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FollowAnd that’s a much richer story. Have you ever listened to Clannad? Start with "Theme from Harry’s Game" and tell me you don’t hear the family resemblance.
When you think of Enya, you likely hear the ethereal cascade of "Who can say where the road goes…" You picture a lone figure in a castle, layering dozens of vocal tracks in a silent studio. For decades, the world has embraced Enya as a solitary musical mystic. enya siblings
So the next time "Only Time" drifts through your headphones, remember: you aren’t hearing just one woman. You’re hearing the echo of eight other Brennans. And that’s a much richer story
Every one of the Brennan children can play. But four of them changed Irish music forever. If you want to understand Enya, you have to start with Ciarán. He founded Clannad in 1970 with three other siblings (and two uncles). Clannad took traditional Irish folk and wove it through jazz, folk-rock, and even a bit of new age—years before Enya made that sound famous. When you think of Enya, you likely hear
Let’s meet the Brennan clan. Born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin in 1961, Enya grew up in a tiny village in County Donegal, Ireland. Her father, Leo, was the leader of a showband. Her mother, Máire, was a music teacher. In a house with nine children, silence was the enemy. Music was the currency.
And that’s a much richer story. Have you ever listened to Clannad? Start with "Theme from Harry’s Game" and tell me you don’t hear the family resemblance.
When you think of Enya, you likely hear the ethereal cascade of "Who can say where the road goes…" You picture a lone figure in a castle, layering dozens of vocal tracks in a silent studio. For decades, the world has embraced Enya as a solitary musical mystic.
So the next time "Only Time" drifts through your headphones, remember: you aren’t hearing just one woman. You’re hearing the echo of eight other Brennans.
Every one of the Brennan children can play. But four of them changed Irish music forever. If you want to understand Enya, you have to start with Ciarán. He founded Clannad in 1970 with three other siblings (and two uncles). Clannad took traditional Irish folk and wove it through jazz, folk-rock, and even a bit of new age—years before Enya made that sound famous.
Let’s meet the Brennan clan. Born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin in 1961, Enya grew up in a tiny village in County Donegal, Ireland. Her father, Leo, was the leader of a showband. Her mother, Máire, was a music teacher. In a house with nine children, silence was the enemy. Music was the currency.