Line #35 Music/Clannad


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clannad_band.jpg]]
2	->''Imtheochaidh soir is siar, A dtáinig ariamh an ghealach is an ghrian,[[note]]I will go east and go west, From whence came the moon and the sun,[[/note]]''
3	->''Fol lol the doh, fol the day,''
4	->''Fol the doh, fol the day...''
5	-->"Theme From Harry's Game"
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7	Clannad are an Irish family musical group consisting of three siblings and two of their uncles. Generally considered to be a FolkMusic band, they also have considerable elements of NewAge, especially in their later albums, and have occasionally dabbled in rock music.
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9	They most well known for performing the theme song to the television series ''Harry's Game'' and all the music for the later television series ''Series/RobinOfSherwood''. Another sibling, Music/{{Enya}}, was briefly also a member of the band before going solo and they have also recorded with Bono of Music/{{U2}}. The band predates the visual novel ''Visualnovel/{{Clannad}}'' by over twenty years, having formed in 1970; they have released sixteen full studio albums during their career.
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11	The band planned to make a farewell tour in 2020 but this has been delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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13	Clannad are:
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15	* Moya Brennan – vocals, harp (1970–present)
16	* Ciarán Brennan – bass, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, vocals (1970–present)
17	* Noel Duggan – guitar, vocals (1970–present)
18	* Pól Brennan – flute, guitar, percussion, whistles, vocals (1970–90, 2011–present)
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20	Past members:
21	* Music/{{Enya}} - keyboards and additional vocals (1980-1982)
22	* Pádraig Duggan – guitar, mandola, mandolin, vocals (1970–2016, his death)
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24	Discography:
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26	* 1973: ''Clannad''
27	* 1975: ''Clannad 2''
28	* 1976: ''Dúlamán (Seaweed)''
29	* 1980: ''Crann Ull (Apple Tree)''
30	* 1981: ''Fuaim (Sound)''
31	* 1983: ''Magical Ring''
32	* 1984: ''Legend (Series/RobinOfSherwood soundtrack)''
33	* 1985: ''Macalla (Echo)''
34	* 1987: ''Sirius''
35	* 1989: ''Atlantic Realm''[[note]]soundtrack to the BBC television series ''The Natural World: Atlantic Realm'', a documentary about the Atlantic Ocean.[[/note]]
36	* 1989: ''The Angel and the Soldier Boy''[[note]]soundtrack to the animated movie of the same name[[/note]]
37	* 1990: ''Anam (Soul)''
38	* 1993: ''Banba''[[note]]a patron goddess of Ireland.[[/note]]
39	* 1996: ''Lore''
40	* 1998: ''Landmarks''
41	* 2013: ''Nádúr (Nature)''
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43	!!Clannad provides examples of the following tropes:
44	* BandOfRelatives: Type 2 - three siblings (plus one other briefly) and their two (now one after Pádraig Duggan's passing) uncles.
45	* BreakupBreakout: Semi-subverted - Music/{{Enya}}'s career is arguably more successful with a higher international profile but Clannad have done pretty well without her too.
46	* {{CrossOver}}: They sang a duet with Music/{{U2}} during the track "In A Lifetime" from ''Music/TheJoshuaTree''.
47	* LongRunnerLineUp: Aside from Music/{{Enya}}'s brief tenure with the band, they kept the same five person lineup from 1970 to 1990, then continued as a four piece when Pól Brennan left the band until 2011 when he returned and they became a five piece again, until 2016 when Pádraig Duggan passed away and they became a four piece again.
48	* MaleBandFemaleSinger: Moya sings lead vocals on all songs while the guys play and sing backing vocals.
49	* SignatureSong: The "Theme from Harry's Game", which appeared in Film/PatriotGames.

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