Clannad - Blackstairs video free download


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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.

Comments

8 years ago

autumn111155551

I love this song! So mystical and mysterious sounding. One of my favorite Clannad songs, although they have so many great ones.

9 years ago

penfold167

Love this as its Pól singing. I could listen to him sing the phone book and be happy.

10 years ago

djgcol

Or a servant-

10 years ago

djgcol

Kained I think it's about prostitutes-I may be wrong-

10 years ago

djgcol

Clannad was the greatest group of the '80s when I was young-It doesn't get much better.

10 years ago

Pól -Douglas

for Irene ;O)

10 years ago

KainedbutAble123

Such an evocative song - anyone have any ideas as to what it's about?

11 years ago

Dave Moishe

Wonder if someone out there knows how many male lead songs there are by Clannad, and could give a list? Would love to make a compilation of them! I know this and 'Tower Hill', which are amazing.

11 years ago

Sidique Geloo

tooooo nice

11 years ago

Matthew McVeagh

My favourite too. :) Just listened to all 100 of "Top Tracks for Clannad", it's not on there... so I came looking for it.

11 years ago

6RID8U6

Will always have a special place in my heart.

14 years ago

ThouShallPray

Lovely tune, one of the raities where the man is actually singing :)

14 years ago

Saryna85

macalla is a great album

14 years ago

euphena

this is one of my favourite songs from the macalla album. i love clannad, they re even better playing live

14 years ago

aaszx1

this song must be from robin hood period, the same mood

14 years ago

razors78

It's my favorite aswell! Awesome song! :-)

15 years ago

SigneRobertson

i listened like CRAZY to clannad, this is my favorite of their songs ever!

16 years ago

Julia12123

I love this song....

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