| Anam | ||||
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| Released | 8 October 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Woodtown Manor, Dublin; Woolhall Studios, Beckington, England | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Ciarán Brennan | |||
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 1992 US release cover | ||||
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 2004 Reissue album cover | ||||
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Anam is a 1990 album by Irish folk group Clannad. Anam is an Irish language noun meaning soul .
The 1992 USA release featured two bonus tracks:"In a Lifetime" (a duet with Bono) was included as the second track after "Rína Cruinne",and "Harry's Game (From the Motion Picture Patriot Games )" was inserted between "Wilderness" and "Why Worry?" as the seventh track.
A 2005 reissue featured one bonus track:"Rína Cruinne" (Lazyboy Mix),with a runtime of 4:45.
Available in All Colours is the debut album of British metal band One Minute Silence,released in 1998. It was released on Big Cat Records,and distributed by 3mv/Pinnacle in the UK,Sony Music in France,Rough Trade in Germany and Austria,M.N.W. in Scandinavia,Record Services in Ireland,P.I.A.S in Benelux and Universal in Italy.
Clannad are an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore,County Donegal,by siblings Ciarán,Pól and Moya Ui Bhraonain and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig O Dugain (Duggan). They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history. Beginning as an acoustic folk group mainly performing rearranged traditional Irish songs in Gaelic,they expanded their sound with original songs in English,vocal harmonies,electronic keyboards,and elements of rock,Celtic,new age,smooth jazz,and Gregorian chant.
Moya Brennan,also known as Máire Brennan,is an Irish folk singer,songwriter,harpist,and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing professionally in 1970 when her family formed the band Clannad. Brennan released her first solo album in 1992 called Máire,a successful venture. She has received a Grammy Award from five nominations and has won an Emmy Award. She has recorded music for several soundtracks,including Titanic,To End All Wars and King Arthur.
Perfect Time is a music album by Irish musician Máire Brennan. This recording was for the Word Records company. It was released in 1998.
Legend is a 1984 soundtrack album for the ITV television series Robin of Sherwood,by the Irish folk group Clannad. It is their eighth album. In 1985,this album won the BAFTA award for Best Original Television Music,making Clannad the first Irish band to win the award.
Banba is an album released by Irish folk group Clannad in 1993 on BMG records. It was re-issued in 2005 with the Afterlife mix bonus track of "I Will Find You". Banba was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album,but was the runner-up to Spanish Angel by Paul Winter Consort.
"Theme from Harry's Game" is a 1982 song by Clannad commissioned as the theme for Harry's Game,a Yorkshire Television miniseries adapted from a 1975 novel set in The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It was released as a single in October 1982 and became a surprise hit,reaching number 5 in the UK Singles Chart the following month and number 2 in the Irish Singles Chart.
My Lives is a box set compilation of demos,outtakes,B-sides,soundtrack cuts,live recordings and album cuts by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was released on November 22,2005. The album name is derivative of the Billy Joel song "My Life". The liner notes were written by longtime Rolling Stone magazine contributor Anthony DeCurtis.
Macalla is a 1985 musical album by the Irish folk group Clannad. It is their ninth album and became prominent with a collaboration between Clannad's singer Moya Brennan and U2 vocalist Bono on the duet "In a Lifetime". An alternate version of the album's first track,"Caisleán Óir",was used throughout the third Robin of Sherwood series.
Landmarks is a studio album by Irish folk group Clannad. It was released in March 1998. A remastered recording was released 22 February 2005,by RCA Records. It includes a remix of "An Gleann" by Cantoma.
Clannad is the debut album by Irish folk group Clannad. It was released in 1973 by Philips Ireland. It was reissued in 1982 under the name The Pretty Maid. In 1997,it was released on CD for the first time by Royal Records International again under the name Clannad,with a bonus track from 1975. The album features songs in both Irish Gaelic and English,including a cover version of Bonnie Dobson's "Morning Dew",as well as many traditional Irish songs.
Magical Ring is the seventh album by Irish folk group Clannad. Released in 1983,the album features the band's biggest hit single,"Theme from Harry's Game",which reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 on the Irish Singles Chart.
Lore is a 1996 studio album by the Irish folk group Clannad. It was re-issued in 2005 with the Cantoma mix bonus track of "CroíCróga". Lore was greeted with great acclaim by music critics worldwide,often stating that this was one of Clannad's greatest recordings. This has the most Gaelic songs of all Clannad albums since 1982,and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album,the band's second nomination,although it lost to The Memory of Trees by Enya,who was once a member of Clannad and is the sister of band members Moya Brennan,Ciarán Brennan and Pól Brennan as well as niece to Noel ÓDúgáin and Pádraig ÓDúgáin.
The Best of Clannad:In a Lifetime is a greatest hits compilation album by Irish folk group Clannad. It contains two new tracks,"Christmas Angels" and "What Will I Do",the latter of which is on the soundtrack to the Kevin Costner film Message in a Bottle.
The Duggans were an Irish musical duo from Gweedore,County Donegal,Ireland.
"Why Worry?" is a single by Irish group Clannad. It was released in 1991 and was the second single from their 1990 album Anam.
Themes is a compilation album released in 1992 by the Irish music group Clannad.
A Magical Gathering:The Clannad Anthology is a greatest hits compilation album by Clannad,released by Rhino Records in 2002. With performances in English and Gaelic,Rhino’s two-disc release is the first-ever career-spanning collection from the group. With 34 tracks released between 1973 and 1998,it includes signature songs like "Theme from Harry's Game" and "In a Lifetime".
Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne is an annual Irish stepdance competition run by An Coimisiún Le RincíGaelacha. The Worlds include competitions for solo stepdance,organised by gender and age;and for certain traditional and original ceili dances,also divided by age group and team gender composition. Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne is the top competition of the hierarchical system operated by An Coimisiún,and dancers must qualify at major Irish stepdance events across the world in order to compete.
In a Lifetime is a greatest hits compilation album by Irish group Clannad. The albums contains two new tracks,"A Celtic Dream" and "Who Knows ",the first recorded by the group since the passing of member Padraig Duggan. Released on 3 April 2020,the album was to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary as a group and they subsequently embarked on a world tour. The In a Lifetime tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
