Clannad

Genres:	Folk • Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock • World Music
Descriptive "tags":	celtic • folk • irish • new age • female vocalists
Decades Active:	1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

This family band, from Gweedore in Co. Donegal, Eire enjoyed transatlantic commercial success by skilfully crossing the bridge between folk and rock. Clannad was formed in 1968 by brothers Pól Brennan (Pol Ó Braonáin, Eire; guitar, vocals, percussion, flute) and Ciarán Brennan (b. Ciaran Braonáin, Eire; guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards), and their twin uncles Pádraig Duggan (b. Pádraig Ó Dúgáin, February 1949, Eire; guitar, vocals, mandolin) and Noel Duggan (b. Noel Ó Dúgáin, February 1949, Eire; guitar, vocals). They were originally known as An Clann As Dobhar (Gaelic for a family from the township of Dore), and although the name was soon abbreviated to Clannad the band continued to sing mainly in their native tongue. They played at local folk festivals and Leo’s Tavern, run by Leo Brennan, a former showband musician and father of the Brennan group members of Clannad....

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