Legend

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After departing from their folk and traditional background in 1982, they created a new sound that was to define the meaning of New Age and Celtic music.

‎Legend - Album by Clannad - Apple Music

Traces of Clannad's legacy can be heard in the music of many artists, including Enya, Altan, Capercaillie, The Corrs, Loreena McKennitt, Anúna, Riverdance, Órla Fallon and U2. Legend was a soundtrack for an ITV series about Robin Hood for which they were awarded a BAFTA trophy.Around this time a documentary on the band's 20-year history was produced, entitled Clannad in Donegal. Later in 1973, Clannad competed for Ireland in the heat stages of the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "An Pháirc". Their second, Clannad 2, the following year, saw them already moving towards electronics with the inclusion of a Moog synth.

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Ar a Ghabháil 'n a 'Chuain Domh" featured a particularly full band arrangement which reflected their live jams, while "Lá Cuimhthíoch Fán dTuath" showed early hints of a more atmospheric side to the band's arrangements. Robin (The Hooded Man)", the title theme from the series, was released on a 7-inch single in 1984, featuring actor Michael Praed as Robin of Sherwood on the sleeve. The follow-up, 'Sirius' was completed in Los Angeles with some of the city's most famous musicians, as the Clannad sound took another unscripted change.Apart from one traditional song the album contained all original material, and yielded a hit single, " In a Lifetime", a duet with U2 singer Bono, which began with Máire teaching Gaelic to Bono during the introduction. The album featured numerous backing musicians, who continued to work with the band on tour, including ex- King Crimson saxophonist Mel Collins, Moving Hearts' guitarist Anthony Drennan, and drummer Paul Moran. A month after Magical Ring was released, the band were commissioned to score the 26-episode television drama series Robin of Sherwood, which was broadcast on ITV from 1984 to 1986.

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Rí na Cruinne" was included on One World One Voice, a charity album intended to raise awareness of environmental issues. Asked to comment on the kind of music they really make, Maire answers: "The new world music, whatever that means. Enya's first recordings with Clannad were made as a guest musician on their fifth studio album, Crann Úll ( Apple Tree), which was recorded in Cologne, Germany and released in 1980 on Tara Music.They are also noted for their melodious harmonies, which have been at the heart of their music since their first album. In addition, Clannad released a second compilation album, Pastpresent, which focused on their output 1982-on, with two new tracks: " The Hunter" and "World of Difference". Ciaran's house in the Dublin mountains has a 16-track Tascam, a desk, a computer and some keyboards and samplers. Fuaim features Maire's sister Enya and has the transitional sheen-like production that would come into its own on the synthesizer-washed Magical Ring — with its 'Theme from Harry's Game'.