Duffy Retains Control On U.K. Charts Mar 18, 2008
There was a No. 12 debut for Brooklyn-based MGMT's "Oracular Spectacular" (Columbia), while "Celtic Themes -- The Very Best of Clannad" (Sony BMG) gave the Irish veterans a sixth U.K. top 20 album at No. 20. Amy Winehouse retains the leadership of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums with "Back to Black" (Universal Island) for a tenth week, the last three consecutively. (Billboard.com)
No mercy for Duffy's chart rivals Mar 18, 2008
Other new albums in the Top 40 included Oracular Spectacular by MGMT at 12, The Very Best of Clannad at 20, and Superabundance by New Knives at 28. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
8 Irish bands we love Mar 17, 2008
Coming from a musical family, her siblings formed the band Clannad in the '70s, Enya's new age sound influenced such followers as Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt. Essential Listening: Watermark (1988) - 2000's Day Without Rain may be her most successful album, and her self-titled 1987 album may be her first, but Watermark introduced the world to Enya's mystical background music, with the hit Orinoco Flow (Sail Away). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Local filmmaker to fulfill Irish dream (2) Mar 3, 2008
"During one missionary trip to Ireland, Joyce was the subject of an article in The Irish Times and as a result caught the attention of then President Bill Clinton and subsequently George W. Bush. He has been invited to the White House for St. Patrick's Day three times and says he has gotten positive feedback from everyone he has spoken with about the story."Declan has a real passion for all things Irish," said Moya (Maire) Brennan, Grammy-nominated lead singer of the Irish Celtic band, Clannad.... (Malibu Times, CA)
Best St. Patrick's Day Party Ideas Feb 16, 2008
For dancing, look for "jigs" and "reels." Irish bands include the Chieftains, Clannad and the Wolftones. Beware of bawdy words on the rowdier drinking songs, unless that's the type of crowd attending. (Suite101.com)
Japanese police arrest computer virus maker on copyright charges Jan 25, 2008
Masato Nakatsuji, 24, a graduate student at Osaka Electro-Communication University, was arrested Thursday on charges of illegally copying and distributing an image from the Japanese animation film "Clannad" showing a woman walking amid falling cherry blossoms. But Nakatsuji is also suspected of embedding in that image the so called "Harada virus" one of Japan's "Big Three" viruses, a Kyoto police officer said on customary condition of anonymity. (International Herald Tribune)
Tannies pack their pipes for the Gordon Oct 5, 2007
The Tannahill Weavers were part of the great outpouring of Celtic-folk bands in the late '60s and early '70s: the Battlefield Band, Ossian and the Boys of Lough in Scotland and the Bothy Band, Planxty and Clannad in Ireland. There was much give-and-take between the two scenes, but the differences were ultimately as important as the similarities. (Howard County Times, MD)
Chicane Takes Self-Financed Route Back To Stardom... Jul 14, 2007
In 2003, Nick Bracegirdle, the musician who essentially is Chicane, was a dance music sensation across Europe thanks to global hits like "Saltwater" featuring Maire Brennan of Clannad and "Don't Give Up" (both on Xtravaganza) featuring Bryan Adams. The latter hit No. 1 in the United Kingdom in 2000 and also went top 10 in Finland, Greece, Hungary, Norway and Spain and on Billboard's European Top 100 Singles chart. (Billboard.com)
Secrets Of Souvenir Sanity May 20, 2007
Her son would love this Irish Clannad ring. Her sister just had to have Irish crystal. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Snow Patrol triumph at Meteor Ireland Music Awards Feb 5, 2007
Other local winners included Westlife, who won Best Irish Pop Act for the seventh year running and Clannad, who were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Elsewhere, was named Best International Male and got the Best International Female award. (NME.com)
Snow Patrol dominate awards Feb 3, 2007
Luan Parle and Damien Dempsey won the prizes for best Irish male and female, while Clannad took home the lifetime achievement award. Performers at the ceremony in Dublin included Pussycat Dolls, Kaiser Chiefs, Amy Winehouse and Ronan Keating, who sang with Westlife. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
