During the early eighties, on BBC TV there was an Irish music programme titled "As I Roved Out", a programme responsible for giving many musicians their first TV appearance. Clannad, including a very young Enya, was one of them. The show was produced by Tony McAuley, who also produced the TV series "The Celts" with music of Enya, as her first album with the same title came out in 1987.
Have lots of fun watching the show.
Moya Brennan played one of her Christmas concerts last thursday 18th December 2014 in the Monkstown Church in Co. Dublin Ireland. She played together with the groups of Craobh Phiarais Uí Ghréagáin. One of the songs is well known; Silent Night / Oíche Chiúin. Enjoy the video at YouTube, thanx to Magh nEalta for uploading it.
Moya Brennan and band just finished their "An Irish Christmas" tour in the US, with a start on 3rd December in South Yarmouth and the finish on December 14th in Chicago.
You think it's time to take some rest?
No way, Moya will be doing two Christmas concerts in Ireland, one in Co.Dublin and the other in her hometown Gweedore Co.Donegal.
Tickets are available at the venues or at the Moya Brennan website.
- December 18th - Monkstown Church in Co. Dublin. Show starts at 7.30pm, with the groups of Craobh Phiarais Uí Ghréagáin.
- December 23rd - Ionad Dore in Gweedore, Co. Donegal. Show starts at 7.30 with the choir from Scoil Dobhar. Nollaig Shona Dhuit!
Moya Brennan starts her USA "An Irish Christmas Tour" this Friday in Tucson AZ. The tour ends on December 14th in Chicago IL.
Moya will be joined on stage by Cormac DeBarra. Also joining her on this tour are Dave Curley, Aisling Jarvis and Graham Henderson.
All ticket information is available at www.moyabrennan.com
The full schedule is as follows:
- November 28: Tucson AZ - Tucson House Concert Series (7.30PM)
- November 29: Prescott AZ - Trinity Presbyterian Church (7PM)
- November 30: Phoenix AZ - Musical Instrument Museum (4PM and 7PM)
- December 3: South Yarmouth MA - Cultural Centre Of Cape Cod (6.30PM)
- December 4: Newport RI - Jane Pickens Theatre (7.30PM)
- December 6: Washington DC - National Geographic Theatre (3PM and 7PM)
- December 7: New York NY - Connollys Time Square NY (7PM)
- December 9: Philadelphia PA - Tin Angel (8PM)
- December 11: Cleveland OH - Nighttown (8PM)
- December 12: Erie PA - Mercyhurst Institute For Arts & Culture (7.30PM)
- December 13: Findlay OH - Logans (7.30PM)
- December 14: Chicago IL - Chief O'Neills (7.30PM)
Moya Brennan & Cormac de Barra played last night in the Ritterakademie in Lüneburg Germany, the third concert of their Voices & Harps tour Germany. One of the songs they played, with Aisling Jarvis on guitar in the back, was their latest single, called "Sailing", once a great hit by Christopher Cross. Enjoy the video of the song on Youtube.
Today, Moya Brennan has started a new Facebook page, called Moya Brennan Official. Great to have another internet source for facts, announcements, tour dates, pics, videos and more about Moya Brennan. And, looking at Moya's agenda, there's a lot coming!
Clannad played their final concert of the Nádúr tour 2014 in Dublin Ireland at the Olympia theatre on sunday 2nd October 2014. Earlier you could watch some vids of the concert. Thanx to the website of Dublin Concerts.ie we can now also enjoy a handful of very nice pics of Clannad and their guests that evening, The Henry Girls.
While the Clannad Nádúr 2014 tour just ended, Moya Brennan goes on with a tour in Germany.
Seven concerts for the Voices & Harps tour with Cormac De Barra are planned on the following dates and venues. (tickets might be still available)
- 14.11.2014 Braunschweig St. Jakobikirche
- 15.11.2014 Schildau Volkshaus
- 16.11.2014 Lüneburg Die Ritterakademie
- 17.11.2014 Menden St. Marienkirche
- 18.11.2014 Jena Friedenskirche
- 20.11.2014 Ludwigsburg Scala
- 21.11.2014 Neunkirchen (Saar) Stummsche Reithalle
The final concert of the Clannad Nádúr tour took place in Dublin in the Olympia Theatre, last sunday 2 October 2014. Clannad played some old en new songs, like "Rhapsody na gCrann" and "I Will Find You". Have fun with the videos, thanx to Anna Drucis.
Clannad played in Belfast at the Waterfront Hall last Friday, 31 October 2014. The concert, on Halloween night, got some grand reviews, for example on FolkAndTumble.com by Gerry McNally. In a review in the Belfast Telegraph by Andrew Johnston, the concert scored four stars. From the review: Some 44 years into their distinguished musical career, we should consider ourselves fortunate this important Irish outfit are not just still touring, but also still performing as potently as ever. Read and enjoy it!
Today, Moya Brennan has started a new Facebook page, called Moya Brennan Official. Great to have another internet source for facts, announcements, tour dates, pics, videos and more about Moya Brennan. And, looking at Moya's agenda, there's a lot coming!
