Suvi
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Post by Suvi on May 9, 2019 1:14:11 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to be able to see and experience Clannad live in concert, first in 2008 and again (with bot Pól and Ciarán) in 2012. Both gigs were in Helsinki, though not in the same venue (first one was in Kulttuuritalo and the second one was in the new Musiikkitalo/Music House). Both nights were full of energy and lots of unforgettable moments, and I'm still gobsmacked with the reaction of Leon Brennan (the sibling selling the fan merchandise) when he saw me wearing my Celtic outfit at the 2012 concert. He even asked me if it was okay for him to take photos of me with all Clannad members and obviously I said yes! By the way, you can view some photos of the 2012 concert trip HERE . Suvi
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Post by dom on May 9, 2019 4:53:05 GMT -5
I've been to two concerts that Moya performed at, and have seen her and Sinead Madden employ the same arrangement of Horo--Sinead does Enya's vocal, and then sings with Moya on the next verse. The first time I saw Moya sing Horo, and heard Sinead sing "Enya's verse" and then do the verse with Moya, I literally cried out "I KNEW IT I KNEW IT!!!" I don't know why, but several people sitting nearby .. stared at me. The one after the keyboards solo is easy to pick out. The one where they both sang together can also be heard. I'd have understood your ecstatic reaction to the duet. Serious Enya fans who have the Clannad with Enya era albums will understand.
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Post by dom on May 9, 2019 4:56:38 GMT -5
TreeCat, Does Enya sing lead vocal on Buaireadh an Phósta? Are you sure?? I always thought it was Máire. I must go listen again. Same here as well. I hear a lot of Maire in the lead. Enya during that time had a lighter voice unless she was on backup and Maire's voice was more pronounced here. I'd really like to know as well, was it Maire only or Enya in the mix for Buaireadh An Phosta? I think the mention that Enya sand lead vocals in Buaireadh An Phosta came from this article in Hot Press by Niall Stokes. Quote: The band returned to the studio quickly to record a new album, Fuaim (meaning sound). Eithne played keyboards, added harmonies and took the lead vocal on two tracks, ‘An tÚll’ and ‘Buaireadh an Phósta’. enya.sk/2016/01/hotpress-enya-dark-sky-island/Still it sounds more like Maire than Enya. Niall could be mistaken here.
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Post by dom on May 15, 2019 5:58:06 GMT -5
The spelling of 'Eithne' was before the time when Nicky had a serious thought about the rest of the world calling her 'Eth Nee' instead, so the phoneticised 'Enya' had to be quickly adopted else we'd most likely mispronounce her name. By the way Maire was frequently mispronounced as 'Marie' and perhaps 'My Ree'. My Mum had an anecdote to share. My great granduncle married a lady from Britain as his second wife during his law studies in the 1920s. She was referred to as 'My Ree' among the younger family members, meaning my Mum's generation born in the 1940s. When I showed my Mum the spelling for 'Maire' it occurred to her that maybe they had mispronounced my great grandaunt's name all along.
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Post by RichardF on Mar 14, 2020 10:11:51 GMT -5
The final Clannad compilation album is out. Mildly suprised that they credit Eithne as being a band member, but totally gobsmacked to see that that actually give thanks to Nicky.
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Post by Draíocht an Dúlra on Mar 15, 2020 16:14:32 GMT -5
I think it is only right that they would thank Nicky Ryan. He was a big part of the Clannad sound at one stage. Yes there was the 'rift' but I think that has been forgotten at this stage.
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Post by Riene on Mar 15, 2020 16:23:32 GMT -5
I think it is only right that they would thank Nicky Ryan. He was a big part of the Clannad sound at one stage. Yes there was the 'rift' but I think that has been forgotten at this stage. If not forgotten, perhaps forgiven. Both sides went on to be very successful, and after all, there is family.
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Post by RichardF on May 20, 2020 2:28:34 GMT -5
Clannad will be releasing a video on Friday Night on Youtube.
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Post by RichardF on May 20, 2020 2:37:59 GMT -5
The spelling of 'Eithne' was before the time when Nicky had a serious thought about the rest of the world calling her 'Eth Nee' instead, so the phoneticised 'Enya' had to be quickly adopted else we'd most likely mispronounce her name. By the way Maire was frequently mispronounced as 'Marie' and perhaps 'My Ree'. My Mum had an anecdote to share. My great granduncle married a lady from Britain as his second wife during his law studies in the 1920s. She was referred to as 'My Ree' among the younger family members, meaning my Mum's generation born in the 1940s. When I showed my Mum the spelling for 'Maire' it occurred to her that maybe they had mispronounced my great grandaunt's name all along. Since this was posted I came across a BBC documentary on an Ulster pipe band. One of the protagonists is Eithne Valley. Everyone referred to her as Eth-ney, not Enya. This was despite it being mostly in Irish. Here is nother video, listen to the names from about 2.10 0n. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2vIu3nr3OI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR32E78j3iEEAw0D1Tirdbd7W_Rm77sTgWbhaeYnpYVngOv9zb_-bS0j4VM&src=Linkfire&lId=f3ad4fc7-f493-48f5-b19e-5cf5ce233142&cId=ef37d449-4fc7-44d5-8494-47f983a0ee4c
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Post by Riene on May 20, 2020 12:28:47 GMT -5
Clannad will be releasing a video on Friday Night on Youtube.
Thank you for the update! It will be interesting to see whom all is there.
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Post by Riene on May 20, 2020 12:30:10 GMT -5
The spelling of 'Eithne' was before the time when Nicky had a serious thought about the rest of the world calling her 'Eth Nee' instead, so the phoneticised 'Enya' had to be quickly adopted else we'd most likely mispronounce her name. By the way Maire was frequently mispronounced as 'Marie' and perhaps 'My Ree'. My Mum had an anecdote to share. My great granduncle married a lady from Britain as his second wife during his law studies in the 1920s. She was referred to as 'My Ree' among the younger family members, meaning my Mum's generation born in the 1940s. When I showed my Mum the spelling for 'Maire' it occurred to her that maybe they had mispronounced my great grandaunt's name all along. As a very new fan in the late 1980s, I pronounced them in my head as "ay-th-nee" and "mare." Irish is a difficult language for Americans!
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Post by Riene on May 20, 2020 18:30:56 GMT -5
I've not seen this interview! He's a bit obnoxious, but she's a delight to hear.
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Post by RichardF on May 21, 2020 0:49:04 GMT -5
The spelling of 'Eithne' was before the time when Nicky had a serious thought about the rest of the world calling her 'Eth Nee' instead, so the phoneticised 'Enya' had to be quickly adopted else we'd most likely mispronounce her name. By the way Maire was frequently mispronounced as 'Marie' and perhaps 'My Ree'. My Mum had an anecdote to share. My great granduncle married a lady from Britain as his second wife during his law studies in the 1920s. She was referred to as 'My Ree' among the younger family members, meaning my Mum's generation born in the 1940s. When I showed my Mum the spelling for 'Maire' it occurred to her that maybe they had mispronounced my great grandaunt's name all along. As a very new fan in the late 1980s, I pronounced them in my head as "ay-th-nee" and "mare." Irish is a difficult language for Americans! Irish names are difficult over here too. There a versions from when Irish was anglicised, then versions from English families using the name. The are also the problems that you then have the Scots Gaelic version, then the Scots anglicised version and some names also exist in Welsh.
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Post by Riene on May 21, 2020 23:00:01 GMT -5
As a very new fan in the late 1980s, I pronounced them in my head as "ay-th-nee" and "mare." Irish is a difficult language for Americans! Irish names are difficult over here too. There a versions from when Irish was anglicised, then versions from English families using the name. The are also the problems that you then have the Scots Gaelic version, then the Scots anglicised version and some names also exist in Welsh. Welsh seems like it's all consonants. I memorized a few words like we were there, but wouldn't dare try to pronounce them. Gaelic seems all vowels. Wouldn't try to pronounce those words, either, while in Ireland!
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