Re: Clannad

[gb10@gte.com (Gregory Bossert)]

if i might tie a few knots in the thread spun by Jeff (YeffyDerVoosh) and
William (bilbo eye eye eye):

my favorite Clannad (pron. KLAHN-ned, give or take) albums are:

Clannad in Concert -- stunning live irish 'trad', mostly sung in Gaeilge.
Magical Ring -- in between their trad and rock phases.  features the
		gorgeous "Harry's Game'.
Fuaim -- Eithne/Enya makes her presence felt.  mellow, a little 'jazzy'

all of the old ones (Clannad, Clannad 2, Crann Ull, and Dulaman) are
now available on CD from Shanachie Records -- they are all worth owning,
IMHO.  _Macalla_ (with a brief appearance from long-time fan Bono)
and _Sirius_ are well crafted but kinda dull.  _Legend_ is the sound-
track from the UK "Robin Hood" tv series -- as William Stoner says, 
they are rarely found here in the states.

some (rough) translations:

Clannad = clan, family 
Fuaim = sound
Crann Ull = apple tree
Macalla = echo
Dulaman = my dictionary says "channelled wrack"?!  the album cover
suggests a meaning of "stuff left at low tide", but i'm guessing...

footah!
-greg -- gb10@gte.com --
	"a woman drew her long black hair out tight
	 and fiddled whisper music on those strings
	 and bats with baby faces in the violet light
	 whistled, and beat their wings" -- T.S. Eliot