Clannad

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Clannad (disambiguation) .

Clannad
Clannad at the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
General information
Genre (s)	Irish Folk , Folk Rock , New Age
founding	1970
Current occupation
	Máire Ní Bhraonáin (Moya Brennan)
	Pól Ó Bhraonáin
	Ciarán Ó Braonáin
	Noel Ó Dúgáin
former members
	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin ( Enya )
	Pádraig Ó Dúgáin († 2016)

Clannad is an Irish musical group. Her musical style is a mix of Irish folk , rock , new age and world music .

Band history

Clannad was founded in Gweedore , County Donegal by the Brennan family. The name stands for an Clann a s D obhair ( a clan or a family from Dobhair - Gaoth Dobhair is the Irish name for Gweedore).

Moya Brennan , Ciarán Brennan and Pól Brennan performed early in their father Leo's pub . After a short time the formation was completed by their uncles Noel Duggan and Pádraig Duggan . In 1970 they won a talent competition in Letterkenny . As usual in the Gaeltacht , their mother tongue is Irish and not English.

In 1973 her first album Clannad was released . Clannad quickly gained fans, especially in their home country and in Germany. Máire's (Moya's) sister Eithne was also a member of the band from 1979 to 1982 and played on the albums Crann Ull and Fuaim . She then started a successful solo career as Enya .

In the winter of 1982 Clannad created the theme music for the BBC television film Harry's Game , which made it into the top 5 of the UK charts . 1983 followed the album Magical Ring and 1984 Legend as the soundtrack for the successful British television series Robin of Sherwood (German title: Robin Hood ). Clannad won the BAFTA TV Award for the best original TV film music.

In 1985 the album Macalla was released , on which Clannad increasingly used electronic instruments and effects. It also contained a duet by Máire Ní Bhraonáin with U2 singer Bono ( In a Lifetime ), which reached high chart positions in 1986 and again in 1989.

The follow-up album Sirius was completed by the band in Los Angeles ; they worked with local musicians. In 1989 the first best-of album Past Present was released , which contained a selection of old songs as well as some new compositions. It reached the top 10 on the UK charts and eventually went platinum . Pol then left the band and devoted himself to his own projects. Since he was the leading head up until then, the other musicians had to deal more with the writing and setting of pieces.

In 1992 the song Theme from Harry's Game was used for the film The Hour of the Patriots . In the same year, the song I Will Find You was used in Michael Mann's film The Last of the Mohicans . The title appeared the following year (1993) on the album Banba .

With the 1997 album Landmarks Clannad won a Grammy Award in the New Age category.

Published in 1999 Nick Bracegirdle (aka Chicane ) a trance - Remix of Theme from Harry's Game , entitled Salt Water . The new version achieved high chart positions in various European countries and became a club hit.

After a long break, Clannad gave several concerts in 2007 in the British Isles and at European folk festivals. In the same year they received the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the presentation of the Meteor Awards .

Pádraig Duggan died on August 9, 2016 at the age of 67 in Dublin.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1973: Clannad
• 1974: Clannad 2
• 1976: Dúlamán
• 1980: Crann Úll
• 1982: Fuaim
• 1983: Magical Ring
• 1984: Legend
• 1985: Macalla
• 1987: Sirius
• 1988: Atlantic Realm (Soundtrack)
• 1989: The Angel and the Soldier Boy (Soundtrack)
• 1990: Anam
• 1993: Banba
• 1996: Lore
• 1997: Landmarks
• 2013: Nádúr

Compilations

• 1989: PastPresent
• 2003: The Best of Clannad - In a Lifetime
• 2008: Clannad Beginnings - The Best of the Early Years
• 2020: In a Lifetime (double CD, not identical to the 2003 release)

Concert albums

• 1979: Clannad in Concert
• 2005: Live in Concert (Ring of Gold)
• 2011: Live At Christ Church Cathedral
• 2018: Turas 1980

Chart placements

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	UK	US	IE
1983	Magical ring	-	UK26 (22 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1983
1984	Legend	-	UK15th gold (40 weeks)UK	-	-	First release: 1984 Music from the Robin Hood television series
1985	Macalla	-	UK33 gold (24 weeks)UK	US131 (12 weeks) US	-	First published: 1985
1987	Sirius	-	UK34 (4 weeks) UK	US183 (5 weeks) US	-	First published: 1987
1989	Atlantic Realm	-	UK41 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1989
	Past Present	-	UK5 platinum (32 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: 1989
1990	Anam	-	UK14th silver (7 weeks)UK	US46 gold (24 weeks)US	-	First published: 1990
1993	Banba	-	UK5 (11 weeks) UK	US110 gold (11 weeks)US	-	First published: 1993
1994	Collection	-	UK94 silver (3 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: 1994
	Crann Ull	-	UK79 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1994
1996	Lore	-	UK14th silver (9 weeks)UK	US195 (1 week) US	-	First published: 1996
1997	The Ultimate Collection	-	UK46 gold (5 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: 1997
1998	To Diolaim	-	UK- gold UK	-	-	First published: 1998
	Landmarks	-	UK34 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1998
	Magic Elements - The Best Of Clannad	DE45 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	IE45 (5 weeks) IE	First published: 1998
2003	The Best Of - In a Lifetime	-	UK23 gold (5 weeks)UK	-	IE30 (3 weeks) IE	First published: 2003
2008	Celtic Themes - The Very Best Of	-	UK20th gold (4 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: 2008
2013	Nádúr	DE100 (1 week) DE	UK100 (1 week) UK	-	IE24 (4 weeks) IE	First published: 2013
2020	In a Lifetime	DE38 (... weeks) DE	UK74 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: March 13, 2020

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	UK	US	IE
1982	Theme From Harry's Game Magical Ring	-	UK5 silver (11 weeks)UK	-	IE2 (5 weeks) IE	First published: 1982
1983	I See Red Magical Ring	-	UK81 (2 weeks) UK	-	IE19 (1 week) IE	First published: 1983
	Newgrange Magical Ring	-	UK65 (2 weeks) UK	-	IE30 (1 week) IE	First published: 1983
1984	Robin (The Hooded Man) Legend	-	UK42 (7 weeks) UK	-	IE19 (3 weeks) IE	First published: 1984
1985	Almost Seems (Too Late To Turn) Macalla	-	UK80 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1985
1986	In a Lifetime Macalla	-	UK17 (12 weeks) UK	-	IE5 (5 weeks) IE	First release: 1986 feat. Bono
	Robin of Sherwood Legend	-	UK80 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1986
1989	The Hunter Past Present	-	UK91 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1989
	Hour Glass	-	UK91 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1989 Theme music for the BBC television film Harry's Game
1990	In Fortune's Hand Anam	-	UK80 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1990
1991	Both sides now	-	UK74 (1 week) UK	-	IE3 (8 weeks) IE	First published: 1991 with Paul Young

literature

• Barbara Bennett: Clannad Moments in a Lifetime . Appletree Press Ltd., Belfast 2008, ISBN 978-0-9558452-0-8 (English).

Web links

• Clannad website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Turas Tour 2019 (Clannad). In: worms.de. Retrieved February 21, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE UK US IE1 IE2 (Singles)
3. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US