dúgáin). Pól Brennan (born Pól Ó Braonáin)
left the group in 1990 in order to pursue a
solo career.
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 mu-
sic and pop music in the 1980s and 1990s
with albums such as Macalla and Anam.[4][5]
During their career they toured the world ex-
tensively and gained fans in every major ter-
ritory. Lead singer Moya Brennan and her
sister Enya have also enjoyed significant suc-
cess 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.[6] They are also widely regarded as the
band which, for the first time, put Irish tradi-
tional music and the Irish language on the
world stage and paved the way for many oth-
er Irish artists.[7]
Ten years after "taking a break",[8] the
five original members of Clannad reunited on
stage at the Celtic Connections Festival in
February 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland. Moya,
Ciarán, No