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Released | October 9, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Celtic rock | |||
Label | Universal Records | |||
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CD Universe | [1] |
Christianity Today | [2] |
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Signature is a music album by Irish musician Moya Brennan. This is her seventh solo album to be released. It was released on the 9 October 2006 in Ireland,the UK and the Netherlands. The worldwide release was scheduled for early 2007,but was temporarily delayed until 25 September 2007. [4]
Announcement from her official site:
Sunday,16 July 2006
"In the last few days Moya has completed the recording and mixing of her new album entitled Signature. Release is planned in Europe for late September but check back here for release dates in specific places. We can now reveal the track listing for the album (and we anticipate that some of the titles will give rise to discussion!)"
Snip from her official website on 'Signature'
Signature looks back over a life less ordinary and portrays Moya's experiences through a collection of twelve superb tracks. Musically sharp and finely tuned,the album cleverly treads a fine line between the contemporary and the traditional while Moya emerges as a skilled songwriter with a global ear. In true Irish tradition,many of the songs have that bittersweet flavour - so this is no rose-tinted retrospective. Rather,Signature is a series of snapshots of Moya’s life –each chosen moment launches a lyrical reflection - which,when all woven together,produce a tapestry of contrasting colours and emotions.
The Special Tour Edition is a re-release of the album Signature,including a new bonus CD with five live tracks. All tracks were recorded live in Castleblaney,County Monaghan,Ireland.
Country | Release Date |
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Ireland | October 9, 2006 |
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Worldwide | September 25, 2007 |
Clannad is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore,County Donegal by siblings Ciarán,Pól,and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history,including folk,folk rock,traditional Irish,Celtic and new-age music,often incorporating elements of smooth jazz and Gregorian chant.
Moya Brennan,also known as Máire Brennan,is an Irish folk singer,songwriter,harpist,and philanthropist. 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.
Purple Haze is the fourth studio album by Harlem rapper Cam'ron. The album was released on December 7,2004,by Diplomat Records,Roc-A-Fella Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group. The release of this album was delayed several times from November 2003,the first single "Get Em Girls" was released a year prior to the actual album release. The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 with 123,000 copies sold in its first week. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Misty Eyed Adventures is a music album by Irish musician Máire Brennan,now known as Moya Brennan. This was the second solo outing for her and features many of her family and friends on the recording. It was released in 1995.
Óró–A Live Session is a music album by Irish musician Máire Brennan,now known as Moya Brennan. Just before the start of the German tour,Moya and her band recorded a "live session" album to have available for fans on the tour. She's tried to recreate some of the live feel with the band in the studio covering many of the songs she plays in concert. The album will become more widely available subsequently,but originally was released in 2005.
Two Horizons is the fifth solo album by Irish singer Moya Brennan. It is her first full-length release under the name Moya Brennan,as opposed to Máire Brennan. The album was predominantly recorded in her home studio in Dublin and was nominated for a Grammy award. The album was recorded between 2002–2003 and first became available on 23 October 2003. It is also Brennan's first non-Christian album since her 1993 recording Misty Eyed Adventures. It is the most successful of her solo albums to date and the second to be Grammy-nominated.
An Irish Christmas is a music album by Irish musician Moya Brennan. According to Moya,the idea for the album first came to her some time ago:"I've been involved in number of other people's Christmas projects in recent years," explains Moya,"but I wanted to capture a truly Celtic Christmas feeling." "It's always important to bring the meaning of Christmas to the fore. It is the essence of what I believe in and the album offers both celebration and reflection on that familiar theme."
"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.
Macalla is a 1985 musical album by 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". Furthermore,it featured some internationally renowned artists such as art rock saxophone player Mel Collins,an ex-King Crimson member and famous for his solo on The Rolling Stones' "Miss You",and Anton Corbijn's photography. An alternate version of the album's first track,"Caisleán Óir",was used throughout the third Robin of Sherwood series.
Sirius is the tenth album by Irish folk group Clannad,released in 1987. It features several guest artists such as Bruce Hornsby,Steve Perry and J.D. Souther.
...Saturday Night,'Round Ten is a live album by the Australian rock band,You Am I,released in 1999.
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.
"In a Lifetime" is a pop song performed by Irish artists Clannad and Bono. It was written by brothers Pól Brennan and Ciarán Brennan and produced by Steve Nye. The single was released in January 1986,and was the third single to be released from Clannad's eighth studio album Macalla (1985). It charted well in many countries including United States,Ireland,UK,Italy and Brazil. It is one of Clannad's most successful songs and it remains as Bono's most successful solo effort.
Brídín NíBhraonáin,professionally known as Brídín Brennan,is an Irish pop singer from Dobhar (Dore),Gweedore,County Donegal. She is the sister of Enya,Moya and Pól Brennan,and has also toured with family-band Clannad.
Heart Strings is a live album by Irish singer Moya Brennan. The album was released in September 2008,but was previously available to fans throughout Brennan's Spring 2008 tour of the Netherlands. It was recorded at her concerts on 21 October 2007 in the Philharmonic Hall,Liverpool,and in November 2007 in Germany. A new version featuring "Harry's Game" was released in 2009.
"Merry-Go-Round" was the second commercial single taken from Moya Brennan's album Signature,released in the same year. The cover shows a photograph by Mella Travers.
Ireland:Landscapes of God's Peace is Máire Brennan's 2000 book. It contains Celtic prayers,lyrics to Brennan's Perfect Time album and her personal thoughts on Ireland,Christianity and Celtic culture. The book comes in a set with the Perfect Time album,although it now considered a collectors item by Brennan's fans. Tynedale House Publishers print a limited number every few years.
Sinéad Madden is an Irish singer-songwriter and fiddle player,best known as a member of the Moya Brennan band. She also teaches at Waltons New School of Music in Dublin.
My Match Is A Makin' is a music album by Irish musicians Moya Brennan and Cormac de Barra. This is Moya's eighth studio album to be released. It was released on 14 April 2010 exclusively to concertgoers on her Spring 2010 tour of the Netherlands. The album was re-released to a wider audience under the title Voices &Harps.
Voices &Harps is a music album by Irish musicians Moya Brennan and Cormac de Barra. It was released on 28 June 2011 in the United States. The album is a remastered and remixed version of the 2010 album My Match Is a Makin'.