Clannad began when the older children of Leo and Baba Brennan, both musicians, were joined by uncles, Noel and Padraig Duggan. They began in 1970 as 'an clann as Dobhar', meaning 'family from Dore'. The name was later shortened to Clannad.
The band performs a variety of contemporary music styles blended with elements of Irish traditional music. They sing in both English and Irish Gaelic.
Clannad
with Enya and Moya Brennan
Members of
Clannad:
Moya Brennan
Ciaran Brennan
Pol Brennan (1970-1989)
Noel Duggan
Padraig Duggan
Enya (1980-1982)
Unofficially,
youngest sister, Brídín Brennan has also performed as a member of the
group on a few of the albums. She, like older sisters, Moya and Enya, has
also begun a solo recording career.
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About the names
The members of Clannad and Enya are from one of the remaining Irish Gaelic speaking areas left in Ireland. When I first started buying their albums, their names were still spelled with the traditional Irish spelling. Over the years, after much confusion internationally on the spellings and pronunciations, most of the members have chosen to change the spelling of their names to a more phonetic spelling. Here's the names as they were originally spelled:
Máire Ní
Bhroanáin
Ciarán Ó Broanáin
Pol Ó Broanáin
Noel Ó Dugáin
Padraig Ó Dugáin
Eithne Ní Bhroanáin