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From: barnett@ut-sally.UUCP (Lewis Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.music.folk
Subject: Re: Who/what is Clannad?
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Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 11:13:28 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  1 11:13:28 1985
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> 
> Ever heard of Clannad?
> 
> Last weekend I watched a late-night movie, "Harry's Game" ( British, 1983).
  ...
> As the movie ends (rather sadly), the
> most beautiful Irish folk sounding (but then I might be completely wrong)
> song is played in the background (female voice(s)).  The titles gave
> credit to Clannad for the final song, ...
> 
> Does anyone know more about the group/singer and maybe record labels/names?
> 
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Well, I know a little more, though not about the particular song you
mention.  Clannad is indeed an Irish group, from Donegal.  I believe
the vocalist you refer to is Maire Ni Bhraonain, and I also believe
that the rest of the bad is in some way related to her.  (That's
second hand information, so don't quote me...)  They formed in 1970
and won prizes at several Folk music festivals and competitions in
Ireland.  Their first album (Clannad) was released in 1973 and can
now be found on Boot Records, ITB 4016.  The only other album of 
theirs that I own is one called "Crann Ull," a completely marvelous
collection of traditional tunes.  It's on Tara Records, # 3007 (r. 1980).  
The band's sound has a dreamy, ethereal quality that I find quite
irresistable -- whether that is a result strictly of the vocals
and instrumental arrangements or of the production techniques
used in recording the albums, I couldn't say.  I don't know who
their current record company is, but Flying Fish or Shanachie
come to mind for some reason.


Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712

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